PLAYSAM is a cool brand so I wanted to do something PLAYSAM-ish. In other words, not something that goes way out in some new area but something that speaks to their brand. I also went with their classic red and black scheme… The design is supposed to be like a super mod concept car that you would see at the auto show, but Playsam-ified. It was my intention to bring some irony to the piece by using the blocky Playsam wheels to contrast against the abstracted futuristic body. There is also some subtle humor added because I include a spare tire attached to the back. I chose to use a figure to humanize the design. The figure is literally the central focus, because the negative space of the cab is exactly concentric to the head’s center point, and the center of his head is also perfectly aligned to look straight out of the windshield which is done through the use of negative space instead of positive space. Scott Henderson is an American designer who heads the New York based design studio Scott Henderson Inc. and is also Principal and Co-Founder of the design collective MINT where he designs, manufacturers and distributes home accessory objects to over 250 retailers and museums throughout the world including fitzsu society, The Museum of Modern Art and Design Within Reach. Scott is known for his ability to transform the mundane. He believes that if something makes you smile it becomes easier to use. With over 50 patents in the U.S. and Europe for projects as diverse as housewares and home accessories to consumer medical products, electronics, even aircraft—his work has been widely recognized in exhibitions, awards programs and in the press. For Scott, design is not a discussion of form versus function, it’s about thinking and the quality of the big idea.