Posted in Computers on August 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Like many I am impressed with the iMac in it’s new 2007 form. Especially after seeing it at an Apple store. I like the 20″ version because the depth of the aluminium on the sides of the iMac are smaller than those of the 24″. You can never be too thin.
I also want to […]
Posted in Computers, Design on August 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Like many, I waited with bated breath for the announcements that Apple made on the 07 August 2007. Based on what I had read on the web I was pretty sure that a new iMac would be amongst the announcements.
At about 19:00 UK time I got to see the first pictures of the iMac and […]
Posted in Computers, Design on June 14th, 2007 No Comments »
I just stoped by the Apple website and noticed the article on their latest Design Awards.
As soon as I saw the award itself I had to find out more.
A quick search on Google presented me with a number of images and with a bit more effort I found a website from an award winner who […]
Posted in Computers, Design on June 11th, 2007 No Comments »
As the Apple world waits for the announcements that will be made at the Mac Expo in San Fransisco, I hope that there will be a new iMac announced.
I currently use a MacBook (see here) but before this (and an earlier PowerBook) I used a G4 Cube.
What would be cool would be if Apple […]
Posted in People, Computers on April 5th, 2007 No Comments »
In my earlier blog entry here I mentioned that whilst Steve Wozniak discussed his new book iWoz he also made many references to Steve Jobs. A few of the things he said are paraphrased below.
Statement One: Steve Jobs chose his University based on the fact that one of the professors had been awarded a Nobel […]
Posted in Furniture, Computers, Design on March 22nd, 2007 1 Comment »
I thought I would share with you my computer setup at home. As you can see I really like the colour white. In the picture you can see the following;
A MacBook and power supply
A Mighty Mouse and mouse-mat
An Apple remote
An iPod dock
A Netgear router
A Marc Newson ceramic cup
A Nike ‘Player’ wristband
A Lexon ‘Stick Radio’
A […]
Posted in Computers, Design on March 14th, 2007 1 Comment »
Apple’s products use appropriate materials and a have refined designs. Each new iteration is either thinner, lighter, simpler, more powerful or cheaper whilst maintaining the clean approachable look. The design of Apple’s products are at once a delight to the eye and are unobtrusive allowing the function to be fully utilised.
Some other premium […]
Posted in Computers, Design on March 8th, 2007 No Comments »
I can’t believe I have been using Apple products for over 20 years. In that time I have never been disappointed with the ‘Apple Experience’. Since my first WOW moment on seeing the first Macintosh to my latest iPod nano.
Despite a steady stream of products Apple’s future wasn’t always as rosy as it is today. […]
Posted in Computers, Design on February 22nd, 2007 1 Comment »
Ah roundrects, rectangles with rounded corners, visible everywhere in product design.
Used to make manufacturing easier - an item with a radius is easier to remove from a mould or press.
Used by designers to ’soften’ the visual appearance of a product and to make it more comfortable to the touch.
Used to remove sharp edges and make […]
Posted in Computers, Design on February 15th, 2007 2 Comments »
Q. How much does Apple Inc. care about design?
A. A great deal if you look at their products.
To show how far Apple Inc. care about design I have put together two pictures of laptop computers from Apple and from HP. These pictures are of the underside of the laptop. Let me stress that again, ‘the […]