Lego Big Mac

Ever Wanted your chips made of bricks?

Istvan Kulinyi: Mobil Pixel Lamp

This is one sexy lamp, made by Hungarian designer Kulinyi.

Lava: Tower Skin

International architectural firm LAVA has developed a simple, cost effective, easily constructed skin that promises to transforms aged 1960′s buildings in Sydney, into sustainable, iconic buildings.

Augmented Reality T-shirt

The future in augmented reality is amazing to think of!

Solar Powered Lawn Mower

Creative design thinking at its best!

Monopoly Revolution

The classic board game undertakes a new look.

Notion: Air Helmet

A new form of head protection for snow sports.

Airmouse

The concept aims to prevent repetitive stress injuries by dissolving the standard desktop mouse into a floating device worn on the user’s hand.

Julien Renault: Hand Forged Aluminium Stools

Hand craftsmanship at it’s very best.

House Made with 15 Shipping Containers

How can you not be a little interested in this concept?

2010 Vancouver Olympics Medals

Everyone is buzzing over the Olympics, check out the medals the athletes are vying to win.

Olympic Medal Design

The design process by Omer Arbel.

Karim Rashid for XO

You’ve seen him on Objectified now check out his furniture and stools collection.

Toronto Interior Design Show: Prototype

Love some great prototype designs.

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In the design community we are a different bunch of people and interesting eclectic mix of personalities. I wanted to see what the design community thought of being their New Years Resolutions, whether design related or otherwise. I want to say a big thank you to those people who responded to my messages and I look forward to any responses made in the comments below!

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My New Year Resolution for 2010 is …

bkmacdaddy: Web and graphic designer

I resolved many years ago to not make new year’s resolutions but instead to strive to continually improve, grow, learn and give.

crflores84: A rising designer trying to find my footing

I’d love to see the widespread popularity of minimalism with the simultaneous death of clutter and disorganization.

FredzGraphics: Freelance artsy dude

I haven’t given it much thought to be honest but I guess it would be to either take some courses or go to school to learn graphic design. =)

designthatrocks: Creative Director for Design That Rocks

My design resolution for this year is to do more creative/inspiring things in my life. This year was thin on concerts and events, which greatly inspire me to be and think more creatively, so this year I am going to attend more shows and events!

McConnellDesign: Web, print, brand design studio

Our design resolution this year will be expanding our blog audience and client base through awesome posts and great design!

gaksdesigns: Freelance Graphic Designer, Illustrator

My new years resolution for 2010 would be, to put out more personal work, better management of my time and to finally get my site/sites up and running.

sarahspooner1: Trainee designer, interested in logo design, illustration and digital art.

My design new years resolution will be to create my own website so that all my work is in one place.

mistygirlph: Graphics/avatar design, blogger.

To be able to make more designs and try to influence more people to bring out their creativity in a medium that they love

kalstudio: Designer. design & architecture affectionado.

To learn a new design app or something related; to schedule some time each week to draw or sew.

trudesign: Graphic, logo, web designer from VA(NY).

2010 will be an iconic year. More color, more design, more awesome than ever before. Take my skills to the next level. I resolve to develop my color use, continue to learn and hone my design skills, and increase my involvement in the community at large.

designshard: Lover of Typography, Web Design, CSS, XHTML , Illustration, Rock Music.

Try to make the best designs out of the the worst possible assets and not settle for anything less.

noellebydesign: Long time Graphic Designer/Visual Artist.

hhhmmm…. design resolutions? To continue acquiring knowledge and transitioning my Graphic Design degree into Interior Design.

francoispham: French graphic designer and illustrator. Games, music, manga, football, cinema, photos and drawing. PC user for now.

For 2010, I would like to experiment new ways about webdesign. I want to finish the next blog about stories and illustrations to, aswell as draw, draw, draw.

robertoblake: Ever since I was young I always knew I wanted to become a visual artist. Learning about Photoshop put me on the path to achieving that dream.

I think getting featured in more publications is one of my resolutions, and finding a cause I can put my designs behind would be the other.

mathewballard: Graphic designer, amateur photographer & random person.

That one is easy. To get my new website launched and get more freelance gigs then I did for 2009. Also, to become a stronger programmer.

nymphont: Dweeb. font geek. freelance designer. single mommie.

Personally my new years resolution for design is to start using my domain (nymphont.com) and to stop procrastinating on design projects.

myinkblog: I am a designer, blogger, twitter’er, wordpress’er, silverstripe advocate, blessed father and husband.

Improve the usability of the sites that I create and write better code.

GraceSmith: A 26 year old Freelance Web and Graphic Designer in ♥ with web standards and social media. An unashamed Apple Fangirl.

As a designer it would be to spend more time creating and developing my own projects and work with a wider range of talented designers and developers. Outside of design, I would like to focus on becoming a better photographer, as this summer I bought my first DSLR – a Canon 350D. I want to keep progressing and learning in all aspects of photography as it’s something I have developed a real passion for.

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‘skin for mac’

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Philippe Starck has made designs in all kinds of industrial design and product design areas, from interior to mass produced consumer goods such as toothbrushes and chairs. He has been working as an interior and product designer since 1975 and has accrued a vast reputation for several things across the design world, his work his wide ranging and something which can often found to provoke a response. His product designs are often usable household items which Starck himself helps to market for mass production. His awards are too long to list and his work is admired by many allowing him to work with many large multinational firms, so why does he have this success? Does he deserve this attention?

If you haven’t already seen it yet Starck has been the face of a new product design reality television show, the producers must love his wacky personality and style, (because the students themselves are nothing to shout about.) The show is about whittling down 12 students hand-picked by Starck to compete to win a place at his design studio. ‘Design For Life’ is a good show in the sense that it has brought the idea of product design into the public viewpoint and has shown the viewer what product design is. Starck provides for the viewer that eccentricity and exuberance most televisions shows showcase, it’s a shame he picked such mindless idiots who have little imagination and ideas to win a priceless place at his design studio.

The ‘Leggy Chrome Juicer.’

This is one of the single most useless products i have come across, what is it’s purpose? It has zero functionality and is simple a style piece. But it’s a juicer, surely the minimum it should do is it set function. Yet I have heard many designers speak of how much they love this item and confess to owning one at home, why? It is one of the main reasons I have had a black mark against Starck’s name.

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Dieter Rams started out his life in Germany in the 1930s and did first begin as an apprentice carpenter, he then worked his way up as an architect and interior designer before working for Braun. It wasn’t until the 1950s and working for Braun did his interest move away from architecture and interior design and move towards the design of products.

Dieter Rams is probably most famous for his work with Braun in the 1950s and 60s, many of which can be found in the Museum of Modern Art as they are such iconic pieces of product design. His work for Braun is highly regarded as being a huge influence over Jonathan Ive who’s work on the iMac and iPod began Apple’s huge rise to fame and fortune in the late 20th century and to the present day.

Dieter Rams has a great passion for simplicity and honesty in design, people looking at Rams should also recognize his work on the “ten principles of design.”

1. Good design is innovative.

2. Good design makes a product useful.

3. Good design is aesthetic.

4. Good design helps us understand a product.

5. Good design is unobtrusive.

6. Good design is honest.

7. Good design is durable.

8. Good design is consequent to the last detail.

9. Good design is concerned with the environment.

10. Good design is as little design as possible.

The first picture is the Braun T3 pocket radio, this has the same styling characteristics as the original iPod. Its simplistic design and minimal functions showcase his design principles and this is one of my favourite Dieter Rams product. The second picture shown above is the Braun T1000 Radio heavily influential on the Powermac G5. The third picture being the Braun LE1 speaker which has the complete look and feel of the Apple iMac. Dieter Rams work ended up providing the basis for Johnathan Ive who has recycled them into new and improved design products of high quality.

Other Products Dieter Rams Designed for Braun:

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Vadim Kibardin: ‘Killer Clock Concept.’

Myznik Egor: ‘Soft Clock Concept.’ (This was selected for a red-dot design award in 2009.)

Yiran Qian: ‘vice versa’

Demat Computer Mouse: Could this mouse be the ultimate in bare bones design and minimal material usage?

Mus2: Is a great cordless mouse which takes its inspiration from the cursor we are all familiar with, designed by Artlebedev.

Ez Keypad Mouse: flipping open the mouse cover allows use to use the numbers if you needed to write a long list.

Heartbeat Mouse: The mouse has a unique selling point for when the user grasps it, his or her thumb and palm will touch on its sensors which are inside the mouse and it starts to detect the user’s health situation. It also reminds the users how long they have worked.

Logitech MX Air: The MX Air combines laser optics for millimeter point accuracy, touch controls for parts of its interface, and Freespace’s innovative motion sensing technology to track hand gestures.

Flip Top Skype USB Mouse: Combines the computer mouse we all know and recodnise to open up as a skype phone for those internet calls.

Dormino: Entered in the Greener gadgets design competition for core77 this computer mouse tries to harness and help remove the wasted heat energy emitted by laptops to power a mouse, a common periphery used.

Jelly Blow up Mouse: Found on everyone’s favourite product design concept site, Yanko design. Whenever you need a mouse, blow up the Jelly Click, attach the USB cable and you’re good to go.

Zero Mouse Concept: Toxel profiles this much loved concept also seen on Coroflot, designed by German designer Oliver Rosito.

Comments are always welcome!

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Resources: Yanko Design

Found over at crookedbrains.net

Found over at designspotter.com, this is a ‘Muungano bench’ which has been lazer cut out.

Known as ‘La Dresser’ this piece of furniture was found over at the death by kerning blog, made by Wary Myers using an old set of drawers and revamped them.

Swiss firm Set 26 created this furniture and it is also available in six different colours also.

This design of a typography table can be found over at palette industries.

Called the Dharma Lounge, it reads “Stand Forget Breath Acknowledge Observe” this again was made by the people over at Pallette industries.

A very complex idea but put together with great precision, made by the American contemporary artist Joseph Kosuth.

These alphabet drawers are handmade over at Kent and London, the drawers were inspired by vintage printing blocks.

This campus floor lamp was found over at behance and again was made by those creatives over at Pallette Industries.

Character recycled typography was found over at Yanko Design. These reinstalled LEDs have a life span of 30,000 hours, and are recycled old lights which have previously would have been sent to landfill once there lifespan had ended.

Please leave your thoughts and comments, or any designs you may have come across yourself.

If you have any thoughts on the designs featured I would love to hear your comments.

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Apple’s design team is regarded the world over as one of the best and Johnathan Ive himself has been recognized with several awards, with products being permanent collections in museums such as MOMA in New York and the Pompidou in Paris.

The iMac (1998)

The iMac is such a change of style for desktop computers and provided quite literally a burst of colour onto the scene of bland grey/white computers which you would have seen across the market. Of course using colour in the materials you are manufacturing for the computer, but it was the care and detail the designers and Jonathan Ive took in using these materials. In making them perfect and the iMac just catches your attention straight away. No only did the iMac have a great burst of colour it also is transparent giving the user an insight into inside the computer at the various components, care and attention was put into the internal components which were previous overlooked.

The iPod (2001)

The iPod came with the emergence of mp3 players and the mp3 file format taking over the use of bulky tape and CD players. The Sony Walkman was such an iconic piece of electronics that some would argue the iPod lends itself to some of the same stylings which made the Sony Walkman so successful. The iPod also later on upgraded itself with the click wheel and this was introduced with it being heavily influenced from users liking the feel and click of a record player volume control knob.

The iPod was completely different and burst onto the market as a small pocket sized electronic device which was able to store your whole CD collection! The challenge was the interface in making the device simple and intuitive. The product itself is sealed off, with no screws and the user has no access to the electronic components stored inside. The twin shot shell is complimented with the polished stainless steel shell, which looks so stylish and expensive. Even the ear buds have shifted the market of headphones to introduce colour, they were white matching the iPod’s design and sat comfortably in the ear.

The inspiration of a lot of Jonathan Ive’s work is often attributed to the work of Dieter Rams, German industrial designer of the Bauhaus movement. Dieter Rams was one of the most influential designers of the 20th century transforming the success of Braun with some simply iconic products. The iPod itself has a lot of the styling traits of his record player “Snow White’s coffin.”

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Resources:

• Design Museum article

Great Concept Phones on Coroflot

Joy Yang: Smart Phone Concept

Kort Neumann: Nokia Concept Phone

Kort Neumann: Nokia Black Facet Concept

Eno Setiawan: 360 Touch Phone Concept

Eno Setiawan

Michael DiTullo: Google G2 Phone Concept

Mac Funamizu: Concept Phone

Great Concept Phones on Deviant Art

RAZR2 Microsite Concept: By Art of Marc

LG Mobile Phone Concept: By Ugur Sahin

K600i Phone Concept: Charles Tardif

Futur Mobile Concept: Nikola Novak

Expert Cell Phone Concept: Daniel Rockafeller

Ego Phone: Riliz Arts

Phone Concept: By Galley the Pirate

Nokia Aeon Concept: By Omer Phiaz

Moto Q Concept Phone: By Art of Marc

Mobius Phone Concept: By Corey Roth

Great Concept Phones on Concept-Phones.com

Sony Ericsson w905 Concept: Jiri Havrlant

Sony Ericsson P905 Concept: Razec

Sony PSP Concept Phone: techdigest.tv

Sony Ericsson Xperia X5 Concept: Razec

Iphone Identity Concept: Wili Buena

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If you like this article you may also like:

• Nokia N Series Concept
• Samsung Soul Inspired Concept

Resources:

• Deviant Art
• Coroflot
• Concept-phones

Boxed Water: Part sustainable water, part art project; designed by Eric Monroe

Effen Vodka: Arlo Design

Wyborowa Vodka: Keving Leung

Robot food have designed this great label design for ‘Drinks Well.’

Assemblage: designed by Swiss designer Elsa Degirmenciler.

Georgia Coffee: Nicely designed coffee by coca-cola japan.

Subplot: Happy Planet Shots

Alvaro Rubio designs this new way of packaging milk.

Innovative milk packaging found on Fubiz.

Brooklyn Fare: Designed by Mucca Design

Lindsey Faye Sherman: Organic Eggs Container

Created by UK firm Brandy: Scratch

Innovative Way of repackaging Rice: By Pepe Gimeno

Waitrose Fresh Herbs: Lewis Moerly

Sweet Freedom by Agency Holmes and Merchant

Deep Purple: Child in Time ‘Cover Exercise’ by Sabri Akin

Design Bridge Netherland design these innovating hairdressing gels.

Aquados sell this great detergent with a brilliant typography dominated package.

Felicia Hildenbrandt: Walters Sugar

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