Play with LEGOS

LEGOs (from the Danish phrase leg godt, which means "play-well") have so many different applications.

Fernando Ramirez Martinez built this pinhole camera out of
LEGO blocks, light-proofing it with duct tape.

Credit: Photos courtesy of Physical Fiction

Lego Letterpress
Lego Mastery

The Future of Electronics

The Future of Electronics

We've seen them in movies, but I believe hands-free, transparent screens superimposed over the real world are what we are striving to achieve in technology. The technology exists, but I wonder when it will catch up to some of our most fantastic concepts. My prediction, this technology will be one of the most innovative features of my future. I just hope by the time the advancement is made, I'm not like a current 90 year old figuring out what Facebook is.

Prototype transparent screens have already been demonstrated
at technology shows - so the idea of 'wearable' computer glasses
is not as out-there as it sounds.

Before USB Flash Drives

Before USB Flash Drives
William D. SIEMER II

I came across an amusing note I had written in a process book back in college. Up until the point I wrote this I had saved all my AutoCAD drawings on floppy disks, most of design files on ZIP disks, and backed-up on CD-ROMS.

A Small Inspiration

One day I was at my place of work and a co-worker showed me a keychain that her boyfriend had bought her. She said that it could hold a gig of memory and be transferred to different computers.

This was a big inspiration for me.  Sometimes inspiration comes in small forms.  When you are a designer, your mind never turns off.  Everything around you becomes an idea.

I can use this kind of system in a car design. I can have this gig of memory be the vehicles' key and give each car its own identity.  This key could start the car, hold various car settings, and store mp3s for the radio system.

An old sketch: Flash Sticks the future of vehicle customization? wdsiemer

I was referring to a USB Flash Drive. This must have been the first time I had seen one. I wouldn't have had to tote around a case full of 20 ZIP drives full-time during college. It seems every generation of designers have new luxuries afforded them through our advancing technology. I always anticipate the next innovation...

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs & Apple & Pixar

I've been on a bit of a Pixar craze lately with all the announcements of new movies. So, Tuesday night I watched "The Pixar Story," a 2007 documentary on the origins of Pixar, their struggles, and triumphs. A key player in the success of Pixar is Steve Jobs. He saw potential in the company and took a risk by investing in them. He initially lost millions, but stuck with Pixar to see them grow into the animation giant they are now.

He weathered the storm as he had done with Apple, and his foresight and determination paid off. He's a revolutionary innovator, and technical interface design and product marketing genius. Apple will miss him as the CEO, but he'll still be an integral part of their success as a Chairman.

Job well done.

Business Plan 1

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