Japanese engineer Kuniako Saito and his team at Cocoa Motors has developed a lithium battery-powered portable transporter called WalkCar, which has the size and shape of a standard laptop computer. The WalkCar has four tiny wheels, an lightweight aluminum body, and is intended to be carried in an included bag when not in use. The board is stronger… Continue reading WalkCar: Electric Personal Transporter
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A-bike Electric: The World’s Smallest Compact E-Bike
A-bike Electric is a light, compact electric bike with a telescopic folding style that makes it small enough to fit into a duffel bag. The original A-Bike concept was created by British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, which features the same distinct, lightweight, compact frame, but comes with an electric motor. The electric power assistance automatically… Continue reading A-bike Electric: The World’s Smallest Compact E-Bike
Susan Kare: The Woman Behind Apple’s First Icons
Susan Kare is an artist, graphic designer and pioneer of pixel art; she created many of the graphical interface elements for the original Apple Macintosh in the 1980s as a key member of the Mac software design team, and continued to work as creative director at NeXT, the company formed by Steve Jobs after leaving Apple in… Continue reading Susan Kare: The Woman Behind Apple’s First Icons
Amazing Bike Folds to the Size of an Umbrella
Italian designer Gianluca Sada has come up with an amazing solution for easy bicycle storage that can be folded down to the size of an average umbrella. The Sada Bike features full-size 26-inch wheels that are attached to the frame using an anchoring system. The wheels disconnect and the entire frame folds up into a compact… Continue reading Amazing Bike Folds to the Size of an Umbrella
Stylish Mojito Shoe by Julian Hakes
A London-based architect Julian Hakes first released his early concept images of the Mojito Shoe design concept was on design blog Dezeen. Hakes amazing success story started when he received a message from the editor of Dezeen saying that his design has gone viral’ and that he should put his name into Google. Hakes story was was posted by Gizmodo and registered in excess of… Continue reading Stylish Mojito Shoe by Julian Hakes
Electronic System Turns Human Face Into an Instrument
Japanese artist Daito Manabe works on a experimental music performance system that uses electrical sensors to either transmit music into muscular twitches or control music by facial movements. Taking the role of programmer, designer, DJ, VJ, and composer on each of his projects, Manabe experiment with myoelectric sensors to turn people’s faces into human drum machine. Watch some of Manabe’s test… Continue reading Electronic System Turns Human Face Into an Instrument
Human Hoist: Getting Mechanics In The Right Position
The Human Hoist is the coolest chair on wheels! Kevin Ferguson and Eric Brittingham’s brilliant chair design for auto mechanics. It swiftly transforms from a chair to a creeper, making the auto mechanic’s job easier. It has neck and back support and magnetic tool trays. Watch the video below.
The Power of Photoshop
I really enjoy looking at designers doing cool effects on Photoshop and how powerful this program can be in terms of photo editing. Watch the speed video below of how this artistic designer manipulates the image in 3.5 Hours work.