Category Archives: design

LOGONOM!

via youtube.com A deep and powerful look into the genesis and essence of LOGONOM. Wow.

Also posted in culture, humor, video | Comments closed

Interesting interview with former BMW design chief Chris Bangle

via inframe.tv Even though some of his designs rankled me at the time, there’s no doubt that his stewardship of BMW was transformative to some degree – as much as any single design group can be these days. This interview is a tasty sample of Bangle’s way of thinking, and he offers some insightful comments [...]

Also posted in video | Comments closed

Vertical Money – It seems so obvious now that I’ve seen the concept.

via dowlingduncan.com Q: Why a vertical format? A: Because that’s how people handle money. Bingo.

Posted in design | Comments closed

Quote: “Windows Phone 7 is the Clay Standard”

If the iPhone is the platinum standard, Android is the gold standard, WebOS is the bronze standard, and Symbian and BlackBerry tie for tin. Windows Phone 7 is clay — a clay pigeon, in fact. via infoworld.com Haha, good one!

Also posted in humor | Comments closed

A thing of beauty: Renault DeZir Concept

A very original sculpture from Renault. It is wonderfully bulbous, yet a balanced shape of convex and concave surfaces. The design blurs the distinction between sheet metal and grille, with the cheese grater-like piercings above the headlights and in the chrome side inlet. The stance is lithe, agile, and predatory but not domineering. The chrome [...]

Also posted in auto | Tagged , | Comments closed

On the Street: ’51 Woody Country Squire

Not only a cherry, authentic woody, but the guy has a wood surfboard on the rack. A traveling time capsule, driving down the 101.

Also posted in auto, culture | Tagged | Comments closed

On the Street: 65 VW Notchback

They sure don’t make ‘em like they used to.   When I was a kid, the family for a brief time owned a 1971 VW Squareback, essentially a 2-door wagon version of this exact car. I remember liking it, despite its semi-jalopy status (if I recall correctly, the paint was, uh, less than perfect). It [...]

Also posted in auto, culture | Tagged , , | Comments closed