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 Paper. Trippy. Whoa. Check this out. We met with a woman today who’s doing research around digital interfaces for learning technologies such as this one. But a Swedish startup called Anoto has developed a new approach. A few weeks ago in Boston, I met an Italian named Nino Tarantino, who is
One of the stupidest things I've ever seen. I was just browsing through the new Pottery Barn catalog and came across this image. It’s nice enough, aesthetically, of course. The furniture is nice, the colors are soft and beautiful. But take a closer look at the books on the shelves behind the bed. At first I thought
Mental masturbation. From a recent post I made on a thread at Speak Up: Scott, I see what you’re saying about graphic design being the mode of travel for the ideas of other design disciplines before they’re physically realized. But then it becomes a chicken and egg argument: which comes
Icons are everything. Well, one thing I’ve realized in the short time I’ve been working at Teague is that when it comes to branding a user interface, good icons are everything. Seriously. And when you really think about it, icons are amazing things. In a visual space that is sometimes no
Groovy. I started my first day of work at Teague as a product designer. It’s fun. I like it. And their studio is close enough to the new sculpture park that I can easily walk there for lunch when I feel like it….
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,
I'm in loooooove.... It’s finally here. Okay. Not really. Not until June. Regardless, I’m so happy. Apple Unveils New Mobile Phone by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: January 9, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Computer (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs confirmed months of speculation Tuesday by unveiling a new mobile phone that
I'm hooked. “No matter how much I try to be plain, people don’t accept me, so I might as well be fabulous.” – Austin Scarlett Michaela and I have recently become addicted to Project Runway, so now I’m on a fashion design kick. This article is talking about fashion design, but