Sagmeister, DIY, Sustainable Furniture, Tea Bags

Sagmeister, Inc. has been one of the most well-known names in graphic design across the world. On their site there's a great question and answer session with designer Stefan Sagmeister that's geared specifically toward students. He answers a lot of questions we've probably all been wanting to ask some successful designers ourselves. And the site is just really cool to look at period.

Check it out here.

These links below are probably not going to interest a lot of you, but check these out if you're into DIY projects or making your home look awesome:

belle maison

design*sponge

lucepedia (a blog about design rules that transcend into interior decorating)

the interior revolution

other stuff i'm digging:

awesome tea bags

sustainable furniture from 360

Inhabitat

Bruce Mau Design - Project H Design - CMYKern

Bruce Mau Design is a very unique design firm. The studio has been described as a self propelled organism. Bruce Mau Design is an interdisciplinary team: thirty architects, writers, graphic designers, biologists, musicians, filmmakers, animators, strategists, and activists housed in two studios in Toronto and Chicago.

http://www.brucemaudesign.com/#112942

H Design is a group of volunteer industrial designers who come together to try to solve problems faced in places such as Africa and South America through design. Their mission statement is design can change the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ChglxSwiE

CMYKern is a graphic design and print blog, but the site also contains articles and pictures about industrial design as well as photography, illustration, and branding.

http://cmykern.com/

Cool Hunting

Cool Hunting is a daily update on ideas and products in the intersection of art, design, culture and technology, and features weekly videos that get an inside look at the people who create them.

http://www.coolhunting.com/

Tuvie

This website is dedicated to talk about techs and gadgets in the future, some of them might still even a concept. Tuvie allows viewers to see what the future might bring to us.

http://www.tuvie.com/

DesignersCouch

A group established to embrace creativity through inspiration, encouraging designers to network with fellow creatives and share their knowledge of design.

http://designerscouch.org/show_news/758/a-collection-of-fantastic-and-mindblowing-watches.html

Luminaire Related

This is a sweet video of what can be done with a CAD model.

What Complexity Fits in a Sphere?

http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/10D00D9D-DBE7-4DB3-9EAB-8C937FB81548/

Toxel.com

Toxel.com is a blog of just cool designs both graphic and industrial. They also post photoshop tutorials and other things to browse.

http://www.toxel.com/category/design/
http://www.toxel.com/tech/2010/03/24/skateboard-with-hubless-wheels/
http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/02/28/modern-showers-and-creative-shower-heads/

Ultimate Tailgating Products

As we know, tailgating is a HUGE deal in the southeast, especially at Auburn. The American Tailgater company has addressed this market with a whole line of tailgating products. Some are a little kitsch, but cool nonetheless.

http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/ultimate_tailgating_products_16397.asp

HvZ

Humans vs. Zombies (HvZ) is a game of moderated tag commonly played on college campuses. A group of human players attempts to survive a “zombie outbreak” by outsmarting a growing group of zombie players

http://humansvszombies.org/rules

'Ole Corky

This mouse was designed to be self-sufficient, by using kinetic energy to recharge itself. Along with being made of cork, this green design also only uses the energy it creates for itself. No more batteries!

http://www.greendiary.com/entry/corky-mouse-click-to-produce-kinetic-energy/

Dias Design

This is a photoshop rendering done by Dias Design. It is being viewed at high speed so its pretty cool to see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXXQWw1nAwI&feature=PlayList&p=2320DBF1522A1755&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=10

Misa

The Misa Digital Guitar is a new way to think about how you play the guitar. It is not meant to replicate the sounds of and acoustic or electric guitar.
http://www.misadigital.com/flash/

Lovely Package

Welcome to Lovely Package®, the leading source for the very best that package design has to offer.
A collection of new and interesting packaging designs, updated daily.
http://lovelypackage.com/

New photoshop feature to be used in upcoming versions of photoshop

(don't worry, it's serious despite being on collegehumor)

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1922028


Hummer concept vehicle designed by students recently graduated. They were given the concept project before going into production work to create an ideal environment for fresh ideas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuAZ-YR3KbE

Making New Products from Old Billboards

Most billboards wind up in the landfill when they're taken down. Haul, an Australian company, instead re-purposes them into new products.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18MUofsLHJA

Makezine

This is a website with a bunch of do-it-yourself. Some of the stuff is pretty cool. Some of it is kinda kitschy. A lot of the products are flat-packed, and there are instructions on how to build them.

http://makezine.com/

The flat pack home

August 25, 2008: The flat-pack home has gone on the market and you can put it together yourself.

http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/the-flat-pack-home/xptqyrh

Lotus Evora

The Evora enters the sports car market as the world's only mid-engine 2+2. It is powered by a lotus-tuned 3.5 liter V6 engine producing 276hp and weight just 2976 lbs. The Evora offers a more refined ownership experience than Lotus's existing smaller four cylinder models.

http://www.lotuscars.com/evora/

Design Milk: Modern Design

Design Milk is an online magazine dedicated to modern design. There goal is to bring what's fresh and new in art, architecture, interior design, furniture, decor, fashion and technology.

http://design-milk.com

Another horse thing

http://www.ridersrasp.com/
Emery board for a horse. Way convenient. Why didn't someone think of this before?

Brenderup

http://www.brenderuprealtrailers.com/
Pull a horse trailer with a car? Really efficient design, but will horse people in America go for it?

Lighting bag

its a tea bag that lights up your nights



http://totonko.com/2009/03/lighting-bag-wonsik-chae/

Gm Unveils future city car

This is an article about GM idea on a future city car in Shanghai

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1135907&icid=autos_1373&GT1=22017

Signage Debate

This is just a little article I thought was interesting about America's iconic EXIT sign, which can be found everywhere throughout our nation. The article details the debate between America and the rest of the world as to whether our red text exit sign is better than the now world-wide green pictorial sign. I am posting it because I believe this type of graphic issue is going to be a big part of our careers as Industrial Designers.

http://www.slate.com/id/2246107/?yahoo=y

Patagonia

This website is dedicated to Patagonia and their efforts to reduce waste and become a more sustainable company.




www.patagonia.com/web/us/footprint/index.jsp

Tuvie

This website is dedicated to talk about techs and gadgets of the future, some of them may still even be a concept. The website has a very friendly layout, and is user friendly to navigate. Browsers can look at new designs as well as submit their own designs.




http://www.tuvie.com/

LOGORAMA

An Oscar winning short film about a gritty world built of nothing but corporate identities...

http://www.logorama-themovie.com/

Bathroom of the Future?

This video clip is a short segment from the show Modern Marvels on the History Channel. It introduces some strange yet innovative ideas for common bathroom fixtures designed by a world-renowned Japanese company.

http://www.history.com/videos/bathrooms-of-the-future#bathrooms-of-the-future

The Makings of an International Symbol

This is Bombardier's link on their corporate website to a pdf several pages in length detailing the design of the Olympic torch for the 2010 winter games in Vancouver. It was a team of engineers and industrial designers from Bombardier (a company famous for sleek transportation such as their signature line of private jets) who designed the iconic and innovative torch for 2010.

http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/vancouver-2010-olympic-games/2010-torch-media-kit?docID=0901260d800c74c3#

since we're not good at graphic design...

This website is run by a graphic design professor at Marietta College. I don't know much (anything actually) about Marietta College or this professor but he has some very helpful information which I think would help us on this project, and in general for that matter. I clicked on the typography class link on the right and found some interesting stuff. Look around for yourself, explore the different class pages.

http://www.toddroeth.com/class/

Blu Dot Real Good Experiment

This is an interesting video done by Blu Dot and it shows an experiment they did to test the different types of users of one of their products.

http://vimeo.com/8201309

The new way to solve the problem of peeing in the streets of the U.K. The Urilift that marvelously appears at night time after drink specials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ7J8lrqx8E&feature=related

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=77254577907948095#

Wolfling

It's not a man...yet it's not a wolf. It is in fact, The Wolfling. Penned by a bored student then foolishly submitted to an alumni in efforts to secure a job interview, this work represents a low-point in portfolio content. Needless to say the student was oblivious, the alumni furious, and the INDD program both taken-aback and embarrassed.

Now forever secured as a part of Auburn INDD-lore, The Woofling stands (actually kneels) as a humbling reminder of how everyone should have every part of their portfolio professionally reviewed prior to submissions. Friends don't let friends submit The Wolfling.

Witness it, and never, never forget!

Jeff Han Multi-touch interface

Presentation by Jeff Han of a futuristic multi-touch interface during the Adobe sponsored TED2006. Jeff Han is a research scientist for NYU's Media Research Lab, and the inventor of an "interface-free" touch-driven computer screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcKqyn-gUbY

Hack 2 School

Core77 presents the "definitive design student guide" in Hack 2 School. This blog is full of useful tips and advice for design students as well as humor to keep you laughing.

http://www.core77.com/hack2school/

The new sony E3 motion controler

Sony is in the development process of creating a video game system and motion controller that will take the technology of the Nintindo Wii to the next level. This new controller has the ability to track the motion of the controller to give a realistic virtual world that moves with you. Its really cool, check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiX-26VL4bM

Industrial Design SERVED

The Served sites bring you a steady supply of top quality creative work, with each site streaming fresh projects in specific categories(e.g. fashion, industrial design, photography...). To deliver this work to you, we comb through projects from the portfolios of the most talented creative people and teams around the world. We then serve up the best of what we find -at each of the Served sites, and in our weekly and monthly Served emails.

http://www.industrialdesignserved.com/

ILoveSketch - Sketch-A-Day

ILoveSketch is a digital sketching program which allows the user to sketch in 3D in real time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSxCZE6PG50

Sketch-A-Day.com is a website/archive created by the founders and main contributors to idsketching.com. This is a great resource for improving your sweet sketching skills, dig?

www.sketch-a-day.com

share post

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=3805459n&tag=related;photovideo

Yanko Design- Modern Industrial Design News

Yanko Design is a web magazine that covers modern international design concepts, new technology, interior design, architecture, exhibition and fashion. You can use this website to keep up with new technology, advertise, find a job or even submit your own designs.

http://www.yankodesign.com/

BMW GINA

The BMW GINA concept is a shape shifting car, with a fabric body. This allows the body to constantly change. GINA standing for "Geometry and function in 'N' adaptations"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yLxMiDxR7A

Emily Pilloton & Project H Design

Design Revolution Road Show comes to Auburn
Emily Pilloton, Founder and Executive Director of Project H Design brings the Design Revolution Road Show to Auburn's Department of Industrial and Graphic Design and will speak on design for social impact, Monday Feb. 22, at 12:30pm in the Parker Auditorium (B6) at Dudley Commons.

What design can do: Emily Pilloton and Project H

"Inspire", Issue 10 [Adobe Experience Design - link]

Emily speaks to the Colbert Nation
"Emily Pilloton wants to create things that aren't just well designed, but have a positive social impact. (05:35)" [Colbert Report - link]

by diddo

http://bydiddo.com/
Diddo (7-7-’77) has worked for over 13 years as a designer and art director for a diverse range of design and advertising clients. From creative hot shop LABORATORIVM to the independent advertising agency, Modernista!. He has taught at the School of Arts Utrecht, The Netherlands and contributed to various international projects such as Frank Gehry’s Sentosa, Bono’s Product (RED) and UNESCO’s ICAT project in Costa Rica.

The Big Picture & Product Design Forums

The Big Picture
Has photos from all around the globe of current events. Photos can sometimes be very political or other times be simply artistic in nature. No matter what the theme the photos are always top notch.
boston.com/bigpicture

Product Design Forums
A forum dedicated to Industrial Design. Has many different sub forums within the main forum such as sketching and rendering. A great place to see and learn from other students and professionals.
productdesignforums.com

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