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Syd Mead, futurist pt 2
Jul. 17th, 2008 | 11:24
GPS: JFK library, EWU, Cheney, WA, 99004
zeitgeist: 
lunchetim
now playing: Mood music in a jugular vein
I thought that the first episode was amazing. The second blew me away. If you're not watching Boingboing TV regularly (and you do find the odd things I write and blog about at least somewhat interesting), you owe it to yourself to subscribe to the RSS feed and read it. Excitedly.
I love the quote at the end, about the design of automobiles -- the idea that we will not get the cool future cars because
1) no one really can appreciate the aesthetic of a well-designed car anymore, and
2) autos are a commodity.
Well, I don't so much love the idea as I am shocked by it -- but the analysis is spot-on and comes as a bit of a revelation. I hope that thoughts like that shock people into doing something.
I love the quote at the end, about the design of automobiles -- the idea that we will not get the cool future cars because
1) no one really can appreciate the aesthetic of a well-designed car anymore, and
2) autos are a commodity.
Well, I don't so much love the idea as I am shocked by it -- but the analysis is spot-on and comes as a bit of a revelation. I hope that thoughts like that shock people into doing something.
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Futurism
Jul. 15th, 2008 | 09:58
GPS: JFK Library, 816 F Street, 100 LIB, EWU, Cheney, WA, 99004
zeitgeist: is it can be luncheteim?
now playing: "Here is the News" -- ELO
BBTV Syd Mead, futurist, car designer.
(Watched this on the bus, and I couldn't get it out of my head)
(Watched this on the bus, and I couldn't get it out of my head)