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• Feb 08 2010
  ONull by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Art, Code, Computers, Data Presentation, GUI, Graphic Design, Illusration, Remix, Software

  ONull is written in Java and uses Processing as a graphical engine. Awesome vector generator that rasterizes an image to give you a vector output file. You can choose the squares, crosses, circles, etc. or you can import your own vector to use as the "pixels." Excellent tool.
  
  
• Dec 28 2009
  Usual Suspects by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Archetype, Architecture, Art, Design, History of Design, Past Future, furniture, history, interior design

  [caption id="attachment_1332" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="June 1961 Playboy"][/caption] This is a photo from Playboy, June 1961. It shows George Nelson, Edward Wormley, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Charles Eames, and Jens Risom casually seated next to their famed creations all in the same photo shoot. It's just about 2010, which means nearly 50 years have come and gone from the time of that iconic photograph and nearly every recent architecture & design periodical I pick up is littered with Eames chairs inside, Bertoia chairs outside, and Nelson tables and clocks in every nook and cranny. They're fantastic pieces and I ...
  
  
• Dec 26 2009
  Olly Moss by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Art, Data Presentation, Illusration

  [caption id="attachment_1324" align="aligncenter" width="406" caption="Olly Moss"][/caption] Some great illustration work by Olly Moss.
  
  
• Sep 03 2009
  Recycled Houses by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Architecture, Materials, Perceived Value, Pragmatism, Remix, Sustainable Design, wood

  The New York Times ran a slideshow of homes built by Dan Phillips. Mr. Phillips creates houses from salvaged materials ranging from branches to corks to wine bottles to picture frames. These are apparently low-income homes somewhere in Huntsville, TX but they look phenomenal. (Thanks for the tip, Molly.)
  
  
• Aug 30 2009
  Honda Motocompo by David Goligorsky
  Advertising, Aesthetics, Japan, Pragmatism, Product Design, transportation

  [caption id="attachment1300" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Motocompo"][/caption] Honda's Motocompo was a 49cc two-stroke scooter that was designed to fit into the trunk of the Honda City back in 1981-83. It folds up into a little rectangle and it really lovely. The ad campaign at the time featured London ska band, Madness, and the marketing photos are priceless. [caption id="attachment1301" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Motocompo"][/caption] [caption id="attachment1302" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="Motocompo"][/caption] [caption id="attachment1303" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="Motocompo"][/caption]
  
  
• Jul 09 2009
  Hetchins by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Bicycle, Materials, history, transportation

  Needed to put this up. Beautiful English frameworks. Apparently, in the days of PRO cycling yore, frame-builders couldn't put their marques on their race bicycles. A frame-builder eager to have their bicycles stand out from the crowd in the PRO peleton would have to have a high performance race bicycle with distinctive and unique geometry. Hetchins accomplished this with the curly chainstays as far back as 1932 and it became a trademark feature of the company that holds to this day. [caption id="attachment1248" align="aligncenter" width="525" caption="Hetchins script transfer"][/caption] [caption id="attachment1246" align="aligncenter" width="470" caption="Hetchins"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1247" align="aligncenter" width="470" caption="Hetchins"][/caption]
  
  
• Jul 05 2009
  LOT-EK Architecture Firm by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Architecture, Materials, interior design

  Really like the work of LOT-EK, particularly the renovation of the Miller-Jones Studio. My favorite bit is the bedroom storage wall comprised entirely of bent sheet metal office storage units from flat files to lockers to cabinets. As austere as it is playful. [caption id="attachment1239" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="LOT-EK Miller-Jones Studio"][/caption] [caption id="attachment1240" align="aligncenter" width="739" caption="LOT-EK Miller-Jones Studio"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1241" align="aligncenter" width="742" caption="LOT-EK Miller-Jones Studio"][/caption]
  
  
• Apr 23 2009
  1947 (yes, really!) Nissan Tama Electric Vehicle by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Engineering, History of Design, Japan, Past Future, Science, Sustainable Design, history, transportation

  [caption id="attachment_1151" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="1947 Nissan Tama"][/caption] 22 MPH top speed with a range of 40 miles.
  
  
• Apr 21 2009
  The Art of the Brilliant Product Extension by David Goligorsky
  Advertising, Aesthetics, Associative Thought, Bicycle, Branding, Experience Design, Needfinding, Perceived Value, Pragmatism, fashion

  [caption id="attachment1143" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Vanilla Pit Boot"][/caption] [caption id="attachment1144" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Vanilla Pit Boot in Action"][/caption] Vanilla Bicycles, a custom hand-built bicycle framebuilder, is known for doing everything right. They have raised the bar with Vanilla-branded pit boots for the cyclocross aficionado. Well played.
  
  
• Apr 09 2009
  Citroën HY van by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Archetype, history, transportation

  [caption id="attachment_1107" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Citroën HY"][/caption] The Citroën HY is my feeling for the archetypal commercial van.
  
  

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