June 24, 2008
The engineers at BMW take reinvention seriously.
For proof, I offer the BMW GINA, a car whose exterior is made entirely of fabric. Since nearly none of a car’s safety features involve the metal exterior, why not make the entire car leagues lighter with a replaceable skin? We may never see this in standard consumer production, [...]
June 19, 2008
I’m insanely jealous of movie title designers and the design-nerd awesomeness of their jobs. So I’m happy to have found these two amazing links:
Art of the Title.
Forget the Film, Watch the Titles.
The first site links to my current favorite sequence, Showtime’s Dexter. Absolutely brilliant credits for the serial-killer-as-cop crime drama. PS, Digital Kitchen is right [...]
June 15, 2008
Billy Joel called it decades ago.
This should be the NBA Finals’ crowning moment, matching two legendary franchises in the LA Lakers and Boston Celtics. But instead of media focused on the classic matchup stats and numbers, everyone is talking about another very different set of numbers. AdAge released an article today that a third of [...]
June 11, 2008
So obviously everyone’s heard by now, and even these guys are getting their lawn chairs ready to wait in line on July 11th. I think DaringFireball was among the first to write down exactly what a lot of people thought: Apple plans to stage an industry takeover by slicing the price of a Magic Jesus [...]
June 10, 2008
Kottke had a quick post last week regarding Moneyball. If you haven’t read the book I highly recommend it, if only to gain greater insight into the strategic side of pro sports. I find it interesting how many people tear down the success of Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane and actively cheer against Jeremy [...]
