SHAPE movie

A film about design. If for one day you had the power to make your world work better, what would you change?

Shape is part of a project to get young people thinking about how the world is made around them, and where design fits in.

This film and the accompanying website was commissioned by Pivot Dublin and Dublin City Council to promote wider acceptance and use of design as a tool for positive change.

New Tigerair Logo

I saw the new Tigerair (formerly TigerAirways) logo. I love it, simple, easy to the eye, and fresh. Fit for a budget airline willing to change and improve.

What I like with the new logo is its soft and round edges, and the tiger’s tail. The rounded edges of the typefont signifies comfort, ease, and friendliness. The tiger’s tail of the “g” which also forms a smile. I also approve that they maintained the design on the empennage or tail.

Google and the World Brain

Google and the World Brain is a story of the most ambitious project ever conceived on the internet and the people who tried to stop it. In 1937 HG Wells predicted the creation of the ‘world brain’, a giant global library that contained all human knowledge which would lead to a new form of higher intelligence. 70 years later the realisation of that dream was under way, as Google scanned millions of books for its Google Books website.

Humble & Gracious

Humble in Victory, Gracious in Defeat.

What if Money Didn’t Matter?

How do you like to spend your life? What do you desire? What if money didn’t matter? What if money was no object?

An Ode to Creative Work

 

Behind every great advancement, in every industry, there is a creative mind.

Creativity may come easy, but creation is hard.

The late nights spent trying, and failing, and trying again.

All the while, holding onto our vision.
Pushing what we see in our mind’s eye into the world.

Urbanized

Urbanized is a feature-length documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. Over half the world’s population now lives in an urban area, and 75% will call a city home by 2050. But while some cities are experiencing explosive growth, others are shrinking. The challenges of balancing housing, mobility, public space, civic engagement, economic development, and environmental policy are fast becoming universal concerns. Yet much of the dialogue on these issues is disconnected from the public domain.

6 Rules of Success by Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold’s 6 Rules to Success:

1. Trust yourself

Many young people are getting so much advice from their parents and from their teachers and from everyone. But what is most important is that you have to dig deep down, dig deep down and ask yourselves, who do you want to be? Not what, but who. Figure out for yourselves what makes you happy, no matter how crazy it may sound to other people.

2. Break the Rules

Break the rules, not the law, but break the rules. It is impossible to be a maverick or a true original if you’re too well behaved and don’t want to break the rules. You have to think outside the box. That’s what I believe. After all, what is the point of being on this earth if all you want to do is be liked by everyone and avoid trouble?

How To Build A Concept Car

An exclusive look at the birth of a concept car. For nearly 9 months, The Downshift followed the KIA design team as they worked to create their racing-inspired Track’ster concept, from the first design sketches to the final unveiling at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show.

I want my own 5 Axis Milling Machine!

On The Brink

We are the last generation of a dumb society.

The short film, On The Brink, discusses the past, present and future of connectivity. The film features people such as David Rowan, chief editor of Wired UK; Caterina Fake, founder of Flickr; and Eric Wahlforss, the co-founder of Soundcloud.