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October 31, 2012

Diamond Chair

The Diamond chair, one chair in a collection of wire-frame chairs, was created in a converted studio-barn under a Medici-like arrangement with Knoll, which gave Harry Bertoia complete artistic freedom to explore art and sculpture with the hope that the some of the fruits of his labor would have commercial potential.

Topic: Product Design

October 19, 2012

Power Mac G4 Cube

A minimalist descendent of the NeXTcube computer, the G4 Cube followed the colorful line of iMac computers in heralding the return of Steve Jobs and good design sensibilities to Apple.

Topic: Product Design

October 17, 2012

Angled Measuring Cup

When the toy-designing cousins Michael Hoeting and Stephen Hoeting submitted their prototype of an angled measuring cup to OXO, the genius of the design was immediately apparent.

Topics: Branding Identity, Design Reference, Interactive Design, Product Design

October 10, 2012

Timelessness

During the first decades of the twentieth century, graphic identity was a novel idea.

Topics: Branding Identity, Packaging, Product Design, Professional Development

October 5, 2012

Convenience and Access

Completely contained, safety sealed, protected, air tight, and ready to handle almost any shipping hazard.

Topics: Branding Identity, Packaging, Product Design, Professional Development

September 17, 2012

Selectric Typewriter

Soon after Eliot Noyes began working with IBM on a general design program, his firm was given the opportunity to evaluate the typewriter line of products.

Topics: Branding Identity, Design Reference, Packaging, Product Design

September 6, 2012

Rick Landers

Purpose: Wink is a line of office and desktop products intended to bring a little light-hearted joy into the office/work environment, reminding its viewer that life should not be "all work and no play.

Topics: Branding Identity, Pattern & Palette, Product Design, Professional Development

September 4, 2012

Pocket Survival Tool

The Swiss Army knife is unquestionably a classic of design and the seminal multitool, but in modern use one is quickly reminded that the knife was originally designed for soldiers in the late 1800s.

Topics: Branding Identity, Pattern & Palette, Product Design, Random

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