Touchscreen Cartography.
This is soooooo cool.
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design
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The 60 Best Design Programs in the World.
A slide show from Naussbaum on Business Week. The UW’s design program is not listed. Why? Probably because they focus too much on Bauhaus poster design, which is sooooooo a generation ago. It is changing, though, with the refurbished ID and newly formed IxD programs. Hopefully, the faculty will
A beautiful machine.
Last night I had the pleasure of loading film into a movie camera for the first time. We’re using a Bolex H16 Reflex Camera and in terms of industrial design, it’s beautiful.
In terms of usability, it’s not bad, either. The camera is pretty simple, mapping almost
Designers I'd like to meet.
John Maeda is one of them. What a great personality he has and what an engaging speaker! I’m using his book for my course on the Theories and Practice of Interactivity and finally watched this presentation he gave at Ted.
Another good one to watch is by David Pogue,
Me, on Design Feast.
Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention this. I was interviewed for Design Feast. No biggie, really. But good for exposure and networking.
CCA's Design Strategy MBA.
Interesting. California College of the Arts now offers an MBA in Design Strategy:
The innovative MBA in Design Strategy, which will enroll its first
class of students in fall 2008, unites the studies of design, finance,
and organizational management in a unique curriculum aimed at providing
students with tools and
Masters of Design.
It’s that time of year, time for Fast Company’s Masters of Design edition. Yves Béhar is on the cover, one of my faves. But I wonder when they’ll finally put a woman on the cover??
I don’t think they’d ever put a graphic designer on
Design Within (Dog's) Reach.
Okay, I don’t actually want an eCrate that bad. It’s more Mies who wants one. This is a cool design, but can you imagine how much better their ads would look if they used a canine as elegantly designed (e.g., a Weimaraner) instead of that stupid little
Raymond Loewy at BAM.
Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture showcases the work of Loewy and his talented associates, placing it in the wider context of design’s role in shaping a new, modern look for the consumer society of the last century. A fascinating array of original drawings, models, products, advertisements, photographs,
Deux metros.
originally uploaded by Neylano.
One thing I’m really looking forward to about moving to DC (besides a change from 200+ cloudy days per year) is its proximity to New York. I’m going to make a point to go up there at least once a month. Maybe even more