Hasta La Ideas

Designer Nadeem Haidary has developed three case studies of everday products like the ‘fork’ as seen above. Below is an excerpt of the designer explaining his process:

Statistics like these may be striking when you first read them, but without context or placement in the physical world, they are rarely remembered and rarely change people’s behavior. What if this kind of information crawled off the page and seeped into the products that surround us? In-Formed provides three case studies in embedding contextually relevant information into everyday objects.

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Helvetica filmmaker’s latest project focuses on the world of industrial design. Check out the trailer on the film’s site. Screenings will take place as part of the Hot Docs festival in Toronto on May 3rd and 4th.

We thought this collection was appropriate given the opening of the much anticipated film Objectified. This particular series of objects showcases the “hand dryer”. The images are a culmination of Douglas Wilson’s travels around the world.

This pint-sized doo-hicky known as the Power Hog is geared to introduce little ones to the importance of energy efficiency. Simply plug the tail into the outlet and the device into the snout then drop in a coin to meter 30 minutes of use.

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Innovative packaging concept by Ukrainian Designer, Johan de Broyer called Soda-Seal. It allows the drinker to reseal their soda can for later enjoyment. For more on how it works you know the drill.

In the designer’s own words:

They say the best ideas are often the simplest: but in reality, the best are the ones that can make money. My Invention of the Advertising Soda Seal is not just as a way of keeping our drinks sparkling, but opening up a new advertising media across the 250 billion drinks cans consumed annually. My Invention of the Advertising Soda Seal costs no more to manufacture than existing cans and offers the golden ticket of extra value for the consumer and revenues for the drinks companies.

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