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That design is money!
Holger Struppek shares some design insights that went into Wells Fargo's touchscreen ATM interface--a product freed from a major hardware-imposed restriction of the past.
02 Jun 2008 22:53 31 Comments **** (3 Votes)
Watershed Protection as Functional Art
Daniel McCormick's watershed protection installations are beautiful--even inspiring--because they blend in with the environment while serving an important engineering function. Can we extend his lessons to large-scale construction projects?
04 May 2008 14:56 0 Comments      (0 Votes)
Modular kit housing
Building homes from kits has been popular as early as the late 1800s when Sears Roebuck & Co sold and shipped plans, pre-measured materials and hardware to any point in the country served by a rail line. Here's a look at a modern take on kit housing. Apart from the aesthetic, has anything really changed?
07 Apr 2008 22:00 8 Comments **** (1 Vote)
Living large with warning signs
Sometimes we can witness great design thinking in the most quotidian of media. Here's a short exploration of a locally famous warning sign from the wilderness of Northern California.
22 Mar 2008 11:37 2 Comments **** (1 Vote)
Supporting multiple transportation modes
In the United States, we growl about having freedom of choice about how we travel and then ironically opt a single mode of transport (usually a large car), clog the interstates and arterials, and complain about how poorly the transportation system works. Finite spaces can support a surprisingly large number of transportation modes and keep everyone moving efficiently toward their destinations.
21 Mar 2008 11:51 0 Comments **** (1 Vote)
Nokia Morph
The Cambridge Nanoscience Centre and Nokia have created a concept for a nanotech device called the Morph, which is a phone, a payment card, a wristwatch, a fashion accessory and any number of other things that shiftshapes to suit the mode of the user.
19 Mar 2008 20:11 1 Comment **** (1 Vote)
A seat control that looks like a seat
Automobiles can suffer from featuritis just like any number of products and systems. Michael Beavers shares one that that seems to simply get it right.
19 Mar 2008 19:44 0 Comments ***** (1 Vote)