http://jvollmer.org Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:57:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 en http://jvollmer.org/2009/04/04/data-as-seductive-material/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/04/04/data-as-seductive-material/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:57:28 +0000 John Interesting talk from Matt Jones given in Umea, Sweden. Slides with notes on Slideshare.

]]> http://jvollmer.org/2009/04/04/data-as-seductive-material/feed/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/03/21/republic-bike-track-bikes-fixies-built-by-us-and-you/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/03/21/republic-bike-track-bikes-fixies-built-by-us-and-you/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:24:24 +0000 John Mass customization comes to the bike world. Pick your parts in a ton of different colors and they’ll ship you a bike mostly assembled.

]]> http://jvollmer.org/2009/03/21/republic-bike-track-bikes-fixies-built-by-us-and-you/feed/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/03/17/oh-hello-microsoft-2019-concept-video/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/03/17/oh-hello-microsoft-2019-concept-video/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:22:55 +0000 John High quality version of Microsoft’s 2019 concept video, from the Seattle motion graphics house that put it together. Lots and lots of fancy interface stuff happening here.

]]> http://jvollmer.org/2009/03/17/oh-hello-microsoft-2019-concept-video/feed/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/03/04/interview-with-gary-hustwit-director-of-objectified/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/03/04/interview-with-gary-hustwit-director-of-objectified/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:33:24 +0000 John Dwell has an interview Gary Hustwit, with lots of details about the upcoming product design documentary.

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]]> http://jvollmer.org/2009/02/13/sensors-help-keep-the-elderly-at-home/feed/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/01/31/design-for-darzi-design-council-uk/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/01/31/design-for-darzi-design-council-uk/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:43:53 +0000 John Ben Reason from service design company live|work, applies the core aspects of what he calls service thinking to healthcare.

]]> http://jvollmer.org/2009/01/31/design-for-darzi-design-council-uk/feed/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/01/19/the-book-cover-archive/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/01/19/the-book-cover-archive/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:10:37 +0000 John Great site collecting well designed book covers. The site looks great too!

]]> http://jvollmer.org/2009/01/19/the-book-cover-archive/feed/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/01/19/spoonflower-print-custom-fabric-on-demand/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/01/19/spoonflower-print-custom-fabric-on-demand/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:46:15 +0000 John Looks like a very cool service.

]]> http://jvollmer.org/2009/01/19/spoonflower-print-custom-fabric-on-demand/feed/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/01/18/the-sky-in-motion/ http://jvollmer.org/2009/01/18/the-sky-in-motion/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:56:04 +0000 John Wonderful time lapse videos of the sky. This site, a recent visit to the newly revamped Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences and a moonlight snowshoe walk in Yosemite have perked up my interest in astronomy.

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