Paid design work

[JonathanCole]

I am looking for designers who can use Rhino and marine plugs-ins to create hyper realistic 3D presentations and plans that can be used for manufacturing unusual marine vessels. This is paid work for those who have the time and talent. A can-do attitude and a highly developed spatial sense as well as a great imagination are required. I will need to see examples of work as well as have a statement of design approach. I don't care if you have a formal education, just that you can do great work.

Interested parties can send me private messages.

[JonathanCole]

The types of vessels I am working on are unique applications of marine technologies. One of the projects has been discussed extensively in this forum, a solar-electric catamaran live-aboard vessel for inland waterways and protected ocean waters. Another that has been mentioned is a submersible utilizing sine wave propulsion - the Manta. I am also working on a ship which is an oceanarium, to be stationed between Maui and Hawaii Island. With the displacement of a couple of cruiseships, this will be an open ocean research center, an entertainment complex, and an aquatecture development. It will maintain its station using GPS technology utilizing wave power, wind energy and solar electric energy. It will be served by ferries such as the one below. My organization, Solar Marine Technologies is a startup company specializing in habitation of the water planet.

[yokebutt]

Jonathan,

I work really well in a physical 3D environment, wood, plastic, steel or whatever, but I cain't draw them purdy pictures, as for the rhino-watchamacallit, yeah, I can usually sniff out unrealistic, impractical or just plain stupid ideas.

So do I get the job? Got some money honey?

Yoke.

(Yes, I do apologize, but I couldn't resist)

[JEM]

I think you'll find most designers do an ok job of animation but are more focused on the "mechanics" of the design. You might end up needing 2 different people to handle this sort of project: One for design and one for the graphics.

[rlackey]

Just sent you a PM

Rich

[JonathanCole]

Originally Posted by yokebutt

Jonathan,

I work really well in a physical 3D environment, wood, plastic, steel or whatever, but I cain't draw them purdy pictures, as for the rhino-watchamacallit, yeah, I can usually sniff out unrealistic, impractical or just plain stupid ideas.

So do I get the job? Got some money honey?

Yoke.

(Yes, I do apologize, but I couldn't resist)

Some imagine, some build, I do both. Every breakthrough starts out as somebody's plain stupid idea. That's the nature of the creative process. Fear of looking foolish, being wrong, wasting time, not being smart enough, not having the resources, etc. stops nearly everything cold. I have been building impossible realities for 40 years. I am no longer afraid.

[yipster]

Jonathan, sounds good! even get paid?
can i start up my imaginairy hydrogen engines at the same time?
seriously; i work with 3d max, maya, rhino and more but am only an amateur yacht designer interested in whats up here doc, let me know or give me a try-out

[JonathanCole]

Originally Posted by yipster

Jonathan, sounds good! even get paid?
can i start up my imaginairy hydrogen engines at the same time?
seriously; i work with 3d max, maya, rhino and more but am only an amateur yacht designer interested in whats up here doc, let me know or give me a try-out

Your hydrogen engines may be imaginary, BMW's hydrogen engines are real! So you may not be as crazy as all your friends say!! But seriously, innovation is a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it! Send some work so I can see what you can do.

[yokebutt]

Jonathan mate, I didn't mean to pick on you, I just saw what I thought were a couple of opportunities for levity in your posting, but if you or anyone else finds my little jokes annoying or offensive, I'd be more than happy to put on the suit, tie and a serious expression on my face before I log on.

I will confess that I have an inclination bordering on the compulsive to poke fun at people that prefer virtual reality to physical reality, but not in a mean-spirited way, that's never my intention at all.

Yoke.

[JEM]

would that be real fun or virtual fun?

[yokebutt]

Virtual fun only, real fun could kill you.

Yoke.

[JonathanCole]

Originally Posted by yokebutt

Jonathan mate, I didn't mean to pick on you, I just saw what I thought were a couple of opportunities for levity in your posting, but if you or anyone else finds my little jokes annoying or offensive, I'd be more than happy to put on the suit, tie and a serious expression on my face before I log on.

I will confess that I have an inclination bordering on the compulsive to poke fun at people that prefer virtual reality to physical reality, but not in a mean-spirited way, that's never my intention at all.

Yoke.

No offense taken. Suit and tie is illegal in Hawaii. I prefer the real thing, too. Virtual reality just makes it easier to show other people what you want to build. Once my ideas got bigger than what I could do myself, I realized I needed to communicate. Now I am working on projects that may eventually require thousands of people. That's what happens when you let your imagination run away with you! Sure, I think big. It isn't any more work than thinking small, so why not?

So what kind of real stuff do you like to do?

[flydeep]

My Name is David J. Banks and I can help you out with the submarine project. I have one that is about half done and its my secound. It will have a working depth of 1200 feet I dident see any e mail address for you but mine is
Flydeep4u@yahoo.com

[yokebutt]

Jonathan,

Just had a couple of idle thoughts pop into my mind, how about buying an old offshore oil-rig? Would be easy to recycle one of those into something similar to what you describe, they're just not that easy to move, but perhaps one on the gulf coast? Hell, if it's in international waters, you could even have your own little kingdom. (make sure to register your new country with the front desk at the UN)

PS. What does your energy budget look like for this project? I'm just curious.

PPS. I'm a bit of a stickler for linguistic precision, what's impossible cannot, by definition, be done. Just keeping you honest.

Yoke.