As the quality of life improves for all of us, one thing we will need to spend some time on is looking after our aging population. Again I expect Design to play a
I repaired a gramophone from 1910: The mechanism was broken. Therefore I attached my Iphone to the horn with a soft foam connective piece over the Iphone’s loudspeaker. This results in a wonderful sounds, especially
Check out this clever reinterpretation of a wall clock called QLOCKTWO by multidisciplinary design agency Biegert & Funk. The QLOCKTWO clock visually spells out the time in
Thomas Meyerhoffer, a former designer at Apple, did what any designer would do when he was not happy with a product. He created his own. In Thomas' case it was his love for surfing and
Jabra Go 6400 headsets. Via: Fastcompany
When Apple launched their G3 "Bubble Gum" colored transparent iMacs in 1998, the world loved it. And as a result Apple was reborn. Unfortunately, the world loved
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Beautiful work by the students from The Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat Gan. They were tasked by their lecturers to re-invent the Coffee (and Espresso) or Tea
I slipped early into a meeting right before it was about to start with a cup of hot tea in my hand. My second for the day, freshly brewed and in a freshly washed
I like to bring back our regular Friday "link love" feature this Good Friday! 1) Design is The Problem : Tim Brown's thoughts on Design Thinking 2) Make something Cool Everyday: Behance Network 3) 10 Industrial Designers worth following on Twitter: Design Droplets 4) Seth
Edit: I thought long and hard on whether I should post this or not, as I know anything perceived as negative of Apple will receive a lot of flack. And it has. However, let me set the record straight. I have full
My first exposure to Dieter Rams was through a German lecturer I had at school that really idolized him. Perhaps it was that constant, "Dieter did this" or "Dieter would have done that" that really put me off! Now that I think about
Apple customarily comes late to the game, sitting and watching and then releasing its own, usually better, take on the current offerings. If Apple went to a party, it would turn up last and leave with the hottest girl there.
Via: Anders Ramsay.com via <a
Every second French Fry is either burnt, has a harden end or too short for satisfactory consumption.
Did you know that there are people who go around checking that this does not happen?
Once in a while I would come across a design idea that is just pure brilliance, I just have to share it here with you. The sheer simplicity of the solution is just mind boggling.
Image from YES Design The books, reissued as part of the Penguin on Design series, include Munari’s 1965 book, Design As Art; McLuhan’s 1967 classic, The Medium is the Massage; Berger’s seminal Ways Of Seeing from 1972; and Sontag’s 1977 essay, On Photography. Penguin has republished 4
Many brands are seeing the light. From Nokia, Apple, Levis, Nike, Nintendo, to Bose, Samsung and Sony, companies today understand the power of branding and know that to allow consumer to fully experience their brand they must create an environment where the consumer is surrounded by
Image from BusinessWeek, original camera image comes from Ralph London of the London Collection. Check out this interesting article on Wired.com on how Bill Buxton, a Microsoft Researcher has complimented Jony Ive and how Jony has learn from the success of Kodak's Vest Pocket camera
What started with a number of Plurks and Twitter messages, snowballed into what you see above. I now have in my hands a very tasty E71 Steel White which I shamelessly lined up next to my equally tasty white iPhone 16GB! Alright I know you want details.
Check out this amazing iPhone application, called Ocarina, that has currently got all of us in stitches or in awe! I have come across Guitar and Drum applications or simulations for the iPhone, but this has to take the cake! To get it to work,
Being the Multi-disciplinary sort of designer, I was highly impressed with Monocle when I picked it up at one of my better newsstands early last year. Therefore I was very please to discover Monocle as a video podcast on iTunes and free to boot!
"As real as it gets" by advertising firm, Bates 141 Jakarta. A very clever representation of, I dare say, one of our design software's most recognizable user interface. Even the tag line is great. I love it! Check out their production process and