#Standard Grids

[triangleltd]

The Step-By-Step Process of Designing and Fabricating Custom Steel Railings

Nothing beats the charm and durability of custom steel railings when it comes to giving someplace a sleek and secure touch. These structures not only add to the aesthetics but also ensure safety for staircases, balconies, and decks. The process of creating these railings involves a series of steps, from the initial design to the final installation. Whether you're looking to upgrade your space or install new features, understanding how these railings come into being will make the decision process much easier. This article will guide you through the journey of bringing these sturdy and elegant elements to life. Step 1: Understanding Your Needs The first step in creating custom steel railings is to figure out exactly what you need. This involves considering the location where the railings will be installed, the design that fits best with your space, and how much safety and durability you require. It's important to measure the area accurately to ensure that the railings will fit perfectly. Step 2: Designing Your Railings Once you have a clear idea of your needs, the next step is to design the railings. This is where creativity comes into play. You can choose from a variety of styles, patterns, and finishes to match your personal taste or the décor of your space. During this phase, you might want to consult with professionals who specialize in steel balustrading to get advice and insights on the latest trends and materials. Step 3: Choosing the Right Materials Selecting the right materials is crucial for ensuring that your railings are strong, durable, and resistant to weather and wear. Steel is a popular choice due to its strength and versatility. At this stage, you may want to look for "steel fabricators near me" to find a reliable supplier who can provide high-quality steel for your project. Step 4: Fabricating the Railings The fabrication process is where the magic happens. This involves cutting, bending, and welding steel to bring your design to life. Steel railing fabrication requires precision and expertise to ensure that every piece fits perfectly and the finished product meets safety standards. Professionals use specialized tools and techniques to shape the steel into the desired form while paying close attention to detail. Step 5: Finishing Touches After the railings have been fabricated, they undergo finishing touches. This may include sanding, painting, or applying a powder coating to protect the steel from rust and corrosion. The finish not only adds to the durability of the railings but also enhances their appearance, giving them a sleek and polished look. Step 6: Installation The final step in the process is installing the railings at your location. This requires careful planning and precision to ensure that they are securely attached and function as intended. Installation might involve drilling into concrete or attaching the railings to other structures, depending on the design and location. At Last Custom steel railings offer a blend of beauty, durability, and safety for any space. The process of designing and fabricating these railings is a journey that requires careful consideration, creativity, and technical skill. From the initial design to the final installation, each step is crucial in bringing your vision to life. For help, consider reaching out to a company that excels in bringing such projects to fruition. Triangle Limited stands out for its expertise and quality control standards, making it your go-to partner for steel railings in Hampshire that truly transform your space.

[sidonius5]

ℐ 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐞𝐝𝐢 (2017) 𝓌𝒶𝓈𝓃'𝓉 𝒶 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝒻𝒾𝓁𝓂, 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝒹𝒶𝓂𝓃 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝑔𝑜𝑒𝓈 𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓀...

[fiendishartist2]

its past midnight and here i am planning a sweater i have neither the materials nor funds to make

[boobachu]

[leclerking]

Charles needs to be put on su*cide watch with that kinda luck

[duckapus]

The Squid and the Magpie

Obviously the HMG plans weren't the only things the Grid would be interested in having Piper steal (just the most important ones). Of particular note is a small God Box fragment (this one's a cracked LED bulb about the size of a baseball) that lands in Luminos. It landed near a temple, which was a good thing because even if The Church isn't in the Muses' favor their priests/clerics/whatever other sort of spiritual leaders they have are still highly proficient in their selected Muse's magical branch Because Devotion, and apparently the programming behind Harmonian Light Magic is close enough to whatever's going on with the HMGs that a strong enough purification field spell can render the Anti-Meme corruption dormant as long as it's in place.

Obviously they send word to the Queen about this, and she tells their allies from other worlds. Due to Stupid Meme Adventure Bullshit the Haltmanns won't be available to deal with it (and conduct some research on the whole Light magic thing) for a few days, during which it'll stay locked away in the temple since they've clearly got it handled.

Anyway, Piper puts the limited shapeshifting abilities of her Nanosuit to good use by posing as a priestess who's next in the rotation for renewing the spell (it's a high-level enchantment that's blocking a literal eldritch horror for the better part of a weekend keeping it fresh is not a one-cat job). Tonio spots her at some point and his untrained clairvoyance instincts immediately clock her as both a fellow thief and not a Local, so he decides to introduce himself. Nothing like a little healthy competition, after all. Plus he does not like how that strange artifact Feels and she definitely seems like the exact sort of Wrong Hands that it shouldn't fall into.

So he confronts her in the storage room that they've converted into a temporary sealing chamber for the shard. There're some threats, some flirting (okay a lot of flirting because Tonio is basically Puss in Boots and Piper's mostly caught up in the moment), they get into a fight where between Tonio's magic and swordplay, Piper's tech and marksmanship, and their respective combat experience, they turn out to be pretty evenly matched. Then the temple's clergy notices all the commotion, and Nimbus, Mario, the Haltmanns and Valiant show up. The thieves both manage to escape in their own ways, Piper managing to bring the Shard with her as planned, much to Valiant's frustration.

And then Mario makes an interesting discovery; part of the aftermath of their fight is puddles of strange teal paint-like-goop, which he manages to identify as dyed Blooper Ink, specifically Blooper Ink from his world.

See, Cephaling Ink isn't exactly easy to come by if your body doesn't produce it. Harvesting a meaningful quantity is painful for the donor, it has no shelf life, and a lot of Inklings are racist, especially if you're a mammal that isn't one of the Judds. Plus ever since Inkopolis fell the nearest Splatoon city is Splatsville, so now you've gotta take long distance shipping into account.

Meanwhile Blooper Ink is functionally identical to Cephaling Ink when it comes to Inking Turf, aside from the lack of color variety which is easily solved with some food-safe dyes, and the lack of bioluminescence which doesn't really matter. It's safer and easier to get since it isn't literally what Bloopers are made out of, you can actually store and stockpile it for later use, it's not being gatekeeped, and the beings that produce it are abundant worldwide, especially in the Mushroom Kingdom.

All that makes it the Ink of choice for former Cephalings (so just Meggy and Piper as far as we know), as well as for the Kingdom's gradually blossoming Inksports scene, which started up thanks to some Inkopolis refugees deciding to reject their cultural biases and stay in the nation that helped them when they needed it most rather than move on to the Splatlands.

So, they know which universe the mysterious blue-and-black armored thief came from, and they know that she's probably involved in Splatoon-related activities. They also know that she was likely the thief at the Port Aurora HWC facility. They do not know her identity, or of her connection to The Grid.

[slythereen]

i think ppl mad about the cheerleaders are forgetting that this is america btw. like genuinely cheerleaders are a pretty big part of american sports and i thought it was fun that they got the dallas mfing cowboys (& i think houston’s) to be a part of the show? yes they are athletes but… part of their job is, quite literally, cheering at sports? and they are happy to do so? because it’s their job and they are beloved for it? idk seems like outrage could be more productively pointed elsewhere

[happywebdesign]

Tino Nyman

[arctic-hands]

Someone remind me I have very little money and enough art paper

[techninja]

The Impact of Fast-Charging Technology on the EV Charging Cable Market

The global electric vehicle (EV) charging cable market is poised for significant growth, driven by the increasing adoption of electric vehicles and the need for efficient and reliable charging solutions. As the demand for EVs continues to rise, the market for EV charging cables is expected to reach $3.45 billion by 2031, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.1% from 2022 to 2031.

Market Trends and Drivers

The EV charging cable market is driven by several key trends and factors. The increasing adoption of electric vehicles, particularly in regions such as Europe and Asia, is a major driver of the market. Governments worldwide are implementing policies to promote the adoption of EVs, which is expected to further boost demand for EV charging cables. Additionally, the development of fast-charging technology and the need for efficient and reliable charging solutions are also driving the market.

Key Players and Market Segmentation

The EV charging cable market is dominated by several key players, including Aptiv, Besen International Group Co., Ltd., BRUGG Group AG, Chengdu Khons Technology Co., Ltd., DYDEN CORPORATION, Guangdong OMG Transmitting Technology Co. Ltd., Leoni AG, Phoenix Contact, Sinbon Electronics, and TE Connectivity. The market is segmented based on power type, application, cable length, shape, charging level, and region. The power type segment includes alternate charging (AC) and direct charging (DC), while the application segment is categorized into private charging and public charging. The cable length segment includes 2–5 meters, 6–10 meters, and above 10 meters, and the shape segment includes straight and coiled.

Regional Analysis

The EV charging cable market is analyzed across several regions, including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. The Asia-Pacific region dominated the global EV charging cables market in 2022, with China holding the dominant position. The North American market is expected to grow significantly due to the increasing adoption of EVs and the need for efficient and reliable charging solutions.

Challenges and Opportunities

Despite the significant growth potential of the EV charging cable market, there are several challenges that need to be addressed. High operational costs of EV charging cables and the adoption of wireless EV charging technology are some of the key challenges facing the market. However, the increasing adoption of EVs and the need for efficient and reliable charging solutions are expected to drive the market growth.

Conclusion

The EV charging cable market is poised for significant growth, driven by the increasing adoption of electric vehicles and the need for efficient and reliable charging solutions. The market is dominated by several key players and is segmented based on power type, application, cable length, shape, charging level, and region. The Asia-Pacific region dominated the global EV charging cables market in 2022, and the North American market is expected to grow significantly due to the increasing adoption of EVs and the need for efficient and reliable charging solutions.

[waffled0g]

Everyone gets “The 90s” look wrong and I hate it

Couple years ago I saw these two board games at the store back to back. Well, not saw them per se, but ya know. Spied them out of the corner of my eye. And for a moment without reading the text, I couldn’t tell you which was which decade at first. Funny. Either they were in a rush to get these out the door or they wanted their throwback trivia game boxes to look uniform. I didn’t think too much of it.

Only, from then on I started seeing it MORE. Every time someone markets a 90s or 80s throwback...

Goddammit they’re identical! What??! How did we let this happen? As a 90s survivor and a designer, this drives me up a wall.

Look, I know I’m late to the party to complain about “the 90s look” when we’re just starting to get sick of the Y2K nostalgia train. But c’mon, the 90s were not The 80s: Part Two™ 

Trust me when I say that we weren’t all wearing neon trapezoids up until the year 2000. The 90s look being peddled is so specific to the tail end of the 80s and an early early part of the 90s - a part of the 90s when it wouldn’t stop being the 80s. This is Memphis design being conflated with the wrong decade.

Keep reading for a long ass graphic design history lesson and pictures of old soda and fast food.

Specifically, the look is Memphis Milano, self-named by the Italian design house Memphis Group. Starting in the early to mid 80s, they made all sorts of furniture, fabrics and sculptures that were like a Piet Mondrian grid painting under heavy radiation. Their whole deal was defying the standards of existing industrial design up to that point on purpose. Chairs had weird arches, bookcases would be in strange alien colors, unusual materials like plastic or elastic were used in place of metal or wood, that sorta thing.

Memphis quickly became the signature look for the decade. You can tell something’s influenced by Memphis design from it’s telltale trademarks:

Clashing, neon colors.

Use of diametric shapes.

Contrasting patterns like zebra print stripes, confetti squiggles and checkerboards.

It wasn’t long before Memphis Milano-inspired design was everywhere in 80s pop culture:

It was a special time, yes.

I was a kindergartener at the tail end of the 80s, so I knew Memphis mostly through the lens of kids media. Toys, clothes, games, tv shows used it like candy colored catnip. Cable channel Nickelodeon more or less adopted the Memphis aesthetic as their signature in-house style and practically built a monument to it at a Florida theme park:

I think this is why folks mistake what decade Memphis is representative of - 90s staples like Nick, Saved By The Bell, Fresh Prince - they all stayed around much longer than the design trend’s expiration date. 

Couple that notion with the fact that companies are slow followers to design trends. Something gets popular and they want to get on the bandwagon? Gotta wait for the ink to dry, gotta wait for the production molds to be made. It would take a few years for them to completely work Memphis outta their system.

Now, this is not to say Memphis is bad! Personally I’m a fan of the aesthetic, if my neon-drenched artwork wasn’t a tip-off already. But it is a trend, and trends never last forever.

So what took the Memphis Milano look down for good? This part’s up for debate, but I personally think it had something to do with this dude:

It’s that grunge music from Seattle that’s so popular with the kids these days dontchaknow.

Once Smells Like Teen Spirit hit in 1991, the Nirvana tone drove the rest of the decade. Clean geometry became weathered, grainy and organic. Bright neon pastels became more bold. Bubblegum pop music sounded fake and manufactured. Attitude and apathy was authentic. Whatever.

Things got grungy. Things got grimy. Olestra was invented.

I think the best way to visualize this transition is how Cherry Coke entered the decade and how it left it:

1992 Memphis on the left, 1998 grunge junkie on the right. Fitting that the 90s would end with a design that looked like Darth Maul’s lungs.

Okay, so what should 90s retro design look like?

Continue on to PART TWO! Spoilers: No VHS filters or vaporwave needed, but maybe bring an antacid.

[osirisdefencesquad]

more oc posting but I'm not sorry. Vela as Crow's mentor.

[makialene]

Smh I love my irl friends so much

Drama is nonexistent and healthy communication is abundant

[beesolively]

Living Room - Open

[happythebluecat]

Living Room Loft-Style in Atlanta

[emvozbaixa]

Open (Minneapolis)