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Coat Hanger Chair

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:32:10 +0200

Coat Hanger Chair

"I want everything we do to be beautiful. I don’t give a damn whether the client understands that..."

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:07:09 +0100

“I want everything we do to be beautiful. I don’t give a damn whether the client understands that that’s worth anything, or that the client thinks it’s worth anything, or whether it is worth anything. It’s worth it to me. It’s the way I want to live my life. I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares.”

- Saul Bass (via davidkaneda and marco)

52 Weeks of UX

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:20:48 +0100

52 Weeks of UX:

matthewb has got it right:

A discourse on the process of designing for real people, from Joshua Porter and Joshua Brewer. I love seeing this sort of project built on Tumblr, and Brewer has included some sweet design details, including the 1–52 navigation in the header, linking to articles tagged for each week.

"Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means."

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:18:12 +0100

“Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means.”

- Dr. Koichi Kawana /via mnmal

Design Hara´s Green PC: The compact PC comes is a small...

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:52:26 +0100

Design Hara´s Green PC:

The compact PC comes is a small handcrafted chassis, complete with handmade wooden side panels that come from Italian cypress wood or Canadian rose wood. While Design Hara claims that with this computer “you can simply save the earth!”, I wouldn’t go that far unless you use it to cure cancer or something. That said, it is built using at least some sustainable components and power consumption is rated at only 60 watts per hour, which isn’t bad at all. (via design hara’s green pc struts its woody goodness)

"Minimalism isn’t so much a style as the lack of conceit."

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:12:15 +0100

“Minimalism isn’t so much a style as the lack of conceit.”

- /by @SteveDekorte

"Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent."

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:21:53 +0100

“Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent.”

- Joe Sparano /via mnmal

This is for using Comic Sans you bastard ! /via...

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:55:26 +0100

This is for using Comic Sans you bastard !

/via @thomaskalve

Official roadsign typefaces UK Germany France US Poland Sweden...

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:39:00 +0100

Official roadsign typefaces UK Germany France US Poland Sweden other world countries

/via @tlrobinson

(Swedish above, by the way)

Radiator with garden hose look for sale by the meter. Cool...

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:47:56 +0100

Radiator with garden hose look for sale by the meter. Cool idea.

/Via Dinosaurs and Robots

Simply genius. The Rambler Socket holds 5 feet of power cable,...

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Simply genius. The Rambler Socket holds 5 feet of power cable, ready to pop out of the wall when you need a little more wiggle room in the sofa for your drained laptop. (via DVICE)

curvedwhite: 25 Years of Apple Mice by raneko

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:28:59 +0100

curvedwhite:

25 Years of Apple Mice by raneko

"Design is problem-solving."

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:29:00 +0100

“Design is problem-solving.”

- The Philosophy of Design (http://j.mp/5cup1N) (via Instapaper)

"People still have this old media thinking: They think of the web being similar to TV because it’s on..."

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:48:57 +0200

“People still have this old media thinking: They think of the web being similar to TV because it’s on the screen and visual. The main distinction is whether it’s active or passive, not whether it’s on a screen or not.”

- Jakob Nielsen

What If You Ran an Ad, and Nobody Saw It? - GigaOM

Apple - LED Cinema Display I admit I was a little bit...

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:31:29 +0200

Apple - LED Cinema Display

I admit I was a little bit disappointed after the Apple event today, having already seen all the leaked pictures of the new Macbooks and MB Pros. “One more thing..” wasn´t exciting at all when everybody knew the event was missing the Macbooks up to then. Anyhow, these new displays are pretty cool since I can leave my power adapter in my notebook case and have less clutter on/around my desk. Even with the new entry level Macbooks. And they are LED based. These will be killer when the 30” is released.

"Don’t crank out tasks — learn to work with a deeper focus. Don’t plan and hold meetings and form..."

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:08:54 +0200

“Don’t crank out tasks — learn to work with a deeper focus. Don’t plan and hold meetings and form committees — just launch the software or product or service and keep improving it. Don’t spend time organizing — you’ve got more important things to worry about.”

- Productivity 2.0: How the New Rules of Work Are Changing the Game | Zen Habits

Leo Babauta has a fantastic ability to put into words the “obvious” things that are so hard to see in everyday western world life.

"If anything, Apple’s best bet may be to work out a deal to bundle Apple TV units with the..."

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:03:00 +0200

“If anything, Apple’s best bet may be to work out a deal to bundle Apple TV units with the HDTVs sold by manufacturers”

- AppleInsider | Apple HDTV rumors resurface

I can´t either see why Apple would go into that low margin overcrowded business of HDTVs when the AppleTV is so plug and play already.

Then again, people probably said that about mobile phones as well when the iPhone rumours started popping up, and they turned the whole mobile phone business upside down in the shortest time.

Google's Chrome Declining In Popularity

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:00:19 +0200

Google's Chrome Declining In Popularity:

I don´t think this is surprising. I tested it and… ok… Webkit: awesome… but what else ? Didn´t like the GUI, don´t need anymore webkit based browsers, and I work enough already to keep advertisers, spam and spyware out of my browsing experience to actually invite them in. I think this is just a spin-off from the Android development and not really a focus (I hope).

"Whatever happens, AAPL will drop 10% because iUnicorn wasn’t announced…"

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:54:45 +0200

“Whatever happens, AAPL will drop 10% because iUnicorn wasn’t announced…”

- TUAW Predicts! The October 14th notebook event - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Automatic Adjustable Wrench: Power Tool meets Hand Tool »...

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:53:59 +0200

Automatic Adjustable Wrench: Power Tool meets Hand Tool » Coolest Gadgets

Now, this is real development ! Glad somebody works on this everyday stuff as well, because those are real annoyances which need addressing. Of course, the fact that my wrench needs a battery adds a little to the annoyances though.