Designers' Desks

Just found this post with an extensive collection of images of designers' desks.

http://www.designerhk.com/forum/post/2277

Here's mine from a couple of years ago.

Playstation Move

People know it's coming for years, but just how Sony does it without getting into patent infringement interests me. Instead of tracking infrared light like on the wiimote, it's tracking a light globe at the tip of the controller. I guess this does the job of staying away from patent infringements, but it makes the controller look a bit like a baby toy. People seem to be saying that the Move controller would be more precise than even the Wiimote with Motion Plus.

Although I like the concept of Microsoft's Xbox Project Natal, they seriously need to come up with a hand-held input device for better gaming experience.

10/GUI

10/GUI – Multitouch of the future

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Visit to a Large Plastics Factory

Me and one of my clients went to do a check on the progress of one of our large plastic parts. Our part is quite large, so it requires a machine that can inject 2000+ tons of pressure. Such machine is hard to find. We went to a plastic factory that do injection molded parts for cars and large electronics. There are rumors that there are Apple products in the building. Large plastic parts? Who knows, maybe they are making TVs...

The factory entrance.


The 2000 ton pressure injection molding machine.


View down the barrel.


Factory workers cleaning the screw.


The bag of German acrylic (but made in China).

Prada's Shenzhen MixC Store Facade

Prada is quite well known for their store designs. My brother fell in love with their rhombus tessellation at their Tokyo Flagship store which was designed by Herzog & de Meuron.

The below image is the flagship in Shenzhen. Their facade is not on the same level, but noteworthy nonetheless.

Mossberg Discusses the iPad on

Mossberg Discusses the iPad on “The Charlie Rose Show”

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