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Future Cars and Visionary Designer Syd Mead - Modern Industrial Design Today’s future cars have on-board computers and the best advancements in technology and science with more luxury than ever before. With all the new hi-tech devices on the horizon, you could run your whole world from the seat of your car! All these new innovations, along with some of the best automotive designers, will give you a lot to think about when considering purchasing your next car in the near future. One of the greatest visionary designer and futurist of all time is still here in our world and still designing — Syd Mead. This legendary futurist and concept designer’s influence can be seen in the film industry as well as in the designs of vehicles and buildings. Mead attended Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA and from there was hired by Ford Motor Company. In 2006, the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum recognized Mead’s singular career at the National design Awards, selecting him as the recipient of its Special Jury Commendation. Lotus Elise

Collection of Awesome Things (63 pics Dec 14/11 Collection of Awesome Things (63 pics) Another collection of some very creative and awesome stuff. Floating cinema brings the silver screen to the sea Gain instant and exclusive access to over 5,000 of the most creative ideas, innovations and startups on our database and use our smart filters to take you direct to those that are most relevant to your industry and your needs. Not interested? You can still browse articles published in the last 30 days from our homepage and receive your daily and weekly fix of entrepreneurial ideas through our free newsletters. Hug Chair by Ilian Milinov A Chair for Clingy Lovers If you’ve ever had someone sit in your lap, you know that 15 minutes is about the max your legs can handle. It’s really not fair. The Hug chair brings simple design and human gesture together for that extra time you want to sit with your significant other. Designer: Ilian Milinov

50 brilliant & creative advertisements for your inspiration Companies send a lot of money on trying to catch your attention, in this collection you’ll find creative advertising that probably reached their goal. 1. Bounty’s big spills campaign 2. Tyskie beer 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. iPod shuffle campaign 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

Natural Pools or Swimming Ponds Natural Pools or Natural Swimming Ponds (NSPs) Let nature clean the water... Chemical-free water garden and swimming pool. The plant portion, or regeneration zone, is separated from the swimming area by the wall seen a few inches below the water’s surface. www.naturalswimmingpools.com The pools have skimmers and pumps that circulate the water through the regeneration zone and back into the swimming area. The aquatic plants filter out contaminants and use nutrients from the water as food which helps prevent algae. There are many options as to design. A gradual slope contains the plants, gravel and loamy sand, a wall keeps them separate from the swimming area. Vacuum but twice a year and tend to the plants as needed. The regeneration zone can be along the perimeter of a natural pool or a pond unto itself but connected to the swimming area. www.gartenart.co.uk Plants steel the nutrients away from algae. www.gartenart.co.uk Half regeneration area, half swimming pool. www.living-pool.eu Builders:

Taking Type to the Next Level with Alternate Characters Are you sick of your type looking plain and boring? Many OpenType fonts have alternate characters built into them that can transform your type into a beautiful piece of art. By using these alternate characters you can add things like flourishes and flair to your type with ease. Some type faces have alternate characters that can help out with legibility at smaller sizes. Even some handwritten fonts have alternate characters to change the style of a characters to make it seem more handwritten. How do you tell what fonts have alternates? Ligatures – This is where two or more characters are linked together. Logotypes – This is where a word is stylized as a logo to be included in your type. Biform characters – These alternate characters can make capital letters have a lowercase look or lowercase letters with capital letter look while keeping the same size and weight. Swash characters – This is where a certain letter can have a fancy look to them. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7

hope you’re not too tired to read this… | clayzmama says…… Check this out! As many curbs as I’ve hit, I might just need these tires! Resilient Tech has been testing these out for some time now, developing them for the military. Its a radical new design by Michelin and made in South Carolina. They are the next generation of tires and have already been previewed in Philadelphia at a car show. Here it is in motion…. These tires are airless and should be on the market soon….if they aren’t already. Not that I ever had to do that anyways!! And don’t forget to check out “what $4.00 of gas gets you” and “thorium car? Like this: Like Loading...