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transportation

• Sep 03 2008
  Marshalite Alternative Traffic Light by David Goligorsky
  Data Presentation, Design, Engineering, Perceived Value, Pragmatism, Travel, Visualization, history, transportation

  [caption id="attachment_638" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Marshalite Traffic Signal"][/caption] Charles Marshall designed this alternative traffic light in 1936 and it was put to use in Australia from the 1940's through the 1970's. The benefit of knowing the signal phase timing is apparent, but so is the abuse of such a device. Besides the ambiguity of timing for red, yellow, and green that is solved by the traditional Boolean lights that we are familiar with, there's also the inability to adjust the signal phase timing if road work or new traffic patterns require changes. (via Information Aesthetics)
  
  
• Aug 31 2008
  Parasitic Parking Spot by David Goligorsky
  Architecture, Experience Design, Fabric, Iconoclasm, Perceived Value, Pragmatism, Product Design, Remix, transportation

  [caption id="attachment_623" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Car Cover Tent"][/caption] A tent in the shape of a car with canvas car cover. This is a great idea, although it would be fairly unsettling to be privy to the whims of passing traffic and "love-tap" parking jobs while you're in a pod you can't see out of. Also, I can imagine the looks you would get while setting up shop. Still, a nice way to claim you own slice of public space. This would be a fun tent to use at an actual campsite. (from an older post at the ...
  
  
• Jul 29 2008
  Happy 50th, NASA by David Goligorsky
  Engineering, Inspiration, Misplaced Thoughts, Society of the Gentleman, history, transportation

  President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act into law on this day, 50 years ago. [caption id="attachment514" align="aligncenter" width="346" caption="Eisenhower"][/caption] NASA has a 50th Anniversary homepage so you can peruse their various contributions to humanity. There's also a comprehensive searchable image bank at NASA Images. [caption id="attachment515" align="aligncenter" width="365" caption="NASA 50"][/caption]
  
  
• Jul 14 2008
  Citroen 2cv Brochure, 1967 by David Goligorsky
  Advertising, Aesthetics, Art, Graphic Design, Pragmatism, Product Design, Travel, fashion, history, photography, transportation

  The 1967 Citroen 2cv brochure for the Netherlands is fantastic. It defines utility and envisions heavy labor in a very attractive manner. It gives the impression that ownership of this vehicle will make dirty work clean and enable the owner to achieve complete and permanent euphoria. The car looks perfect and I admire the presentation of the same mustachioed gentleman embodying all archetype laborers. My favorite is the bank robber.
  
  

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