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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 2h
Process insight: Sideboard storage unit with dog bed. Sheet metal frame with wooden storage box for toys, leashes, collars, etc. James Owen Design + ART Furniture #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 2h
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ratio Eight Coffee Machine. James Owen Design + Ratio #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lounge Wedge self-skinning foam chairs / 2005. James Owen Design #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The big 3 are too busy building gender-affirming trucks to worry about passenger cars.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 06/10/2026
turns out GM was right, Americans piss and moan that there aren’t any cheap EVs but they will not buy them if you make one www.motortrend.com/news/2027-ch...
motortrend.com
Owners of the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt May Be in Rare Company
GM may build only about 35,000 examples of the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt before ending production, making America’s most affordable EV also a somewhat rare one-year-only model.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
20 years / James Owen Design Coherent Labmax Pro. 2021 We redesigned, redeveloped, and reconfigured the Labmax while creating a fresh new design language for Coherent from the ground up. We analyzed the core use-case of the Labmax product and did a deep-dive into the entire laser device market.
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Gasoline-only cars fell below 50% of global new vehicle sales for the first time, as the Hormuz crisis and record fuel prices accelerated the shift toward EVs."
oilprice.com
Fuel Price Shock Pushes Global Gas Car Sales Below 50% for First Time | OilPrice.com
The share of gasoline cars in global vehicle sales fell below 50% for the first time ever as the Hormuz shock and the resulting record-high fuel prices accelerated the previously sluggish shift toward...
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Michael DiTullo @d2lo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Saturday coffee meet up at See See Motor Coffee with Mary, the 1966 electric Beetle... Nothing like getting 20 friends together for a group hang 😊... great to see @zamafir.bsky.social @jamesowendesign.bsky.social @timtrautmann.com and so many more! We missed ya @niedermeyer.online !
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEST Street Light. Poop-powered urban lighting concept. James Owen Design #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kipiis Crib Keeper. Crib mounted pacifier pocket. James Owen Design + Kipiis #design #productdesign #industrialdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Needed and necessary. www.engadget.com/2274831/nycs...
engadget.com
NYC's click-to-cancel rule is now in effect to save consumers from subscription hell - Engadget
Can the rest of the country have this please?
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
☓ilica product line thumbnail sketches. James Owen Design + ☓ilica #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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Barbara Hershey @barbarahershey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fixing a problem with tech that tech created. www.engadget.com/2273319/frec...
engadget.com
Freckle's smartphone aims to get kids back outside on their own - Engadget
Freckle's smartphone encourages kids to get outside. What a concept!
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Wallace Shawn's Inconceivable Moment from Princess Bride
ALT: Wallace Shawn's Inconceivable Moment from Princess Bride
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Using AI for design is WAYYYYYY under thinking it.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Work From Home concept sketch for a collapsible and portable home office partition. James Owen Design #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Do-Over Time Machine concept. Go back in time AND in a period correct body! James Owen Design #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I applaud UNA for their new modular GPS watch. "Right to Repair" will pick up steam in the near future. Easily replaceable batteries and other modular components should be the baseline of the consumer electronics industry. www.engadget.com/2267443/una-...
engadget.com
Una watch review: A modular, repairable GPS watch is a good first step - Engadget
A small Scottish startup made a modular, repairable smart-ish watch, showing up the rest of the wearables industry in the process.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
AI is giving “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” vibes. You can have a professional conversation with someone you think is competent and then they land the “just drop it into Chat” comment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You can’t prompt your way to something that doesn’t exist yet
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s pronounced with an “umpty”
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If someone said to you, “Don’t worry, you don’t need to know how to read, write, or do basic math,” you’d think they’re super weird and you’d wonder why they want to keep you as dumb as possible, so I don’t know why we’re clapping for AI CEOs and allowing them to speak this way.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Process Insight: Phase I sketch for Kemflo trade show booth. Hundreds of water bottles would be placed around the booth to demonstrate how much waste would be saved every year by using water filtration products. James Owen Design + Kemflo #design #industrialdesign #productdesign
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wetmore?!?
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our favorite combo! Ratio Eight with Bishop House Thalia tea cup. James Owen Design + Ratio + Bishop House #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Prompting AI “designs” isn’t actually design
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Because Katzenberg is invested in an AI startup 🙄 Jeffrey Katzenberg Says Hollywood Must Accept AI as a Tool: It ‘Is Not Going Away’ - Variety
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Vocia WR1 wall controller for commercial grade A/V systems. James Owen Design + Biamp #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Process insight: pencil sketch exploration for Yakima ForkLift top-of-car bike rack. James Owen Design + Yakima #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Literally used “this could have been an email” this morning
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
20 years / James Owen Design Steelcase RoomWizard scheduling system. 2018 Connected scheduling and conference room management system. #industrialdesign #design #productdesign #productdevelopment
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Data science teams at DraftKings built models to identify likely losers and target them with promotions, while efforts to build predictive models for problem gambling were shelved. The counterpoint on self regulation is companies can be more incentivized to avoid identifying harm than addressing it
nytimes.com
At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
SlingBack Chair. Teal molded seat surface with powder coated gray legs. James Owen Design #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
gizmodo.com
71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Packaging design strategy for Kemflo water filtration products. Color coding for different types of filters to help the consumer quickly choose the right filter at a glance. James Owen Design + Kemflo #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I've said this from the very beginning but my ideal EV conversion would be an early 80s Aston Martin Lagonda.
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Forza Horizon 5 Aston Martin Lagonda
ALT: Forza Horizon 5 Aston Martin Lagonda
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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm not sure it matters in the slightest anymore, but it's clear that a ton of people have still never seen the full comic.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ratio Thermal Carafe in Bright Silver. James Owen Design + Ratio #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thumbnails for mechanical valve tweaks. James Owen Design + Stovetta #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #productdevelopment
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hordes of Americans still believe that 9/11 was an "inside job". Ultimately, Osama Bin Laden achieved his objectives and we fell for it.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The rise of YouTube and access to 4Chan, sub-Reddits, and social media empowered the dark corners of the internet to enter the mainstream and poisoned the minds of millions of people with dumb ideas and a paranoid view of "the other" that persists to this day.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Once you have the true believers attention, and make them feel good, they will trust anything that you tell them. Murdoch leaned into the hardcore conservative messaging that brought big ratings and big dollars to him and his family. Ethics, the truth, and 3000 dead Americans be damned.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
9/11 hardened many American's paranoia about the rest of the world and the belief that only Fox News had all of the answers. Rupert Murdoch took full advantage of that and told his viewers exactly what they wanted to hear even if most of it was lies told under the guise of "entertainment".
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
To them everything else was a lie or didn't matter and if you weren't with them you weren't a "patriot". OBL and the 9/11 event is the reason why we have Trump as our current president.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
9/11 caused a permanent ossification of the bipolar political system in our country and caused half of the population to turn inward and be suspicious of foreigners, immigrants, and anyone who did not hold their now laser-focused belief system of gods, guns, and country.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A handful of news outlets were controlling the narrative.
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James Owen Design @jamesowendesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Social media wasn't really a thing in 2001, so most people watched the major broadcast and cable networks for the latest updates. This helped polarize our society even more with conservatives looking for conspiracies on Fox News and liberals watching CNN in disbelief.
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