{"id":2449,"date":"2018-01-12T14:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T19:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/?p=2449"},"modified":"2018-01-12T14:19:10","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T19:19:10","slug":"predictions-projections-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/predictions-projections-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Like This Week: Predictions and Projections for 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Mouncey Ferguson<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2450\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/Crystal-Ball_michal-lomza-338227.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2450\" class=\"wp-image-2450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/Crystal-Ball_michal-lomza-338227-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/Crystal-Ball_michal-lomza-338227-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/Crystal-Ball_michal-lomza-338227-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/Crystal-Ball_michal-lomza-338227-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/O8tsoPRQkPc?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Michal Lomza<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>January? We\u2019re halfway through it. Happy New Year? You can stop saying that now.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/Elbo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2451\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/Elbo-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/Elbo-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/Elbo-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/01\/Elbo.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intelligent use of artificial intelligence. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/90154248\/ai-dominated-2017-heres-whats-coming-next\">FastCo surveys<\/a> top 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/elbo-chair--generated-in-project-dreamcatcher-made-with-fusion-360\">Elbo Chair<\/a> to boot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Changing your reality. <\/strong>VR headsets better watch out. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS43105017\">These <u>big thinkers at IDC<\/u> <\/a>say AR is about to take over in a big way. So gear up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moving to metal.<\/strong> Is 2018 the year that metal additive manufacturing will hit primetime? <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. <\/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> in 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consumer trends.<\/strong> CES happened this week in Vegas. We like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2018\/01\/08\/technology-trends-preditions-consumer-technology-association-ces\/\">Dezeen\u2019s design-centric take<\/a> on 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 &#8211; 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<\/p>\n<p>January? We\u2019re halfway through it. Happy New Year? You can stop saying that now.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":2452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[266,540,624,623],"class_list":["post-2449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-future-of-making-things","tag-3d-printing","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-augmented-reality","tag-virutal-reality"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What We Like This Week: Predictions and Projections for 2018 - In the Fold<\/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:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/predictions-projections-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Autodesk\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/predictions-projections-2018\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/predictions-projections-2018\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Autodesk\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2fe6071949598957391b579ca67e73a9\"},\"headline\":\"What We Like This Week: Predictions and Projections for 2018\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-12T19:00:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-12T19:19:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/predictions-projections-2018\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":308,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/predictions-projections-2018\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/71\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/Crystal-Ball_thumbnail.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"3D printing\",\"artificial intelligence\",\"Augmented Reality\",\"Virutal Reality\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Future of Making Things\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/predictions-projections-2018\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/predictions-projections-2018\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/predictions-projections-2018\\\/\",\"name\":\"What We Like This Week: Predictions and Projections for 2018 - 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