Category: design stuff
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Where I’ve been
Not here. As you can see by the months old last post. Since January I’ve changed jobs and countries. All the activity and change started in January – hence the tardy timing. Here’s a wee map of my experience. I’m still working with the public sector just in Australia now and as a consultant, not…
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Genius of Design (doco – ep #5)
Genius of Design : Episode 5: ‘Objects of Desire’ Final episode of the series finally watched. The gist of the episode was basically a juxtaposition of ‘previously’ and ‘the last 30 years and to the beyond’ a la: Design Previously Design in the Last 30 years Rational, long-lasting, functional, for the collective betterment Fashion-driven, free…
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Genius of Design (doco – ep #4)
Genius of Design : Episode 4: ‘Better Living through Chemistry’ NB: This is out of order – I haven’t watched Ep 3 yet which seems to be about the WWII design. Getting into the more boring, but enlightening mid-20th century design. I’m not going to rehash the episode (watching TV conscientiously shows me how tiresome…
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Genius of Design (doco – ep #2)
Genius of Design : Episode 2: ‘Designs for Living’ This episode was about how we started living from the early to mid-20th Century through designed products and experiences thanks to basically, European Design vs American design. Highlights and resonators were: European American Characteristic ethic In reaction to art nouveau and the over-ornamentation of everything, the…
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The Genius of Design (doco – ep #1)
On the Living Channel they’re playing a documentary series ‘The Genius of Design’* (Wednesday, 10pm). I wanted to capture the thought provoking/prodding bits from the episodes. Ep #1 ‘Ghosts in the Machine’ – As with most design shows so far its angle is the designed product/stuff, but I watch with a pleased self-reflective glow that…
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iPhone, iConnect, iThink iLikeIt
I have a new iPhone. It looks just like a bought one! And now I’m connected. Although to get there I had to pick between black or white (but not get the chance because they only had black (which I wanted anyway), remember PIN numbers I’d registered ooh, 8 years ago, get credit checked, passwords…