We have a new blog/podcast site up.
Please visit it at http://indypodcasters.blogspot.com/
Our first podcast is a political style podcast but we will have a design style podcast soon also check us out on itunes.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Heckboy II
This weekend we watched the movie Hellboy II. I will say that it was fantastic. The story was a little drawn out at times but it is all made up for in action and visuals. And if you haven't seen the first movie you need to see that also. I could continue to tell you why to go and watch these movies but I don't need to they speak for themselves.Go see this movie!!!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
New DSi
Come on be for real Nintendo. This is you upgraded DS. How dissapointing!!!
With silly upgrades like a new camera and internet and downloads you might as well realease a new DS every year just like Apple does. We have waited forever for a new DS and this is what you give us... nothing. When the PSP and IPhone gets an upgrade at least the people that bought the previous versions can upgrade their software. Lets face it the dual screen and stylus were cool when it came out but can't we get a little more innovative now Wii expect more from you than this pathetic showing.
Let's face it we were all expecting something more like this!!!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Just one of the girls... ???
Are men really capable of designing quality products for women? The easy answer to that question is, NO. Men are not capable of designing products for women. No man no matter how feminine they think they are is able to design to women specifications, tastes, comfort and so on. Take the above picture a design by Jean Paul Gaultier. This article of clothing is not wearable to the everyday woman (not speaking from any kind of personal experience). But my wife enjoys watching the catwalks and time after time she says; “ that’s not wearable but it looks cool”. Women designers design much fancier items that are usually wearable.
If you look at product design and take the MotoRazr for example. Geoffrey Frost was the marketing man behind the Razr and it sparked a new wave of design in the mobile phone industry. It’s compact size, hard lines and metal casing are clearly the mark of a man. Now women loved the Razr also because it was a status symbol at first. But after Motorola realized that it was such a hit the only thing they did to the phone to make it more appealing to women was make it hot pink (and later gold). They could have totally retooled it made it look more feminine or anything but being a bunch of men they decided… “Oh lets change the color!”.
While most trends won’t change from being a male dominated perspective we should give it up for the women designers. They are much more adaptable clearly designing in a male world they hop between designing girly and manly all in the same day. I know I couldn’t design a purse without a place for a hammer or screwdriver.
If you look at product design and take the MotoRazr for example. Geoffrey Frost was the marketing man behind the Razr and it sparked a new wave of design in the mobile phone industry. It’s compact size, hard lines and metal casing are clearly the mark of a man. Now women loved the Razr also because it was a status symbol at first. But after Motorola realized that it was such a hit the only thing they did to the phone to make it more appealing to women was make it hot pink (and later gold). They could have totally retooled it made it look more feminine or anything but being a bunch of men they decided… “Oh lets change the color!”.
While most trends won’t change from being a male dominated perspective we should give it up for the women designers. They are much more adaptable clearly designing in a male world they hop between designing girly and manly all in the same day. I know I couldn’t design a purse without a place for a hammer or screwdriver.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
surfin safari
Here is a sweet website for any designer that is looking toward the latest trend. Emil Kozak is a skateboarder and surfer that started designing his own products. A lot of the designs are sharp clean and colorful. Most of all his website is updated regularly with new products and new blog entries. Be sure to check it out.
http://emilkozak.com/
http://emilkozak.com/
video games ART???
There have been many recent discussions of videogames if they are art or not. In plain terms they are "art" and the answer is yes. The problem is anything that is mass produced in this nature is considered not to be art by the "art world". But my argument is that if movies can be considered art then so can videogames. But if you think about it videogames are even more so art than movies. Because in art it takes someone to create something out of nothing be it on a canvas or some kind of media.
So if we look at creating and designing things we can look at character creation, costume design, weapon creation, city architecture and planning, landscaping, graphic design, industrial design, recreation of art in real life and many other things that "real world" artists would do in everyday life. Not to mention the really good people that design these games usually have classical art training even before they design and build their first game.Lets look at movies again actors and directors consider themselves artists. But Movies are not really considered art films unless they are done independently on some film students home movie camera. The same should ring true for games but it does not. You have the big blockbusters like Halo and Grand Theft Auto, there are also recurring stars like Sonic and Mario. And the smaller produced games like Okami, Psyconauts and Beyond Good and Evil are considered arty games, at least in the gaming world.So as a graduate from art school with a minor in art history I can surely say that videogames are in fact "art". Because lets face it once a urnal was hung in an art gallery and considered art pretty much anything goes after that point.
So if we look at creating and designing things we can look at character creation, costume design, weapon creation, city architecture and planning, landscaping, graphic design, industrial design, recreation of art in real life and many other things that "real world" artists would do in everyday life. Not to mention the really good people that design these games usually have classical art training even before they design and build their first game.Lets look at movies again actors and directors consider themselves artists. But Movies are not really considered art films unless they are done independently on some film students home movie camera. The same should ring true for games but it does not. You have the big blockbusters like Halo and Grand Theft Auto, there are also recurring stars like Sonic and Mario. And the smaller produced games like Okami, Psyconauts and Beyond Good and Evil are considered arty games, at least in the gaming world.So as a graduate from art school with a minor in art history I can surely say that videogames are in fact "art". Because lets face it once a urnal was hung in an art gallery and considered art pretty much anything goes after that point.
Monday, July 14, 2008
The New AB-Inbev and what it means
The new merger between AB & InBev is crap! This is a slap in the face to American business owners everywhere. I think I am in agreement with all the Saint Louisins as we watch as the largest beer maker is slowly ripped apart piece by piece we beer drinkers will slowly stop drinking your crappy European owned beer.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Super Paper Engine that could
You owe it to Henry Ford to check out this Origami V12 Engine. It really runs too! It works off of 2 AA batteries and is made out of paper. If it was made from recycled paper it would be the greatest hybrid engine ever.
Check out the link for detailed clips on how to build your own or watch the vid.
V12 Engine Paper Model
Check out the link for detailed clips on how to build your own or watch the vid.
V12 Engine Paper Model
Check out the true cost of your iPhone
And this is why I will not own an iPhone. I mean really who can afford this. Or does the cost just not matter to some? I have better things to spend my hard earned money on.
Overall, it will cost a minimum of $40 more for the new iPhone and contract, compared to the current pricing. A customer with the new 8-gigabyte iPhone will spend $1,878 over the life of the contract, compared to $1,838 for the current 8-gigabyte phone and agreement. A customer with the new 16-gigabyte iPhone will spend $1,978 over two years, compared to $1,938 for the a first-generation, 16-gigabyte iPhone and contract.
Check out the rest of the story by the link below
New iPhone will cost a bit more, not less - Wireless- msnbc.com
Monday, June 9, 2008
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