useful is beautiful

30. Humanist Designer.

[airows]

[gregmelander]

EAMES LIKE

The back of this chair is very Eames chair like. Beautiful.

[chachidesign]

The Multifunctional Flexi Funnel http://ift.tt/29pDOKl

[takeovertime]

Branch |  Kwanjun Ryu

A minimal fan created by Seoul-based designer Kwanjun Ryu. People often us small fans on their desk. With this particular design the fact that if a fan had a variety of movements, people could feel wind naturally, and freely manage the direction of the wind was considered. As a result, the designer created a fan in which the neck is free moving, similar to a desk lamp.

[archatlas]

How would one go about designing a building inspired by another specific building or maybe an architectural style? Without just imitating the original features

Don’t just use the style as ornament. 

Study the logic and reasoning behind it, including historical and site context, precedents, organization, proportions, available technologies, materials and methods. If you copy it without understanding these elements it will not feel authentic, your “inspired” design will feel like a bad copy of a copy of a copy.

[adayinthelandofnobody]

“Single Template lamp ” by Piet Hein Eek

Follow “a day in the land of nobody” on tumblr

Pinterest | Society6 | Redbubble | Teepublic | Twitter | Designspiration | MAB

[color-palettes]

Sphere: Color Theory Visualizer

Found another color palette site that lets you view colors in different “visions” which is something I haven’t seen before!

[nowthisnews]

The beautiful Production Design nominee slides used before the presentation of the award by Chris Pratt and Felicity Jones.

[usefulisbeautiful]

Desire Path: A path created by individuals as a result of user experience, often incongruent with the intended use of the environment. 

More.

[usefulisbeautiful]

What if US license plates weren't hideous? 

http://stateplatesproject.com/

[usefulisbeautiful]

Kill The Hamburger Button

That little three-lined button is the devil. Whether you call it a side menu, navigation drawer, or a hamburger, hiding your features off-screen behind a nondescript icon in the corner is usually a poor mobile design choice. Interaction theory, A/B tests, and the evolution of some of the top apps in the world all support the same thesis: The hamburger button is bad for engagement, and you should probably replace it with a tab bar or other navigation scheme.

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[88floors]

Quercus by Max Ashford

[grofjardanhazy]

Evolution of the Desk (1980-2014)

gif: grofjardanhazy, original video via Best Reviews

[ted]

It’s exciting to see how much technology has changed (and shrunk) in the last twenty-five years. But no app will ever replace adorable pictures of puppies…

This reminded us of Kevin Kelly’s talk about the evolution of technology»

[mvcintosh]

Apple Watch OS

[continuousbeats]

[newurbanismfilmfestival]

Design vs human experience.

[wimplewinch]

braun atelier range

[itswensky-blog]

Dieter Rams