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Rocky Bergen
05  mars     20h12
Bergen - Arduwatch Design
Rocky Bergen    Arduwatch Naturals Line Orange and Green I am a fan of tiny portable handhelds, and one if the coolest and smallest, is the Arduboy, a bit miniature game system. It’s the size of a credit card and features this impossibly crisp...
26  février     15h44
Book Box - Mini Outdoor Community Libraries
Rocky Bergen    Book Box is a system of tiny outdoor library kiosks distributed throughout a city area. I was first inspired to create an outdoor library kiosk one afternoon back last summer while going for a walk around my neighbourhood. I stumbled...
13  février     03h47
Cat Pod - Cat Shelter Design
Rocky Bergen    Cat in a pod in a loft I love cats, so every few months I try to think of a project for them. I have designed a couple of different play structures and a cat bed so far. Today, I introduce Cat Pods, made from mm thick paperboard in a...
05  février     15h51
Commodore 65 - Laptop Design - 65-LT
Rocky Bergen    LT was designed as a portable Commodore back in the I was approached by a company back in to help develop a portable computer in the spirit of the Commodore . While I wish the experience had been more positive, I...
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Commodore PET Keyboard Design
Rocky Bergen    Get your fingers ready... I mentioned in a previous post, that my high school Computer Science teacher lugged his old PET machine to out school back in and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. It’s easy to forget that without the...
20  juin     18h18
Bergen Watches - New Vintage Chronograph Design WIP
Rocky Bergen    The New Vintage Chronograph blends modern styling with plenty of vintage cues. I am pleased to present my latest New Vintage Chronograph watch design. I am very happy how this design turned out. This is also the first example of a...
12  juin     14h02
Amiga Cartoon Classics Papercraft
Rocky Bergen    Polish fans will recognize the Pixel brand in today’s papercraft and many will also be familiar with the retro publications released by Chris Wilkins. If you are at all familiar with the retro scene chances are fairly good you’ve come...
11  juin     22h19
Waxwings in our back yard
Rocky Bergen    Waxwings in our Mountain Ash. I noticed some pretty crazy bird activity in our backyard. It turned out a huge number of Waxwings were after the berries in our mountain ash. My car was covered in berry coloured poop. I think the footage I was lucky to capture was more than worth it.
14  février     15h38
Commodore PET CBM 2001 - Papercraft Design
Rocky Bergen    I was first introduced to the blue Commodore PET with the colourful chicklet keys by my Computer Science teacher back in and the form factor has been an influence ever since. The link to the PET papercraft can be found at the end...
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Bergen - New Vintage Chronograph Design
Rocky Bergen    Bergen New Vintage chronograph design I am starting to see some positive momentum on the watch design front. Each time I re approach this octagonal case shape, I happier with the refinements. The latest design in this series is a...
30  juillet     15h12
Watch Design Progress
Rocky Bergen    I have been trying to build my watch design skills for for several years now. My goal is to design easy to read, design forward pieces that will stand out in a crowd for both their looks and build quality. I part of my design process I have begun to exploit my papercrafting skills to create true to...
17  juin     17h48
BBC Microcomputer - Papercraft Design
Rocky Bergen    The BBC Microcomputer was a staple of computer literacy for kids growing up in the ’s in the UK. The download to the BBC Microcomputer model is available at the bottom of this article.I grew in Canada in the s and spent my...
24  mai     12h38
Apple Macintosh 128K - Papercraft Design
Rocky Bergen    Apple Macintosh K The computer that started it all, complete with bundled software. The free Apple Macintosh papercraft pattern can be found at the end of this post.The Macintosh came out in January of , just one year after...
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Covid-19 Fundraiser in Spain - Tiny Paper Computers Auctioned Off for 500L of Milk
Rocky Bergen    Papercraft computers on display in their new home. I teamed up with non profit in Spain, Fundaci n Proconsi to help raise funds for people who have been impacted by the Covid pandemic. As you may know, Spain was a country that has...
02  mai     15h16
Commodore VIC-20 - Papercraft Design
Rocky Bergen    My girlfriend requested a VIC . I didn’t know but in the early days she grew up programming on one. This Commodore VIC pattern can be downloaded at the bottom of this post. I wanted to send out a tremendous thank you to all the...
11  avril     19h07
Bergen Octo - Stainless Steel Sports Watch Design
Rocky Bergen    Bergen Octo Stainless Steel Watch Front View Latest Version The Bergen Octo is an octagonal watch design I have been playing around with for the past few months now. Pictured above is the most recent version of the design to pass...
19  février     11h49
Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa - Documentary Intro Sequence
Rocky Bergen    LisaGraph detail I recently completed an intro sequence for David Greelish’s upcoming documentary Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa. As my familiarity of the Lisa focuses on the system’s design language, I decided the best way to...
26  novembre     02h02
Sega Master System - Papercraft Design
Rocky Bergen    My Hero is the only Sega Card game I own, but it’s a good one. The Sega Master System papercraft pattern can be downloaded at the end of this post.I was probably when I first saw the Sega Master System on display at our local Home...
13  novembre     13h46
TRS-80 Model III - Papercraft Design
Rocky Bergen    The Dancing Demon has as much character as an ASCII type creature can have and made for an excellent if unofficial product mascot. Some computers I know really well. I grew up around Apples and Commodores but when it comes to the Tandy...
19  octobre     21h53
Apple Lisa 1 - Papercraft Design
Rocky Bergen    Apple’s Lisa was launched in January of . Geared towards the business market, Lisa ultimately was instrumental in the design of the more successful Macintosh line of computers. I am very happy to present to you the Apple Lisa...