Ultimaker 2 3D printer offers faster, better prints with simple creative tools

By Neil Bennett on September 20, 2013

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The second-generation Ultimaker 3D printer also looks less like you built it yourself than its predecessor.

Ultimaker has launched the £1,600 Ultimaker 2 3D printer, which it claims offers better prints than the first version. It also ships with software that the company claims processes 3D files for output much faster than the competition.

As well as featuring a design that looks more professional than its predecessor, the Ultimaker 2 has been fashioned in such a way that it produces more accurate models, its creators claim. The specs for this are the same – with both the Ultimaker and Ultimaker being able to print down to 0.02mm level – but the company says that better components in the extrusion system allow for greater accuracy.

The Cura software – which turns 3D models designed in other applications into a print-ready form – is up to 60 times faster than competitive applications, says Ultimaker. The company has also set up an online community called YouMagine (really? Ed), which allows designs to be shared and collaboratively worked on.

The Ultimaker 2 supports both ABS and PLA materials, and has a possible printiing area that's slightly larger than its predecessor (22.5 x 22.5 x 20.5cm, versus the first-gen printer's  21 x 21 x 20.5cm). Ultimaker cites the low-level of noise produced by the 3D printer as one of selling-points, producing only 49dB (which it calls 'three times a whisper').

The Ultimaker 2 costs €1,895 (around £1,600).

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Lloyds Bank gets new branding and identity

By Ashleigh Allsopp on September 23, 2013

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One of the UK's well-known banks, Lloyds, has had a complete redesign as part of a rebranding, which starts with the iconic Black Horse logo and the company's website and reaches all the way to credit cards and uniforms.

Creative engagement agency Rufus Leonard worked with Lloyds, as well as other partners including digital agency RKRC/Y&R, Strategic 121 agency Proximity London and media agency MEC, to help redefine the company's brand by creating new brand positioning and identity, which launched today.

The brief behind the new branding was to combine Lloyds Bank's 250 years of heritage with a contemporary design. Gone is the green and blue gradient that provided a background for the Black Horse logo, and the font has been modernised, too.

Creative Director at Rufus Leonard James Ramsden has said: "We wanted to reflect the amazing heritage of Lloyds Bank, a brand that's been in our lives for generations. We modernised the iconic Black Horse for the digital age, sourced an enormous range of emotive imagery that reflects the reality of customers' lives and created a tone of voice that feels like 'a breath of fresh air.'"

The rebranding doesn't stop at the Black Horse, though. Rufus Leonard also redesigned the website, and also helped re-vamp the look of the Bank's branches with new fascias, uniforms and marketing and engagement materials, as well as debit and credit cards and stationary.

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