Yanko Design - Form Beyond Function

Black Box Film With a Digital Twist
Desktop Warmth
Eye Candy Camera
Limber Lamp
High Tech Grooming
Vinyl Goes Wirelesss
YD Live at the 2012 red dot awards!

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 04:05 AM PDT

The ‘Flash³’ camera design stemmed from the blending of retro ‘black box’ film camera with digitalization. Keeping the design to a minimum, it sports a touchscreen and perpetuates the enhancement of the internal flash. As the designer points out, ironically a camera was a box to capture light, yet to keep it out simultaneously. This version celebrates the paradox in a very flashy manner!

Dani explains, "The Flash³ celebrates light. A camera no longer needs to hide internal functions – or shield from external light. This version is inspired by the Hasselblad and sports a similar form."

Features:

The Flash³ is cubed in shape and has the LCD touch screen on the top surface.
The shutter release is at the back with the optional attachment of a manual external shutter release cord, which doesn’t feature in a regular digital camera.
It has a square sensor; therefore the photographs are square format.
We aren’t restricted to a 35mm film anymore, so why are we reproducing standard ratio photographs with cameras that externally fit around that shape.
As you flick the on switch forward, the box comes alive, the lens pokes its head out and focuses, and the screen lights up; but the real bolt of energy comes when you turn out the lights.
The internalized flash spreads over the whole cube; it jumps out from all angles – lighting not only your subject, but yourself and the surrounding pace.

Designer: Dani Clode

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Desktop Warmth

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 03:57 AM PDT

My Luncbox is a very nifty appliance to have in your office. It takes away the bother of queuing up in front of the office microwave at lunchtime. A USB enabled base hooks up to your laptop for power sourcing and heats up the warming element in a jiffy. Simply place your lunchbox on top of the warmer, set your time and temperature, and it's all set. It will even pop a message on your laptop to let you know that lunch is warm and ready to be served. Awesome!

Designer: Dan Lou

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Eye Candy Camera

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 03:47 AM PDT

I love the Iris concept camera for its utilitarian functionality and simplicity. The camera works at the command of your blinks, yes and its so amazing. Its almost as if you gaze into a crystal ball and capture moments that you think are precious and then share it with the world. The concept uses biometric technology to identify people by recognizing their unique iris signatures. Once it identifies the iris, it automatically uploads that users preferred setting. It even recognizes subjects using the same technology and even tags them.

The camera is capable of storing user info like aperture, ISO and screen display. The beautiful video below goes on to explain how you can gesture control the photography process by simply using your eyes. It looks to be as natural as us taking to the computer mouse as our virtual hand onscreen.

Features:

Zoom in or out by narrowing or widening you eyes.
To take a photo, hold your gaze and double blink.
Once a photograph is clicked, biometric technology activates to recognize the subject's iris and can tag them.
Photographers and subjects have to register their biometric information to access these features.
The camera works for both stills and moving images.
It uploads files via WiFi or can store them on an SD card.

Designer: Mimi Zou

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Limber Lamp

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 12:01 AM PDT

Gotta love this clever design by Product Tank! The Clamp Lamp was inspired by those silly collapsing toys that stand and fall with the press of a button. Like the toys, the lamp uses an internal system of cables that make it flexible when the lever is gripped or rigid when released. The user can bend it, move it, twist it, or turn it to the desired shape or light direction with one simple squeeze.

Designer: Product Tank

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High Tech Grooming

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 12:01 AM PDT

Here’s a design that every guy, not just metrosexuals, will appreciate. Headcase combines the functionality of a hairdryer and infrared hair-growth stimulating technology into a sporty design that looks more like a power tool than a blow dryer (man-growl here). If it means preventing hair loss, you bet he’ll use it!

Designer: Filippa Vajda

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Vinyl Goes Wirelesss

Posted: 28 Jun 2012 12:01 AM PDT

Designer Kőrös Benedek noticed that 99% of today’s vinyl players were designed for DJs and were really more suitable for mixing or scratching than playing music. His response was this compact player, designed for serious music junkies. While the Golden Era is minimal, it utilizes advanced technologies like DLNA and Airplay to bridge the gap between the MP3 generation and the golden era of music.

Designer: Kőrös Benedek

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YD Live at the 2012 red dot awards!

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:05 PM PDT

That’s right ya’ll! We’ve been practicing our red carpet walk & we’re ready to head back to Deutschland for the 2012 red dot product design awards!

We’ll be d̶r̶u̶n̶k celebrating alongside this year’s laureates, the best of the best & the design team of the year to honor the greatest designs of 2012! Of course, we wish we could bring you, but we’re fairly certain the hotel might have a problem with us all trying to squeeze into one room. Sigh… but don’t worry! We’re bringing red dot to you!

Keep your eye on the YD homepage, Facebook & Twitter on July 2nd as we provide live coverage from the red carpet, behind the scenes sneak peaks, as well as photos & interviews directly from the red dot awards gala, Winner’s Dinner, and the sexy Designers’ Night after-party!

red dot gala live – July 2, 2012 – 8:30 pm CET

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