Product design - Harc Lee

Hello there. Today I was wondering round the interent looking for product designers and I came across Harc Lee on industrialdesignserved. Then I could follow them on behance!!
http://www.behance.net/HarcLee/frame  

DEWS is the toothbrush. It doesn't need a holder, so simple yet so so brilliant. Yay free standing toothbrush.

and this is pocket light also one of Harc Lee's project. I just think its great to be able to have a little torch you can put inside your purse or wallet !!1

Inspiration Lane

Rewind to Wednesday!!!!
I went to the open day at Uwic (Cardiff University) and I came back very inspired!!
I looked at some of the exhibitions going on,being product design which was fanatasitc, it was really intersting to see some of the design the final years have been working on, and to see little "fake models"(made of foam and spray painted).
BUT the thing that really blew me away was the contempoary textiles exhibt. It was mostly about patterns of the material, and I  thought that textiles was just sewing.There were some absolutely stunning pieces of work, most being printed illustrations and occassional painted piece.
So today I walk into peacocks and fall in love with several skirts costing £15-£16 ... making me gasp and choke. So after hunting around in several material shops for some pretty floral print I gave up. BUT then I looked around some charity shops and my mum found some curtains. So my idea is to make a-line skirt out of them.
So THEN (wow long story) I searched for dressmaking, which led me to threadbanger.com - home decal, and diy fashion, and renew your clothes. So I now have a skirt on the go!!!! Then I looked at home decal and came across.......
This was just so cute I just couldn't not post it!!!
Milbo studios do a range of paper products, there are really cute and really adorable!!! They can be bought as PDFs from the site and downloaded and pritned and then made!!!!Find them at  http://mibostudio.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-02-10T12%3A04%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=10 -- their blog
http://www.mibostudio.co.uk/ - Actual webiste

Alex Queral

I came across these portraits as I was stunned, because of the overall brilliance. So I thought I start posting some of the work that inspire me. Today is Alex Queral, he carves the portraits out of old phonebooks.

NO ONE COMMENTS

*Sigh*
I feel sad... no one comments on my blog. It really hurts, and it makes me feel empty inside.
BUT
all that is about to change as its summer and I've promised to actually keep up with the art and design stuff. There will be actual material I've made put up. I know what you're thinking *gasps* I know. But I've been getting more and more inspired which is typically as my deadline is in 2 days... its not the art that takes the time, its the writing and evauluating to make you a better artist. Yes I'm very skeptical to that last comment I made but it has to be done I guess.

ANYONE got any ideas for my blog background, I'm stuck... even though I'm really inspired- wrong type of layout etc.. yada yada .. INSPIRATION ALWAYS WANTED : APPLY HERE :D

OH

Today I realised that, I have blog. Not only do I have a blog but I just read "how to generate Ideas for your blog"... and then my brain reminded me that I'm exactly blogging in the most normal of fashion.
So I got thinking does it really matter what I put here? Oh. Maybe it does.
I read further through this little article (link will poster further down) it "said" I should plan... I've never planned a post in my life... no wonder why this is going down hill and makes no sense...and that I should keep a notebook to write ideas in... double oh .... to me this is completley brand shiny new... visualise your concepts... urrmm, I find it hard visulising what I'm going to have for dinner...Outline the posts- its always subconciously in the back of your mind though surely *getting more nervous*, set a blogging schedule- My exam is 3 days- its roughly round 1-2 times a month its not like anyone follows this bar myself ( dear Future me, I apologise now for all the was I mucked up now that you are now doing what you're doing, If you're reading this I'm really really sorry- painful to read isn't it XD)
BUT.. there is one thing I do I regsular read magazines, and look at inspiration .
If one day you decide to view this again, no way I hear? Ah well you'll never see if the tips work and if my blogging standard improves or not !!!!

I want one !!!!

I know, "I want, don't get" (phase  from I when I was tiny :)
BUT seriously this is like sooo cool, I wish I had the money the fact you have to download a PDF to find out about a price is slightly scary so its way way way above my price limit. any way the commotion is about this ... you'll probably be disappointed now. But I was excited to see the amazing piece of innovating ( you just have to love that word I know I do) furniture.

 At first it looks like a desk but then ....

TADA .. a bed
If you have a small room, you'll understand my enthusiasm. Anyways that's from http://www.resourcefurniture.com --- they've got loads of stuff.

I came across that because I was looking into product design as I'm currently in a inspiration search frenzy, I wish more people would think or share their ideas of sharing space because that is just so fab.

I forgot... again

Ok, so if you've read this cos you're obviously bored ( OR perhaps you think that this blog is interesting and innovating, alongside with a feeling of freshness, which I doubt ) than you'll have realised I haven't updated really this month. I've been hyped at up right at the beginning and now I feel like I'm crashing down... and although the clouds look fluffy and white and soft they aren't *sobs*

I've nearly finished my Japanese piece at last, and tomorrow I should start building what I have planned to put my animation  in. BTW I did edit all 395 pictures in photoshop, just to clean it up... so the whole thing has different sized pictures now but they are centred as much as I can possibly get them now XD

I'm also going to post a link right here ------------> http://www.dirtymouse.co.uk/ <-----------------------
Red arrows, I feel so fullfilled. Basically I came across it whilst browsing product design : ) which led me to dirty mouse which seems to have loads of posts and inspiration pieces, not just for product design but for lots of things, seriously marching orders go take a look, it might just give you the next big thing to make you, or it could help someone and change the world, don't look so skeptical you never know until you've looked. Like one of my lecuters said "Nothing is orginal" i.e. his way of telling us staring down at a white piece of paper and pen in hand isn't necessairly the best way of getting ideas, rather than going out and looking at the world.

Just to mention another thing!
OOOhhhhhh,  You know when you have these really great ideas that seem awesomeness in your head, then when you actually try it, it becomes really hard to achieve these results, well today I did another underwater shoot after my four failed due to camera's not working, and we actually got there... sorta. It turns out its alot harder to sink rather than float, so  I could only take one pic at a time slightly frustrating ( this would proabaly be the point to mention that when I decided to do the shoot I've never been underwater willingley so it was a bit of a shock ) SO I have to redo this to get more photos, but my lovely model and I have worked out a knack for it, but she has other responsibilites i.e. work stright after, so I'm extremely thankful she's being amazing for doing that shoot and offering another time of her day again ... if you are reading this thanks you soooooooooo much hugs.

little note...
wow that was a long post
Also I write "and" far far too much
* scrolls up and counts them *
* reads and and* doh* corrects errors*
*counts*
So it was 10 ( I wish I knew if you scrolled up and counted and then said I was wrong because really its 16 including the ones I just put, if you did I applaud you, although I'm probably wrong so you may want to count yourself, incase I'm misleading you : )