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These two models are 1:43 scale and crafted in white metal.
The Century Riviera Hardtop was released by Motor City USA-Design Studio Series. It is in Condor Yellow & Carlsbad Black.
The Century Convertible was released by Motor City USA-American Models Series. It is in Matador Red.
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new construction withheld facade to keep some area flavor.
iPad Pro 10.5" 2017. apple state of the art camera in this model and year.
all comments are welcome here.
Photos of our office / design studio. This is where we work. Visit our site at www.gomedia.us to see what we do.
The photos were taken by Pete Maric, the designer who helped make our vision come to life. He's the one who made it all happen!
View Pete's work at www.petemaric.com
iPlay V1
Our design had to be cheap to manufacture, with minimal manufacture processes and a low overall cost. Keeping this in mind I sketched my basic idea and then rendered it. After exporting the DXF files I lasercut them and had my first prototype.
There is an everlasting debate amongst gamers as to which console and controller is the best. I found that the PS3 controller was the most popular second being Xbox 360. The PS3 controller is symettrical unlike the Xbox controller and is so ergonomoic you can often forget you are holding it.
I illustrated the PS3 controller outline to kickstart the CAD process. My design consists of 3 layers of 5mm acrylic creating an iphone cavity depth of 10mm (iPhone 4 has a thickness of 9.3mm) and an overall thickness of 15mm. The structure would be held together with tight fit acrylic rods. I need to carry out test pieces on 2.99+-0.1mm radii to decide what are the best dimensions to use for these slots bearing in mind the lasercutter burns away material.
The whole in the bottom layer is so the device can be pushed out from the case after use.
V2
I asked some students to test the V1 prototype. They liked the product especially its simplicity. There were points that I could develop and improve.
Not all iPhone games auto orientate, hence it was essential I adapted my design so the phone could be rotated 180 degress. This would be easy by simply duplicating the button slots.
In addition to this there was no camera hole. If I were to introduce a camera holeto the design it would have to be duplicated 180 degrees to ensure photos could be taken no matter what orientation the iPhone was.
Taking this on board I designed and manufactured iPlay V2. Although acrylic rod would create a tight fit, 4 drops of dichloromethane would chemically weld the components together for a long lasting permanent fit. After this I used a buffing wheel to create round edges making the product more ergonomic to hold.
V3
Once again I asked some students for feedback on my prototype. They were impressed with how I addressed the previous issues. The only negative point raised was that it would not fit in your pocket. This was the next challenge I faced.
I considered hinging the lower two arms and making them lock into the back of the case. However this would make the design more complex and increase cost and manufacturing processes.
I moved the top pair of holes further up to better distribute the stress. I decided to split the product in half. My V3 model has alternating layers this creates cavities that allow it to be locked together together when not in use as photographed. This would easily fit in you pocket.
The problem the alternating layers created is a less ergonomic shape. Secondly there was nothing holding the two half together when placed on the phone.
In my V4 model I introduced a rubber band which kept the two half together when on the phone. It would also prevent one half form being lost. This created a new problem; the top half of the rubber band would not always line up as there was nothing guiding it. This was my next problem to solve.
V4
My final model would be made from acrylic but I was not going to buff it as that would add a manufacture process and would siginificanty increase the manufacture time. Since I was already using the laser cutter for cutting my components I thought I may aswell engrave some sort of graphics onto the top layer. I decided to remove the gaps in between the layers to make it better to hold and to remodel the rubberband tracks.
V5
I solved the problem of the inconvenient rubber band with two more locating rods on the top. These extra rods would keep the rubber band guided along the correct track. I made a MDF prototype to test my idea and it worked successfully even with coffee stirrers replicating the acrylic rod.
Satisfied with my idea I finally created an acrylic version. This required a bit more thought than previously as I had to accomodate for the thick rubber band. I decided to use 3mm acrylic instead of 5mm to create a thinner profile. This meant I needed a total of 5 layers to accomodate an iPhone 4.
Since I was already using a lasercutter and I wanted the product to appeal to gamers I decided to engrave some patterns. I was going to use a translucent coloured acrylic for the bottom layer and adjust the design so that it covers the camera and flash. This way the case will act as a camera filter and the flash/torch will produce coloured light.
Now that the product was split into halfs the individual components were so small that cutting a single iPlay V5 uses less than an A4 sized amount of 3mm acrylic (the 2D Design screenshot has an A3 page layout). This also meant that it would fit both an iPhone 4 & 5 as the rubber can stretch to accomodate for an iPhone 5. Apart from the height of the iPhone 5 the dimensions are very similair to those of the 4.
I am very pleased with the final product and getting through to the next stage with KFDS. If I were to develop the product further I would find a way to lock the two halves together when not on the phone. This could be done like a jigsaw puzzle or by manipulating the rods into a dowel joint.
47th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival OPENING DAY on the National Mall in Washington DC on Wednesday afternoon, 26 June 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity
www.festival.si.edu/2013/Will_to_Adorn/index.aspx
THE DESIGN STUDIO / APPAREL
Yemaya Jones, Textile Artist
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival website at www.festival.si.edu/
Visit Elvert Barnes 47th SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 2013 docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/47thSmithsonianFolklifeFestival2013
This particular baby shower isn't your standard baby shower hoopla. The mother-to-be wanted it to be more casual, outdoors, intimate with close friends and to have a simple menu like a BBQ. After talking to the future mom and the party planning team, I knew right off the bat what I wanted to do for the baby shower invite. No formal envelope, just a straight forward postcard style invite with the pertinent info on it. Of course, there was a push of a theme, but not over the top. It's a Western-inspired BBQ baby shower. And the design of the postcard reflects that with Western style typefaces, flourishes, the bold red, natural wood grain tones and a graphic horse, but a horse rocker since it is a baby shower. ;)
Custom postcard invitation design
Technique: 4C/4C on satin coated paper
To see more custom design projects, visit www.designwithchon.com
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Design With Chon (DWC), a boutique design studio with defined niches in (1) visual communication, (2) event design and (3) interiors. Each of these industries are huge in themselves, but DWC has an understanding that bridges them together — color, balance, texture, order and a good eye for design. DWC’s goal is to achieve good design in all its various forms, whether it’s from the branding of your business to saying “I do” to transforming a dwelling in your home. Let me, “Chon," be your go-to person for good design, color, great photography and art. A balanced environment makes you feel good, and I am here to inspire your surroundings.
If you’re interested in sharing an idea or a project, drop me a line at designwithchon[at]gmail.com to start the conversation.
©Design With Chon. All Rights Reserved.
47th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington DC on Saturday afternoon, 29 June 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity
www.festival.si.edu/2013/Will_to_Adorn/index.aspx
THE DESIGN STUDIO / HAIR STYLING
Fana Chisolm, Hair Braider and Loctician
Washington DC
Visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival website at www.festival.si.edu/
Visit Elvert Barnes 47th SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 2013 docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/47thSmithsonianFolklifeFestival2013
47th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival OPENING DAY on the National Mall in Washington DC on Wednesday afternoon, 26 June 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity
www.festival.si.edu/2013/Will_to_Adorn/index.aspx
THE DESIGN STUDIO / FOOTWEAR & LEATHERWORK
Marvin Sin / The Art of Leather
Visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival website at www.festival.si.edu/
Visit Elvert Barnes 47th SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 2013 docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/47thSmithsonianFolklifeFestival2013
This birthday invite design is obviously dedicated to my niece, Alina, who is turning one this June. Her mom wanted the invite to be centered around a cupcake with the #1 on top of it along with a few other elements – 2 main colors (magenta & green turquoise), polka dots, and somehow to incorporate the outdoors since the event is at a park.
This is a lot of elements for a 1-sided invite, but I think I accomplished all the necessities while still keeping a cute, girlie theme. As you can see, I went all out with the polka dots all in various sizes from the #1 candle to the bold patterned background. The main focus is on the cupcake and polka dots, and I didn't want to add too much more without over designing, or cluttering the space with another huge element to represent the outdoors. Instead, I added a cute little pink ladybug flying around the space to suggest the outdoor environment. I think that was the extra little icing on the cupcake. :)
Technique: 4-color ink on Epson Heavyweight Matte Paper
To see more custom design projects, visit www.designwithchon.com
Like me on Facebook! www.facebook.com/DesignWithChon
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Design With Chon (DWC), a boutique design studio with defined niches in (1) visual communication, (2) event design and (3) interiors. Each of these industries are huge in themselves, but DWC has an understanding that bridges them together — color, balance, texture, order and a good eye for design. DWC’s goal is to achieve good design in all its various forms, whether it’s from the branding of your business to saying “I do” to transforming a dwelling in your home. Let me, “Chon," be your go-to person for good design, color, great photography and art. A balanced environment makes you feel good, and I am here to inspire your surroundings.
If you’re interested in sharing an idea or a project, drop me a line at designwithchon[at]gmail.com to start the conversation.
©Design With Chon. All Rights Reserved.
iPlay V1
Our design had to be cheap to manufacture, with minimal manufacture processes and a low overall cost. Keeping this in mind I sketched my basic idea and then rendered it. After exporting the DXF files I lasercut them and had my first prototype.
There is an everlasting debate amongst gamers as to which console and controller is the best. I found that the PS3 controller was the most popular second being Xbox 360. The PS3 controller is symettrical unlike the Xbox controller and is so ergonomoic you can often forget you are holding it.
I illustrated the PS3 controller outline to kickstart the CAD process. My design consists of 3 layers of 5mm acrylic creating an iphone cavity depth of 10mm (iPhone 4 has a thickness of 9.3mm) and an overall thickness of 15mm. The structure would be held together with tight fit acrylic rods. I need to carry out test pieces on 2.99+-0.1mm radii to decide what are the best dimensions to use for these slots bearing in mind the lasercutter burns away material.
The whole in the bottom layer is so the device can be pushed out from the case after use.
V2
I asked some students to test the V1 prototype. They liked the product especially its simplicity. There were points that I could develop and improve.
Not all iPhone games auto orientate, hence it was essential I adapted my design so the phone could be rotated 180 degress. This would be easy by simply duplicating the button slots.
In addition to this there was no camera hole. If I were to introduce a camera holeto the design it would have to be duplicated 180 degrees to ensure photos could be taken no matter what orientation the iPhone was.
Taking this on board I designed and manufactured iPlay V2. Although acrylic rod would create a tight fit, 4 drops of dichloromethane would chemically weld the components together for a long lasting permanent fit. After this I used a buffing wheel to create round edges making the product more ergonomic to hold.
V3
Once again I asked some students for feedback on my prototype. They were impressed with how I addressed the previous issues. The only negative point raised was that it would not fit in your pocket. This was the next challenge I faced.
I considered hinging the lower two arms and making them lock into the back of the case. However this would make the design more complex and increase cost and manufacturing processes.
I moved the top pair of holes further up to better distribute the stress. I decided to split the product in half. My V3 model has alternating layers this creates cavities that allow it to be locked together together when not in use as photographed. This would easily fit in you pocket.
The problem the alternating layers created is a less ergonomic shape. Secondly there was nothing holding the two half together when placed on the phone.
In my V4 model I introduced a rubber band which kept the two half together when on the phone. It would also prevent one half form being lost. This created a new problem; the top half of the rubber band would not always line up as there was nothing guiding it. This was my next problem to solve.
V4
My final model would be made from acrylic but I was not going to buff it as that would add a manufacture process and would siginificanty increase the manufacture time. Since I was already using the laser cutter for cutting my components I thought I may aswell engrave some sort of graphics onto the top layer. I decided to remove the gaps in between the layers to make it better to hold and to remodel the rubberband tracks.
V5
I solved the problem of the inconvenient rubber band with two more locating rods on the top. These extra rods would keep the rubber band guided along the correct track. I made a MDF prototype to test my idea and it worked successfully even with coffee stirrers replicating the acrylic rod.
Satisfied with my idea I finally created an acrylic version. This required a bit more thought than previously as I had to accomodate for the thick rubber band. I decided to use 3mm acrylic instead of 5mm to create a thinner profile. This meant I needed a total of 5 layers to accomodate an iPhone 4.
Since I was already using a lasercutter and I wanted the product to appeal to gamers I decided to engrave some patterns. I was going to use a translucent coloured acrylic for the bottom layer and adjust the design so that it covers the camera and flash. This way the case will act as a camera filter and the flash/torch will produce coloured light.
Now that the product was split into halfs the individual components were so small that cutting a single iPlay V5 uses less than an A4 sized amount of 3mm acrylic (the 2D Design screenshot has an A3 page layout). This also meant that it would fit both an iPhone 4 & 5 as the rubber can stretch to accomodate for an iPhone 5. Apart from the height of the iPhone 5 the dimensions are very similair to those of the 4.
I am very pleased with the final product and getting through to the next stage with KFDS. If I were to develop the product further I would find a way to lock the two halves together when not on the phone. This could be done like a jigsaw puzzle or by manipulating the rods into a dowel joint.
47th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington DC on Saturday afternoon, 29 June 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity
www.festival.si.edu/2013/Will_to_Adorn/index.aspx
DESIGN STUDIO
Visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival website at www.festival.si.edu/
Visit Elvert Barnes 47th SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 2013 docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/47thSmithsonianFolklifeFestival2013
47th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington DC on Saturday afternoon, 29 June 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity
www.festival.si.edu/2013/Will_to_Adorn/index.aspx
THE DESIGN STUDIO / HAIR STYLING
Fana Chisolm, Hair Braider and Loctician
Washington DC
THE DESIGN STUDIO / BARBERING
Dennis “Denny Moe” Mitchell
Barber, Harlem, New York City
Denny Moe’s Superstar Barbershop
www.dennymoesuperstarbarbershop.com/
Visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival website at www.festival.si.edu/
Visit Elvert Barnes 47th SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 2013 docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/47thSmithsonianFolklifeFestival2013
Photos of our office / design studio. This is where we work. Visit our site at www.gomedia.us to see what we do.
The photos were taken by Pete Maric, the designer who helped make our vision come to life. He's the one who made it all happen!
View Pete's work at www.petemaric.com
47th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington DC on Saturday afternoon, 29 June 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity
www.festival.si.edu/2013/Will_to_Adorn/index.aspx
THE DESIGN STUDIO / BARBERING
Dennis “Denny Moe” Mitchell
Barber, Harlem, New York City
Denny Moe’s Superstar Barbershop
www.dennymoesuperstarbarbershop.com/
Visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival website at www.festival.si.edu/
Visit Elvert Barnes 47th SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 2013 docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/47thSmithsonianFolklifeFestival2013
47th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington DC on Saturday afternoon, 29 June 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity
www.festival.si.edu/2013/Will_to_Adorn/index.aspx
THE DESIGN STUDIO / HAIR STYLING
Fana Chisolm, Hair Braider and Loctician
Washington DC
Visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival website at www.festival.si.edu/
Visit Elvert Barnes 47th SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 2013 docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/47thSmithsonianFolklifeFestival2013
47th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival OPENING DAY on the National Mall in Washington DC on Wednesday afternoon, 26 June 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity
www.festival.si.edu/2013/Will_to_Adorn/index.aspx
THE DESIGN STUDIO / FOOTWEAR & LEATHERWORK
Marvin Sin / The Art of Leather
Visit Smithsonian Folklife Festival website at www.festival.si.edu/
Visit Elvert Barnes 47th SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 2013 docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/47thSmithsonianFolklifeFestival2013
My girlfriend had several ideas on what she wanted for her invite. Something naturesque, possibly include her favorite color – celery green, and she wanted to do something with sunflowers. In addition, she was having a baby boy, but didn't want it to scream "baby blue" everywhere. And this is where I ended up for the invite and colors. There are three dominant colors: baby blue, sunny yellow and celery green.
As always, I had to add my own personal twist to the invite by adding some fun, cute verbiage to tie all the elements together. And this is how it goes, "Once upon a time, we were told a story about the Birds and the Bees, but this October eighteenth, we get to celebrate one of nature's acts come to life for Mira and Kapil."
Cover invitation design, reverse side of cover - shower information, custom mailing address labels and envelopes from Paper Source.
Technique: 4-color ink on Epson Heavyweight Matte Paper, printed front and back on an Epson Stylus Photo 1280 printer.
To see more custom design projects, visit www.designwithchon.com
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Design With Chon (DWC), a boutique design studio with defined niches in (1) visual communication, (2) event design and (3) interiors. Each of these industries are huge in themselves, but DWC has an understanding that bridges them together — color, balance, texture, order and a good eye for design. DWC’s goal is to achieve good design in all its various forms, whether it’s from the branding of your business to saying “I do” to transforming a dwelling in your home. Let me, “Chon," be your go-to person for good design, color, great photography and art. A balanced environment makes you feel good, and I am here to inspire your surroundings.
If you’re interested in sharing an idea or a project, drop me a line at designwithchon[at]gmail.com to start the conversation.
©Design With Chon. All Rights Reserved.
It's true.
The second installment of our Spring 2016 members-only studio tour series got us an intimate look into the day-to-day workings of some of New York City’s most intriguing and innovative design companies. The New York Times Digital Design Team lead us on a tour of The Times’s Renzo Piano designed office, followed by a 30 minute casual conversation and Q&A with the team over a light breakfast.
Photography by Candace Camuglia - Whom Studio for AIGA/NY
Summer 2009 - all prints are selling at NYsplash studio (NYC), all in repeat, close 100 files, with jill at NYSPLASH@aol.com or visit her website
www.splashltddesign.com/studios.html
or with me by e-mail
To achieve this look, we used letterpress and offset printing. The main card, matching envelope, "bee" escort card and favor tags were letterpressed onto Mohawk's Genesis Husk paper. The tri-fold wrap around the main 5x7 card was printed on a similar color stock paper, but it had a woven texture to it – French Paper Company's Speckletone Cream Cordtone. The surface contrast between the smooth and patchwork pattern is just lovely. I am not sure if the photos do it justice, but there is so much subtle detail to the overall invite from the printing to the specialty paper.
To see more custom design projects, visit www.designwithchon.com
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Design With Chon (DWC), a boutique design studio with defined niches in (1) visual communication, (2) event design and (3) interiors. Each of these industries are huge in themselves, but DWC has an understanding that bridges them together — color, balance, texture, order and a good eye for design. DWC’s goal is to achieve good design in all its various forms, whether it’s from the branding of your business to saying “I do” to transforming a dwelling in your home. Let me, “Chon," be your go-to person for good design, color, great photography and art. A balanced environment makes you feel good, and I am here to inspire your surroundings.
If you’re interested in sharing an idea or a project, drop me a line at designwithchon[at]gmail.com to start the conversation.
©Design With Chon. All Rights Reserved.
Made for Graphic Design Studio 3, brief asked us to create a useable guide to locations around the city, centered around a theme. My map became a helpful guide for backpackers, with tips on what to see, where to eat, shop and sleep. Additionally it provides information on some free things to do in town, especially handy for the traveler on a budget.
Lemonade was commissioned to Art Direct and Design the catalogue for for Coussinet's Autumn Winter 2009 collection of scarves, belts and accessories. The final product resulted in a large format catalogue along with an A1 poster folded down that also doubled as a product guide. The uncoated finish and textures used throughout the brochure helped reinforce Coussinet's 'hand crafted' quality.
Lemonade has created branding and marketing collateral including brochures, catalogues, flyers and websites for leading fashion labels both in Australia and overseas. Some of our clients include:
Selfportrait,
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After the project "stevenbysteven" comes "just steven". Irregular self-portraits in which I experiment with lighting, location and my camera. from portrait to fashion to erotic. a mix of different styles.
(C) 2011 Steven P. Carnarius. All rights reserved
Really recommend heading out to Fort Tilden in the Rockaways if you are NY.
Behind the scenes photos from the filming of the Nokia Lumia campaign. New York 2012.
See the films at
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgKNvl454BxeDMU2rPf3Y7rjeg...
The coffee table wedding book was divided between two 12x12-inch books, because there was so much to visually tell. In total, there was 200+ pages, 5 chapters documenting the Indian wedding process that took place over 3 days, and a custom cover design that nods to Indian culture, but still being contemporary for our young couple.
With a little manipulation in Photoshop, sensitivity for typography, an eye for layout structure, and a few words of dedication written by me, I must say these books are another great addition to the Design With Chon portfolio of custom books.
Technique: Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign, Digital Printing on Premium Satin 100lb.Text Paper
Credits: Cover, book layout, retouching and written copy was produced by Chon
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Design With Chon (DWC), a boutique design studio with defined niches in (1) visual communication, (2) event design and (3) interiors. Each of these industries are huge in themselves, but DWC has an understanding that bridges them together — color, balance, texture, order and a good eye for design. DWC’s goal is to achieve good design in all its various forms, whether it’s from the branding of your business to saying “I do” to transforming a dwelling in your home. Let me, “Chon," be your go-to person for good design, color, great photography and art. A balanced environment makes you feel good, and I am here to inspire your surroundings.
If you’re interested in sharing an idea or a project, drop me a line at designwithchon[at]gmail.com to start the conversation.
©Design With Chon. All Rights Reserved.
Exposition-atelier présentée du 8 mai au 5 octobre 2014 au Château de la Roche Jagu à Ploëzal www.larochejagu.fr/
For our basement, there are 4 main functional zones that we needed: (1) a living + lounge area to watch tv for 6-8 individuals, (2) office for 3 computer stations + filing storage, (3) my very own art studio for client projects + crafts, and (4) a utility/storage room.
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Design With Chon (DWC), a boutique design studio with defined niches in (1) visual communication, (2) event design and (3) interiors. Each of these industries are huge in themselves, but DWC has an understanding that bridges them together — color, balance, texture, order and a good eye for design. DWC’s goal is to achieve good design in all its various forms, whether it’s from the branding of your business to saying “I do” to transforming a dwelling in your home. Let me, “Chon,” be your go-to person for good design, color, great photography and art. A balanced environment makes you feel good, and I am here to inspire your surroundings.
If you’re interested in sharing an idea or a project, drop me a line at designwithchon[at]gmail.com to start the conversation.
©2011 Design With Chon, LLC. All Rights Reserved.