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Happy World Industrial Design Day!
2008-06-28 16:29:00 I like to wish all fellow Industrial Designers or anyone in the Industrial Design profession a happy World Industrial Design Day! Marked by Icsid's anniversary on June 29, World Industrial Design Day (WIDD) is a day to actively engage design professionals and design enthusiasts to explore their creativity, innovation, vision and passion in recognition of the role of industrial design and designers in our society.
By: Design Sojourn
A Blueprint for Design Education 2.0
2008-06-18 06:06:00 I often like to get myself into a spot of teaching, collaborating with and critiquing students. I find it enhances and consolidates what I have learned in my career in Design. I do recommend that designers, especially the senior ones, take some time off work to rub shoulders with people in a learning environment. But I digress. During some of my short exchanges at academic institutions, I noticed that most design educators have to struggle with juggling and managing studio projects and yet still maintain the academic requirements of tertiary institutions. Many times these requirements do no align. So I had and interesting thought. Is it possible that the foundation of structured rigorous learning that academic institutions are built upon, is not really conducive for the more fluid project based and lateral thinking style of a design studio? If so, what if we had the opportunity to create a design program from scratch without any influence of, for example, a Unive...
By: Design Sojourn
The World?s First Commercial Air-Powered Vehicle
2008-06-02 00:49:00 “The Air Car should be surprisingly practical. The $12,700 CityCAT, one of a handful of planned Air Car models, can hit 68 mph and has a range of 125 miles,adequate for cities. It will take only a few minutes for the CityCAT to refuel at gas stations (or anywhere else) equipped with custom air compressor ...
By: Bannaga
Solar LCD Powered iPods?
2008-05-29 02:24:00 “A recently published patent application discovered by MacRumors reveals that Apple is investigating the use of solar power in versions of their mobile devices — both handheld devices and portable computers…..Apple’s- not the only one exploring this technology as an old (2001) Motorola patent describes the same technique”….. <More> ...
By: Bannaga
Ringshot: The Evolution of The Slingshot
2008-05-28 04:35:00 Image from Flickr Sometimes there comes a design so simple and so clever that I just have to share it with all my readers!
By: Design Sojourn
Ringshot: The Evolution of The Slingshot
2008-05-27 21:35:00 Image from Flickr Sometimes there comes a design so simple and so clever that I just have to share it with all my readers!
By: Design Sojourn
Prefab: The Joshua Tree
2008-05-26 01:02:00 Offbeat homes features the Joshua Tree House by Hangar Prefab; a site that is both petit and cool site with more designs them out at Hangar Prefab Lifestyel and the <Offbeat Homes Site>:
By: Bannaga
Jonathan Ive on Apple?s Industrial Design Strategy
2008-05-21 05:52:00 Claire Beale is one of the lucky few that has been granted a rare interview with Jonathan Ive, who, unless you have been under a rock in the past decade, is Apple's senior vice-president of Industrial Design. You know, that guy responsible for the iMacs, iPods, and iPhones etc? Here it is with all the good parts and non design bits snipped off. The Bold bits are mine.
By: Design Sojourn
Jonathan Ive on Apple?s Industrial Design Strategy
2008-05-20 22:52:00 Claire Beale is one of the lucky few that has been granted a rare interview with Jonathan Ive, who, unless you have been under a rock in the past decade, is Apple's senior vice-president of Industrial Design. You know, that guy responsible for the iMacs, iPods, and iPhones etc? Here it is with all the good parts and non design bits snipped off. The Bold bits are mine.
By: Design Sojourn
Prefab: Maison evolutiV
2008-05-13 10:07:00 “The Maison evolutiV consumes only 48 kWh/square meter per year. Solar thermal on the roof provides hot water and the wool wood insulation helps to keep the house temperature regulated. Rainwater harvesting provides water for toilets and landscaping”…. Via ConceptTrends
By: Bannaga
Prefab: Wings
2008-05-12 21:07:00 We’ve already mentioned Jenesys’s Ecube prefab in a previous post, well now they have 2 new prefabs called Wings and the SR Series and both are simply cool: “Features of the SR Series Our shed-roof, SR series combines modernist styling with state-of-the-art prefab construction techniques to provide a distinct aesthetic and superior performance. The SR Series ...
By: Bannaga
Electric Scooters
2008-05-10 19:12:00 “The 2000X is a serious transportation device with a top speed of 15mph*, giving it the power and endurance necessary to get around in any urban environment. What’s even more incredible, is that the 2000X can be easily folded up, and weighing only 19.5lbs (8.8kg), it is light enough to be carried on the subway, ...
By: Bannaga
Prefabs of Levitstown-NY
2008-05-10 10:44:00 “The primary feature of this early Levittown house was its low, low cost– under $8,000 to purchase. With FHA-VA housing loans available, this meant home ownership with no down payment, or a tiny one, and a relatively low monthly mortgage “nut.” Levitt was able to offer these houses so cheaply because he was applying construction methods ...
By: Bannaga
Prefab: BaleHaus-High Tech Bales of Straw
2008-05-04 09:00:00 ?Modcell? was developed to enable straw bale insulation concepts to be easily incorporated by builders on a much grander scale. At Modcell? we are very committed to sustainable design. What is especially interesting about this design concept is that each panel is assembled as near possible to the building site. ?We find a local farmer who ...
By: Bannaga
Is Industrial Design Dead?
2008-05-01 04:37:00 So csven and I were doing our usual "ping-pong" discussion on Twitter. This time we were talking about The Death of Industrial Design. Csven laments that there is a confusion on what an Industrial Designer does, as the world sees it as styling and making beautiful things. Basically it looks like we just do shallow stuff. (Check out the post for more background information.) Perhaps in my view, has the definition of Industrial Design changed? Perhaps we should not be called Industrial Designers? If so what should we be called?
By: Design Sojourn
Is Industrial Design Dead?
2008-04-30 21:37:00 So csven and I were doing our usual "ping-pong" discussion on Twitter. This time we were talking about The Death of Industrial Design. Csven laments that there is a confusion on what an Industrial Designer does, as the world sees it as styling and making beautiful things. Basically it looks like we just do shallow stuff. (Check out the post for more background information.) Perhaps in my view, has the definition of Industrial Design changed? Perhaps we should not be called Industrial Designers? If so what should we be called?
By: Design Sojourn
Vey Pink In New York: Palazzo Chupi
2008-04-19 19:05:00 http://nymag.com/daily/intel/20-08/02/palazzo_chupi_goes_on_the-_mark.html “Today the remaining two units of Julian Schnabel’s pink West Village Palace, having been rejected by Bono, then by Madonna, went on the market. The views (river and harbor, from various terraces), amenities (pool, parking, access to the Schnabe), and schnabulous details (cast-bronze door handles, stone fireplaces, cast-stone railings, beamed ceilings, terra-cotta tile floors) put ...
By: Bannaga
Industrial Design Disease All In The Genes
2008-04-14 07:00:00 With the introduction of the computer age came the emergence of a whole new array of industrial design possibilities. The technological age, it seems, knows no bounds. But with all this, comes a price. And that price is Industrial Design Disease. It manifests itself in the form of technology addiction that comes with recognisable indicators. Sweaty ...
By: Resources zone
11 The Beautiful Game of Foosball
2008-04-10 04:10:00 Donn, a former student of mine, and an Intern at Gro Design recently sent me notice of a very cool foosball (link to what is foosball?) project he was part of. Finally someone is sitting up an taking notice!
By: Design Sojourn
Video: Design for Dreaming (1956)
2008-04-10 01:25:00 Set at the 1956 General Motors Motorama, this is one of the key Populuxe films of the 1950s, showing futuristic dream cars and Frigidaire’s “Kitchen of the Future.”
By: Bannaga
Vintage Prefab: The Aladdin Company Kit Homes
2008-04-07 20:36:00 “The Aladdin Company of Bay City, Michigan was one of America’s most long lived manufacturers of mail-order, “kit homes.” Begun in 1906 by two brothers, Otto and William Sovereign, the family-owned firm continued to manufacture houses until 1981. Over the firm’s long history it sold over 75,000 homes to both individual and corporate customers”…. See ...
By: Bannaga
BigDog - The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth
2008-04-07 10:40:00 watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww]“Look-ing at the video of this quadruped robot takes one right back to the StarWars films - only this isn’t fancy computer graphics animation but the real thing. A big dog-like pack ‘animal’ that can handle difficult terrains”…. <Article>
By: Bannaga
Philips ?Design Probes? into our Future
2008-04-06 18:01:00 In the same spirit as Visions of the Future Project, Philips generously shares with us their research findings of what our possible lifestyles could be in the era post 2020. Called Design Probes it is: …a dedicated ‘far-future’ research initiative to track trends and developments that may ultimately evolve into mainstream issues that have a ...
By: Design Sojourn
Does Industrial Design Effect Us All
2008-04-05 07:00:00 Talk of industrial design and automatically many of us will think about our history lessons back at school regarding the industrial revolution. It cannot be denied that this was the pinnacle of industrial design when so many ideas came together from so many diverse sources that it thrust the developed world into a time of ...
By: Resources zone
A Cross-Pollination of Creative Ideas at Blueprint 2008
2008-04-03 08:34:00 Yesterday, at the height of the Singapore Fashion Festival, I was invited to view a wonderful fashion show that was unlike any other. Called Blueprint 2008 the show was a result of a cross-pollination of ideas between fashion and industrial designers. What I liked about it was that the work was part sharing and part collaboration of ideas between fashion and product designers, with both inspiring each other to greater heights.
By: Design Sojourn
Kitchen Sync: A Wireless Digital Cookbook Gadget
2008-03-31 22:06:00 “A whole new kitchen appliance - a small, flexible, washable <Touch> screen with a dock. You can download recipes directly and follow links to buy necessary products and see tips online. The Kitchen Sync brings new web recipes together with the old-fashioned coobook, with no need for laborious printing or sticky laptop screens and keyboards. It’s ...
By: Bannaga
eMotion Solar PMP: Solar Powered MP3/Video Portable Media Player
2008-03-31 21:41:00 check out the specs from their Web Site: $$159.00 Availability: 2 - 3 weeks eMotion Solar PMP: Solar Powered MP3/Video Portable Media Player - Solar Battery Charger; charges your mobile devices on the go (1 Gigabyte) with SD card slot. In stock, will ship in 2-7 business days. eMotion 1GB Solar Portable Media Player & Battery Charger ? Transfer music, ...
By: Bannaga
Meet The Laptops You?ll Use in 2015
2008-03-28 00:28:00 “In a more speculative vein, in seven years, we just might have 3-D displays that show the world as it really is. This will not only be great for gamers, but it can aid in representing complex data and displaying computer-aided designs. Such displays could also revamp the way we interact with our desktops. Imagine an ...
By: Bannaga
16 Extreme Beds
2008-03-25 01:38:00 “Here is a collection of 16 of the most extreme & modern beds you?ll ever see”…. <More>
By: Bannaga
4 Prefabricated Villas!
2008-03-21 01:30:00 VIA GQ “This is one of four prefab homes (dubbed a Passive House) by Swedish house Kjellen Kaminsky Architecture. It’s meant to be mostly self-heating (hence the name) thanks to its especially thick insulation. Not sure we’d want to live in one?or in Sweden, though we hear good things?but the renderings are cool and worth ...
By: Bannaga
TOP 10 Wireless Innovations 2008
2008-03-21 00:51:00 #8 Talkster Talk can?t get any cheaper than with Talkster, the only service providing free long distance, international and group conference calls from any phone on any network #5 Ribbit“ Not another phone company, but a new kind of phone company?one that boasts an open platform that enables developers to easily integrate voice into almost any kind of ...
By: Bannaga
Speak Your Mind-Controlling The Machine Voicelessly
2008-03-18 20:07:00 “The video above shows the system placing the first public voiceless phone call on stage at a recent conference held by microchip manufacturer Texas Instruments. ?Michael Callahan, co-founder of Ambient Corporation, which developed the neckband, demonstrates the device, called the Audeo,? says New Scientist”…. <Article-More> From The Devloper’s Website “ The Audeo is being developed to create a ...
By: Bannaga
Prefab: PreFab Home Kits Sometimes Aren?t So Fabulous
2008-03-14 20:13:00 “Among the least-expensive choices are kits sold by Rocio Romero, a home designer in Perryville, Mo. Her $36,000 kit provides a shell and blueprints for a boxy, 1,150-square-foot dwelling clad in galvanized steel — but homeowners have to supply windows, doors, roofing and interior finishes. Ms. Romero has sold 154 houses since launching the line ...
By: Bannaga
GE Prints (OLEDs) Organic Light Emitting Diodes
2008-03-13 19:17:00 “OLEDs are even more energy efficient than regular LEDs. And now GE, after four years, has invented a way to print them newspaper style, quickly and inexpensively too”…. <More>
By: Bannaga
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Eats MacBook Air for Lunch
2008-03-13 18:56:00 “The X300 is a full-feature laptop, shrunken down to (just about) the Air’s diminutive size and a tad heavier at 3.4 pounds.The screen is the same 13.3 inches wide, though less bright than we’d like. Under the hood, a 1.2-GHz Core 2 Duo, 2 GB of RAM, and a 64-GB solid-state hard drive power it ...
By: Bannaga
DNA PC: Prefab LEGO-Like Modular PC Components
2008-03-13 18:40:00 “There is a personal computer concept designed in such a way to be so customizable that each model can be unique, matching users? different personalities and needs, cultures or passions, that it can be associated with the image of the human DNA. That?s why it is called the DNA PC, and in addition, the modular concept ...
By: Bannaga
Solar Laptop Concept By
2008-03-12 19:42:00 “It’s slick design, detachable solar panel and the fact that it also comes packed with a GPS, internet access & a satellite phone”… <More> via Reflections from Kay
By: Bannaga
Uniquely Designed Touch Screen Phone From Neonode/N2
2008-03-12 18:59:00 “From You Tube: To hear Neonode’s director of marketing Daniel Stalbo talk about his company’s patented infrared light grid technology reminds me of what it takes to be an art thief who doesn’t disrupt the cross-thatched beams of light used to protect multimillion-dollar works of art. In principle, its a similar grid of light beams ...
By: Bannaga
Matchbox-Sized Device Turns Any WiFi-Enabled Phone/PDA/UMPC or Device Into
2008-03-12 18:38:00 A short demonstration of PacketVideo’s mobile broadcast receiver. This matchbox-sized device turns any WiFi-enabled device into a mobile TV.
By: Bannaga
Oh No! Another Design Bites the Dust?
2008-03-08 16:53:00 Image by pmorgan There often comes a time when designers gather around, give each other hugs, pass the tissues, and say farewell to the fruits of their labor. Saying farewell to designs that did not make it. Kidding aside, this is one of the harsh realities of design and product development, despite the best efforts of all people involved, even with perfect planning and execution, design programs do and can get "axed". The worst timing is perhaps when the product is right at your door step.
By: Design Sojourn
Prefab: V2 Home System
2008-03-03 23:23:00 “Featured at the Dwell On Design Conference, the V2 Prefab Microhome is designed and built in Phoenix Arizona by V2World. The 384 square foot model below is the smallest version and units can be added or modified in size. The welded steel frame can be modified in 4 foot increments”….<M-ore> ...
By: Bannaga
Windmill That Can Provide Fresh Water From Seawater Directly
2008-03-03 23:03:00 “The combination of windmills and desalination installations is already commercially available. These windmills produce electricity from wind power, the electricity is stored and subsequently used to drive the high-pressure pump for the reverse osmosis installation. The storage of electricity in particular is very expensive. Energy is also lost during conversion. In the TU Delft installation, the ...
By: Bannaga
Video: Nokia Concept Morphing Phone
2008-02-28 00:01:00 “ Here?s Some info about the Morph: Nanotechnology on the palm of your hands - The mobile handset is said to have 10,000 transistors in a single fly hair made possible with Nanotechnology Self-cleaning - made with dirt and water-proof material that just lets foreign substances to just slip away Stratchable - the whole gadget can be shaped according ...
By: Bannaga
Move over iPhone: 5 User Interface Advances to Watch in 2008
2008-02-27 02:51:00 # 2 Skyfire is a free, downloadable Windows Mobile smartphone browser touted as a “better than iPhone” experience. In addition to enabling full audio and video, Flash content, QuickTime, advanced Ajax and Java, Skyfire displays web pages in miniaturized form, a la iPhone, with a SmartFit feature that resizes each article’s text to fit within ...
By: Bannaga
Prefab: Studio H:T Highland House
2008-02-26 03:24:00 Take a walk through Brad and Christa Tomecek’s sleek 2,700-square-foot Barvista Homes house, in the Highland neighborhood northwest of Lower Downtown, and your preconceived notions of what a factory-built home looks like are dashed. Forget safe, neutral- toned Formica and standard finishes. The kitchen features bold black granite countertops, a colorful glass mosaic backsplash, ...
By: Bannaga
Prefab: Danish Smart House Eco
2008-02-22 18:01:00 ”The architects note: ?You can design your house precisely as you wish? small or large, two or three floors, with either your family at the center or your friends. The house can even be customized for the local environment.? <More>
By: Bannaga
Video: Google & Wireless Data
2008-02-22 17:23:00 “Google believes balloons like these could radically change the economics of offering cellphone and Internet services in out-of-the-way areas, according to people familiar with its thinking. The company is among the registered bidders for a big chunk of radio spectrum at a government auction”…. <Full WSJ Article>
By: Bannaga
Modu?s Modular Mobile Phones
2008-02-21 13:00:00 Image collage from Modu Recently we covered Bug Lab's modular mobile phone, where it was essentially a CPU "brain" that you can attach modules that you would purchased as you require it. Modu's modular mobile phones takes this same concept but looks at it from another point of view. They start with a fully functional "brain" unit, and you then buy sleeves or what Modu calls "Jackets" which you slide the modular phone brain into it.
By: Design Sojourn
Video: Hands-Free Photo Browsing
2008-02-20 02:04:00 homemade demo Made bya Stanford CS major where he mashes up Piclens with a Z-cam to give it a 3rd dimension. The outcome: hands-free photo browsing
By: Bannaga
Celebrate Ubiquitous and Unsung Designs with this Iconic Sugar Shaker
2008-02-19 13:00:00 Image by: KAREN TAPIA-ANDERSEN / Los Angeles Times With, over 35 Million sold with just as many copies I'm sure, this Sugar Shaker is, according to Bill Stern an Art Historian, "the very essence of modernism, a perfect meld of function and form."
By: Design Sojourn
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