A sandstone block built from lego, blending real objects with 3d prints (por Greg Petchkovsky)

(vía Logo Life: The Visual Evolution of 100 Iconic Logos | Brain Pickings)
Atari’s first hired artist, George Opperman, explained the logic behind his 1972 creation, the iconic “Fuji” Atari logo: “George tells us that the corporate logo basically represents a stylized letter ‘A’ to stand for ‘Atari.’ He did have an added inspiration in designing the symbol, though. Back in 1972, Atari’s claim to fame was ‘Pong,’ and George says the two side pieces of the Atari symbol represent two opposing video game players, with the center line of the ‘Pong’ court in the middle.” (vía Meaning of the Atari Logo - Neatorama)

Atari’s first hired artist, George Opperman, explained the logic behind his 1972 creation, the iconic “Fuji” Atari logo: “George tells us that the corporate logo basically represents a stylized letter ‘A’ to stand for ‘Atari.’ He did have an added inspiration in designing the symbol, though. Back in 1972, Atari’s claim to fame was ‘Pong,’ and George says the two side pieces of the Atari symbol represent two opposing video game players, with the center line of the ‘Pong’ court in the middle.” (vía Meaning of the Atari Logo - Neatorama)

The original 1951 Lego patent (now expired) specifies every possible dimension on its simple plastic bricks and tiny yellow dudes.
The drawings are unassuming lessons in axonometric simplicity. Elegant, serpentine call-out lines snake away from the Lego, pointing out details and measurements.
(vía The Unsung Art Of Patent Drawings | Co.Design: business innovation design)

The original 1951 Lego patent (now expired) specifies every possible dimension on its simple plastic bricks and tiny yellow dudes.

The drawings are unassuming lessons in axonometric simplicity. Elegant, serpentine call-out lines snake away from the Lego, pointing out details and measurements.

(vía The Unsung Art Of Patent Drawings | Co.Design: business innovation design)

Something About Functions - Charles and Ray Eames - 1961 (por jnordstar)

GROWTH TABLE by Tim Durfee & Iris Anna Reng

GROWTH TABLE by Tim Durfee & Iris Anna Reng

(vía Artist Creates Rainbow Book Of 3,632 Pages, To Illustrate RGB Color Scheme - DesignTAXI.com)
Ventilador ideado y patentado por James Barron en 1837. Fuente: US National Archives
(vía El arte (perdido) de las patentes » Storyboard » Blogs EL PAÍS)

Ventilador ideado y patentado por James Barron en 1837. Fuente: US National Archives

(vía El arte (perdido) de las patentes » Storyboard » Blogs EL PAÍS)

The Invisible Bicycle Helmet | Fredrik Gertten (por Focus Forward Films)

(via Invalid Piano, 1935 | Retronaut)
(via retro_futurism: Locomotive aérodynamique à la gare de Lyon. Paris, 1937 © Boris Lipnitzki)
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