Quote:

Po: "There is no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness."

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Cool playground toys

Inspiration comes from many different places. We are on vacation in
Park City, Utah. At the playground near the hotel, there are these
neat toys. They work a lot like a 'scoop' as my 3 year old calls
them. He is not quite bog enough, but he was absolutely capivated by
them. Long live mechanical engineers.

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validation

Like all designer, it was interesting to watch the latest Apple product release (even if the design was leaked a few months ago). To me the most interesting part is its construction; basically a metal frame (which also acts as an antenna) which is then capped off with two pieces of glass. As I watched the ‘design’ video on Apple’s site and they explained the construction, the first thing that came to mind was Kaleidoscope’s Greener Grass concept phone the LINC. The LINC phone, designed with carbon foot print and recyclability in mind, has a metal frame captured by glass. I am NOT suggesting that Apple stole the idea from Kaleidoscope’s design team, as I believe that all good designers push for new and interesting forms which in most cases require innovative manufacturing techniques. The difference is that some designers work in an organization that enables disruptive thinking. Most designers work for companies (or with clients) that are content with incremental change.

As a designer with a soft spot for killer execution and finish I am glad to see that Apple continues to push the envelope of what is possible. It is also nice to see that Kaleidoscope’s designers are ahead of the curve.

Bad design

Subject: Bad design

We had a couple of people's last day today. Panera provided the
breakfast. Their drink dispensers are horrible. They are filled on
end) vertically, but when are used in the office (horizontally) the
coffee or orange juice pours all over the rug or floor or table.
This definately falls into the "who on earth designed this!?"

happy chinese new year: year of the dragon

i have worked with asia enough to know when chinese new year is... as everything shuts down. On our designers is from taiwan and wished me a 'happy chinese new year!'

i don't know how my son knew it was chinese new year, nor did i know how he know that it is the year of the dragon. but he does and this is what he made for me. not bad for a seven year old. it inspires me!

More cool graphics

Here are some lifestyle graphics from the mini booth at the autoshow.
It seems like mini and scion are the only brands that really support
lifestyle.

Clean diesel

Here is a detail of the graphic for Volkswagen's clean diesel cars at
the autoshow. I like the flame that are really leaves.