Biomimic References

Websites for Design Inspiration

Below are some websites that offer a great source of inspiration and links to other research areas which mat be of great help to you in your investigate and design sections of your project. Some of these websites are dedicated to Graphic Design, Product Design and some to general design related subjects.

Biomimicry and Environmental Sites

http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/about-us/what-is-biomimicry.html            What is it?
http://science.howstuffworks.com/evolution/biomimicry.htm                          Biomimicry explained
http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/about-us/biomimicry-a-tool-for-innovation.html A design tool?
http://www.biothinking.com/pd.htm                                                              Design Product examples and great info
http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/case-studies/case-studies/                         Case Studies of nature and design
http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/resources/                                               Biomimicry Institute resources
http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/resources/other-links.html                        and other links from the Biomimicry institute
http://www.cbid.gatech.edu/                                                                BID Biologically Inspired Design
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/04/biomimetics/tom-mueller-text       National geographic Biomimetics
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/23933/                                  More Biomimicry examples
http://www.arkive.org/                                                                                  Excellent photos of Nature
http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html                                                            Great Images of Nature
http://www.biologybrowser.org/                                                                    Great Images of Nature V2
http://www.treehugger.com/design_architecture/                                           Environmental design
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6296/hans-sandgren-jakobsen-butler-and-rocking-stools.html  Bio design example
http://www.biomimicry.info/examples                                                                   Detailed Biomimicry Applications
http://gtri.gatech.edu/casestudy/reducing-noise-micro-honeycomb                   Biomimicry Honeycomb applications
http://greenidealab.com/category/green-ideas/biomimicry
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/qatari-building-makes-techno-cactus-desert

Design and Technology for Students

http://www.technologystudent.com/index.htm   Good Starting Point for everything DT and research information on all topics of your project
http://design-technology.info/home.htm  Another good Starting Point for everything DT and research information on all topics of your project
Design Institutions

http://www.designmuseum.org/                        Design Museum in London
http://www.designboom.com/eng/                       Website for all things Design
http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/furniture/index.html      Victoria and Albert Museum in London
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/          Sydney Powerhouse Museum Design Collections Marc Newson etc
http://designinsite.dk/                           Danish Design Site
http://www.dexigner.com    Hong Kong Design
http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/en/                                  Design Council UK Good case studies
http://www.centrepompidou.fr/Pompidou/Accueil.nsf/Document/HomePage?OpenDocument&L=2  Pompidou centre Paris
http://www.design-museum.de/index.php?sid=2fc809277361ae63bc9c10c7e3653d2b&&language=en&noselection  Vitra Design Museum