Tag
Specialists in wearable technology, Thrive Wearables helps companies and entrepreneurs take ideas and concepts through to finished products. At the Wearable Technology Show, I chat with Jacob, Thrive's founder, about their design service and the challenges facing the wearable market in 2018. To understand what Thrive do, think of a big company that sells goods that aren't electronic in any
Moving from the earthly familiarity of last year's Greenery, Pantone have announced Ultra Violet as the 2018 Colour of the Year. Also known as 18-3838, Ultra Violet is complex and contemplative, suggesting the mysteries of the cosmos, the intrigue of what lies ahead, and the discoveries beyond where we are now. The vast and limitless night sky is symbolic of
Anglepoise lamps are great. They're British, iconic, affordable, and give any desk a timeless, classic look. I particularly like the 1227 and its art deco appeal. Originally launched in 1935, it's stood the test of time well. Having said, that it's the 1228 that's on my wishlist with the switch on the back of the lamp. Not one to rest
The advertising posters of the mid-20th Century are incredibly evocative of a different era that ran from wartime necessity to the adventure of travel and foreign places. It's that particular style of brash colour, typography and sheer style that draws us in. If you're like me, then Free Vintage Posters will be right up your street. It's a big collection
My Pixel C upgraded to Nougat 7.1.2 at the weekend and after the obligatory reboot, I was presented with Google's best efforts to enforce round icons across their own suite of apps. It's embarrassingly bad. It's one thing to create circular icons with roundness in mind, but to make round icons by slapping a white disc into the background is
Returning to a single colour from last year's paring of Rose Quartz and Serenity, Pantone's Color of the Year is Greenery, also known as Pantone 15-0343, a refreshing and revitalising shade, symbolic of new beginnings. Greenery is a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring when nature’s greens revive, restore and renew. Illustrative of flourishing
Asked to name an industrial designer, most Apple lovers will come up with Sir Jonathan "Jony" Ive, designer of iconic products such as the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Go back a few decades, and it was Braun and Dieter Rams that were synonymous with industrial design. From coffee makers and toothbrushes to calculators and radios, there's a good chance that you've seen