* Architecture + Design: Magic Plan App: Making Floor Plans on Your Phone

Architecture + Design: Magic Plan App: Making Floor Plans on Your Phone: “..Architects and designers everywhere know the amount of time it takes to get accurate floor plan measurements with a measuring tape, a pencil, and some graph paper,  but now there’s an app that gives you the convenience of measuring right in the palm of your hand in a matter of minutes.  The Magic Plan app, conveniently named, simply asks for certain areas of a specific room and is able to assemble a floor plan for you. The app also includes tutorials on how to use it effectively and get fully adjusted to it…”  Looks great!  Have you tried it yet?  Let us know what you think in the comments section..the article also contains a video showing the app in use..

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image: © 2011 DIYdiva; article: Furuto , Alison . “Magic Plan App: Making Floor Plans on Your Phone” 08 May 2012. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/232110&gt;

* Design: Design Observer: Accidental Mysteries, by John Foster

Design: Design Observer: Accidental Mysteries, by John Foster: “..This week’s focus is tools of measurement and drafting..Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of visual curiosities curated by  John Foster, highlights images of design, art, architecture and ephemera  brought to light by the magic of the digital age..”  Once again, splendid..

image + article: John Foster, Accidental Mysteries, Design Observer

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