tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post2786638347749587485..comments2024-03-29T03:35:11.890-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: "Objectified": The Design of Everyday ThingsAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-38880258420860096012011-07-20T09:49:48.121-04:002011-07-20T09:49:48.121-04:00john, so you're an industrial designer? I like...john, so you're an industrial designer? I like your phrase "'finished' is just a word that allows us to move on". This is really important I think; we need to accept the best we can do at the moment and let it go.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-42886374516408814922011-07-20T07:49:58.712-04:002011-07-20T07:49:58.712-04:00Nice post. I am in the process of spending many ho...Nice post. I am in the process of spending many hours reworking, and rethinking some former products. It's hard to get my head into a project I once considered finished. Maybe it's my personality type that wants to be working on something "new". Or maybe it's that ever present ego wanting the gratification of a new completed form. But with patience, there it was...the newness appeared out of the old. I had to get over the self-satisfaction of the "finished" product. The fact that I had forgotten some of the original thought process made me re-examine and apply the newness that had occurred in me over time. It is rare we see perfection. Even in nature there is constant change. If we aspire to high standards in what we do, we are always moving towards something better. "Finished" is just a word that allows us to move on.john s. fairleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482121046821342634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-29510517924745984442011-05-21T22:55:59.012-04:002011-05-21T22:55:59.012-04:00This film had so much to think about; really loved...This film had so much to think about; really loved it. And looking at your images reminded me that I always use a wood hair comb (from China) as it doesn't transfer any static electricity the way the plastic combs do. I am familiar with a Dyson but never used one. Bought a similar one that was so loud you really needed to wear ear protectors when using it. When we got our new all wool carpet we were told specifically not to use a Dyson as it would be bad for the carpet; too strong a pull and would affect the nap as I recall.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-24625109719520079752011-05-19T14:18:24.615-04:002011-05-19T14:18:24.615-04:00Thanks, Altoon, for this wonderful post. I rememb...Thanks, Altoon, for this wonderful post. I remember opening my iPod box and marvelling at both the beauty of the thing itself and the elegance of the packaging. We'll be watching those documentaries on design.Helenhttp://www.pshift.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-16856679917652164122011-05-19T10:10:55.997-04:002011-05-19T10:10:55.997-04:00Wonderful post Altoon. Thank you for this.Wonderful post Altoon. Thank you for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-35005870435417346492011-05-19T03:19:49.804-04:002011-05-19T03:19:49.804-04:00I loved the film Helvetica, I am putting Objectifi...I loved the film Helvetica, I am putting Objectified in my Netflix cue!Deborahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-588169222298048832011-05-18T20:44:50.623-04:002011-05-18T20:44:50.623-04:00Oh, you mentioned Helvetica.
Never mind.
sgOh, you mentioned Helvetica.<br />Never mind.<br />sgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-68940530110383679432011-05-18T20:37:25.222-04:002011-05-18T20:37:25.222-04:00yep, I'm definitely a Mac girl, from my first ...yep, I'm definitely a Mac girl, from my first computer, which was an old one-piece Mac, basically a word processor with a tiny green screen, to now. <br />sg, I also saw Helvetica and mentioned in my second sentence that I loved it. I'm looking forward to Hustwit's third film in the series which is called Urbanized, not out yet.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-63829778556275237692011-05-18T19:57:00.878-04:002011-05-18T19:57:00.878-04:00Loved this movie!
There was another one about type...Loved this movie!<br />There was another one about typeface, called Helvetica (?), which was also nice.<br />sgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-1056576388358831552011-05-18T18:38:54.373-04:002011-05-18T18:38:54.373-04:00Altoon, the MacGirl!
When I first started using my...Altoon, the MacGirl!<br />When I first started using my MacBook,<br />I thought it was a useful tool for my work.<br />Now I'm almost convinced that it writes the stuff for me,<br />and all I gotta do is write in my name.William P. E. D'Eliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093537471608119874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-69891122868346218742011-05-18T17:42:16.116-04:002011-05-18T17:42:16.116-04:00I knew you were a Mac girl. :0)I knew you were a Mac girl. :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900292667113993959noreply@blogger.com