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Frisbee - In memory of Walter Frederick Morrison

2010-02-17T05:19:00.000+03:30

Long time ago, when I was 8 or 9 maybe, I remember how easily we could make enjoyable times together with those plastic discs, playing in the parks; it was safe, cheap and exciting to see it rotating and moving in the air. Now Frisbee has gained a rich history to establish its own rules and styles. This post is a tribute to Walter Frederick Morrison who designed this free funny disc. See what you can do with Frisbee.

podcast 1: Visualizing Research

2009-12-30T15:33:00.008+03:30

I just decided to read some important critical pages of reference or important design books to the readers of this blog in a series of podcasts and I hope you find it helpful. Let me know how you see this new approach of design blogging.
Podcast 1: "Visualizing Research: A guide to the research process in art and design"; pages 12-16

XJ - All New

2009-12-19T10:48:00.000+03:30

This is the new Jaguar!, with panoramic roof, xenon headlamps, blind spot monitor, with aluminum body, pedestrian contact sensing system, full of luxurious stuff, with lot of technologies, and sustainable.

World Design Capital

2009-11-26T21:50:00.001+03:30

The future success of each city lies in the hands of those who plan, design and manage the shared spaces and functions of their city.

For cities, design is at their very core and is leveraged in business, with citizens, as well as in government to make cities more attractive, more liveable and more efficient.

The World Design Capital is a city promotion project celebrating the merits of design. Held biennially, it seeks to highlight the accomplishments of cities that are truly leveraging design as a tool to improve the social, cultural and economic life of cities, throughout a yearlong program of design-related events.

Having beaten out Eindhoven, Helsinki appointed the World Design Capital for 2012.

We're getting more and more World Design STH and I hope this helps raising the awareness of design for human better life.
And the other wish is that I am dreaming Tehran to be a WDC one day.

a car for blind

2009-11-21T01:45:00.001+03:30

Build a car that blind individuals can drive? that could navigate a curved course defined by a single lane of traffic cones; regulate speed within a predefined limit; and stop in time to avoid a collision. What do you say? National Federation of the Blind, challenged everyone to get involved in this idea and finally guys at Virginia Tech developed it. they employed other senses of blind - hearing and touch. The degree of vibration conveyed thru the worn vest by the blind, shows the blind how much brake is needed. Steering column "clicks" every 5 degrees turning and the driver verbally commands how many clicks needed. Again laser maps the path and tactile map helps blind on the way. This car is on progress.

VIA [MachineDesign]

PanorEmo

2009-11-16T08:27:00.001+03:30

As I prompted here, measuring emotions is always a big issue when we are about to define a project involving users emotionally or improve the environment or product emotionally. PanorEmo is a tool to understand emotional reactions of the users to the environment that is captured in a panorama 360 view. Exploring this virtual space, users pin-point different characters - representing different emotions - to different places of the environment. Emotional characters have relevant sound for better expression and users write "why" they felt such so for each of them. Clustering of emotional characters indicates places of the environment that you have to take care of. Using PanorEmo is easy, you can try it for yourself here.

Climate Change

2009-10-15T20:01:00.001+03:30

What I'm offering to you is that try googling "climate change" and checking the first few results. it is said:" Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years". And we are warned that:" Increasing greenhouse gas emissions are behind the rapid changes we see in our climate. The results could be catastrophic for people and nature alike." So? Take an Action via: Blog Action Day

Capsule endoscopy

2009-10-11T21:27:00.001+03:30

Capsule endoscopy is a new term in medicine attempting to replace those long hoses!, pushing and pulling and ... . Although I wish you would never experience any method of endoscopy but at Vanderbilt a new capsule endoscopy introduced which is quite different and it is leggy kind! 11 by 25 mm, 12-legged, 2-engined! Check the CAD simulation here. Brainstorm the alternative ways, this is why you are reading this.

E Ink

2009-08-22T17:10:00.009+04:30

it is really a broad issue to cover in a single post but this news caught my attention that finally we will see some paper with moving pictures and ads. Kindle was one of the first products using such EPDs(Electronic Paper Display), which is simply! a mix of e Ink and flexible displays (check popular products like this here). I am seeing the time that, as soon as we open a sci-fi book (you say it Harry Potter-ian kind), we will be taken into the world of multisensorized world. Video-in-Print by Americhip, could be the first generation of such multisensorized products. Don't miss the future!

Makrolon®

2009-07-12T20:47:00.005+04:30

Makrolon® is the high-tech polycarbonate from Bayer MaterialScience. It is used in different products and places, from water bottles to roofing and glazing. Let's have a look at this special modern material thru some case study. Helmets made of this material are: fracture-proof and do not splinter. 100% UV screening (up to 400 nm), with outstanding mechanical strength at the same time. scratch-resistantand anti-fog. and the surprise's that Makrolon® LQ 3187 withstands steel balls traveling at 420 km/h without suffering any damag! So, be safe and look good.

WIDD '09

2009-06-29T11:13:00.007+04:30

poster designed by Carla Sapiain

Here comes again the World Industrial Design Day, in 2009. Congrats. to all who care about design and to all who've come to this understanding of Design vital role in the world today.

This year's theme: 'Industrial Design: the product of human creativity'

Check the events of this day worldwide, here.
The poster I designed last year for WIDD, here.
And some pics I took of WIDD '08 in Iran, Tehran, here.

Let us know how you celebrate WIDD in your country.

Swedish Design Exhibition in Tehran | pictorial report |

2009-06-25T21:05:00.011+04:30

Between 11th and 27th of June, 10 design students from Sweden exhibit Swedish contemporary design in Tehran. I had a visit from the exhibition and took some pictures to share with you.

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Measuring Emotion

2009-06-21T17:26:00.005+04:30

Emotions are fuzzy but so vital in design. So to understand these emotional responses of the users, there should be some ways.

PrEmo helps us to measure the emotional experience of the product, service, environment or statement. Instead of relying on the use of words, respondents can report their emotions with the use of expressive cartoon animations. Each of the 12 measured emotions is portrayed by an animation of dynamic facial, bodily, and vocal expressions. Check the Quick tour and key benefits.

LEM is a scientifically validated cartoon character that expresses a set of eight specific emotions. You can use LEM emotions stickers to apply this method. There could different applications of evaluating different things, from products to magazines.

Tesla

2009-05-05T17:02:00.008+04:30

You remember first all-electric sports car, Lightning? Here's the other one from Tesla Motors. Tesla Roadster designed minimally and is comprised of 4 main components: the battery, which is relatively light, durable, recyclable and clean; Motor, the size of a watermelon!, 115 pounds, efficient; transmission: no clutch, and Power Electronics Module helps you drive surprisingly!; Power Electronics Module(PEM) controls motor torque, charging and regenerative braking. Check all these embedded in naked Tesla [here].
The brief process of Tesla creation [ here ].
and the most importantly, environmental benefits of such electrically-depended cars of today mentioned [ here ].
Tesla Roadster vs. Lightning [ here ].
You wanna buy some [ here ]. Definitely the cheaper electrical cars much more promote using clean energy and more people could afford it to make it an effective national strategy.
and finally, Tesla Roadster in action [ here ].

AFM-Forest

2009-02-22T17:50:00.004+03:30

Well, honestly when I first saw the film of it, I thought it's again something unreal but amazing. It didn't took a long to find it real, amazing and practical!! I am talking about this fantastic AFM harvester from AFM-Forest Ltd.. This "jack of all trades" machine cuts the trees from bottom, then peels, and then chops! And all these integrated in AFM harvester. You will enjoy seeing this masterpiece of design: gallery, brochore and videos.

Camera Printer

2009-01-18T20:08:00.006+03:30

I remember we had one of those old instant Polaroid cameras and I would never forget how it felt seeing the picture instantly developed. Polaroid PoGo™, with built-in printer and thanks to the ZINK tech ., is a retro-futuristic(in my mind)design that would herald a new generation of cameras. It's a new way to share photos.

And also TOMY xiao™ another camera with built-in printer, that is to be the first of its kind that gives you borderless, full-color prints in less than 60 seconds!

Silver

2008-12-15T18:47:00.007+03:30

Silver by Iranian Designer Hadi Teherani and his words on this design:

“I was keen to make technical complexity invisible and achieve the poetic level of perfect seating. A chair that is only used in an office and can always only express the word “office” was not enough for me. In particular I did not want an orthopaedic design with visible gears. Without complexity and depth of development design can outdate very quickly. Aesthetics without ethics tend to be deceiving.”

HAL

2008-12-02T18:45:00.002+03:30

HAL - Hybrid Assistive Limb- by Japanese(no wonder) Cyberdyne , is the world's first cyborg-type robot controlled by unique Hybrid System, i.e. integrated autonomous and robotic control system that provides human-like movement. It detects movement in advance via sensing biosignals on the surface of the skin. Though it adds 23 kg to your weight!(if we call it a bug) but is aimed at different environments - disaster sites - and could be applied for the people with disabilities. That's a big change in robotic development. Don't miss HAL in action.

Design for Poverty

2008-10-15T19:50:00.002+03:30

Yes We Can Change and I am sure that Design plays a big major role in this change, and I would say all designers are responsible for the Design which could help poverty in the world in any way ...

IDea Selection

2008-09-30T20:47:00.006+03:30

InnovationTools reviews how firms could be able to discover new ideas to reach innovation, exemplifying Disney "Gong Show" method and Google idea management system! Most of Disney famous cartoons and Google lovely applications came out of intimate and fair meetings, discussing different ideas of employees, expressed freely and heard unbiasedly. So if there is right people in the selection team - those broad-minded people in touch with markets and customer needs - with well-conceived criteria, it would guarantee those 2 or 3 brilliant breakthrough ideas. There is," no wonder idea selection is fast becoming an established and essential best practice of firms seeking to imbed innovation into their cultures."

VIA [ InnovationTools ]

People's Airbag

2008-09-25T13:40:00.004+03:30

Tokyo-based company - Prop - presents a new kind of safety gadget for the people who are prone to get injured - being old or have some disability or special kind of disorder like epilepsy - at H.C.R Exhibition in Japan. The device is strapped around the body - with 2 pockets of airbags behind the head and hips - and inflates in less than a second if it detects accelaration towards ground. Due to large elderly population in Japan, this new designed airbag could provide more physical independent and secure life for such people and that would be a kind of relief for their relatives. But it doesn't support old if falling forward, and that is a big problem. And the question that comes to my mind is that, what if preventing falling down and keeping old (wo)man standing straight?!

VIA [ bbcNews ]

Tongue Drive

2008-09-18T14:43:00.004+04:30

Recently I saw on TV some special eye-mouse that people with disabilities could click when wink. I truly believe that IDesign can and must be helpful for people with any kind of disability - in collaboration with scholars from other fields of sciences; add to this my personal interest, eager and desire to think of new ways of aiding disabled people thru Design. This Tongue Drive , developed by Maysam Ghovanloo at Georgia Tech, is on the same way. Attaching a magnet the size of a grain of rice to an individual tongue lets tongue motion direct the movement - of a cursor or a wheelchair. Magnetic-field sensors mounted on a headset outside the mouth detect movement of magnetic tracer. Sensor-output signals are then transmitted to the computer to be processed. Tongue Drive in action(film): moving wheelchair ; and Maysam speaks on the Tongue Drive system

VIA [ MedicalDesign ]

BackTpack

2008-08-07T15:01:00.003+04:30

I always keep nagging when I just carry this Lowepro backpack for cameras, because of instant and frequent access I need and it doesn't provide. So it is so helpful for the back if loads are devided into sides instead of back. BackTpack promises to improve posture and strength. besides all the benefits of Tpack, there are some points to take more serious: what if right bag is more loaded? and also I dont see free hands when I am carrying Tpack. It seems a bit more functional. Since back no more plays role in carrying the bag, I guess it should have been called "Sidepack"!

First all-electric sports car

2008-07-28T18:34:00.006+04:30

Presented at British Int'l Motor Show, it is to be the first all-electric sports car. Lightning GT, the car with a carbon-fibre and aluminium chassis, gets its power from a bank of batteries that can be 'quick-charged' in just 10 minutes for a range of between 180 and 200 miles. Due to be delivered in 2010, there is some underlying concept behind Lightning design, and that is:" if you really want motorists to switch to green, electric motoring, you have to make it exciting." But guess what their major hurdle: the car is too quiet!. So they are about to add some noise to the lightning, maybe some sound of thunder, just to keep people away from it!

microNeedle

2008-07-24T13:28:00.007+04:30

We have all suffered from pains of injection in different ways, but it is about to become more encouraging that you would head to the clinic to have lovely injection! Mimicing how mosquitos suck blood(only females bite, I mean moquitos!), providing microelectromechanical pump!, some people from India and Japan, have created microneedle, for easy, painless injections. It's got the size of 25 microns* (inner diameter) and 60 microns(outer diameter) as big as mosquito's mouth! It is made of strong Titanium. I wish it had been designed in my childhood! more we get closer to natural practical solutions of nature, more we get powerful.

* 1 micron= 0.001 mm

DesignMind

2008-07-20T02:50:00.005+04:30

Frog has discussed "collective instinct" in us for making collection of things and thoughts. Understanding this collective mind of users and related underlying "meaningful stories" of ordering ideas and information is definitely helpful for designers because "we are responsible for understanding users’ extant relationships to information and ideas". In the end of the article it is concluded that the act of collecting is "an unspoken language that narrates one person’s unique relation to the world". I guess it is one of the best and practical ways to design user-centredly.

WIDD in IRAN

2008-06-30T02:07:00.002+04:30

at the entrance of conference hall

lit-up WIDD candles together reads DESIGN

last pic of all the participants of WIDD gathering in Tehran, Iran

WIDD

2008-06-29T17:37:00.004+04:30

Happy WIDD

VerticalMouse

2008-06-27T13:07:00.005+04:30

At least it is a different perspective on mouse. WOW-PEN joy is claimed to be more ergonomic PC mouse since it provides position of hand-shaking; but I guess if you have to keep your wrist in some upright position, in comparison to the traditional flat hand, then may be you would put more energy to keep it that way. Especially when your hands are idle, still you have to maintain the upright position. there are some other upright PC mice. May be if there could be less material to grip (flat or vertical), then less energy would be consumed; I am talking about the future PC mice.

PHilips gaze-tracking shop windows

2008-06-03T16:59:00.002+04:30

Well it would be a practical way to predict everything at the point of purchase instead of doing lots of field studies and psycho-analytical researches to see what drags buyers to the shops. so

this gaze-tracking shop windows system by PHilips works well to convince buyers to have a look inside the shop. it is based on gaze durations on different products in the shop window. having calculated the most looked at product, relevant information - audio/visual - would get appeared on special shop window display, just let you know more of the attractive product to your eyes. If it helps to boost sales and profits - having tested gaze-tracking system in practice - then it could be a good startng point to consider market trends and buyer impulses to buy. PHilips says it could also be applied in mueums and art galleries.

LifeSaver

2008-06-02T00:44:00.003+04:30

It removes out 99.99999 % bacteria from all sources of water and also other over 99 % percent of other microbes, and this is all done by LifeSaver, the world’s first all in one ultra filtration water bottle. 750 cc of pure clean water out of LifeSaver is not too much but helps you not to be thirsty while you need clean water in unexpected situations or distant places(though if you find any source of water!). Michael Prichard (again British) video describes his invention and design. He is interested in aid market and he has made a great step toward that, but the price of 230/195 £ is too much expensive for third world countries or charities, since they are target people who are in need of clean cheap water!

Lightest Wheelchair

2008-05-15T16:07:00.005+04:30

Again britons are making history in the world of product design with presentation of the lightest wheelchair . Free Spirit weighs 6.3kg and is made of carbon fiber composite which has made it the lightest, yet stiff and strong. Except from its high price (₤2595), that would bring comfortable, easy experience for those who are moving around with wheelchairs.

Morph

2008-05-01T18:40:00.005+04:30

Morph is a mobile concept by NRC(Nokia Research Centre) and Cambridge Nanoscience Centre. Concept prepared and presented in the MOMA "Design and The Elastic Mind" Exhibition. This new concept by NOKIA makes benefit of Nan-Science advantages, which has resulted in Nano-grass structures to get solar power, or Nano-flowers to repel water and dirt. Morph is high-tech, yet green thanks to its magical materials. I highly recommend, never ever miss this descriptive informative video.

PHysical Interface + Virtualization

2008-04-24T12:55:00.005+04:30

1. During the OnlyPlanet Project by NOKIA and within Ideation Discussion sessions with Nokia Designers, I remember once one of them suggested some physical bending device for gaming! At that time, that was totally revolutionary idea to me. So now its nice to see that Microsoft is working on PHysical Interface .

2. Big electronic companies are researching and evaluating the idea of putting different features of a mobile in a single device. VirtualLogix wants to help build phone using a kind of software known as virtualization. virtualization software would enable a mobile-phone maker to add features regardless of the operating system. This way is greatly time-saving. Virtualization also helps a phone run with fewer chips. So this way, cost-effective.

ZIBA

2008-04-16T21:06:00.003+04:30

Just think of "Emotional Innovation" instead of "Technological" one! its a key factor to be able to stand strong in the 21th century market. Sohrab Vossoughi calls it 360-degree experience. he's been great at ZIBA and it is why his company is one of the first names in ID. Vossoughi admires Nau strategy to compete and to be successful. In the future designers would try to design "experiences" instead of products, actually it could be designer's expertise. ("Ziba" means "Beautiful" in persian language and Vossoughi is one of the many successful Iranians)

Zeemote

2008-04-10T19:43:00.005+04:30

Why should we play mobile games with mobile keyboard and by the phone itself? why not to test some separate game controller? So Zeemote has designed some thumbstick game controller that is designed specially for mobile devices and it is 95 x 35 x 20 mm and 47g and fits in the palm of the hand. Well, let me say Mobile Gaming could be a potential field of design. Have a look, and zeemote in action. Some Hint: what if Zeemote could be integrated into the body of the mobile device and while needed get removed to be used! because it is importat to be easily carried!

3D World

2008-03-13T18:18:00.007+03:30

It's been always my dream to make 3D models of my ideas and sketches as easy and fast as possible. and I am happy that I'm living in an era that every dream becomes true. Z Corp. suggests lots of solutions for 3D modeling, and it's great to see smaller and more compact modellers that could be used at home!(although prices are still the problem, but not for big companies). even you can have 3D figure of your imaginary character! along all these, again Stanford-ians, have converted 2D pictures into 3D models. all these achievements are speaking of second virtual life. What if I can have 3D model of . . . ?!

Aquaduct

2008-03-12T20:25:00.003+03:30

Aquaduct is a concept of tricycle that purifies water as the rider pedals. What this vehicle decided to do: sanitation and transportation in developing world. IDEO says:" The Aquaduct is designed to allow a person to sanitize and transport water simultaneously." see how it works. meanwhile there are some caring people who spread peace and better life: Potters for Peace. healthier lives thru Design.

USBCELL

2008-03-07T17:42:00.001+03:30

Simple Re-usable Energy, this is the main title goes for USBCELL. When you save 15 billion Alkaline batteries made and thrown away each year, then you are deserved to get CeBIT-iF award in product design. This new Cell definitely helps reduce global energy and resource waste in the short-term. USBCELL functions are so varied and totally practical and useful. Great Design come out of minimal acts, like beheading battery to make it potential to be used as USB!! its like discovering multiple potentials of our surroundings, even those simple batteries!!

Apple vs Braun

2008-02-23T19:10:00.006+03:30

Some design enthusiasts criticize Apple that it wasn't fair Jonathan Ive linger to admit his inspiration from Braun and Dieter Rams. Though, its clear that this is tribute here. but what about other similarities between these two. Sometimes that is taking from some general philosophy but, here it is duplication, isn't it? And why doesn't Braun sue apple on this? Is it some gift or there is some theif. Maybe they have paid Braun for borrowing design. but this is Ive who cares about simplicity, and dares to embrace this thinking, and then? well, we all know the outcome.

Ultimate Aero

2008-02-03T13:58:00.000+03:30

Ultimate Aero from SSC holds the title of " World's Fastest Car" and you see the early sketch inspired from napkin drawing of Jerod Shelby, founder. Aero Design is under influence of the Gordon Murray-designed McLaren F1. Although Bugatti now is behind to hold the record of the fastest, but its design seems more sophisticated to me; Curves and colors are more pleasant to eyes aesthetically and the car convinces you to be fast designly. Although technically, Aero is mid-engine, rear-drive with no traction control and also cheaper compared to Bugatti. See Aero in action!

Beijing Olympic Torch

2008-01-17T17:21:00.000+03:30

It's been always amazing for me to see how and why olympic torches are designed. Well, the upcoming Beijing olympic torch was designed by Lenovo (PC company!!) chosen among 300 competitor themes under the title of "Cloud of Promise", Resembling an ancient scroll and featuring "lucky cloud", and it took Lenovo 10 months to design it. It's made of polished aluminum-magnesium alloy. Material plays major role in this torch, esp. coated rubber-based paint of the handle to emulate sensation of one hand holding another. Each Olympic Torch keeps stories, history, traditions of its time and host, manifested in forms, colors, symbols and materials.

Thinnovation

2008-01-17T14:01:00.000+03:30

Every Design by Apple is a unique phenomenon to be considered. MacBook air is one of the Apple masterpieces. this "i-" added culture of Apple (pay close attention to "Built-in iSight camera" in MacBook Air, which is really smart) is really innovative and thoughtful. I believe that people in Apple largely stick to their promise to Think Different and this is why a mobile phone is born like "iPhone" and this new laptop computer is launched like non of its predecessors. even the way they wear those simple black t-shirts, this all means, Corporate Identity.

Tribute to Sottsass

2008-01-06T19:32:00.000+03:30

Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) was one of the first names I heard when started getting familiar with IDesign. He was like a grandfather for ID and would always keep his own room in the world of Design as long as Aesthetics and struggle for spreading beauty do matter. Olivetti typewriter and Memphis Group respectively pushed Product Design and Design Thinking one step further. He says:" If today somebody comes to me for a new lighting fixture, we will work on it for at least 2-3 months, there was a time when I would have known at once, what this fixture should look like ... today I am not sure I know what to do and in which style to work ... the relationship with the public which is going to use the product has grown so complex ... that I simply don't know how to touch people I am not familiar with ... "

Feng Shui

2008-01-03T11:27:00.000+03:30

Feng Shui (Wind Water), ancient Chinese metaphysical discipline that studies how mankind is affected, for better or for worst, by the environment. it is the art of achieving harmony through your surroundings. See it if you can learn Feng Shui? and check out one of the heroes of this art. if it deals with emotion, then it would be appealing. These are five elements in Feng Shui. and if you want to consider Feng Shui practically in design, have a look at these great beautiful architectures. Its a nice oriental philosophy to put in design thinking and solutions.

BioEnergy

2007-12-24T18:51:00.000+03:30

Key global warming solution: Bioenergy which is electricity and fuels derived from plant or animal-based materials. This solution doesnt work just in US, it could get adaptized to any country national policy(esp. industrial ones). read Union of Concerned Scientists report. bioenergy is just one part of the whole solution, energy efficiency, reduced energy demand through conservation, and reforms in transportation and land use policies must be pursued. Have a look at these bioenergy principles, which is totally informative. and also check out this one that is standard of low-carbon fuel. Lets wish the New Healthy Year for the planet.

Luran®

2007-12-19T21:43:00.000+03:30

Transparency, resistance, and aesthetics of the material matter for designers who are seeking new looks while lighter and stronger. well, Luran® is a kind of Styrene Acrylonitrile copolymer that its toughness is over styrene; these copolymers were born in 1940s. Eye-catching material look, apart from its mechanical spec., is so potential to help Design and this is why Softline Italian Co. which is a line in evolution, took advantage of Luran and Designed SLIM chair(the first of its kind) because Luran's high stiffness, low density and ease of processing allow this plastic to replace other transparent materials. Bright future for Materials and Designers!

ThinkCube

2007-12-10T18:28:00.000+03:30

I guess, more we trust in Innnovative methods, more useful ideas would get shaped in our minds while thinking on brand new solutions and this time, let's trust in ThinkCube, it's one of the innovation tools to reach new horizons in Design(as we are breathing in this kind of atmosphere). sounds to me, like breaking the simple cubic shell to discover precious treasures inside it, which are various dynamic forms! It works based on some innovation fundamentals such as: Breakthrough ideas come from playing with ideas and forming new connections. "Out of the box solutions in the box", Think Cube. Some offer: Try it!

The Year Concept Cars

2007-12-06T15:18:00.000+03:30

small hybrid-fueled car is some far horizon that Automakers are getting closer to it little by little. Then maybe in the future car classification, there would be relatively small SUV, small GT and so on! Also these little lovely concept cars sparkled the imaginary future small world in my mind. and the question emerges is that how small are we going to be? as small as cells to best fit in the world? or would it be that much small that just fit around the body like some garment? or human being would stretch living world? dont forget fuel efficiency which should be green and economical initiative in the future concept cars.

Design Thinking

2007-11-22T13:51:00.000+03:30

Design Thinking is a Catalyst as the guys at Stanford believe so and I think that Stanford-ians are premiers of this type of Thinking thanks to d.school they have created. It seems that thinking innovative like designers is more valuable to inject into sick ailing economy and in the future " Business Design" would lead the world enterprises. Dr. Charle Burnette has written about " 7 ways of design thinking(IDESIGN) " and also Nate Burgos considers Design and its vital influence on Everyday life. BTW, what's your IQ? No, not your intelligence quotient - your imagination quotient!? this is what matters these days to compete in turbulent economy.

Dyson

2007-11-12T21:00:00.000+03:30

It took sir James Dyson 5,127 prototypes to give a birth to bagless vacuum cleaner, Industrial/product design students know what it means! That dusty bag really was on my nerves as a child to remove it and clean it(like dear James). But I guess most of us can make true what we dreamt as a child only if like Dyson just try to:"see what needs to be done and just do it". And by the way, dear James is the 746th richest person in the world, with a net worth of about $1 billion. Industrial Design is proud of him.

Captain Organic

2007-11-01T18:24:00.000+03:30

Industrial Design is a world of contradictions. So it's not a surprise to see Lovegrove - known as Captain Organic- opposing Blobism of Karim Rashid and calling it rubbish( see it for yourself, dont miss this video of Lovegrove, which is tooo much inspirational) . But the benefit lies behind this is that it pushes Design forward..

Canon Snap

2007-10-25T01:32:00.000+03:30

Although it's futuristic concept, but its future which makes today and vice versa. The Canon Snap concept designed by David Münscher is a kind of very small ring-size camera that many of us would dream to have it. Size matters in the future world. Just imagine a little one-button camera around your finger to take pics while walking and wandering, then if you can dream it, then you'll have it.

What is graywater ?

2007-10-10T21:30:00.000+03:30

It's a green initiative to think of a Gray Water we are making in our everyday lives: taking shower, washing dishes, etc. If you tend to think Green, then dealing with graywater irrigation, graywater treatment, graywater filters, and indoor graywater reuse, are some of nowadays Green Design concerns. Check out these fresh quick-reached Water-saving designs.

The Luxury Cars Women Want

2007-09-25T17:06:00.000+03:30

Did you know that:"The car with the highest female ownership is the Volvo S40"?! and ain't it amazing to know that:" men are more likely to buy cars with their heart and women with their head"?! and did you know that women prefer to own cars which have got: safety, reliability, and value, actually these cars?!

what is fuwa pica?

2007-09-23T01:55:00.000+03:30

I believe that emotional stimulation is what makes unforgettable Experience for users. fuwa pica is in the same way, and beyond that. high-tech furniture illuminating your favorite colorcaused by the pressure produced by you touching or sitting on it. don't miss the film of this magic ice model , ain't it enjoyable?

Less but better

2007-09-19T17:45:00.000+03:30

I think Design owes to some people and one of them is great Dieter Rams. These people endowed some personality to Design and gave it an Identitiy to exist, to be. so it'd be revealing to see how this design philosopher defines good design in 10 simple statements.

a little Video for everyone

2007-09-06T16:28:00.000+03:30

Although I'm so happy to have 2nd generation of iPod nano but it'd become some regret after launch of new iPod nano Video; the regret of Owning new high-tech things with appealing Design which'd never fade away, remains forever.

Knowhere Clocks

2007-08-31T00:05:00.000+03:30

most of the time, when I'm chatting with my friends all around the world, or relatives, I am wondering what the time is there, and now, with Knowhere Clocks, we can make it, more beautifully, much more easier and right at the moment.

Cassette MP3 Player

2007-08-28T17:36:00.000+03:30

If this mp3 player reminds me of Cassette nostalgia in the past, then maybe we can call it some of Retro-Design, so if chinese people are designing and are understanding Design language, then it means lots of things to lots of people, and the best one for me is that, great deal of people would involve with Design.

Why Design Won’t Save the World?

2007-08-24T19:31:00.000+03:30

I always used to ask myself if Design is at service of poor people and if it is about to be human-centred, so why, day by day it is getting away from its real purpose, which part is important for Design, this 90%, or that 10%:

“The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.”

Who is Buckminster Fuller?

2007-08-24T19:23:00.000+03:30

the first time I heard his name, Buckminster Fuller, goes back to the first review of Design history and his name always reminds me of that special drop-shape stream-lined car, Dymaxion Car , but Bucky is so much more than this, you can see it for yourself here.

Why NOT?

2007-08-23T15:39:00.000+03:30

" You see things, and you say: ' Why? '

But I dream things that never were, and I say:

' Why not?' ''

George Bernard Shaw