2009年4月13日星期一

Let’s Spill Some Pics And Splash Some Music

I’m a big fan of concepts, hence here we go again. On the platter is the iAcqua iPhone Dock with a transparent touch screen, speakers and a projector. Place your phone on the top slot and tilt it slowly to either side (like a faucet) to access your photos, songs or movies. Amazingly all the icon images cascade down randomly like the flow of water. Touch a particular icon (before it disappears) to access it.

Wanna have some fun? Play around with the dock and you will realize that if you turn up the faucet (iPhone actually) and the icon images spill onto the floor via the projector fitted in the stand. You can even maneuver the stand a bit to spill the images to a particular spot and view larger picture this way. Play that funky music and spill the visualizer to the floor!

Designer: Mac Funamizu





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Designer: Heckler Design (click here for more info)

2009年4月11日星期六

Blown Fabric by Nendo





“Blown Fabric” is collection of lamps designed by Nendo. They used the material Smash, a long-fibre non-woven polyester, which you can shape in almost any form when heated. The production technique is very similar to blown glass. That’s why they’ve used LED bulbs to make sure that the lampshades don’t collapse. This will be on display during the Milan furniture fair at the Tokyo Fiber ‘09 Senseware exhibition.

Janson

2009年4月5日星期日

Bell & Ross BR 01 Airborne

The Bell & Ross BR 01 Airborne is a bit of an unexpected design which takes its inspiration from the US AIrborne's motto, "Death from Above". This limited edition (500 pieces) style features an automatic movement and all black face with a photoluminescent skull and hands. Look's very match our dark style.

2009年4月3日星期五

視覺設計師 Mark Coleran 與電影中的界面設計

Mark Coleran 是一位視覺設計師,專門為電影及電視創造令人驚呼的界面,最著名的算是電影 The Island 中,類似 Microsoft Surface 的桌面,從他的網站中提供的作品集,可以看出這位設計師的想像力與執行力,十分令人讚嘆!

我們的周遭總是離不開界面設計 (User Interface Design),小從手中的遙控器、隨身聽,大到電腦螢幕、汽車儀表板等,處處皆可看到設計師的想法。不過相較於現實生活中的界面,我更喜歡欣賞電影中那些誇張而且不受限制的界面設計。

科幻電影及動作電影一直是我喜好的類型,而這類電影中,能夠增添科幻色彩的東西之一就是界面設計。80年代的 Back to the Future 中的時光機界面、The Terminator 中透過 T-800 眼睛看到的紅色掃描界面,都算是經典的設計,接下來的經典電影也是不勝枚舉,Iron Man 中出現的 3D 操作界面,則讓電影 UI 又進入到另一個層次!

電影中的界面設計,為了娛樂效果,常常超乎現實,比如 Iron Man 在設計自己的機械手臂,竟然是用3D立體操控,誰知道哪天也許能發展成這種直覺式的操控界面。

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