Vodafone Design File - great looking (but difficult to use) site featuring conceptual product work - found on
Newstoday
Yesterday's news, but still awesome.
The Search Engine Belt Buckle. [via Engadget]
Businessweek online reports on
flying cars under development by major auto manufacturers. Thanks to reader Lisa Langsdorf for the tip
Slate's piece on do-it-yourself industrial design echoes some themes from an earlier
Core feature.
The
Horizon10 Design Summit was an invite-only shindig focused on futures. The site has a nice
reading list and some of the event's
conclusions. The most telling indicator of the future of design in North America however was revealed by the
group picture. More products for White Guys!
AdFleet re-invents the wheel with innovative outdoor advertising campaigns riding on non-rotating wheel covers worn by taxis. The campaign was launched in Los Angeles and will soon be rolling out in most major cities across the country. Client companies include Taco Bell, Los Angeles Dodgers, Virgin Cola, Jiffy Lube and 1-800CheapSeats.com.
Rubber Metal
Twist it, stretch it double, fry it to 200ºC, douse it with jet fuel... the stuff survives. After the torment, it snaps like rubber back to its original shape, all the while conducting electricity like solid metal. More at
Protein OS.