Thought & Theory

Still pretty obsessed with video these days, especially budget setups with amazing results. Take a second to watch this video to see how you can achieve film-like footage for half the price.

You can tell within the first five minutes of meeting a designer whether they love design or are just going through the motions. Beau exudes a love for design and creativity.

I had the pleasure of meeting him at UF’s portfolio review this past May and have been more than impressed with his passion. Case in point is this video he made for his job interview at IDEO. Absolutely inspiring to see this level of dedication in someone so young.

Check out Beau’s Site

By now I am sure most of you have heard of BMW GINA Light Visionary Model. If you haven’t, I will preface this video by saying this could be the most innovative step in the automotive industry since its inception. Does this mean I will need to start dry cleaning my car instead of waxing??

The GINA’s innovative body is underpinned by wires or flexible carbon struts where movement is needed, such as in ducts, doors and rear spoiler. There are no gaps between body and door, for example, as the flexible fabric acts like a hinge itself. When not needed, the headlights are covered by the fabric skin, and turn signals are likewise invisible until they are switched on, revealing only their light source through the translucent skin.

Read the entire story from leftlane.

The Girl Effect, n.

The powerful social and economic change brought about when girls have the opportunity to participate in their society.

Pretty amazing message set in a favorite of mine, Trade Gothic Bold No. 20

I just happened to stumble upon a cool article about Pentagram’s new ATM redesign for Wells Fargo. The process and time discussed in the article is really quite amazing considering my personal idea of an ATM visit usually concludes in under thirty seconds. Granted, it looks as though these ATM’s do quite a lot more than that of your average ATM.