Bits and Bobs and RCA

Havent posted up for ages. Apologies.

I have been quite a busy boy I must say. My internship is going pretty well, really enjoying it anyway and learning heaps of things interms of how things are manufactured, building 3d models for manufacture, a different side to the design process than I have een before which has been really cool to get an idea of how different people work. Its been really busy there too, lots of work and they are moving offices friday ( my birthday) which has been a bit manic for them I think. Its honestly so fun though and all the guys there are really top blokes, really funny and down to earth which has made me feel at ease.

Apart from that I have been reading bits and pieces for my dissertation, and learning a bit more on solidworks. Not as much as i should though because ive been catching the sunshine and eeing alot of bands which has been great- to have a bit of a balance for a bit.

Went to the RCA graduate show which I thought was really strong. I thought alot of the projects were really interesting and well thought out, and there ere some really beautiful and interesting ideas. Loved Dominic Hargreaves' bike- being a bit of a cyclist myself I thought it was a really incredible bit of work. Really cool guy too managed to have a chat with him a few times over past few months and hes a good guy and so enthusiastic.

Check out his website at www.eyetohand.com

I am trying to purchase a SLR as soon as that happens this page will be photos galore! moneys tight though what with moving place and also needed a new computer. oh dear.

Anyways I attempt to have the blog back up and running properly soon- maybe moving to my own site though as my good friend Andrew Jordan, website guru has assured me its on its way.

No posts for a while...

sorry, been pretty busy, have been doing my internship at Curventa during the day and uni work at night, plus practicing and learning solidworks and photoshop stuff. Its been pretty wild.



Internship is going pretty well, really like the company, and the people are awesome, give you loads of time, and are a good laugh. Its been a bit weird because first proper proper internship and feel a bit naive and a bit stupid.... and like I cant offer a whole lot at the moment- but am trying to be like a sponge and just absorb as much as i can. I have picked up tonnes of stuff already that will definitely help me out further.



anyways I got to go write a report for uni for tomorrow but hopefully this summer will be exciting so more posts to come.

Objectified.

Was fantastic. still tickets so go check it out.

Cinq Cinq Designers. Design and designer book

When I was in Milan a few weeks ago I went to the Cinq Cinq show. i have had huge admiration for them for a while now, and I bought a small book by them whilst i was there. I have read it and it is a really great quick read. It details alot of their projects and gives a clear indication of their process and ideas on design, and the "medicine for objects", producing objects that prolong other objects that are seen as dead, or obsolete. Their approach is quite conceptual and extremely honest and really refreshing. A really fantastic company thoroughly focused on thinking! Clever and smart observation, and simple design solutions with real moral and social conscience.

designing interactions.

Just got through designing interactions by Bill Moggridge. Really fantastic and insightful book into the birth and development of interaction design as a discipline. There's some really fascinating parts of the book, what I found most interesting was the Doug Engelbart section on inventing the mouse, and printers for digital photography section. The book is great and I am going to re read it and make heaps of notes because it is probably the most comprehensive book on interaction design I have seen. Its really beautifully illustrated as well especially the drawings by Bill Verplank. A must read. Also there is a lecture by Moggridge at Stanford on YouTube about the book, with excerpts from the DVD. Link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVkQYvN4_HA

Objectified Tomorrow.

So so excited, so much so infact I will be missing the at least the first half of the champions league final.....

So cool.

Lego have made some frank lloyd wright arcitechture models. so cool. Falling water and the guggenheim are the two I have seen.