Transport Did you know that the wheelie was invented by some guy on bicycle who was trying to frighten a horse? Okay it’s just a drawing but it’s a giggle. http://thelittlechimpsociety.com/barrett/the-day-the-wheelie-was-made-by-barrett/ OMG that’s fugly. Autotopia caption contest. And the captions are lame. http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/08/wtf-caption-veritas/ OMG that is *not* fugly. Swoon. http://www.thecoolist.com/the-1937-bmw-r7-restored-to-perfection/ —————- Objects of Design There were eight winners in …
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Morning Linkage (Aug 25)
Transportation The scrambler is a great idea for a weekend toy. Here Touratech creates a modern take on the theme using a BMW F800. http://www.bikeexif.com/bmw-f800scrambler Texting and driving is a bad idea. How can anyone think that building traffic mashups while on the go is a good idea. http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/08/two-new-iphone-apps-go-beyond-navigation/ ——————— Science Sunspots and solar magnetic changes fascinate …
Morning Linkage (Aug 24)
Technology Just in case there’s anyone who hasn’t seen this information on extending the win7 trial period. http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/08/how-to-use-windows-7-for-free-for-120-days-legally.ars There’s a new laptop in my future. I just wish it could be this one. A built in graphic tablet would mean one less piece of hardware to try to find a space for when I’m on the road. http://www.whitezine.com/en/design/laptop-concept-for-designers-and-illustrators.html ———————– …
Morning Linkage (Aug 20)
Tech and Design These solar panels make alien flower art at night. Austin, what you been drinkin’? http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/sunflower_leeds_14354.asp Seattle has a couple of abandoned big box stores. Other parts of the country have more. Many of them have clear or translucent roofs. Here’s a proposal to reuse those spaces for food production. Instead of buying consumer goods made …
Morning Linkage (Aug 19)
Time limited edition. Covered is a blog that showcases re-imaging of old comic book covers. Most often pointless but I still read ti for gems like this Millie the Lovable Monster redo. http://coveredblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/alessa-kreger-covers-millie-lovable.html No link to the source but these Japanese crayons look like they should be made of taffy not wax. http://designyoutrust.com/2009/08/18/%E2%80%9Crichcolorcrayon%E2%80%9D/ Mikela Prevost has …