Mendez Industrial Design

Cool foldable bike

2010-09-22T13:28:00.000-07:00

Designing a bike is kinda like designing a chair. So many iterations have a large focus on the looks and not enough on function. So whenever I come across a design based on trying to solve a problem it's refreshing and usually eye-catching... like the "ufold." Although the collapsed bike's beauty can be argued over, the simplicity and ease of use is well thought of. I'd buy one, and at the end of the day, if money is what matters, this design is a winner :)

Props Andre Costa, you made a sweet bike.

Ufold bike by Andre Costa

Some color

2010-07-02T09:42:00.001-07:00

My first go at painting color. It's very challenging, making you take the time and really observe and question the colors that you see, but it's so refreshing to see color. Putting in detail is still difficult. Richard Schmid, how do you do it!?

Neighbor's car

Old LA Zoo.

Matador State Beach.

More value paintings

2010-06-27T23:20:00.001-07:00

This week, I went to Descanso garden and painted a couple of 5x5 canvases.

... a hidden shaded tree path.

Daniel is designing

2010-06-23T19:09:00.000-07:00

Value study of Daniel while he's sketching...

the parking lot - photoshop

2010-06-23T12:48:00.001-07:00

Stayed at work after hours so traffic would lighten up a little bit.

small paintings

2010-06-23T09:01:00.000-07:00

Some 5x5 oil paintings I've done of places around Los Angeles.

Mental Ray / Maya videos

2010-06-10T21:17:00.000-07:00

Some really well done 3d videos. Check them out!

A watch commercial:

Mental Ray, product visualization from Aleksandar Panov on Vimeo.

A game-style cinematic:

Round 6 from Snowball Studios on Vimeo.

I'll post more as soon as I find some :)

God! Be original already.

2010-05-05T08:48:00.000-07:00

Sooo many people are obsessed at copying Apple. Although i don't support it, I can see why a cheap knock off would do it. They are small-time, lack the funds, etc. But HP??? Gimme a break!

http://gizmodo.com/5531085/hp-envy-grows-into-a-17+inch-model

2010-05-01T11:31:00.000-07:00

A clever Samsung commercial for their new 3d tv's in the UK.

2010-05-01T10:54:00.001-07:00

Check out the Darth Vader head balloon. So cool.

sources:

( http://www.darthvaderballoon.be/en/sorties_en.htm )

N64 Koala

2010-04-27T17:32:00.000-07:00

Never thought that N64 had Koala face... until now :)

(http://blog.wizardishungry.com/)

We'll miss you Norm.

2010-03-22T21:49:00.001-07:00

I'm incredibly sadden to write that a couple days ago, my teacher and friend Norm Schureman passed away in a tragic shooting.

During my time at Art Center I had him as a teacher, and later helped him as a teacher assistant. He was always encouraging. He would often let you know you did a good job with a pat in the back and an "adda boy!" To him we the students were an extension of his family. He wore no mask. When you took his class you really got a chance to see who he was, something I've experienced in less than a handful of instructors.

I had alot of respect for him, and will carry him in memories and in my heart.

Thanks Norm.

- Carlos

Got my Squidolin photographed!

2010-01-21T20:25:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,
Just yesterday I went to Art Center to get my Squidolin photographed. The pictures turned out great thanks to Steven Heller (ACCD photographer). I'm including these pictures as part of my submission to the IDSA competition held yearly. Wish me luck :)

3d squidolin

2010-01-08T22:39:00.000-08:00

After a couple of days of modeling, I finally finished the Squidolin... again. This time in 3d studio max. I'm really diggin' this software, it's faster than solidworks and SUPER organic. Polygonal modeling takes a little time getting used to, but I like the smooth results. I will soon post it on my site ( www.crmendez.com ).

Peace out.

2009-12-30T11:09:00.000-08:00

3d for fun. all 3dsmax. peace out.

2009-12-21T11:59:00.000-08:00

Another day of work. Will post as soon as I get new stuff!

Happy holidays everyone.

2009-11-26T17:01:00.000-08:00

The pocket knife.

Built in 3ds max, rendered in vray.

2009-11-26T11:23:00.000-08:00

Looking at some old work, I came across some life drawing work. Mostly charcoal.

2009-11-22T13:13:00.000-08:00

Since i'm kinda on a roll with this whole solidworks/3ds max modeling deal, i modeled an old remote control I found lying around the house. It's an old charter cable remote, was lazy to give it any textures, maybe next time!

2009-11-20T21:03:00.000-08:00

The Audi r8 is such a cool car. After a couple of weeks of modeling, it's finally finished. The vehicle was modeled using Solidworks 2008... but since SW has such a crappy renderer, I imported it to 3ds max and vray-ed it. Big thanks to Daniel Lavoie for the tutorial help!

Till next time!

2009-11-20T20:46:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone... long time - no post. I've been busy lately doing some 3d... sharpening my solidworks/3ds max deal. For this one, I measured and fully modeled iPhone 2G. I like the 2g's design the best. The aluminum back looks and feels great.

2009-10-07T02:13:00.000-07:00

2009-05-19T22:25:00.000-07:00

As it turns out, the Squidolin seems to have been pretty popular among the design blogs, it's everywhere and in many languages... thanks first to Notcot.com, and last night to YankoDesign.com which featured me on the main page... thanks guys/gals!

update...

2009-05-11T15:03:00.000-07:00

I'm glad that people seem to be responding positively to the Squidolin. It reassures me that it will sell when it's fully functional. Thanks to Notcot for their publicity!

Updated work + blog submissions

2009-05-09T14:42:00.000-07:00

Finally updated my website's work. I also began to submitted to blogs and digg. Here is the address so you can click "Digg it" Squidolin on Digg

Website Update...

2009-05-09T04:03:00.000-07:00

I just finished doing an update on www.crmendez.com. Among the changes are 5 beauty shots per product using Lightbox javascript. Hope you enjoy it. :)

New Squidolin pictures!

2009-05-04T22:22:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I took some pictures of my new violin... The Squidolín! I drove around burbank and pasadena to get the right shots. Hopefully you like. The images and project will be posted on my website CRMENDEZ.COM soon!

Marlon Mendez is now taking calls for modeling. :)

Making stuff...

2009-04-29T01:04:00.000-07:00

As I read more about people like James Dyson and Steve Jobs, I've been reflecting about the culture of designers.

How designers create products of desire, yet often cannot afford to buy them. Or how we are trained to serve the needs of somebody willing to pay for our service. How can we be leaders of a new world if we are told that our job is to work for those that want to hire us, even if the job sucks.

I see my graduating class mates, and I see a lot of potential. Great amount of skills that I have seen put through all-nighters, bad nutrition, frustration and sickness. We could do anything if we were unified. If it wasn't because of school loans, we would be free to make the things we want to make. I wish there were people that invested in graduating students and treated them like professionals, not roockies. I wish the school would of have a program that would hire students to design things for the school, instead of hiring some expensive reputable firm.

Any way, back to my point... Reading about great people teaches you that you gotta follow your heart. My heart lies in making great products for people. My goal isn't making the stock value of a company greater, it's to create those things that our memorable, those experiences you never forget... like your first Nintendo console.

This has also got me to think of my age. Soon I'll be 27. I'm leaving my mid-20 what I feel are the prime years. It's with all these factors that I will begin Mendez Design Group. A firm that researches, designs and creates products for the world and it's inhabitants. It's motive... to empower designers by developing and producing ideas. Ideas that don't just exist for the sake of existing but serve a greater purpose.

This group would probably have a link to WWW.CRMENDEZ.COM

... stay tuned for more as the plan unfolds :)

Lost 25 gb. of data :(

2009-04-27T18:22:00.000-07:00

A week ago, I condensed all my desktop school work in a folder on my laptop. I then ran "Time Machine". Everything worked according to the program... today I'm looking for a cover letter file, and 4 hours in I find that the folder isn't in Time Machine. WTF???

I'll see what I come up with...

Keywords updated

2009-04-27T01:06:00.000-07:00

After finishing the site before graduating, I had forgotten to add the meta tag "keywords"... making it easier for search engines like Google to find my site... hopefully it works! :)

After 4 years...

2009-04-25T12:13:00.001-07:00

After four (relatively fast) years of Art Center, I graduated. Now i'm ready to face new challenges. Do bigger and better things. My website is mostly done. Please check it at: