EDC - Every Day Carry

A number of months ago I stumbled across a blog that featured photographs and lists of the things that people carry with them each day. Everyday Carry is simple in principle, viewers send in photographs showing what items they carry on their person on a daily basis and the photos are posted for everyone to see and discuss.

Everyday Carry or EDC, to quote the description given on their site,

Everyday Carry, or EDC, generally refers to small items or gadgets worn, carried, or made available in pockets, holsters, or bags on a daily basis to manage common tasks or for use in unexpected situations or emergencies. In a broader sense, it is a lifestyle, discipline, or philosophy of preparedness.

EDC is seemingly becoming a trend amongst some people and it is being taken very seriously with enthusiasts upgrading their carry to be prepared for any circumstance. Looking through the entries on the site I began to develop an interest in the concept and despite the affinity towards carrying guns (it is an american site) it was very interesting from a designers point of view to see what people were carrying with them on a day-to-day basis.

I thought I'd do one of my own. An industrial design student's carry. I decided to go beyond the normal format of showing your personal carry and delve deeper into what I have in my bag as a designer. This moves onto another trend of "What's in your bag" or WIMB where people show the contents of their bag and often the bag and the owner. This allows a very interesting insight into what people all over the world use every day. WIMB is a growing trend also and is very relevant on flickr with groups dedicated to it here and here along with a very specific group for users showing what they keep in their camera bags which is especially interesting to me as a photographer and a photography equipment nerd.

I did the photo above around the time when I originally discovered the Everyday Carry blog and I blogged about it at the time albeit on my own blog (which is suffering now since I am updating the Curve blog!) I am including some of the write up from my last blog after the jump. . .

Dublin Web Summit

For the last few days the Curve Creative team have been at Dublin Web Summit. We were responsible for a lot of the design for the conference and were also covering the event over the two days. Below are a selection of photographs to give a taster of the what we shot. There are many many more to come which will show up here and on the Dublin Web Summit Facebook. Make sure to check back soon.

Design Week Ireland 2011

One of Ireland's most notable events and one that's very relevant to us is the Irish Design week. The line up of events is due to kick off next week. Starting on the 31st of October the events run from the North of ireland to the very South and continue to the 6th. From Belfast to Cork, and everywhere in between, the island will be playing host to range of activities that cater to all ages. Even we are getting involved!

Planned Obsolescence - The Light Bulb Conspiracy

Planned obsolescence is one of those evil things companies do to make you keep buying their products. Now someone has made a movie about it!

First of all for people who may not be familiar with with this concept, planned obsolescence is when companies intentionally give their products a shortened lifespan so you will come back and buy the newest version. The main example given in Cosima Danoritzer's 'The Light Bulb Conspiracy' is the light bulb, where planned obsolescene is a main factor in the manufactures business plan. By drastically shortening the lifespan of the light bulb they can guarantee the consumer will keep coming back to buy a new one.

Dublin Pub Summit

Last night we attended the Dublin Pub Summit. It was an event held over two consecutive evenings and was a warm up event for the Dublin Web Summit in October. It was a good chance for networking and a few good laughs. Looking forward to the main event.

We were covering the event for Dublin Web Summit and you can see a few shots from the night below. Check out DWS on Facebook soon for more photos and if you are interested in registering for Dublin Web Summit you can do so on their website here

C.A.T - City Aquatic Transport

The C.A.T, City Aquatic Transportation concept by designer Cal Craven of Curve Creative was featured on Yanko Design and has since also been featured on various other blogs as you can see here. More can be read about the design by checking out the projects page on our own site Curve Creative

Mountkestrel on ENGADGET

The Duopod was featured on Engadget this morning, bringing with it a flurry of interest. This is great exposure and we hope it will help in getting the Duopod from concept to reality. If you are interested you can now register that interest on www.mountkestrel.com

You can see the post on Engadget here 

NCAD Industrial Design Degree Show

The NCAD Industrial Design degree show recently ended and with it brought 18 new industrial designers into the professional realm. The standard of the projects was very high with excellent feedback from the public and those who came to see the exhibition. Below are a sample of images from the show, to see more check out our flickr stream here and to see more details of all of the projects featured in the show check out www.ideleven.com