iPhone Stencil Kit
Just ordered myself a handy iPhone stencil kit from the creative folks at Design Commission. This die-cut aluminum time-saver helps you quickly sketch out your iPhone app ideas. And best of all, it’s only $16.95.
Is Twitter Killing Blogs?
It sure has wounded mine. Not many things seem worth a full post these days. I’ve been satisfied with micro-blogging any cool finds or random quips.
Well today I’m dusting off the ol’ blog, and getting back to it. After all, I went through all the trouble of creating it, and I do like to ramble. Stay tuned for lots more design and interactive related rambling.
New iPhone?
Ok…breath, just relax. It’s just a pithy post title. This is not an actual iPhone. That’s right, take slow steady breaths…
TheNextWeb had me excited too, with this “speculative design” by Jim Young (not Johnny Ives). It’s features are just the stuff a dream iPhone is made of. It’s loaded with true GPS, an iChat camera, removable battery and is video capable.
But if you look close, it’s missing a bit of Apple polish. Like that unnecessary hole at the bottom right for a mic, way to obvious iChat camera and square button. But, hey… I’ll still take one.
Objectified
I can’t wait to see this film! Objectified is a feature-length documentary on Industrial Design by Gary Hustwit. Gary covers creativity in desgining all sorts of products, from toothbrushes to high tech.
“It’s about our relationship to mass-produced objects and, by extension, the people who design them.”
9tailors
The folks at 9tailors are bringing perfect fit and style to the masses at 9tailors.com, where you can design your own shirt, tailored just for you.
They make the expereince pretty easy (even if you’re not a designer). You just design the garment (collar, cuff and pocked options), select your fabric, enter your measurements, and then review & check out.
There’s even a YouTube measurement tutorial video to help you get that perfect fit.
The Minute Glass
I don’t exactly pop out of bed in the mornings, but your standard alarm clock is enough to get me going. My sweet wife on the other hand, has this super power that allows her to completely tune out an alarm, and hit snooze or off on autopilot.
We’ve tried beeps, radios, bells, etc, and none of it has any effect at all. We’ve even tried moving the alarm clock so that she’ll have to get up to turn it off, but that just seems to make it harder for her to hear it. All the alarm clock really does is wake me up, so that I can begin the half hour ritual of getting her coherent.
So I’m pretty excited about The Minute Glass. This alarm clock is powered by magnetic induction which occurs when you shake the clock. It requires no batteries or external electricity, making it the greenest alarm clock around.
When the alarm goes off, my wife will have to shake it and generate enough electricity for the device to function for another full day before the alarm will turn off. All that shakin’ is sure to wake her up, right?
We’ll see. For now The Minute Glass is just a cool concept.
As Real As It Gets
I ran across this awesome realistic take of PhotoShop on Flickr. Ironically enough, it wasn’t created in PhotoShop. It was made to be an Ad by Art Snob. Check out the rest of the Flickr set to see how it was done.
President Obama
I’ve never been more proud to be an american.
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democrocy, tonight is your answer. -Barack Obama (election night)
Free Starbucks For Voters
I voted early, but if you’re waiting till the 4th here’s another incentive to do your civic duty. Starbucks is giving away free coffee to voters. Here are the details from mystarbucksidea.com:
It will work like this: After you vote Tuesday (11/4), head to your local US Starbucks and we’ll give you a FREE tall (12 oz) cup of brewed coffee at no charge (limit one per customer). If you live in an area without voting proof, then we’ll use the honor system.
Very James Bond
It’s no secret that I love watches. Though this one is a bit out of my price range, it makes my when-I-win-the-lottery list.
Aston Martin is offering a limited-edition Jaeger LeCoultre with the purchase of Bond’s newest ride, the Aston Martin DBS.
At $332,000, one would think they would throw in the watch for free, but not so much. The watch is available only to purchasers of the DBS for $35,000. But it’s truly Bond-worthy — not only does the watch look good, it also unlocks and starts the car.
Lucky buyers can choose between grade 5 titanium and rose-gold
