Closing out design week (I’m off tomorrow) is what might be one of the finest pieces of design thinking I’ve ever witnessed. This time we dip into the world of Industrial Design with power designers Mike and Maaike who are behind some of the best designed products you use, including The Girl’s G1 Android phone. Core77 has a wonderful post detailing M&M’s process and ideas behind their Autonomobile project, which literally and completely redesigns not only the task of driving, but the idea. It’s not often that we get to see this kind of innovation so thoughtfully explained, and in a manner that is wholly feasible within the next 5 years. If I were a billionaire you can bet your sweet ass this would be what I would sink my billions into. As it stands, I’m poor, and I don’t think I would even qualify for an internship with Mike and Maaike. I’m gonna let them do the talking about this project, as they understand and explain it better than I ever could. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna cross the Bay and sit outside the M&M offices with a sad puppy look on my face and hope they let me just hang out with their ideas for a while.
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alyssa | 12-Jul-09 at 9:17 pm | Permalink
that might be the coolest thing i’ve ever seen.