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iPad goes to college.

PRand — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:32:46 +0000

there’s a reason students love the word “free” considering the cost of education today. three schools have just announced that all freshmen this fall will be given an apple ipad, a web-enabled portable computer tablet.

one school, the illinois institute of technology says students will be able to download lecture notes and powerpoint presentations and call them up on their iPads during class. they also can use the devices to read books, check e-mail and surf the internet.

faculty, particularly those who teach engineering and computer science, can build applications specific to their courses. IIT already offers courses on the development of mobile applications.

tuition at IIT is $31,000, the ipad retails for $499.

two other schools giving away the tablets are seton hill university in pennsylvania and george fox university in oregon.

there will probably be more announcements.

the ipad tablet is a concept that may reshape the way we use the computer.

chris anderson, wired magazine editor, “tablet computers are going to be huge. they’re going to sell in the tens of millions of units and reach standards on how we interact with digital media and how we pay for it. … tablets will allow us to do digital magazines that are intelligently designed, flow correctly and have the artistic intent preserved.”

richard stengel, managing editor of time magazine, ” any new technological form creates new ways artistically and journalistically of doing what we’ve always done. the thing about the ipad is that it’s a work in progress: it will transform how we do what we do, but until we see how it works and how people use it, we won’t really know. just the way movie cameras changed the way we covered world war II, video cameras changed how we covered vietnam and even how twitter changed the way we covered the iranian revolution, the ipad will transform the way journalism works. it will become a new way of storytelling.”

Wired and iPad show and tell.

PRand — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:14:30 +0000

wired magazine shows off its planned iPad edition. via adage mediaworks [RK]

The iPad. Hit or miss?

PRand — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:23:08 +0000

apple innovations always polarizing. mac zealots, me included, gripe at first-look.

looking back, we hated when the disc bay was removed and we had to use CD’s. we had to buy new printers / scanners because we now only had USB and firewire. wait! now we have thumbdrives and iPods.

above: what is jeff bezos and kindle thinking ?

What’s in a name?
A lot of griping on the choice of the name. It appears iPad has been around since 2007.

above: inhabitat – is this really the iPad ? 2008!

above: find me a property – pad (or iPad) ? 2007!

listen to the skeptics…
web pro news – five reasons fails to impress
newsweek – disappoints

listen to the wafflers…
showbiz gossip – does it really disappoint?
huffington post - a disappointment ? plus
apple’s top 10 hit and misses

the advocates…
ny daily news – top 10 things you should know

Laptop carriers.

PRand — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:50:39 +0000

A week in Milano. I need a new laptop tote.

above: who would by a product named “acme” but who doesn’t like paul smith?

above: thinking minimal, built ny comes to mind.

above: formal and sleek “fortuny” by velvetidole.

above: unique felt carrier by red maloo.

above: rugged transformer by 2unfold.

above: love the style and the name – boog vyper exo m.

above: waterfield muzetto bag.

Olivetti manual typewriter.

PRand — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:30:48 +0000

I came across an olivetti typewriter for sale on ( surprising to me ) urban outfitters.

The typewriter and company brought back memories of ad campaigns running from the 50s – 70s. It’s where I discovered Italian design, Milton Glazer, Walter Balmer.

above: designed by giovanni pintori for the olivetti saldiermaschinen via ninonbooks

above: designed by giovanni pintori for the olivetti studio 44 via ninonbooks

above: designed by ettore sottsass for the olivetti valentine – 1969 ( note various artists commissioned to the valentine, branding 101 ) via ninonbooks

above: designed by milton glaser for the olivetti valentine – 1969 via ninonbooks

above: designed by Egidio Bonfante for the Olivetti Valentine – 1970 via ninonbooks

above: designed by yoshitaro isaka for the olivetti valentine – 1969 via ninonbooks

above: designed by paul rand for the olivetti lettera 22 – 1953 via ninonbooks

above: designed by Walter Ballmer for the Olivetti Lettera 32 – 1964 (christmas) via ninonbooks

above: 1957 Christmas print ad for Olivetti Typewriters. via ninonbooks

above: designed by roberto pieracini for the olivetti exhibition via ninonbooks

above: designed by walter ballmer for the olivetti exibition – 1961 via ninonbooks

Producer: Olivetti ( today ) ( Olivetti ( wikipedia )) many many more images via ninonbooks

above: adriano olivetti

Editor’s note: this post inspires more research… Some employees of Getronics Italia ( who bought Olivetti ) have asked Beppe Grillo to give visibility to their story. Goodbye computer industry.

above: sketch of the famous ‘valentina’ typewriter by ettore sottsass

More…
grain edit
vi.sualize.us
iso50 blog
100 years of olivetti in italy
the invisible agent
george lois ( i like lois but “agency vision” gets brain cramp )
advertising archives
973 third avenue
typewriter museum
olivetti portable typewriter gallery
olivetti, una bella società
camillo olivetti
ivrea and olivetti
associazione archivio storico olivetti

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New York City 2259.

PRand — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:12:33 +0000

above: Procedural uses CityEngine computer software to envision New York City in 250 years, inspired by
The Fifth Element.

above: fifth element cityscape

above: fifth element cityscape

above: fifth element cityscape

Of interest is the prediction of lower water level. Where does that come from?

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Steve Jobs on design. Mac is 25.

PRand — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:48:58 +0000

“Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like…

People think it’s this veneer — that the designers are handed this box and told, ‘Make it look good!’ That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

The Mac is 25 this year. ( 2009 )

—steve jobs, the new york times ( 2003 )

Apple vs blackberry.

PRand — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:50:59 +0000

Who’s your daddy?

via visual culture

I-Lumex LED lamp for your PC.

PRand — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:53:06 +0000

Normally I do whatEVER it takes to nix lamps of all kinds in favor of recessed or trac.

I-Lumex ultra-modern lamp comes with its own USB port. Made of soft, tactile silicone in red, lavender, graphite and white hues, these versatile, multifunctional and user-friendly lamps are fully flexible and adjustable, literally bending over backwards to meet your lighting needs. Love LED for it’s low-power consumption and high light output. Delivers 50,000 hours of illumination. Will take exception to this little cutie.

Designer: Antonangeli Illuminazione

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12-year old plus after effects.

PRand — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:36:18 +0000

kevin lin also has a wicked rubiks cube video

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