tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post467153986968514248..comments2024-03-19T19:48:17.585-04:00Comments on New York Daily Photo: Throw Me a CurveBrian Dubéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579167361224067819noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-90258124497408938022010-05-18T21:45:36.738-04:002010-05-18T21:45:36.738-04:00I love the QBB ... apparently beauty IS in the eye...I love the QBB ... apparently beauty IS in the eye of the beholder. And .. I beg to differ ... there are many curves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-13069850558032484022010-05-02T08:44:00.589-04:002010-05-02T08:44:00.589-04:00NYfan - I agree. The industrial design of autos ar...NYfan - I agree. The industrial design of autos are so disappointing today - most look like the same bulbous mass. American and imports alike. Only the high end sports cars break the rules.Brian Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579167361224067819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-467147038911903462010-05-02T07:49:37.263-04:002010-05-02T07:49:37.263-04:00The cars have lost altogether their charakter with...The cars have lost altogether their charakter with all this curves. Once you could say about a car: Yes, this is a Audi, and that is a BMW or something else by watching its line! Today? Well, as you said, Brian: no edges, no line!NYfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784348124658403523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-37208545223139862112010-04-29T21:39:19.703-04:002010-04-29T21:39:19.703-04:00Anonymous - Yes - that was implied in the story: &...Anonymous - Yes - that was implied in the story: "I can't wait for the bridge." The bridge itself has arches.<br />I am not against straight lines. And the pyramids only has an orthogonal base. The bulk of it is not.Brian Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579167361224067819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-7372039688397617572010-04-29T21:07:42.041-04:002010-04-29T21:07:42.041-04:00There are curves in your photo: the arches at the ...There are curves in your photo: the arches at the bottom of the bridge shot.<br /><br />Riding a bicycle up this bridge from Manhattan to Queens, there are many curves.<br /><br />Imagine if the pyramids were curved...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-1172330685394973722010-04-29T15:19:46.035-04:002010-04-29T15:19:46.035-04:00Mary - good observation. There was a great New Yor...Mary - good observation. There was a great New York Times magazine article years ago about the trend towards the benign in product design. The disappearance of fins and hard edges, particularly in autos. This is the other extreme - no edges or lines at all.Brian Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579167361224067819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23925148.post-2522776705776083872010-04-29T14:04:36.045-04:002010-04-29T14:04:36.045-04:00Noticing how cars are curvier than they started ou...Noticing how cars are curvier than they started out. Except the Element and Scion, (throwbacks.)Marynoreply@blogger.com