Designing fitness. I work out at the downtown YMCA where they just got new exercise equipment. I have long been fascinated with the industrial design of exercise equipment, wondering about the myriad of disciplines that are drawn upon to design an effective, safe, ergonomic exercise machine: biometrics, user interface design, mechanical engineering,
Rethinking the Remote. Wow. This is interesting to see given that one of my class assignments with Axel was to rethink the remote. Introducing The Loop. Interesting….
Digital Ethnography: The Democratization of Grief. I’ve been fascinated by the news coming out of Virginia about the mass murder there. While viewing profiles of the victims on the New York Times online, I noticed that they are listing links to the Myspace and/or Facebook pages of the deceased. It’s downright eerie – macabre
Fixie Chicks. This is my friend Jessica’s fixed-gear bicycle. I’ve been thinking a lot about getting – maybe even building – one of these bikes lately. I’ve always wanted a really lightweight bike and because these have so few moving parts, they don’t weigh much. I’ve also read lots
Designer Weims. Again. This time for Getty Images. These two could soooooo be Oslo + Mies. The one in the background would be Mies. Totally.
I touched one. I held an iPhone last night. It was so sexy I almost wanted to lick it. Pictures and video don’t do it justice.
Dutch Design Week. One of the reasons I’ve decided I’m interested in teaching is because I think it will allow me to go to more events like this, and to hopefully one day do an exchange so I can live abroad for a while. I would definitely consider Holland.