Spooky action at a distance

I read an article about Einstein's theory about quantum entanglement and what he calls "spooky action at a distance" where two atoms are are in sync no matter if they were next to each other or across the world, and the change in one particle could change the properties of the other particle it was in sync with no matter how far away it was.

I'm not too sure I understood it entirely, but I enjoy that there is room for randomness and 'spontaneity' in science and that the world still remains a mystery.

read it here:
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~yikes/spooky_action.html

Congratulations Industrial Designers of America!

You have been finally recognized!

I'm happy to hear that the role of the industrial designer is being officially acknowledged, and that it's not as an individual role but a very useful and supportive role. Go team!

I also agree on that note about ID and innovation being tied to manufacturing, and I think that is one of the reasons why Canada is so slow when it comes to design.

Supporting American Manufacturing with Industrial Design

... Industrial designers develop the concepts for manufactured products such as cars, robots, home and electronic appliances, sporting goods, toys, and more. Working in a range of industries, these creative individuals combine the principles of art, business, and engineering to design and improve upon products and systems so they don’t just work but rather work with the people using them. ...

... In short, industrial design innovation is most effective and efficient when coupled with intimate knowledge of and influence over the manufacturing process, and vice versa. Separating the two processes of design and manufacturing—through the often-short-sighted model of design at home but manufacture abroad—can interrupt this iterative feedback process and slow the development of next-generation innovations. 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/08/22/supporting-american-manufacturing-industrial-design

1. See the world as it sees itself
2. Get over yourself (practice humility)
3. Live a principled life
4. Remember what’s important, and make time for it
5. Take responsibility, whether it’s chosen or not
6. Accept a little imperfection
7. Know the limits of reason
8. Appreciate the role of faith (acknowledge the 1% you can’t explain)
9. Be patient when the speed of life doesn’t match the gear you’re in
10. Leave room for the unexpected
11. Look up at the stars sometimes, for perspective
12. Encourage humanity in the face of incivility
13. Abolish self-doubt and thoughts of defeat
14. Always seek answers and solutions (don’t dwell on problems)
15. Embrace those closest to you
16. Never be satisfied
17. Strive for excellence
18. Seek truth and avoid cheap substitutes
19. Listen carefully
20. Don’t be so hard on yourself — enjoy life once in a while

http://michaelbabwahsingh.com/

crossroads

...but don’t make the mistake of confusing “design” with “art.” I’d argue that there’s a difference, and it matters. Designers create solutions – the products and services that propel us forward. But artists create questions — the deep probing of purpose and meaning that sometimes takes us backward and sideways to reveal which way “forward” actually is. The questions that artists make are often enigmatic, answering a why with another why.

---John Maeda on "If Design’s No Longer the Killer Differentiator, What Is?"

Is it design or is it art? I really enjoy the space between the two. Design that makes you think, reconsider your values, changes directions. Even though I personally agree with his line of inquiry, I don't think it holds true to all industrial designers out there...
But I think it's more about the principles of art..

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forfex

looks good doesn't it.vintage scarf

guilt or defiance?

When do we know we have enough? Where is the line drawn between sufficient and stuffed?

Just remember, when you throw things out or put things away --out of sight, it doesn't mean it's not there. There are landfills still overflowing, natural resources and water becoming more and more scarce, unsustainable production methods, manufacturing waste and pollution, ...every aspect of a product's life cycle has an impact and the way we live our lives encourage it.

So stop using cheap plastic, non-recyclable materials, and start using smarter products that are energy efficient for you and for the world to produce...and take only what you need.



Funny thing, in places that don't seem to have enough, they can't afford to be sustainable. A product that is eco-friendly or more energy efficient for them will be too expensive to buy. And in the places that have more than enough, they are struggling to make up for their abundance by being "more sustainable"!

national geographic

link

sports court on stilts, zaragoza, spain, guzman de yarza blache

"La Ballena" from ImagenSubliminal on Vimeo.

This stuff gets me every time. it's resourceful AND wheelchair friendly! Malawi via playscapes

round

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by Rainer Mutsch, mocoloco

excerpt from a book, informal meetings. via playscapes

cute font!

picked these up at Albert Heijn just the other day. : )

 I was eating my meal on this, and then snuck a piece home. It's paper thin but has got this sticky surface that prevents items from sliding on it.

Ohhhh Canada!

stamp collection!

HBO girls set. Charlie's apartment, double carpet. link

Traditional Delft tile inspired wallpaper, wall &deco, link

werklig

Werklig, a brand design agency, from Helsinki, of course
http://www.werklig.com/

design en seine , link

design museum, link

Voice of Good Morning

Jim Wong, Hong Kong illustrator and graphic designer, http://www.gd-morning.org

graphics from pages of the good morning guide, Jim Wong, link

graphics from pages of the good morning guide, Jim Wong, link

a good video, simple and to the point. link

cutest, best looking synth IN THE WORLD. teenageengineering, link

Misaki kawai

http://www.misakikawai.com

Her last name is either a coincidence or meant to be.

Experiments are elaborate filters set up in the space of phenomena

I am secretly in awe of Olafur Eliasson, and found this quote on his Institut für Raumexperimente (Institute for Space Experiements) webpage:


“The physicist George Darwin used to say that every once in a while one should do a completely crazy experiment, like blowing the trumpet to the tulips every morning for a month. Probably nothing would happen, but what if it did?”

www.raumexperimente.ne

american airlines experimental branding, behance, link

writing on portraits, link

The Writer

It is always a matter, my darling,
Of life or death, as I had forgotten.  I wish
What I wished you before, but harder.

~The Writer by Richard Wilbur
and here as a book, by Charles Hobson

Balcon Shelves by Inga Sempe, link

Hold on tight bookshelf, Colleen and Eric link

Chalkboard clock, link

December chair, Jasper Morrison, link

JACK speaker, an/aesthetic, link

Mozia Wall Clocks / Giovanni Levanti for Diamantini & Domeniconi, link