Design

Over the break I was talking to a friend of my parents' who had heard I am studying Industrial Design. He told me about a friend of his, Fredrik Magnussun, who was an industrial designer that initially worked at the well known appliance design company Electrolux, and then went on to start his own company, Propellor, which is now a world-renowned design agency. He sent me a link to a page describing Mr. Magnussun, (http://www.futuredesigndays.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=391:fredrik-magnusson&catid=41:speakers-2004&Itemid=105) which in turn prompted me to start browsing industrial design firms and websites. I found a lot, but by far my favorite was this one: http://www.industrialdesignserved.com/. It isn't especially informative, useful, or definitive by any means, but it has a regular stream of industrial design projects by semi-amateurs and professionals alike, from finished products to prototypes, furniture to futuristic cars. It is fascinating and not reminds me of how exciting the potential at this school is. I know it is somewhat specific to my major, but they also have projects relating to interior design and the occasional architecture/landscape architecture piece as well. There are also many other sites hosted by the same provider, two of which I think are somewhat relative, http://www.photographyserved.com/ and http://www.toydesignserved.com/. Enjoy!