As a follow up to my recent post on “Why does China copy designs?”, and enlighten reader has pointed out to me that China is not the only one copying "following" and improving in the design world. Reputable European brands seem to do the...
I bumped into an article at the Design Observer titled: What If Apple Is Bad for Design? and was first excited but quickly became seriously appalled. It was poorly argued, very disjointed, and really a huge fuss over nothing. I'm also surprised as...
Welcome to part 2 of my coverage of the CeBit Australia 2007. If you have not already, do have a look at part 1 first. In this post we take a look at the rest of the show and some of my noted...
A big hello from CeBit Australia! I'm currently hanging out at the CeBit Blogger Zone, after the very helpful Danny (who looks after the area) help me set up a wireless connection. I'm not going to type too much at this stage, I'll...
The Samsung NV10 digital camera is a sublimely designed camera that really considered all the past joys of manual cameras packaged all in a brilliantly retro styled hedonistic black housing. I picked up this beauty a few weeks before I moved to Australia, and so far...
Jeannie Lit, a stay-at-home mom turned inventor, refused to give up after a failed business, and went on to develop this wonderful writing protector for left handers! If you are like me, suffered through pencil smudges with a lot of frustration, you might like...
Unfortunately I am not so lucky. That lucky person that got his hands on one is Paul Stamatiou. Ah what I would have to give to own one or even the experience of playing around with one. I have written a lot...
Check out these amazing pictures of a Nintendo Gameboy that survived a bombed barracks during the Gulf War. It still works and plays Tetris! Amazing, why can't we build products like that anymore, products that can really last? When my mobile phone...
Jess McMullin over at bplusd has created and visual graphic of the Business and Design Landscape for 2007. Its looks pretty interesting as it contains a decent breakdown of not just consulting firms, but also schools, events, publications, and corporate groups. We liked the way of...
Jess McMullin over at bplusd has created and visual graphic of the Business and Design Landscape for 2007. Its looks pretty interesting as it contains a decent breakdown of not just consulting firms, but also schools, events, publications, and corporate groups. We liked the way of...
Ever wondered what if a computer was designed with an interface that never required using a button for clicking? Is it more intuitive or has clicking been ingrained in our psyche? Dont Click It is a very cool and interesting experimental site by the Institute...
A cool name of a fascinating site on the web's most anticipated Web 2.0 applications based on who has bookmarked it on Del.icio.us (god that is a web address I can never remember). The Museum of Modern Betas has a nice list of who and what...
The Chumby by Chumby Industries is a very innovative little product that is to me a great response by some thinking people on the culture that the Web 2.0 communities are creating. A while back I wrote about the Chumby as well as talked about why...
A very clever little device that takes a few aspects of this product's problematic use experience and fixes it. Its something almost every man has a problem with but never really speaks about. Remember your very first time? Too painfully I bet! Dutch...
Called “Beautifully useless” by the New York Times, the Buddha Machine is an interesting yet simple product, which reminds us of a less complicated time by defying the current convention of sleek. It just snubs the Cult of Mac by giving the bird to everything...
Designed by Joseph Graceffa, a designer from IDEO, this is a concept music Hi-Fi system has been doing the rounds on the internet. Apparently it has been posted on 14 blogs world wide. I supposed this blog will be number 15? After studying it,...
Remember the scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruse's character interfaces with a computer using his hand gestures? Well Jeff Han from Perceptive Pixel is developing a commercialized version of what he says "the way that people should be interacting with computers". Well actually close...
Jack Godfrey Wood, a Masters student in Industrial Design from Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in London, collaborated with Nokia to create this concept phone which he calls "All My Friends". A very clever phone idea where he combines the technology of mobile...
This is just too funny not to share! I love iPod Parodies as reflected in my shirt! (Out of stock by the way!) I think given a chance this will probably reach "classic" status pretty soon! The Apple product's well known user friendliness coming to aid...
Check out this really cool chair by Anna Gram that totally supports my new recent domesticated lifestyle. Aptly called the sweep chair, the simplicity in its design allows it's function to make a powerful statement. Being a work from home dad these days, I can...