Jim McDonnell

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East Sussex

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  • "Not even a mention of nurses' watches, which have been around for decades?They go for function over form, but IMHO are better than the dreadful faux-rugged aesthetic shown here."
    on: Alternative Form Factors: Non-Wrist-Based Watches
  • "Anyone care to enlighten me as to why being square would speed up boiling? I can't work that out at all. I mean, I quite like the thing in itself, but that sounds a bit like snake oil sales pitch to me..."
    on: A Square Kettle for Camping
  • "Never seen it done with a tin can (I hope they risk-assessed those sharp edges!), but have folded a paper one since I was v young: https://www.instructables.com/Circular-Paper-Airplane/"
    on: Toy Design: The Wing Ball, an Oddly-Shaped Alternative to the Nerf Football
  • "I'm baffled as to why this christmas-cracker junk is being given space here. It's not new, well-made, well-designed; is it an example of anti-design?"
    on: A Combination Thermometer/Compass/Carabiner
  • "Only ships within the USA. Shame, I'd have had this right away for my design teaching. Surely a deck of cards doesn't seem like it would be hugely problematic to post abroad?"
    on: This Card Game Helps You Turn Bad Ideas Into Better Ones
  • "This is all over the web right now, but still no actual video of anyone actually riding it. So is it just sculpture? Ornament?  If it's not rideable, what's the point - other than an exercise in sci-fi design aesthetic, what's it adding to the motorcycle world?"
    on: Yamaha's Self-Balancing Motorcycle Seeks to Push Human-Machine Interface
  • "There's nothing new in these; the same idea was marketed in the 1970s as the 'Tufspin'https://backcataloguedotblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/tufspin-swivel-boots-theyre-revolutionary/They were a rarely-seen marketing flash in the pan back then, and given the revolving-door, new ideas marketing treadmill of giant sportswear companies and their shiny, 'visible technology', 'give us your money' marketing strategies I don't suppose these will last long either. Shame, as it seems like a valid idea to cut down on twisting injuries - especially on artificial turf with its grippier nature?"
    on: Nike's Phantom Luna Designed Specifically to Reduce Injury in Female Athletes
  • "This is a version of an existing product - 'Isosketch' that's been around in the UK for several years now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyhcYLbb52cI fI were the Isosketch creator I'd be well annoyed at this. But I guess it's different enough not to step on any patent or copyright toes? I use it in class, for beginner drawing lessons, and I agree with the post - like all things I think it's better to develop the skills manually  and than if you choose to use a shortcut tool, fine. But as I tell my kids, if they draw only using the Isosketch then they'll always do work that looks like that and is limited in scope. The constraints of the education system here means that actual skills are undervalued; and the opportunities to teach good graphical skills doesn't fit easily into the narrow (easily examined) curriculum."
    on: Yea or Nay? This Children's Drawing Aid Perfectly Replicates First-Year Industrial Design Drawing Techniques
  • "Call me a pedant, but... The headline would read better as 'An Industrial Designer's Take On...', making it obvious that 'designer's' is - correctly - apostrophized, singular. It looks like a misplaced apostrophe for a plural '[Some] Designers Take on...'Nitpicking over. Back to the article!"
    on: Industrial Designer's Take on a Car for Dieter Rams
  • "Nice looking and useful in a niche way, but - £88 GBP on Amazon. That's a definite "No.""
    on: A Striking-Looking Rack for Modelmaking Tools
  • "Agreed - the inner material of the 'cup' seems to be wood, not a great material for suction. It looks like a spacer/washer to stop the thin metal base being deformed by the screws used to fix it to whatever surface it goes on... I'm unconvinced of the accuracy of most of the speculative waffle in the video. I can't see much compelling evidence of its 'travel' credentials."
    on: Industrial Design from the 1800s: This Portable Victorian Travel Light
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