It is Alive in the Lab

The Future of Work and the Future of Learning

A user's skillset can be assessed and validated by the tools themselves. In my previous blog post reference to Marco Annunziata's Forbes Blog post, "Universal Basic Income: A Universally Bad Idea," I noted that companies need to provide toolsets for... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco: 3D Printed Ceramics Exhibit

Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you've ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you've experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our... Read more →

Things, Making, and Work: It's all about the Future

In a series of blog posts, I have shared some of Autodesk's vision for the future of making: THE FUTURE OF MAKING is Autodesk's follow up book to IMAGINE DESIGN CREATE More Words About Buildings and Food More of the... Read more →

Autodesk's Role in the Future of Making

In one form or another, I have been associated with Autodesk since 1990. Originally known as the AutoCAD company that had a female CEO and allowed employees to bring their dogs to work, today we are so much more. Here... Read more →

List of Autodesk San Francisco Gallery Exhibits by Industry Served

The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates design — the process of taking a great idea and turning it into a reality. With about 60 different exhibits regularly on display that showcase the innovative work of Autodesk... Read more →

More of the Why Regarding the Future of Making

In a recent blog post, I shared part of Autodesk's vision for the future of making to make the case that we need to help our customers do more and better with less. I cited housing for our growing population... Read more →

Boys and Girls Club of Alameda Students Get Started as Designers with Autodesk Tinkercad

It's never too early to become a designer. Tinkercad is an Autodesk cloud-based application used by designers, hobbyists, teachers, and students, to make toys, prototypes, home decor, Minecraft models, jewelry — the list is truly endless. Geared towards the non-professional,... Read more →

Summer Intern Jessy Escobedo: Worldbuilding for the Future of Work

This story comes to us from Radha Mistry who is a Story Maker on our Corporate Strategy team. She and other team members (including a summer intern) considered how Autodesk customers will work in the distant future. This summer Jessy... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco: Operable Wall Partition Exhibit

Wall partition Wall partition in its lowered position (image courtesy of Erin Bradner) to separate the meeting space from the partying Wall partition in its raised position (image courtesy of Janice Wong-Perez) to open up the meeting space for as... Read more →

Building Information Model Maturity Levels Defined

In the beginning, there was AutoCAD. Though the functionality in AutoCAD has grown over the years and continues to be a popular and important part of the Autodesk portfolio of products, its original appeal was based on its: ability to... Read more →

The Ocean Cleanup will launch its System 001 Tomorrow Morning

"Singing to an ocean, I can hear the ocean's roar. Play for free, I play for me and play a whole lot more, more! Singing about the good things and the sun that lights the day. I used to sing... Read more →

D-Rev Design Engineering Internship: Andy Zhang on "How I Spent My Summer Vacation"

Bobbie Casey is our Engagement Coordinator for the Autodesk Foundation. The Autodesk Foundation believes that design can change the world and supports the design and creation of innovative solutions to the world's most pressing social and environmental challenges. Bobbie manages... Read more →

Autodesk Forge: Asked and Answered

Sam Nseir is a designated support specialist in our Worldwide Field Operations team. A while back, Sam created some sample code with Autodesk Forge that I blogged about: Recently, a question came in regarding that code: Hi Sam: I saw... Read more →

Autodesk Intern Showcase - Summer 2018

As usual, the Office of the CTO (OCTO) hosted interns for the summer. We have our interns work on real research projects rather than just create busy work. One of our favorite aspects of the program is that our interns... Read more →

Student Advocacy Helps Today's Students and Cultivates Tomorrow's Customers

Bjørn Wittenberg is a Global Program Manager on our Autodesk Educational Experience team. Recently he shared some information about our student advocacy program. As happy as I am that Autodesk's vision is to help people imagine, design, and make a... Read more →