Thursday, 28 July 2011

DSDN 171 Blog 2 - The continuing curve



This here is the 2005 Maybach Exelero Show Car, I'd never even heard of it until I stumbled upon it on a friends blog. I think that this is a perfect example of a modern take on the sensuality of a curve in design. Although it leaves the car looking slightly sleazy, the curves are attractive and in my opinion very sensuous. What also surprised me about this car is that it's the only decent looking car I've seen made after the year 2000, damn car designers these days.... But anyway, it offers exactly the remix's take on the sensuous impulse. unlike curves from the Rococo or the Art Noveu periods, it is very refrained, thus keeping a lot of masculinity and practicality, while being very attractive on the eye.

Good job to whoever designed this car, I say.

Sunday, 17 July 2011

DSDN 171 first post

Inspiring piece of design.

I would have to say that I quite like the Rubik's cube.  Invented in 1974 by Erno Rubik, the rubik's cube provided people of all ages with a problem solving challenge. Sure nowadays people lubricate them and see who can solve them the fastest, which in my opinion is a little strange. But the idea of a 3D puzzle like the Rubik's Cube, would have been quite revolutionary at the time. It is appealing to the eye, with bright and strong colours and if you give it to a child, you're really helping devolop their problem solving skills.  There's really not much more to say about it, except that I never solved one.


Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Wednesday, 18 May 2011