{"id":2449,"date":"2018-01-12T13:28:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T18:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autodesk-news.torpedo.agency\/?post_type=picks&#038;p=2449"},"modified":"2019-08-27T09:51:22","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T13:51:22","slug":"like-week-predictions-projections-2018","status":"publish","type":"views","link":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/views\/like-week-predictions-projections-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Like This Week: Predictions and Projections for 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Mouncey Ferguson <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2450 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/autodesk-news.torpedo.agency\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Crystal-Ball_michal-lomza-338227-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Crystal-Ball_michal-lomza-338227-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Crystal-Ball_michal-lomza-338227-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <em>Photo by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/O8tsoPRQkPc?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Michal Lomza<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/em> January? We\u2019re halfway through it. Happy New Year? You can stop saying that now. But the truth is that 2018 is just getting started, and developments big and small lie ahead in the worlds of architecture, building, design, manufacturing, and media. Let\u2019s take a look at what experts see in the crystal ball for 2018 and beyond. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2451 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/autodesk-news.torpedo.agency\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Elbo-2-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Elbo-2-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Elbo-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intelligent use of artificial intelligence.\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/90154248\/ai-dominated-2017-heres-whats-coming-next\">FastCo surveys<\/a>\u00a0top technologists and designers about what\u2019s in store for AI in 2018. Hint: it\u2019s going to get more accessible. A nice shoutout to Autodesk\u2019s generatively designed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/elbo-chair--generated-in-project-dreamcatcher-made-with-fusion-360\">Elbo Chair<\/a>\u00a0to boot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Changing your reality.\u00a0<\/strong>VR headsets better watch out.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS43105017\">These\u00a0<u>big thinkers at IDC<\/u>\u00a0<\/a>say AR is about to take over in a big way. So gear up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moving to metal.<\/strong>\u00a0Is 2018 the year that metal additive manufacturing will hit primetime?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.com\/3DPrinting\/3DPrintingArticles\/ArticleID\/16232\/3D-Printing-Predictions-for-2018-Industry-Leaders-Weigh-In.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engineering.com surveyed 3D printing experts<\/a>\u00a0to get answers, including our own Duann Scott (who says not quite yet).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Building differently.\u00a0<\/strong>3D printing of bridges and buildings? Large-scale additive is just one of the trends that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/8-construction-trends-to-watch-in-2018\/514284\/\">experts see ahead for the construction industry<\/a>\u00a0in 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consumer trends.<\/strong>\u00a0CES happened this week in Vegas. We like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2018\/01\/08\/technology-trends-preditions-consumer-technology-association-ces\/\">Dezeen\u2019s design-centric take<\/a>\u00a0on everything from smart gadgets to smart cities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Editor\u2019s note: This is the first in a weekly(ish) series we\u2019re starting today. We\u2019ll share our favorite reads, videos, reports and other ephemera from around the web \u2013 hence the \u201cWhat We Like\u201d moniker. We\u2019re interested in the best reporting and most insightful perspectives on the future of making things. Check back here weekly for a new set of links. We hope you find it worthwhile. Feel free to hit us up with suggestions and comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mouncey Ferguson Photo by\u00a0Michal Lomza\u00a0on\u00a0Unsplash January? We\u2019re halfway through it. Happy New Year? You can stop saying that now. But the truth is that 2018 is just getting started, and developments big and small lie ahead in the worlds of architecture, building, design, manufacturing, and media. Let\u2019s take a look at what experts see [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2804,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[],"adsk_tags":[],"class_list":["post-2449","views","type-views","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What We Like This Week: Predictions and Projections for 2018 | Autodesk News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/views\/like-week-predictions-projections-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What We Like This Week: Predictions and Projections for 2018\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Mouncey Ferguson Photo by\u00a0Michal Lomza\u00a0on\u00a0Unsplash January? 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