The iEconomy: How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work is a must read.
Manufacturing
December 16, 2011
Coke and Pepsi race to be first to replace teeth with plant based plastic. Wait, what?
By SinclairCoke and Pepsi race to be first to replace teeth with plant based plastic. Wait, what?
August 27, 2011
Durock manufacturing artifact
By SinclairI’ve seen this for years but it never really registered until a few weks ago when I was rebuilding a section of floor (see photo below)– Durock brand cement board has a marking that repeats randomly across it’s surface. It’s that “7″ shaped line all over the sheet in the photo above. And it looks [...]
June 22, 2011
Process: making an Eames Lounge Chair
By SinclairBelgian graphic designer and blogger Veerle Pieters has a great piece on her site about the making of an Eames Lounge Chair. Well done. Tx Veerle! Via KR
June 22, 2011
Building slump closes a whole town
By SinclairThis article in msnbc.com reports on how the housing slump slowed construction, slowing sales of USG brand Sheetrock, forcing the shutdown of one of its plants, thus closing an entire town in Neveda. An entire zip code will be discontinued. Wild.
June 22, 2011
Modern track laying tech
By SinclairA friend passed along this incredible video of how mechanized railroad track laying occurs these days. Amazing. Watch the video here.
June 17, 2011
McNally Jackson prints books on demand
By SinclairAm I late to the party here? I just noticed today that McNally Jackson on Spring St has a mega gizmo in store that prints high quality paperbacks on demand in minutes. Can be anything from the public domain. Or your own work– and they’ve got a design team ready to help with everything from [...]
May 30, 2011
Follow the yellow brick road layer (from Holland of course)
By SinclairA friend sent me this video. It’s kind of unbelievable. It’s like a big brick road zipper. Amazing.
May 26, 2011
Nitto factory tour
By SinclairOnline bikestore Tokyo Fixed Gear has a great post with excellent photos from their tour of Japanese bike parts and accessories manufacturer, Nitto. Beautiful stuff! See the whole thing here…
May 16, 2011
ICFF 2011, Best of
By SinclairThere was some good work at ICFF this year. Not a lot, but some. But I definitely saw stuff that excited me. Here’s my best of. And I am deliberately starting with what I found most memorable and that is the work from O and G Studio in Rhode Island. These guys are doing [...]