design in the moment: episode 19
by Jim Jacoby on Aug.12, 2009, under Design in the Moment, podcasts
[podcast]http://www.manifestdigital.com/podcasts/2009-08-11-Episode19.mp3[/podcast]
Hello, and welcome to a new addition of our podcast. We are excited to let you know that we have begun adding guests to the show. Our guests will add comments and expertise on the topics at hand and also share some of their life and work experiences. To start us off right, we have Gabe Bridger. Gabe founded his first automotive blog (MotoringFile) seven years ago with some high level goals and a vision to create something interesting. Today the site (along with his BimmerFile.com) each get more than 10,000 visits daily from around the world and enjoy broad cooperation from several major automotive manufacturers. In fact MotoringFile is often a topic during internal meetings and presentations at MINI corporate. Beyond that, Gabe has a broad level of knowledge around the automotive industry, especially in the fields of brand, design and emerging technologies.
Listen as we discuss the topics below.
Book- Sketch book, Timothy O’Donnell- http://www.timothy-odonnell.com/sketchbook/
McDonalds’ first green restaurant- http://gizmodo.com/5308512/mcdonalds-offering-free-car-charging-with-your-food
A New Electric Motorcycle- http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/06/brammo-electric-motorcycles-at-best-buy.html
The Google concept car- http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/google-g1-designers-reinvent-electric-car
Gabe’s Blogs and Thoughts- www.motoringfile.com, www.bimmerfile.com
Jim Jacoby is a business strategist, seasoned user experience specialist, and entrepreneur. He applies his extensive background to build fully-integrated online solutions that create market advantage.