October 2010
2 posts
IDEO Designs water bottle carrier →
I ended up buying one of these for my place. I didn’t even realize that IDEO designed it. Not only are they eliminate having to pour the water into bottles but the bottles are resealable. The only thing is it only has 4 bottles so you constantly have to put the bottles back in the holder.
April 2008
25 posts
Lift you car with your exhaust →
Strange wheel car..
Thats a Rack!
The WineRack My cups runneth over Click to enlarge Press Reviews Videos Your Photos Customer Reviews Amy WineRack™ You can keep your technological breakthroughs and advances in medical science; when a product involves boobies and booze, top retailers (okay, us) stand up and listen. Ladies and gentlemen (well, gentlemen with especially sagging pecs), introducing the...
Thats a Rack!
The WineRack My cups runneth over Click to enlarge Press Reviews Videos Your Photos Customer Reviews Amy WineRack™ You can keep your technological breakthroughs and advances in medical science; when a product involves boobies and booze, top retailers (okay, us) stand up and listen. Ladies and gentlemen (well, gentlemen with especially sagging pecs), introducing the...
flying alarm
My, how time flies…ugh. I can’t believe I just said that… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ablBCBK9ZHM&eurl=http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/9171/ It’s not that we’ve gotten lazy as a species, far from it! We’re more productive now than we’ve ever been, but with more and more work to do, we have to create time by cutting down on late night...
Chicago Cutlery scissors
Ian Shook writes: I recently picked up a pair of “Chicago Cutlery” brand scissors. I don’t know if it was an intended feature to make the blades separate for easy cleaning, but they tend to separate while in use. When opened up close to all the way, the lock keeping the blades together disengages. I’ve cut myself twice. Fortunately, I was wearing shoes the third...
Social design thoughts
Work Life balance. Love, kindness and role models. Where have they gone and where is it going. In design centers, pilanthropy and cause related calls to action are all one and the same in peoples lives. Do a report on the state of Atlanta’s creative community, and find out how integrated cause, community and work really are, or are they polarized in people’s lives. #1. Work. #2....
Sandal bottle opener
Reef sandals bottle opener Bob Sifniades points out: These Reef sandals have a bottle opener built into the sole, which is convenient, and a very clever design, but not very sanitary. Who knows what you walked on before you open the bottle with the bottom of your sandal!
Scissors
Broken: Scissors packaging at Staples Jeremy Esland writes: Somehow I lost my office scissors, so the next time I was in Staples, I bought a new pair of scissors made by Tonic Studios. Back in the office, I tried to get them out of their display packaging - seems I needed a pair of scissors to free them. Ok, that’s no problem - I just bought a pair, right?
Scalding?
Broken: Bath temperature selection Nicholas Mann writes: While helping a friend move, we found this bath temperature selector in the bathroom. Why on earth would a company ever label a temperature selection “scalding?”
Old stuff
Philipe Starck- facet ttp://www.brittonbritton.com/news/index.php?categoryID=3&id=58 Poetry in reduction Design for everyone Simple Fuction in design No ordimentation See that movement is possible Affordances: very direct- Flow gravity shows through the facet angle Sees himself as a printer Handle- how thick- how tight- Details make or break the design Wants to kill design by giving it away...
Old stuff 1/19
The designer of my first car: a Fiat 124 Spider. His designs have inspired me http://www.tom-tjaarda.net/ Renowned automotive designer Tom Tjaarda Born in 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, Tom Tjaarda had automotive design in his blood. His father was automotive designer Joop ‘Jan’ Tjaarda van Starkenberg, who changed his name to John Tjaarda when he came to the United States in 1923. One of the...
old stuff 1/24
January 24 Sid hartha Yes Close to the Edge Presentation -Allison Set Design work with designers directors sketch ideas design scenes communication Pirates of the Carribean Form Z for the ships John Berry clockwork orange superman 1 and II Companies Romeo scenery FX Group Visual Fest MKG Productions Trends 2D...
old stuff 1/31
1/31 notes Travis and Eric -Trends in Design Global Design-used everywhere-universal desing Personal – products that can be customized by the users. Interactive- connection between user and the product Green- using sustainable materials- clean production Simplex- simple, sleek ...
Old stuff- first designer
The designer of my first car: a Fiat 124 Spider. His designs have inspired me http://www.tom-tjaarda.net/ Renowned automotive designer Tom Tjaarda Born in 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, Tom Tjaarda had automotive design in his blood. His father was automotive designer Joop ‘Jan’ Tjaarda van Starkenberg, who changed his name to John Tjaarda when he came to the United States in 1923. One of the...
Old stuff
2/7/08 Phil Young sally struthers Tap project- $1 for a glass of water- donated to Unicef Inspi(red) computer for children - $100 Tom’s Shoe Party $35+ he matches each of the pairs and sends them to places in need Politics and Design stimulating economy R&D tax credits Design Job listings for next week what kind of design job add to...
old stuff
2/8 Today I have decided to start emailing Andreas Forsland, a design manager from Philips Design. I found his travel blog and del.io.us account have have been reading his thoughts on his experiences. He seems very insightful on his comments. In yesterday’s lecture a student did a presentation on Tom’s shoes. I have to say that I really didn’t enjoy it one bit. His...
Old stuff
2/5/07 quiz Tuesday multiple choice short essay of opinion – support your answer some visual asnwers what is design? don’t be fuzzy communication form giving process for consumerism Why do trends matter for designers? information, knowledge pay attention might be too late Name several trends and give a brief...
Summation
Over the course of the semester I have done a large amount of pondering on my philosophy on design. I think I have tried to get to the core of what I have always known but didn’t apply to design. I have discussed my ideas with my mentor and he suggested that I study Eames on how he used the authenticity in the materials he worked with. The form show describe function in an understated...
Eames and Loewy
The most I look at the designers of the past, the more inspiration I get in my own designs. I’m particularly interested in the Streamlined and Rational designs of Raymond Loewy. The subtle curves he introduced in his coke bottle and the deluxe coke dispenser still look modern today. By adding integrating curves into the design the sex appeal of the products shoots straight through the...
Jeff, It was the mailorder catalog for Restoration Hardware that Russell referred to wrt blending vintage with modern. Glad you enjoyed the visit. Regarding the _______, that is a confidential external job so please do not make specific report on that part of your visit. Andreas On 4/3/08, Jeff McCloud wrote: Andreas, I can’t thank you enough for the tour today. I certainly appreciate...
Karim and Philips
Today was a wonderful day for design. Not only did I get a chance to tour Philips design studio, I got a chance to see Karim Rashid speak at the Wooddruff center. This also sparked my idea for a thesis topic. I have some of my bulletpoint notes…. Karim Rashid spoke about anumber of interesting topcs: color- every color comes from nature- 16,000 colors that we can see. Why now do all...
Electro Active Polymers →
Caffeine Breath Spray? Sure!! →
March 2008
4 posts
Leavin Philips
Hi Jeff, Next Wednesday (April 2) may be a good time to come by for a studio tour. Call me on Monday to let me know what time that day may work for you. Mornings are best for me - before noon. FYI - I am leaving Philips Design and next Friday is my last day (April 4). I’m still planning to do a talk with your class on April 10. Hit me back! Also, tell me how your camping gear project is...
February 2008
21 posts
First Meeting with Mentor
I had layed out a couple topics on what we should talk about which we followed briefly: Make experiences that improve lives considering branding, market research, and business concerns. Two solutions: transperent solutions for people that just want to live their lives (bedsheet sensors for heart attack victims). Make gadgets for people that like gagdets (Iphone). He tried several positions in...
Meeting
Great! See you there. You can see what I look like on LinkedIn. Regards, Andreas “Jeff McCloud” 02/26/2008 12:02 PM To Andreas Forsland/ATL/DESIGN/PHILIPS@PHILIPS cc Subject Re: Still On For Friday? Classification Andreas: Sounds great! I figured we should have an introductory session with general topics. Here is what I was thinking: How you got into design Design...
Tents with Air Poles →
Designing a sustainable city →
More Email
ok Regards, Andreas Forsland Philips Design, Royal Philips Jeff McCloud 02/21/2008 04:06 PM To Andreas Forsland/ATL/DESIGN/PHILIPS@PHILIPS cc Subject Re: Georgia Tech Student Request Classification Andreas: Sounds great! Should we touch base Monday and work out the specifics? Thanks, Jeff McCloud On Feb 21, 2008, at 3:54 PM, Andreas Forsland wrote: Lets grab lunch or talk by phone...
Email correspondence
Andreas: Well Unfortunately I have class all day Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8-3:30. Monday, Wednesday, or Friday works the best for lunch time for me. We can push it out a little later if that works better for you. I have been thinking up a couple ideas for a topic. Each one I could probably talk for hours on. I’ve been interested in Trends and influences from music and culture on...
Record Labels and Studio
I heard back from my mentor and he is willing to establish an hourly power design session once a month. I just have to come up with a topic and let him know a couple days so he can prepare for it. We’ve been trying to set up a time next week but he is only open for lunch on Thursday. Unfortunately I have class all day and it won’t work. I’ve been brainstorming some ideas...
Out with the old in with the true
I really feel that I’m forgotten my philosophy from my years in marketing Focus on Target Market- This product is not for me, its for other people. The ideas is target a market and develop for them. Anti-faux -Focus and quality and usuability of the chef function. Additional functions or features do not compensate for a genuine design. The form should not exaggerate the function. ...
I heard back from my mentor candidate today! He asked me the simpliest questions: why design, what do you intend on getting out of it, and why him? These are all key questions so I hope I answered them to his expectations
Inventor Personality
[ENFP][INFP][ENFJ][INFJ][ESTJ][ISTJ][ESFJ][ISFJ] [ENTP][INTP][ENTJ][INTJ][ESTP][ISTP][ESFP][ISFP] Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving by Marina Margaret Heiss Profile: ENTP Revision: 3.0 Date of Revision: 26 Feb 2005 “Clever” is the word that perhaps describes ENTPs best. The professor who juggles half a dozen ideas for research papers and grant proposals in his mind...
