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Industrial Design Melbourne
This year, like every year at this time, a whole bunch of design students will leave university to enter the profession. And as with this time every year the prospect of making a living from design is scary! So I … Continue reading
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on Design Forums
Why has the level of discussion in “design forums” degenerated so quickly? Maybe because they’re not populated by “designers.” Greenfield explains … A List Apart: Articles: The Bathing Ape Has No Clothes (and other notes on the distinction between style … Continue reading
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Indigenous Australian Design
(picture above – David Lancashire) On Monday I was asked to be a ‘respondent’ ( my first time as a respondent!) at this event – Culture Shift: Culture Shift: An Indigenous Future for Design There’s a global shift in design … Continue reading
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Sustainable Designs for a Living World
10 Awe-Inspiring, Sustainable Designs for a Living World: Showing Now at Cooper Hewitt (Slideshow) : TreeHugger Not able to hoof it to New York City’s Cooper-Hewitt Museum for the Nature Conservancy’s Design for a Living World”? Fret not, because we’ve … Continue reading
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A future led by corporate projects
Good on you Peter Jones. So well put. I will push for a more radical position – but ‘led by corporate’ is a damning statement. You slave you, designer you. You are part of the problem – but do go … Continue reading
Integrated Design
I have been looking at the Bachelors in Integrated Design offered by the Koln International School of Design. This means I have considered it from many angles and there are many things I like about it. 1. I know many … Continue reading
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The Table in Context
This is interesting and different from the studio as the location of design. But still valid as the consultant preoccupation. What may also be interesting is to focus upon what we do not speak about because we believe mistakenly that … Continue reading
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I hope we’re nearing the end of the product design mindset
Emergence 2007 » Blog Archive » What People Are Saying About the Emergence Conference Todd Wilkens from Adaptive Path’s talk–”The End of Products”–was near to our hearts. Building the argument for ecosystems rather than products, he talked about the need … Continue reading
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I can do my take on Design Today
I make a proposition that Industrial Design is at a place where graphic design was in the 90s and photography was at the time of the digital camera. The line between the professional and the amateur is blurred. The amateur … Continue reading
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China Partly Blames Foreign Designs For Unsafe Toys
China Partly Blames Foreign Designs For Unsafe Toys BEIJING (AFP)–China on Tuesday laid part of the blame for poor product safety on foreign companies whose designs were flawed, as millions of parents around the world prepared to buy Chinese-made toys … Continue reading
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Bonnie at the Melbourne Design Market
I went to the Melbourne Sunday Design Market – orgainsed by the Nationla Design Centre. This market happens twice a year. Here is a picture of Bonnie’s stall.
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Artefact
artefact Any object that has been used, modified, or manufactured by humans, such as a tool, weapon, or vessel. In art, an artefact is a product of human skill and creativity, while in archaeology, the object may be a simple … Continue reading
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Reviving Experimental Design, by Scott Klinker
Beyond Fashion: Reviving Experimental Design, by Scott Klinker – Core77 Today, if any realm can claim the conceptual high ground of design research, it is interaction design–the perfect intersection of objects, systems, and social behaviors. Interaction design has become a … Continue reading
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D-Light
d.light – About Us The use of kerosene lamps has caused countless disabilities and loss of lives. Kerosene lamps are a poor and unreliable source of light that emit smoke and create unhealthy home environments. They depend on kerosene fuel, … Continue reading
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Research Publication – five years on
Looks like an interesting document. See – Five Years On. Victoria’s Design Sector 2003-2008 “5 December, 2008, Join us for the launch of the research publication that will provide a valuable knowledge bank on Victoria’s design sector.”
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2nd Road
About us – 2nd Road 2nd Road is a training and consulting firm specialising in shaping large scale change. Our methods and business philosophy have been developed over the past 20 years through our considerable consulting and training experience. We … Continue reading
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Transnational
Meeting a Masters student two days ago I was thrown back to a stint I did in Lisbon in 2000. I spent a big aprt of that time reading and one of these was on the indea of the Transnational. … Continue reading
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Elements of a discourse on the Transnational
INT3160: Transnational culture in theatre, literature and film Synopsis This unit examines transnational culture in selected works of literature, film and theatre. Cultural production in these fields has shifted radically over the last generation as terms such as ‘postcolonial,’ ‘hybrid,’ … Continue reading
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Use Your iPhone As A Wireless Numeric Keypad
NumberKey: Use Your iPhone As A Wireless Numeric Keypad | Mark’s Technology News Here’s a neat solution for both on-the-go number-crunchers and gamers alike. Called the NumberKey, it is an iPhone App which displays an elegant numeric keypad and wirelessly … Continue reading
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‘Second Life’ textiles
TED – TEXTILE ENVIRONMENT DESIGN: ‘Second Life’ textiles TED team member Caryn Simonson was recently part of a panel discussion at the ICA in London as part of the Textile Futures Research Group (TFRG) Salon series. ‘What Future for Living … Continue reading
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3D Printer Feeds On Paper And Glue
Mcor Matrix 3D Printer Feeds On Paper And Glue | Mark’s Technology News Finally, we’re getting closer to a consumer-level 3D Printer. This model, called the Matrix, is made by UK company Mcor and crafts intricate three-dimensional objects using nothing … Continue reading
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Learning to Ride the SBU – Self Balancing Unicycle
Self Balancing Unicycle – mad! more about “Learning to Ride the SBU – Self Balan…“, posted with vodpod
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Alligator-Like Vacuum Has LEDs For Eyes
Miele S7: High-Tech, Alligator-Like Vacuum Has LEDs For Eyes | Mark’s Technology News German appliance manufacturer Miele have come up with an impressive new ultra-flexible vacuum cleaner called the S7, which features an array of bright LED lights on the … Continue reading
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Transformer furniture
Transformer Furniture: Quickie by Jared Dickey : TreeHugger Transformer furniture lets people get more out of small spaces, and you are going to be a neat minimalist if you have to clean off your desk before you go to bed … Continue reading
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Implants Tap the Thinking Brain
Putting Thoughts into Action: Implants Tap the Thinking Brain: Scientific American # Surgeons have implanted a novel neural prosthesis into a paralyzed patient’s brain. The high-tech device enables the patient to communicate his thoughts to a computer, which translates them … Continue reading
