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Biomimicry, the practice of designing according to natural principles, has garnered devotees from many industries, producing a wide variety of innovative results.
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08.07.09
Biomimedic Solutions
08.07.09
WhalePower
Inspired by the bumps on humpback whale flippers, Tubercled blades have been shown to increase annual electrical production by 20% while greatly reducing noise.
08.04.09
Time Use Survey
The American Time Use Survey asks thousands of American residents to recall every minute of a day. Here is how people over age 15 spent their time in 2008.
07.01.09
Circles
Circles was designed by Charles and Ray Eames for a 1947 textile competition at the Museum of Modern Art. Architonic is useful resource for the designer of interior shenanigans.
06.13.09
Metric @ First Ave, MPLS
Emily Haines on writing in Buenos Aires:
“…nothing was ever going to be cool enough; and nothing was going to be referential enough; and it was either going to sound like somebody else or not sound enough like somebody else. Too much context.”
05.01.09
ASU 2009 Senior Show
04.16.09
Black Carl
A funkalicious cover of Blackstreet’s No Diggity.
04.11.09
Yashica Brothers
Recently I have been looking for a Yashica T4 35mm film camera. I found a T2 at a thrift store last week for $5. This camera has a crystal clear Carl Zeiss Tessar T* 3.5/35 lens. Yesterday I found the T4 I was looking for, also a $5 purchase.
04.10.09
What is Biomimicry?
Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is a design discipline that seeks sustainable solutions by emulating nature’s patterns and strategies.