February 2010
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Merlin Mann on The Atlantic’s Dropping of... →
Merlin Mann: This reeks of the same bush-league decision-making that hobbled Hulu, gets music fans sued, and keeps high-quality content locked in a tower like an aging virgin — too special to be…
iPhone, Android, and WebOS Demographics Via AdMob... →
I question whether the survey group is representative of the platforms as a whole, but some of the numbers are striking. Android skews heavily male, for one thing. But by far the most striking stat…
Deep Insight Into Apple From Morgan Stanley... →
Thank goodness AppleInsider is here to bring me wisdom such as this, from analyst Kathryn Huberty: “We expect Apple to launch new iPhones in June that offer both a lower total cost of ownership…
quick question : What is does being Healthy mean...
Answer using pictures/words of your choice to describe it..
also pls reblog (if you can) to your followers..
you can also reply using twitter, use hashtag #healthymeans , and pls retweet to friends/followers.. :)
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Design of tech-centered products needs new...
“Technology-centered design, it should be noted, originated during the industrial era. This era was dominated by engineering, which provided the paradigm for functional architecture, social engineering, and, of course, industrial design. The industrial design profession served as industry’s arm into the then emergent consumer culture. Although some industrial designers saw themselves as...
“As geeks, who have been spent our entire adult lives using and administering...”
– litl solves computer frustration « litl
the computer company that might just be the “Apple” of our generation.
Is Industrial Design education in Crisis?
This is a question asked by Clive Roux, CEO of current IDSA, in the Linkedin IDSA group.I am super glad there is discusssion on this, and the powers that be are involved in this.
Here was my quick answer/comment/rant
“I am a current grad ID student and from my experience, I see a BIG disconnect between design education, the needs of industry and more so the needs of students. This is more...
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“How do you stop hubris from creeping in?
Executive team in the company spends a...”
– Apple COO Tim Cook on how the company works.
the power of having focus,vision and the will to stick to it is enormous.
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“the greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never...”
– John Tukey, statistician
WatchThe “Outlet Regulator” Spits out Electricity Leeches - GOOD Blog
“a place of work where engineers can feel the joy of technological innovation, be...”
– Masaru Ibuka, founder of Sony, on the purpose of the Sony Corp. org.
Head-up display: factors →
nourmalaeb:
There are several factors that engineers must consider when designing a HUD:
field of vision — Since a person’s eyes are at two different points, they see two different images. To prevent a person’s eyes from having to change focus between the outside world and the display of the HUD, the display is “Collimated” (focused at infinity). In automobiles the display is generally focused...
“I have come to believe that we ‘discover’ beauty through the cleaning and...”
– Kenya Hara
“effective communication does not depend on how wisely we talk to a partner, but...”
– Kenya Hara
“Industrial Design is no longer about the design of objects themselves, but the...”
– Srikanth Jalasutram
“..house as a machine for living..”
– Le Corbusier
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“Objects are like people. They’re living, breathing things that have...”
– Steve jobs, explaining what object oriented software is..
From the Archives: A Revealing Interview With Steve Jobs : Rolling Stone
i am in love.. :)
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