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interaction

…more and more people are reliant on online social communities such as Facebook and Twitter, leading to possible technology related anti-social behaviours. Those who are used to regularly publishing their personal life online may have difficulty adjusting to public scenarios in real life and may loose the ability to speak or interact with others face to face.This chair allows one to update their status like they usually do on their online profiles byputting up various signs that shows their current status….

some interesting (and fun) ideas from designer and RCA graduate alice wang who is …interested in exploring needs that huge corporations may not be able to satisfy; creating systems that differ from the unified systems that surround us; designing services that bring new experiences and products that encourage people to think and question….

m / 23-08-2010 14:44 - tags: ,  

being daft

it’s on all of the other blogs already but still worth a mention, a labour of love: the making of the daft punk helmet, see the image set also here

…seventeen months, countless hours, multiple dead ends, hundreds of lessons learned, and one helmet made…

m / 26-07-2010 11:03 - tags: , , ,  

why pad?

i picked up an ipad in the UK last week, largely because i want to get my daughter started early on a medium that will probably be an integral part of her life, it’s great fun to see her trying it out and intuitively discovering what works or doesn’t… the good news is that ‘me studio’ is ipad ready: a ‘two finger’ click in vertical mode fills the browser screen perfectly…

i am also trying out some of the few apps already available, like flipboard, could this be the future? i’ll leave the answer to my daughter…

m / 22-07-2010 09:12 - tags: , , , ,  

bendy bike

…his design looks like a normal bike when in riding mode, but a simple level on the frame triggers the frame to go from rigid to pliable. a ratchet system built into the frame enables the bike to simple be bent around a pole fitting one side of the handle bar into a closure under the seat, locking the bike in place…

interesting idea this one, the principle of making something rigid, flexible like this could probably be implemented in many more products and other appliances too…

m / 21-07-2010 10:54 - tags: ,  

tie shirt

these ‘tactile’ japanese tees made me smile (via ‘bright’)

m / 06-07-2010 14:52 - tags: , ,  
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