posted by Jot Kali
Evolution of iTunes
website
Evolution of iTunes, the second most influential application this decade. From a simple sound player, to old media converter to new media, to access point to the iPod, to worlds largest music store, now hinting at social features.


posted by Jot Kali
Personal Rapid Transit
website
Real world solutions to car versus transit. Personal Rapid Transit that is an automated vehicle for up to 5 people. Has user selected destination, and comes on demand. First implementation will be at London Heathrow airport.


posted by Jot
e2 Series
TV Series
How sustainable cities are made. A series of advances cities are making to make them better for humans


posted by Jot
Mobility on Demand
Urban
In the past village living required living and shopping and working all in close proximity. And after decades of suburbia value is seen in the traditional model. However convienance of having ones own transportation, living in areas not
right in the city to enjoy space, and quick transportation also has much value. How to combine the two? Mobility on Demand by MIT outlines a possible solution.


posted by Jot
Objectified
Film
Most things we touch are designed by humans. What is the process? The thought behind the object? Why does it exist and where will it end up? Now that alot of objects are electronic and so form doesn't have to follow function, what is
the next step for industrial design? These themes are present in this documentary.


posted by Stephen
The High Line
Urban
Taking a prominent industrial revolution symbol of progress, giving it partly back to nature, so it returns fully to sustainable living. An incredible story of a small movement becoming a design feature of a world class city.


posted by Jot
Tourism : Spaces of Fiction
Museum Exhibit
"The exhibition, Tourism. Fiction Spaces, sets out to analyse the relationship between design and desire, industry and consumption. A complex relationship, thronging with contradiction and tender moments. Like the society we live in."


posted by Stephen
Made To Stick
Book
"Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die"


posted by Jot
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Book
A book that explains quality. True quality, as present in the smallest bolt to the overall industrial design, software and interaction of the product. I have no doubt Apple was found on the concept of quality as defined in this classic. What is confusing is why in electronics so few other companies are.


posted by Jot Kali
iPhone Introduction
iTunes Podcast
"Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. One is very fortunate if you get to work on just one of these in your career. Apple has been very fortunate that it's been able to introduce a few of these into the world. In 1984 we introduced the Macintosh. It didn't just change Apple, it changed the whole industry. In 2001 we introduced the first iPod, and it didn't just change the way we all listened to music, it changed the entire music industry...."
- Steve Jobs introducing iPhone

Perhaps the greatest product reveal of all time. Beautifully orchestrated, blew away expectations, set the future of mobile and computing devices for the next decade.



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