I'm a 33 year old Designer living in London. I've spent the last 12 years working in web, graphics, film, multimedia, games, mobile and maps. The last 2 of which were as a UX Designer with Microsoft, and prior to that I spent many enjoyable years as a UI Designer and Tester with Multimap.
I'm a strong believer that great products and experiences make for great businesses. Good design is an investment.
This blog is an ongoing exploration of innovation, business, technology and all aspects of design - plus a few other things I like.
Tesla Motors have sorted out their supplier problems with the Roadster, and now intend to increase production and extend sales into 2012. It's become an iconic car, and I think it will serve them well to keep it around for longer if only for PR.
It's all seems very dot com. The company is about to go public, whilst they've got no-one to continue building the Roadster and aren't looking to start again until after the production of the new Model S, which is being funded by a $465 million loan from the Department of Energy. Launching any car is a gigantic expensive gamble and they haven't yet made profit on the Roadster, which leaves them in rather a delicate position. The Model S is planned for 2012 and could well be amazing: a 4 door saloon with gorgeous looks, seats 7 people, goes 0-60 mph in under 6 seconds, and has a range of 300 miles (don't forget the electric bit), for under $50,000. Hopefully. Either they're about to change the world, or it's going to end up very messy.
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