SHODAN LIVES
Notes and links from @colemanm.
Cool concept design for an HTC / Android-based device by Andrew Kim. He should just send his resume and ridiculous salary requirements to HTC right now.
The future of work: We asked three architecture firms to imagine New York City in 2030; see the sleek, soothing results here.
Honda’s U3-X Personal Mobility Prototype.
My favorite part of the design of this thing is its ability to move in two dimensions without rotating, with its large wheel made out of small perpendicular wheels. Amazing engineering.
An amazing train station design — the trains don’t have to stop.
This looks like a feasible way to accomplish the nonsense I had thought of a while back.
:: kottke ::
Calendria, a place where units of time become sovereignties.
“The Kingdom of March, with the Equinoctial Estuary on its western coast, is situated on a separate land mass to the east of Calendria’s main continent. The Republic of Junistan is in the southeast, an archipelago among which are the Circadian Islands. “
Also see the documented process the designer used to make this gorgeous map.
/via strangemaps
Jeff Veen on design.
(radar)
Pulsating App Store wall at WWDC.
The GAF Collection.
NeoGAF’s videogame homage to the Criterion Collection. Easier version has been compiled here.
Highlights: Noby Noby Boy, Mirror’s Edge, BioShock, Rez, Ico, Lode Runner, Katamari, Shadow of the Colossus, and probably my personal favorite, Killer7.
In-Depth: How Valve Makes Art To Enhance Gameplay »
The art directors for Team Fortress 2 and Left 4 Dead talk about their design ideas and how they allowed them to build better gameplay.
This next Prince of Persia game looks beautiful.
