The first class. Today we covered the course structure and material for the semester. Here are a couple of useful items for the upcoming semester:
Fall Lecture Series:
-UH Architecture/ID lecture series: Click Here
-Rice School of Architecture Lecture Series: Click Here
-Rice Design Alliance Fall Lecture Series: Click Here
Class Material:
-Alex Roman Movie
-Bonus Photo: email to - uh.arch.1101@gmail.com
For quite some time I have been interested in what I call ‘the space in between design’. While we can all point to great design with admiration and amazement, I have often wondered about the context in which the design was created. If you attend lectures by famous designers you will always hear the the quirky stories of how these semi-awkward, semi-narcissistic design creatures ended up with such amazing projects. Continue reading…
This week I thought I’d talk about how we use the Web in our design firm.
Communication and technology in any business is extremely important to keep day to day operations flowing smoothly. As a small design firm we are faced with a few specific challenges that parallel challenges that you might find in a larger firm. We have found that our Web presence is an extremely important component that represents us to our clients.
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Cisco recently announced their new product “Energy Wise”. Energy wise simply uses Cisco’s command over most networks to measure, assess, and control energy consumption among all devices connected to a network. The devices range from IP phones, computers, routers, lights all the way to HVAC systems. For a company heavily invested in the infrastructure of data transfer this seems to be the next logical step.
I recently stumbled upon one of the greatest organization tools I have seen in some time. Foxmarks is the name of the company that produces a software that will sync your bookmarks between different browsers, computers, and even operating systems. It’s just plain seemless. Check it out at www.foxmarks.com.
This beautiful beast comes from the prominent industrial designer Yves Behar.
“designed to be the fastest 100% electric motorcycle”
I’m posting this because I like and dislike the realization. Although, I’m mostly in awe. There is a lot of talent involved in making these lines scream “sexy” the way they do.
It may be too “ID” and soft but I’d like to see this on the road.
Click here for Fuse Project
Click here for Mission Motors
Click here for Designboom article
Another day is done… well at least here at the University. I saw some great student work today and even more importantly some great student potential. I’m off to absorb massive amounts of IT data… If only we had firewire 800 ports in the back of our heads to upload data… i’d even settle for slow bluetooth.
Not out to market yet but pretty amazing technology. Gizmodo has the article on this phone / projector. Click the “Read More’ for a video.
I decided I’d relfect on the past 3 years of my design office and it’s issues with IT. This will be a multi-part series.
What we do: My partner and I started our practice (local design office) with the ‘pie in the sky’ idea that we’d find a way to design without clients. Ha Ha Ha… laugh for at least 3 minutes. Needless to say we are still working on this. Teaching helps.
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This is a great article and documentation of current wind technologies put up by Designboom. It’s good for engineers, designers, and forward thinkers. Check it out, the image is linked or click here.
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