ThinkCycle: Open Collaborative Design
In fact, perhaps I should forget about this whole idea: as usual MIT have thought it all before...
... however. There is still value in another person looking at it. I'm sure OSPD can make sense in a global and economic context too, and that it is already happening, but unrecognised... Even if its all for nothing, its an interesting journey.
Saturday, April 30, 2005
IDFuel, the Industrial Design Weblog
IDFuel, the Industrial Design Weblog has an article pertaining to OSPD. Typically open ended definition however, but it does remind me of the Thinkcycle initiative from MIT.
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Treehugger
http://www.treehugger.com/
An interestinfg looking sustainable consumer blog from the ever helpful IDfuel blog.
An interestinfg looking sustainable consumer blog from the ever helpful IDfuel blog.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
OpenCola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
OpenCola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My bro put me onto this Open source product, that apparently originally started out as simply a promo tool for a software developer. Take one programmer, a massive mysterious soft drink, a General Public License, and what do you get? Another OSP.
Alternet describes it thus: "OpenCola is the world's first "open source" consumer product." in this article
My bro put me onto this Open source product, that apparently originally started out as simply a promo tool for a software developer. Take one programmer, a massive mysterious soft drink, a General Public License, and what do you get? Another OSP.
Alternet describes it thus: "OpenCola is the world's first "open source" consumer product." in this article
Economist.com | The future of innovation
Economist.com | The future of innovation
Yet another example and advocation of Open source product design. It appears that the phenomenon could be inescapable in the future. No more superstar designer, or even mediocre designer. We're all going to have to let go of our petty patents and stop feverishly wrapping the arm around our work - as Wendy said last night - there is no time for that. Design is High speed and the world is higher speed. Ideas are fast and cheap, and happen to everyone. The designer's role will have to be a collaborator, a manager, a 'tweaker', one of an ever expanding team, a 'hive mentality' developing new solutions at light speed.
Yet another example and advocation of Open source product design. It appears that the phenomenon could be inescapable in the future. No more superstar designer, or even mediocre designer. We're all going to have to let go of our petty patents and stop feverishly wrapping the arm around our work - as Wendy said last night - there is no time for that. Design is High speed and the world is higher speed. Ideas are fast and cheap, and happen to everyone. The designer's role will have to be a collaborator, a manager, a 'tweaker', one of an ever expanding team, a 'hive mentality' developing new solutions at light speed.
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Wendy Brawer, of the Green Map project is thinking Open Source
Just attended a talk by Wendy Brawer, she of much good green initiative work in NY and Beyond, most notably the Green Map project. Very engaging indeed, plus a brief comparison of the project to the Open Source movement, which particularly pricked my ears up. Wendy had the idea, but lays no claim to the entire project. The tools for creating a green map are freely available, and everyone can participate in their design. That is the idea.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
DIY iPod stand
lists and diagrams: DIY iPod stand
A case in point for previous ponderings on open source product design:
Someone thinkns up a novel and highly resourceful way to build a charging stand for the iPod.
They publish a template and instructions for its construction in the form of a PDF on their website.
The author invites others to download, improve and alter the design. (The PDF is published under a creative commons license).
Others do so, and hence the design evolves much as it would in a conventional design process.
Except that there is no one designer: there are numerous offshoots , all of which together represent many unique, user specific solutions to a design problem. No one design can be attributed to one person and the whole design process is propogated by a broad and undefined set of participants, who have not and will never meet, or even discuss.
No one owns the design, the design evolves and reaches market at an incredible pace, it is better for it, (universal and inclusive, having been designed by many varying hands), has the benefit of many minds addressing one problem, it is cheap, effective and sustainable.
A case in point for previous ponderings on open source product design:
Someone thinkns up a novel and highly resourceful way to build a charging stand for the iPod.
They publish a template and instructions for its construction in the form of a PDF on their website.
The author invites others to download, improve and alter the design. (The PDF is published under a creative commons license).
Others do so, and hence the design evolves much as it would in a conventional design process.
Except that there is no one designer: there are numerous offshoots , all of which together represent many unique, user specific solutions to a design problem. No one design can be attributed to one person and the whole design process is propogated by a broad and undefined set of participants, who have not and will never meet, or even discuss.
No one owns the design, the design evolves and reaches market at an incredible pace, it is better for it, (universal and inclusive, having been designed by many varying hands), has the benefit of many minds addressing one problem, it is cheap, effective and sustainable.
2020vision
2020vision | The Event: "By Students for Students
Product Design Sustainable Futures students at The Surrey Institute of Art & Design would like to invite you to a unique one-day student led event to be held at the Farnham Maltings, East Wing Gallery nearby to our Farnham campus on Tuesday 19 April 2005."
Product Design Sustainable Futures students at The Surrey Institute of Art & Design would like to invite you to a unique one-day student led event to be held at the Farnham Maltings, East Wing Gallery nearby to our Farnham campus on Tuesday 19 April 2005."
Sustainable Design Award Online
Sustainable Design Award Online"• SDA is a freely available scheme for students and teachers that’s intended to help bring issues of sustainability into mainstream designing and making at As and A2 level. " supported by the ITDG.
== RIKREA ==
== RIKREA ==: "The First Rikrea biennial competition refers to objects to be produced in series from recovered and recycled materials (coming from wastes and secondary raw materials). Our objective is to elaborate a big catalog of design products that must meet ecological requirements as well as sustainability, durability and universality criteria."
Q Collection
"Q Collection provides furnishings that move beyond form and function to embrace the best practices of sustainable deisgn. We pledge to produce distinctive designs that are crafted to the highest standard of quality and comfort with the purest materials available."
sustainable style foundation*
sustainable style foundation*
"SSF is an international nonprofit organization that uses the combined power of popular culture and personal lifestyle choices to address the many pressing social and environmental challenges facing our world. From fashion, food and film to interior design, architecture, travel, music and more, SSF has designs on making sustainability the next big thing, as well as a timeless trend."
"SSF is an international nonprofit organization that uses the combined power of popular culture and personal lifestyle choices to address the many pressing social and environmental challenges facing our world. From fashion, food and film to interior design, architecture, travel, music and more, SSF has designs on making sustainability the next big thing, as well as a timeless trend."
O2 UK
"O2 UK aims to be a realistic and highly relevant designer centric organisation to encourage, support and disseminate sustainable design activities and the local scene in the UK . UK members range from graphic designers to designer makers to product design engineers.
The aim of this website is to provide a hub for UK designers engaged with sustainable design to make connections, get relevant news and hear about events. It's intended to be organic and can be shaped over time with the addition of new sections which maybe of use and interest."
The aim of this website is to provide a hub for UK designers engaged with sustainable design to make connections, get relevant news and hear about events. It's intended to be organic and can be shaped over time with the addition of new sections which maybe of use and interest."
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