Archive for the 'Industrial Design' Category

The reason Lionel catalogues are always more fun than those of automobiles.

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Concept cars continue to amaze at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show.
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This Ultima Paramecium Bi2 received the concave bonnet and flattened tires when an overly zealous fan hopped onto the automobile for a quick picture-taking session.

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The folks at Alfa-Romeo overcame that problem by using a special bowling alley, flecked combination paint/wax which renders impossible
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This is the key//That’s the vehicle//Open the doors//Where’s the people?

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Another Grim Moment in Marketing…

AUTOMOBILE DOORS
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Images: (smoke) pyr.ec.gc.ca; (saab 93) en-wikimedia.org; (Saab ad) vintagetechnology.com; (military plane) worldwide-military.com; (clouds) ics.uci.edu; (T-Bird) user morrea via en-wikipedia.org; (ejection suit) canit.se; (Saab Aero X) zeenz.nl; (aqurium) aquarium.com; (Fiat) en-wikipedia.org; (Van) renault-logan.eastroblog.com; (church) freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com; (purple curtains) party.pro.com; (Nose Art) aert-letters.com;(French doors) (Versailles) (BMW) edge-inc.net; (Mercedes) readthisblog.net; (’57 Ford) tocmp.com; (Mazda) […]

And corsages for the ladies…

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Grim Moments in Marketing…
The 2007 New York Auto Show
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Images: (original NY auto show vehicles’ photos) c. C.NET.Networks.com; (Bugatti) edge-inc.net;(Swiss Army knife) (cereals) newquebec.blogspot.com; (dairy) bushrefrigeratin.com; (Basic Instinct still) hiring-revolution.com; (metal grocery cart) retaildesigndiva.blogs.com; (lava lamp) simply70s.com; (radio flyer) ace.imageg.net;
This entry was posted on Monday, May 14th, 2007 at 12:28 pm and is filed under […]

Concept cars continue to amaze at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show.

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

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This Ultima Paramecium Bi2 received the concave bonnet and flattened tires when an overly zealous fan hopped onto the automobile for a quick picture-taking session.

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The folks at Alfa-Romeo overcame that problem by using a special bowling alley, flecked combination paint/wax which renders impossible
any attempt to find purchase anywhere on the automobile.

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The rear deck of Maserati […]

In this country we have the traveling groups of fender unbenders…

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

One has to appreciate the Italian feeling for industrial design.
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Thu Feb 28, 11:25 AM ET
ROME (Reuters) - Italians are used to buying bogus Gucci bags or Rolex watches to look stylish but police found a new height of craftsmanship and cunning when they broke up a ring selling fake Ferrari cars for a fraction of […]

NEVER MIND THE LITHIUM-IONS…HERE’S THE DOORS!

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

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Concept Dodge ZEO
No engine, just a motor and big lithium-ion batteries, thus ZEO for Zero Emissions Operation.
By Shaun Bailey and Photos by Marc Urbano provided by: Road Track
No engine, just a motor and big lithium-ion batteries, thus ZEO for Zero Emissions Operation. This plug-in electric car is purported to go the distance for the sporty […]

Get the Bigguns!! The new consumer rallying cry is heard in every room of the house, in the garage, in the back yard and even downtown!!

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

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Geoff Holman introduces Panasonic’s 150-inch plasma television at the Panasonic booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Panasonic Debuts 150-Inch Plasma TV
Monday January 7, 4:30 pm ET

Panasonic Unveils World’s Largest TV at 150 Inches, As Well As YouTube-Enabled TV
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 150-inch high-definition plasma […]

Grim Moments in Marketing…

Monday, May 14th, 2007

The 2007 New York Auto Show
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Images: (original NY auto show vehicles’ photos) c. C.NET.Networks.com; (Bugatti) edge-inc.net;(Swiss Army knife) (cereals) newquebec.blogspot.com; (dairy) bushrefrigeratin.com; (Basic Instinct still) hiring-revolution.com; (metal grocery cart) retaildesigndiva.blogs.com; (lava lamp) simply70s.com; (radio flyer) ace.imageg.net;

Another Grim Moment in Marketing…

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

AUTOMOBILE DOORS
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Images: (smoke) pyr.ec.gc.ca; (saab 93) en-wikimedia.org; (Saab ad) vintagetechnology.com; (military plane) worldwide-military.com; (clouds) ics.uci.edu; (T-Bird) user morrea via en-wikipedia.org; (ejection suit) canit.se; (Saab Aero X) zeenz.nl; (aqurium) aquarium.com; (Fiat) en-wikipedia.org; (Van) renault-logan.eastroblog.com; (church) freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com; (purple curtains) party.pro.com; (Nose Art) aert-letters.com;(French doors) (Versailles) (BMW) edge-inc.net; (Mercedes) readthisblog.net; (’57 Ford) tocmp.com; (Mazda) all-carphotos.com; (Tomcat) commons.wikimedia.org; […]

It’s time for another seminar on product-sizing.

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Last year, I blogged about the ever increasing girth of Listerine. To refresh…
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As a life-long dilettante of package design(In lieu of joining the Cub Scouts,I had considered forming a Raymond Loewy Fan Club), I have often tried to peer into the murky future of the art.
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The tandem pack inspired this.

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Here are a few more […]

Rove’s Nickname-El Diablo!

Friday, February 9th, 2007

The arrogance in the White House would be laughable if it were not so disgustingly dangerous. 
Friday, February 09, 2007
Not Our Kind of People [Mark Krikorian]
According to a congressman’s wife who attended a Republican women’s luncheon yesterday, Karl Rove explained the rationale behind the president’s amnesty/open-borders proposal this way: “I don’t want my 17-year-old […]

Grim Moments in Marketing

Monday, January 8th, 2007

The checkered history of powered toothbrushes reveals how batteries wrought a tremendous sacrifice of power and imagination for the sake of size and profit. Let us stumble down memory lane.
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PUH-LEEZE!
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A Cleveland, Ohio entrepreneur, Silesius Horvak, commissioned Allis-Chalmers to construct one of the world’s largest steam engines as the power source for the Steam-O-Dent Oral De-Tartarizator. […]