Every Industrial Designer Should Watch…

by Adam Craft

This video was recommended to me and it could not have come at a more perfect time. I have had an internal debate about my role as a designer for some time now, and “The Story of Stuff” by Annie Leonard brought my internal struggle into the limelight. If taken at face value, the video [...]

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small thoughts BIG IDEAS…Singapore Design Festival

by Adam Craft

I had the opportunity to attend the “small thoughts BIG IDEAS” exhibition in Singapore this week. I found it to be a great showcase of what a few talented designers can do when they break free from their day-to-day professions and let themselves create products on their own terms. These designers formed ‘The Little Thoughts [...]

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Modern Design Sighting

by Adam Craft

I took an old ferry from Thailand to the small island of Koh Samui, 50 miles off the coast. While on the old rusty ship, I noticed several rows of chairs that appeared to be Eames Shell chairs. The chairs were fastened to a metal base which had been welded securely to the deck. There’s [...]

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Taking a Sh*t on Philippe Starck

by Adam Craft

When it comes to “black market” goods such as expensive label clothing and designer handbags, there seems to be no restrictions in Bangkok and the products are sold in large markets throughout the city. I was, however, surprised to have discovered a shop that sold imitation iconic designer furniture. The shop had nearly perfect replicas [...]

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Elephants, Monkeys, Designers…Oh My!

by Adam Craft

Today my brother and I board a plane to Bangkok, Thailand with only our carry on backpacks and a vague idea of what the next few months will hold for us. Our only solid plans are to attend the Singapore Design Festival and Guangzhou Design Week – everything else will fall into place as our [...]

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Learning From Syd Mead | 50 Years of Design Experience

by Adam Craft

I recently had the pleasure of attending a small lecture by the famous futurist, artist, illustrator and conceptual designer Syd Mead in Arizona. After the lecture, I had the opportunity to have cocktails with Mead and a few other young designers. If you are not familiar with Syd Mead, he is a former designer for [...]

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Six Videos on Sustainability Worth Watching

by Adam Craft

I can’t help but share these intriguing TED videos on green technology and sustainability. Just trying to do my part to share great ideas. Enjoy! 1. Kamal Meattle on How to Grow Fresh Air Researcher Kamal Meattle shows how an arrangement of three common houseplants, used in specific spots in a home or office building, [...]

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8 Tips to Stay Healthy While in Design School

by Grant Parrinello

Note from Adam While most other design students were accumulating new addictions and practicing unhealthy habits, I witnessed guest writer Grant Parrinello shed pounds and find a balance between diet and design. Grant learned how to manage his diet and his time while also saving money, and so can you! This article assumes you know [...]

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Top Six TED Videos on Amazing New Technology

by Adam Craft

As a self-professed “knowledge junkie”, I have made it a habit to dig through the TED Talks archives in search of a quick fix of wisdom for the past few years. For those of you who do not know, “TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as [...]

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Excellent Manufacturing Reference Book

by Adam Craft

Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals by Rob Thompson delivers 528 pages of highly useful, graphically interesting and inspiring content written specifically for designers. This is the type of book I wish I could plug into my head and consume every bit of the information. It covers “over 70 manufacturing processes…with full technical descriptions; analyses of [...]

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