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Over the Top Concept Design

Joseph Warren — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:09:30 +0000

Growing up as a fan of Transformers and Mask, this Toyota concept car really hits home. The colors and features stir my imagination. Slide-out seating, large screen monitors, bike rack, energy drink dispenser; everything screams overkill.

Concept Design: Toaster Wand This concept design is a heat wand that toasts...
Trike to Bike This inventive bike marketed by Skip Hop lets your little...
Chalk Line Design I always thought that the kinetic powered bike lights...

Custom Corkscrew Cellars

Joseph Warren — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:22:10 +0000

Small spaces can engender the best of designs. So many designs have been centered around tight quarters, but not like this. A company called Spiral Cellars has found a niche market servicing the wealthy wine aficionado.

Using a cut-out hole in the floor beneath common areas in the home, these guys create spiral staircases that lead to small depths; so small in fact, that you can do no more than grab a bottle of wine. A cool factor, indeed, to have such a cool hidden cellar, but at what cost? Plenty, I am sure.

Winebrella I can never resist the temptation of a cleverly...
Double walled Designs Here are a few ways to store and pour things...
Package Design: Buckminster Snacker Geometric package designs for snacks are coming from all directions. Doritos...

Using Your Noodle

Joseph Warren — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:18:54 +0000

What a clever way to package such a simple food. The NYC Spaghetti packaging was created by a University of Central Lancashire student, using the famous Chrysler Building as the platform on which the spaghetti noodles rest.

Package Design: Buckminster Snacker Geometric package designs for snacks are coming from all directions. Doritos...
A Fresh Idea Simple ideas are the best, and this is an...

Precision Heat: Innovative Design

Joseph Warren — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:26:40 +0000

Having seen many induction stovetops, I was excited to see the Caso portable induction plate. This version, priced right and portable, makes induction cooking possible for anyone. Though this hot plate can reach temperatures of up to 428 degrees Fahrenheit, don’t be intimidated. Its built-in safety features include the ability to sense pans on its glass top surface. It also has a 180-minute timer and 10 precise power levels. Well designed and beautifully functional.

Innovative Idea: Night Rider Oh yeah! Check out this illuminated MPH vest for cyclists. Yes,...
Innovative Product Design: The Ultimate Tool? I have often said that simple product design always...
Innovative Product Design: Clever Cantilever This cup holder is ingenious – the textured grip, vivid...

History of the Plug

Joseph Warren — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:45:36 +0000

Here is a not-so-short, short history of why there are so many variations of the outlet plug around the world. A little history, a little geography and whole a lot of humor. Enjoy.

Easy In and Out Simple design always wins. By creating a finger hole in...

Cube Radio

Joseph Warren — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:34:06 +0000

This cube radio is a button-less radio that takes instruction by motion. The gravity switch enables an interface that increases and decreases volume and changes stations with a simple tilt, spin or roll.

Cutting Off the Power: New Green Product Invention This wireless surge protector switch takes the chore out...
Safe and Secure Design This may look like an electronics device, but it...
Rolling Easel This Children’s Paper Chair design is a great idea...

Trick and Treat: Candy Corn Cones

Joseph Warren — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:10:00 +0000

With a sense of humor and good timing on his side, rogue artist Diabetik of Washington D.C. might be able to pull this off without any fines or arrest. He has taken the liberty of decorating traffic cones with the ever-so-popular markings of traditional candy corn. No word on whether this has been allowed by the city, but I think it is quite creative and might make a few people slow down in time for the yearly trick-or-treat rush, which could use some slower traffic.

Trick of the Eye At one time or another I’m sure we have all...
Designer Interview: Eric Karjaluoto Designer Eric Karjaluoto of smashLAB, who is behind some innovative...

Advice on Sketching

Joseph Warren — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:54:07 +0000

This advice for how to better render is a good set of guidelines. I, like others who have read this and posted, do not agree with the last one, though. ”Always cheat” is a bad way of saying reference what is around you. Underlays and references to scale and style are not cheating, so the wording threw me for a loop. But overall, it’s a good article.

Sketching is Our Language of Communication ID sketcher Spencer Nugent explains in this article, “the...
Box o’ Designs No designer’s Christmas stocking (or book shelf) is complete without...
Communicating Through Sketching This video is a little dated, but the content...

Package Design: Buckminster Snacker

Joseph Warren — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:12:27 +0000

Geometric package designs for snacks are coming from all directions. Doritos has had a conceptual design overhaul, making a play on its famous triangular snack shape.

Impact extrusion is used to create this new Coke can redesign. Looks cool, I just hope it feels cool and can match the structural integrity of the current can.

box less pizza: Package Design There is no way that you can call this...
Juicy – Package Design How refreshing are these images? The sliced fruit design of...
The wonder Of Corrugated Cardboard Scottish-born Robert Gair invented the corrugated box in 1890; that...

Energy in Motion

Joseph Warren — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:24:39 +0000

Harnessing energy through the action of a rocking chair is a clever way to illuminate a reading light. The Murakami Chair does just that, and even has an OLED lamp that knows when it is needed and when to store energy for later use.

All Wrapped Up The Coil Lamp, created for an exhibition of conceptual...
Summer designs Whether it’s lounging around the lawn or poolside, grilling out or keeping...
Roomba in Motion This image is cool for two reasons. For one, the...