So Saturn’s going away.
Saturn was supposed to be the little GM division that could. Dreamed up in the early eighties and finally launched in 1990, the Saturn brand was GM’s answer to an ever-increasing threat of small, well-made Japan-o-mobiles. Naturally, GM fucked things up.
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Yeah, yeah… all the photo-heads are gushing about it (including Lee). But it is beautiful. And compact. Time to trade in the clunky ol’ SLR.
GM contains multitudes: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Saab and Saturn here in the states (and Pontiac until recently; Hummer and Saturn are next to go).
GM is probably about to declare bankruptcy, so I thought I’d take a quick look at their lousy branding. Read the rest of this entry »
Holy crap, the twentieth century produced some beautiful tools. The inner handyman in me wants to start collecting, although the practical side of me says I’d never touch the things.
The site itself is nothing to write home about, but the pictures are large and plentiful. Lots of logos and photos of hand tools from different obsolete manufacturers. Total tool porn.
Check it: Alloy Artifacts
I’ll keep this short — figured Chrysler merited a post though, since they’re changing their stripes again. Read the rest of this entry »
So, Pontiac’s going away. Always sad to see a brand disappear, but Pontiac has been kind of off its game for years now. Read the rest of this entry »
Mazda’s brand is kind of all over the place. When I think Mazda, I think either of suburban minivan drivers, Miata fans or mid-90s RX-7 racer-boys (like my annoying neighbors). But there’s some goodness to be found if you look. Read the rest of this entry »
This’ll (hopefully) be the first of several posts to look at car logos. I thought I’d do a series of little examinations of the marks you see on cars every day, so I’m avoiding the super-exotics and stuff you can only buy in other countries.
I thought I’d start on a negative — one of my least favorite logos — Chevrolet. Read the rest of this entry »
…but I’m not sure I want to do the free 30 day demo, fall in love with it and have to part with 250 bones. Has anyone else tried it? Is it as rad as everyone says it is? Will it install a bunch of low-level system extensions that make my Mac implode?
Okay, I want input here. I think the Japanese pretty much dominate cutting-edge toilet design. Are there any commodes you lust after? Any super-well-designed toilets out there you wanna post? I’d like to see a well-rounded gallery. I’ll get us started with this Toto Neorest:
Toto took a lesson from the original Apple iMac playbook here, with a nice, fully saturated color for everyone. And seriously, shouldn’t toilets be more colorful? The current white or beige color-scheme is kind of equivalent to beige pre-iMac cases. This could be a revolution.
C’mon, lemme see your favorites. I know there are some amazing toilets out there, both design- and feature-wise.
Nice little interview with Mark Doherty, one of the higher-ups at Asics, on how he got into the business and how shoe development works.
Via Sneakerfreaker
This is what VW will apparently be building in Chattanooga soon. Naturally, the production version will probably have door handles and working headlights. I dig on the direction though.
Via Autoblog
So rad — music posters were overlaid with larger-than-life Photoshop palettes. Why don’t I ever think of this stuff?
Via Ekosystem
Pantone, recognizers/setters/experts of color trends, has proclaimed 2009 “the year of mimosa.” No arguments here — it’s a pretty good color.
Just read a Newsweek article on these guys — interesting approach to sustainable transportation. They’re initially focusing on infrastructure, setting up charging stations all over the place. They also separate the ownership of batteries from the ownership of cars, with a pool of different batter manufacturers getting on board. And they’re rocking a solid color scheme.
And here’s the Newsweek article.