Monthly Archives: January 2008

Falco finally honored in San Francisco with “sister stairs” – Boing Boing

Falco finally honored in San Francisco with “sister stairs” – Boing Boing
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At Last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee – New York Times

At Last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee – New York Times
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Design micro to macro

There are some interesting parallels between the ideas in Janine Benyus’s book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature and Richard Gabriel’s recent essay “Design Beyond Human Abilities” (big PDF). Biomimicry is a survey of solutions the natural world has come up with to solve problems. Everything from spider webs to photosynthesis to the way chimps medicate themselves [...]
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More reminiscing

In lieu of anything actually new, how about a walk down memory lane Play with the Machine style? January 2005 Tara Mcpherson: “Fantastic poster maker & illustrator. Letterpress-esque, check out the Stereolab one. She sells them, Stereolab is on $35.” Timely even! Her stuff is featured prominently in Juno’s (from the movie Juno) bedroom. January 2004 FSDB: “FSDB is [...]
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Architectures of Control :: Architectures of Control | Design with Intent

Architectures of Control :: Architectures of Control | Design with Intent
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So that was a fun year!

Not without the usual sadness…. So long Oscar Peterson, Ettore Sottsass, Don Herbert and so many more…. And hello 2008! Glad to meet you.
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AFP: Italian design guru Ettore Sottsass dies aged 90

AFP: Italian design guru Ettore Sottsass dies aged 90
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