Press Release – New type of personalized Christmas ornament is being launched by JuJups using 3D printing technology. JuJups.com, a Singapore based company is launching a 3D printing service this Christmas allowing people to create 3D figurines of themselves and their loved ones as Angels, Santas, and Elves, using the latest in 3D printing technology.

The products are printed in the US and in Denmark for EU, using Zcorp’s 3D color printing technology. JuJups is amongst the few companies targeting consumers directly with 3D printing technology that prices that are affordable and with products that have a high level of consumer appeal. FigurePrints has successfully launched a 3D printing service for World of War Craft Characters and ShapeWays owned by Philips has launched an online 3D printing portal. These are the beginning of a very interesting future for consumer based 3D printing which is slated to change the way things are designed and manufactured.

The challenge so far, has been primarily cost and printing quality. As costs decrease and quality increases a range of product possibilities is bound to emerge. The JuJups platform is created to offer some of these possibilities and source for more new ideas and concepts in the coming year. Increase in printing volume and improved quality will bring product pricing under the range of $20 – making it possible to develop and launch a wide range of consumer items.

Currently 3D printing technology is only accessible to designers with some 3D Design experience. JuJups will change that. Its online tools put the consumer in the driving seat enabling them to create highly personalized content with significant amount of creative freedom. The “pride of authorship” is something that has significant value for the person who creates it or gives it to someone special – it has viral qualities that are expected to trigger as the product quality reaches a certain point.

The design engines powering the JuJups portal is developed by Genometri which specializes in online design technologies to make designing incredibly easy. By growing a design community around it, JuJups hopes to provide an increasing variety of designs to cater to every taste, need and occasion in every part of the world.

Sivam Krish, CEO of Genometri observes that everyone wants to be a designer; “JuJups.com is about making that possible”, he says. JuJups is about creating – genuine creative freedom that goes beyond simple templates.

About JuJups
JuJups is a rapidly growing online co-creation platform that connects prosumer, content owners and manufacturing companies globally, to serve customers locally. JuJups is owned and operated by Genometri. Genometri is a Design Technology Company based in Singapore focusing on building tools for co-creation. It is funded by NVS and SPRING Singapore.

Global Co-Creation Platform
Jujups is a global co-creation platform form aimed at connecting content, consumers and manufacturers (mainly printers for now) all over the world to provide highly personalized yet local services. Currently JuJups US, JuJups Denmark, JuJups India and JuJups Singapore have
been launched. The products are printed locally and shipped locally.

Create your own 2D Designs

At the same time, JuJups.com is launching a “Create Your Own Cards” service, allowing consumers to create their own Christmas greeting cards free of charge. Instead of uploading photos, users can now create their own designs by dragging and dropping from a collection of graphics. The service is free; however the cards can be printed through partners in the US, India and Singapore. JuJups.com opens design to the vast majority who cannot use Adobe Photoshop or other professional design software.

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Jujups is also featured in Wall Street Journal:
How 3-D Printing Figures To Turn Web Worlds Real

JuJups.com: A week ago, JuJups.com, the world’s First 3D printing portal was launched. We have just heard from Sivam that the company has been mentioned in Wall Street Journal which discusses about the world of 3-D printing landscape. The mention of JuJups came in the following paragraph: “Meanwhile, in Singapore, a National University of Singapore spinoff called Genometri Pte. Ltd. this week is opening an online service for people to find and swap designs that can be 3-D printed.” We congratulate the team of JuJups for getting themselves on world news.

JuJups.com: The world’s first 3D design & print portal is a new generation 3-D design creation gateway that allows consumers to create their own 3D content has just been launched. Through JuJups, a worldwide community of users will come together to co-create, share, and co-produce designs – designs that can be realized as real-world products.

Singapore, December 2007 –- JuJups.com is a new generation 3D design creation portal that will allow consumers to create their own 3D content. 3D printing and Rapid Manufacturing methods are now maturing into affordable and reliable technologies which are increasingly accessible to companies. Combined with online design tools, this is opening up a whole new dimension of product possibilities where products can be designed, personalized and customized by customers themselves.

The designs created in JuJups.com are currently printed out in 3D by ZCorp, a company manufacturing 3D color printing machines based in Boston, Massachusetts. JuJups will launch for Christmas this year, the world’s first online design and print portal allowing online users to create their own customized 3D picture frames.

JuJups in association with ZCorp will expand 3D printing capacity to support the growing demand for customized objects. Customized giftware, memorabilia, toys, etc will soon be added to the list of items that can be custom designed. Many companies have now created opportunities for custom-made products, such as custom printed t-shirts, mugs, magnets etc. However, the customization is mostly in 2D.

Genometri plans to move this possibility in the realm of 3D products. Genometri has developed proprietary genetic design technology which encodes intelligence into design files allowing customers to enjoy great creative freedom while ensuring that they do not exceed the limits set by technology, manufacturing processes and cost. This allows non-designers to design. Blog formats and web templates are good examples of this, where the compositional logic is embedded into template, allowing non-designers to create hi-quality well-designed blogs without being a professional one.

Not long ago, people would have had difficulties imagining that given the chance everyone would want to be a newscaster. The proliferation of “blogsphere” has proven this to be true. Self-expression is both the liberating and motivational force that drives much of the web activities today. What better means for self-expression than Design?

Everyone has a secret desire to be a designer. JuJups will fulfill that dream.