Industrial Design – Glyphic

September 1, 2016
10% Drop in UK Students Taking Design & Technology
The government’s figures show 173,532 pupils took the subject in 2016 compared with 192,183 last year. A statement from the Design and Technology Association says this will have a knock-on effect on the uptake of design courses at A-level and undergraduate level. More here

August 30, 2016
DIY Pencils

April 3, 2014
The Making of Neon Signs
‘Every neon sign has a “start and stop position,” a point on each letter where a tube begins and ends.

April 4, 2012
The Bouroullec Brothers on their new book entitled "Works"

March 28, 2012
Aaron Draplin on Aaron Draplin
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iqoJm-nmvTU

March 6, 2012
Apple’s Jonathan Ive with Stephen Fry in San Francisco

March 1, 2012
Best Made Co. Founder Peter Buchanan-Smith on Starting a Business

February 29, 2012
Dieter Rams on The Culture Show

June 1, 2011
Javier Mariscal’s Advice for Young Designers
“… make what you really want to do …”

February 17, 2011
All the Buildings in New York
James Gulliver Hancock attempts to draw all of the buildings in New York City.

February 16, 2011
Two Lights I Could Use in My Room
Two clever lamps, one from Sweden and one from Germany.

January 21, 2011
Vitsœ's Campaign Against Planned Obsolescence
‘Outside there is what Dieter Rams would call an “impenetrable confusion of forms, colours and noises.” Most people call this a sale.’

January 21, 2011
The Moleskine Debossing Process
A charming video showing the process behind custom debossed Moleskines.

January 20, 2011
Nike SB's Statue of Liberty
These Statue of Liberty-inspired sneakers from Nike Skateboarding have a hidden feature that you can’t see until they’ve been worn.

December 17, 2010
Reinventing the Camera Strap
“Camera slings aren’t new, they’ve just gotten popular in recent years. When we set out to make the Loop, we challenged ourselves to surpass every aspect of existing camera slings and make something better…”

December 14, 2010
Manifold Clock
Studio Ve’s Manifold Clock gives a new meaning to the relationship between space and time.

December 14, 2010
The Whole Story Photo Book by Debra Folz
“A hybrid of traditional bookbinding techniques and contemporary engineering, they stand independently due to a reinforced front and back cover. A removeable binding allows the books contents to be expanded, allowing you to view your whole story.” http://www.debrafolz.com/

December 13, 2010
Mayfair Steamer Secretary Trunk
Timothy Oulton’s Mayfair Steamer Secretary Trunk opens into a full-featured secretary equipped with a pull-down desktop, multiple drawers, cubbies, wire management, and bookshelves.

December 13, 2010
Lens Bracelets by Adam Elmakias
These Lens bracelets by Adam Elmakias make a great gift for the photography enthusiast.

December 13, 2010
The Story of Eames Furniture
In this video with Gestalten.tv, Marilyn and John Neuhart reflect on the 30 years they have worked at the Eames Office, its designers, products, and work culture.

December 13, 2010
John's Phone: The Anti-Smart Phone
If you’re beginning to think that your phone is getting too smart for your own good, then John’s phone might be for you.

December 11, 2010
Bill Moggridge is awarded the Prince Philip Designer Prize for the GRiD Compass
Bill Moggridge designed the first clamshell computer in 1982 for GRiD Systems in California. 28 years later, he’s been awarded the Design Council’s Prince Philip Designer Prize.

December 10, 2010
Laptop Case by Natalia Brilli
Lamb-leather laptop case with a keyboard molded onto the front.

December 10, 2010
Private Library
New York architect Andrew Berman was commissioned to design what he calls a “perfect project” — a writing studio in the woods.

December 9, 2010
How Globes Are Made
“The 2007 exhibition Mapping Chicago: The Past and the Possible looked at Replogle Globes, Inc., which has been turning maps into globes in Chicago for over 77 years. Replogle is the world’s largest globe manufacturer. Watch to discover how globes are made.”

December 7, 2010
Type Desk Welcomes Yoko Sakao Ohama
Yoko joins Type Desk to report from New York on design and logical process. Logical as apposed to illogical. Having worked with Yoko, I guarantee it’s a privilege to experience Yoko’s “logical process.” Welcome aboard Yoko!

December 7, 2010
Fold a Fitted Sheet
Jill Cooper from Living on a Dime shows a surprisingly simple way to fold a fitted sheet.

December 4, 2010
Bag your Monocles
The Tembea magazine holder keeps your Monocle volumes tidy back at home base.

December 3, 2010
Crumpled City Map by Emanuele Pizzolorusso
“It just takes 2 seconds to open and close this innovative soft map.”

December 3, 2010
Bodoni Monogrammed Prada Sunglasses
Details at Selectism

December 1, 2010
Bags from the Past: the Airline Bag Lounge
This is a little old, but it’s still good: the Airline Bag Lounge brought to you by Troyland.

November 22, 2010
New Studio for Form Us With Love
“With the new studio at Sankt Eriksgatan 106, FUWL intends to create a vibrant space for design in Stockholm. FUWL plans for exhibitions, lectures and pop-up shop.”

November 19, 2010
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Paper Sack
The invention and improvement of the modern paper bag, because who doesn’t like a good paper sack?

November 17, 2010
Enzo Mari Perpetual Calendar
Calendario Bilancia, Perpetual Calendar designed by Enzo Mari in 1959 for Danese Milano, Italy.

November 15, 2010
Lomography Sprocket Rocket
Forget full-frame censors. Images from the Sprocket Rocket include the film gears.

November 12, 2010
Vintage State Express Cigarette Tin
Vintage State Express Cigarette Tin at The Dieline

November 11, 2010
Leica M9 ‘Titanium’ Designed By Walter De’silva
Selectism: Leica M9 ‘Titanium’ Designed By Walter De’silva

November 10, 2010
Felix de Pass’ Rail
A nice wood shelf from Felix de Pass…

November 9, 2010
Creatables “Old News” Carrier
The Creatables “Old News” Carrier for your old magazines…

October 20, 2010
The Office of 37 Signals
Alissa Walker reports for Fast Company on the new office of the company that brought us Basecamp.

October 20, 2010
Project C-90 Audio Cassette Image Archive
“… This page is dedicated to cassette tapes… Here you won’t find any kind of scientific research, technical data or things like that…”

October 19, 2010
Vintage Brazilian Cigarette Labels
Link: Source:

October 12, 2010
Dieter Rams’s 10 Principles at Vitsœ
Mark Adams, Managing Director of Vitsoe, discusses Dieter Ram’s 10 principles of good design…

July 30, 2010
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec at Appartement 50
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Appartement 50 Installation

June 22, 2010
AA Battery Hands Clock
“The Front and Back” Clock by The Wrong Objects.

June 22, 2010
Handmade Money
Handmade Money

June 22, 2010
Lightleafs Illuminated Bookmark
“A leaf of light, thin as a page of a book, to enlighten rooms and tents, maps and books…”

October 8, 2009
WANTED: Graphic Designers + a Ruby or Python Programmer
I’m searching for talent to fill five positions: (1) a full time graphic designer (web & print), (2) a contract or freelance graphic designer (web & print), (3) a contract or freelance package designer, (4) a free agent graphic designer (web & mobile), and (5) a free agent Ruby or Python programmer.

September 4, 2009
Here’s your "immersive experience" – Vitsœ Turns 50
I still cringe when I hear the term “immersive experience.” But Vitsoe’s site makes masterful use of the medium, and dare I say, delivers an immersive experience in the process.

August 6, 2009
Cardboard iPhone Document Scanner
University of Cincinnati student Kyle A Koch creates a makeshift scanner from cardboard and an iPhone.

July 30, 2009
Dork Phrenology Helmet
Hand painted phrenology helmets by DJ Baskin…

July 29, 2009
Generation Chair by Knoll
Check out this new chair from Knoll, designed by Formway and scheduled for consumption this Juy 31st.

July 28, 2009
Dieter Rams on Designing for Braun through the 60s
50 years ago, record players didn’t look like machines. They looked like old-fashioned, brown wood furniture. But in 1956, Dieter Rams’ SK4 record player, nicknamed Snow White’s Coffin, changed all that.

July 27, 2009
Ellen Lupton Blogs for Fast Company
Ellen Lupton now writes an inspiring column at Fast Company on the design of business, and life.

July 15, 2009
The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies
Lou Brooks presents The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies

June 17, 2009
CHAIR/CHAIR by Eric Ku
From Eric Ku comes a chair made of a C, H, A, I, and R…

June 1, 2009
Paul Mijksenaar’s Wayfinding Design
Short video interview with Paul Mijksenaar on wayfinding design…

June 1, 2009
Paul Mijksenaar's Wayfinding Design
Short video interview with Paul Mijksenaar on wayfinding design…

May 18, 2009
Recycled Sign Type
Dismantled, cleaned, and rewired sign type is available from Character.

April 27, 2009
Scrabble the Beautiful Word
Scrabble celebrates its 60th birthday. For the occasion, Ogilvy & Mather runs a YouTube campaign to recruit younger fans. Two more commercials here and here.

April 6, 2009
Typographic Keyboard Layout
Typing ×, or any other special character, takes a fraction of the time it used to with Ilya Birman’s Typography Keyboard Layout. Beware it will adjust some keyboard shortcuts, but switching back to your old layout will fix it. Link via multiple sources

March 24, 2009
Helvetica Moleskine
If only Swiss bank accounts were what they used to be, I’d go old school and keep record in one of these Helvetica Moleskines. Link via i love typography → nubbytwiglet.com

March 11, 2009
Grid-Based-Clock-Screensaver
From Build comes “hours of grid-based-pleasure” with the Grid-Based-Clock-Screensaver. Link from The Grid System

March 2, 2009
TDR Book Release Party
Join us to celebrate the release of The Typographic Desk Reference, Friday March 20th, 5:30 – 9:00 pm at Atlanta’s (context)…

January 24, 2009
e-books vs paper, what's your take?
Are you an old school bibliophile? Do you care what font a text is set in? Is resolution an issue? Is print dead?

January 24, 2009
e-books vs paper, what’s your take?
Are you an old school bibliophile? Do you care what font a text is set in? Is resolution an issue? Is print dead?

December 11, 2008
Hot for Pencils
Intriguing pictures and good writing, Pencil Talk is a first rate blog for pencil freaks.

December 6, 2008
Type Trumps
Rick Banks makes a typographic card game called Type Trumps. Link via Matt Carey

November 29, 2008
Gepostet von Stani's €5 Font
The Dutch Ministry of Finance organized an architecture competition for which a selected group of architectural offices and artists were invited to design a 5 euro coin around the concept of “Netherlands and Architecture.” Gepostet von Stani’s winning design renders the traditional portrait of the queen with a list of famous Dutch architects using a …

November 29, 2008
Gepostet von Stani’s €5 Font
The Dutch Ministry of Finance organized an architecture competition for which a selected group of architectural offices and artists were invited to design a 5 euro coin around the concept of “Netherlands and Architecture.” Gepostet von Stani’s winning design renders the traditional portrait of the queen with a list of famous Dutch architects using a …

July 28, 2008
Objectified
At a screening of Helvetica in Atlanta, director Gary Hustwit said if you want to meet people you admire, make a documentary about them. True words of wisdom. Gary’s newest project is Objectified, a documentary film on industrial design. It premieres early 2009.

September 10, 2006
Mail-Order Type
Send real letter messages in the mail with viaLetter. Link via Design Observer.

September 10, 2006
RIP Bill Stumpf
“…there is more risk in copying than there is in innovating. In other words, there’s more risk dwelling over gratuitous differences than there is trying to create real differences.” Bill Stumpf, Co-Designer of the Aeron Chair, passed away at 70, on August 30, 2006.

September 6, 2006
Helvetica Wall Hanging
Check out this Helvetica wall hanging from babygeared.

April 27, 2006
the design annual ’06, Festhalle Messe Frankfurt
Some big names in industrial design will be at The Design Annual, inside: urban, May 6th–10th, 2006, Festhalle Frankfurt am Main. Link: the design annual

June 23, 2005
DANISH – framing the future of design
Just opening at the Dansk Design Center in Copenhagen, “DANISH – framing the future of design” will be showing from 22 Jun 2005 – 13 Nov 2005. Exhibitions at the DDC are always inspiring.

May 3, 2005
Copenhagen International Furniture fair
My favorite stop for all things design, Copenhagen is holding the Copenhagen International Furniture Fair at the Bella Center from the 19 – 22 May 2005. Among some of the exhibitors are Bang & Olufsen A/S, Boli Company Limited, Cube Design A/S, Habitat and WHERE2GO.

April 7, 2005
Airline Bag Lounge
Browse a nice collection of vintage airline tote bags at Troyland’s Airline Bag Lounge. (Link courtesy of Design Observer)

March 2, 2005
RIP Jef Raskin
“Father of the Mac” Jef Raskin died February 26th 2005. Photo courtesy Aza Raskin

December 12, 2004
Jugglezine
A periodical published by Herman Miller, Jugglezine is always welcome in my inbox.