Ten Principles of Good Design

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My family got our first computer (a Commodor 64!) in my early high school years, and the Internet hadn’t hit full swing until after I graduated college. We lived in a foreign country and had one (that’s right, ONE!) channel of very dated programming broadcast from the nearby military base. All this to say that as a naturally curious kid starved for input, my face was always buried in books seeking information on ANYTHING.

This is what I love about the Web today — anything you want to know (or didn’t), it’s out there. Better yet are the serendipitous discoveries, like inksie.com and their article on Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles of Good Design.

With loads of amazing content to pour through, from essays to illustrations to new music podcasts, inksie is totally bookmark worthy!

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Isn’t it Iconic?

ICON PAPER + ENVELOPE BY BRIGADA CREATIVA

I can’t remember the last time a hand wrote a letter, but I’d love a reason to use this clever stationery set designed by Brigada Creativa. So very tongue-in-cheek!

(via design milk)

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Natural Light

BLOOM MGX LAMP BY PATRICK JOUIN

With nature as his inspiration, Patrick Jouin designed this lovely lamp which “blossoms” to adjust the light level. The shade is three dimensionally printed, including the hinges that allow it to transform from demure bud to glorious bloom.

(via NOTCOT)

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Atypical Type

SLAVICA BY DIMITRY GRESHNEV

I’m strangely compelled to find an application for the new font Slavica, a modern, pixelated twist on old Slavic typefaces.

(via Creative Roots > My Fonts)

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Field Trip!

Excited to be off to NYC for WORKTECH 10 — a day packed with great presentations on the topics of workplace design, technological impacts to business, generational research, and much more! Posts will resume on Thurs., May 20, but I’ll be tweeting the good stuff throughout the event.

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Infographical

10 LEVELS OF INTIMACY IN COMMUNICATIONS BY JILEE

Does the convenience of ceaseless connectivity in this digital age actually alienate us?

(via designyearbook)
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Radiant Art

Modern wall sculpture or radiator? Both, actually. Available from Caleido in a wide variety of finishes and shapes, these pieces add decorative accent and functional warmth. There’s even a design that doubles as a towel warmer for the bathroom. Mmmm.

(via Trendir)

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Design Thinking Throwdown

In The Better Alternative, students of Northwestern University have issued a challenge to present your ideas on water conservation. Can you make it easier, smarter, more appealing? Submit a 2 minute video here by June 1st and you could win $1000.

(via d.News)

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TwistTogether Lamp

Dubbed the Legos of the lighting world by Dwell, the TwistTogether Lamp lets you design your own fixture from a set of four blocks. The low-voltage LED lamps easily twist together to provide an ambient, energy efficient glow to any room. Get a few sets here — the possible configurations are endless.

(via Yanko Design)

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Pixel Cloud

.ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATIONS BY JASON BRUGES STUDIO

Created by Jason Bruges Studio, Pixel Cloud is an awe-inspiring installation of specially designed light globes suspended as an eight-story tall matrix in the atrium of Allen & Overy in London.

Each light is individually operational and coded to respond in real-time to environmental conditions as broadcast from the worldwide network of Allen & Overy offices. This architectural chandelier took the prize as the winner of the Design Week Awards 2009, in the Workplace Environments category.

(via My Modern Metropolis)

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