To even blog today–preparing for a new job with HR and all that is a total pain in the ass that probably keeps people from moving around more than anyone would care to admit. In the meantime enjoy ‘97 polysiloxane hoses,’ the latest sound installation by Zimoun. Little more than plastic hoses that are drilled through a table top with compressed air flowing through the small tubes which generates unique sounds and movements. Via TodayandTomorrow.
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Information Architects posted a great article on designing for the ipad you can find here. It makes mention of the dangers of mixing UI controls and other visual metaphors as well as the best philosophy for viewing the ipad, and how it changes the typical Human/Computer interaction paradigm. It does seem to be Apple’s reinterpretation of computing, but it’s too early to tell how this may effect individual applications as opposed to the obvious reprecussions to the consumption and (eventual) production of multimedia content.
Analog Human/Digital Machine is another in a long line of love notes between Core77 and Portigal Consulting. It’s little more than a conversation about how the fundamental differences between complex data-based systems and perceptions based in evolutionary needs maintain the importance of interaction paradigms. You would think that no one else is having these thoughts based on the pretentious nature of the article, but if you don’t know the history it makes for a nice read.
Oh, and Pasta and Vinegar posted a really nice subset of images from the analog-style paris metro map I wish I had known about when I was living there in ‘99. Images are difficult to read in terms of implementation, but the accompanying content has a nice spin on things.
Harvard Business Review’s UX-centric blogging has been on the rise as of late. Unfortunately they aren’t really covering new topics in the UI/Experience space as much as they are addressing issues the larger business community is unaware of outside of an errant RSS feed or two. The Social Media Bubble and Why Design Thinking Wont Save You are still worth reading, but bear in mind the intended audience–if you read my blog, it’s most likely not you. Either way, their approach of guest bloggers will most likely serve them well over time in this space, they know enough to call in experts.
Oh, if only you could apply ellipses and draw items like they were vector art…then you would have ‘Rhino Lite,‘ which isn’t such a bad idea with all the underpowered tablets that will be on the market this time next year. Via Zockey’s Twitter Feed.
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Basically camera experiments with some nicely sync’d up sounds. Seems to have a foundation rooted in random objects interacting with gravity. Puzzlingly effective and yet bare bones minimal.
I would love to see using 3D objects as templates for printing as an emerging trend because on it’s own I wasn’t as impressed with the print above until I saw the image below. This got me thinking about my college printmaking class and how this would have been the ultimate low-input/high-output approach to a final project. Little effort compared to intaglio process, cheap, easy to alter, making it perfect for a series.
All that needs to be done in order to pull these off (no pun intended) is a slight adjustment in the distance between the roller and the print bed underneath, and a variance in the pressure applied to make sure the dice themselves don’t crack. Either way, it’s labor intensive as hell compared to a typical offset three color print but worth the effort. Get your own from each 100 print run of various patterns ($100-250) here. Via TodayAndTomorrow.
Love these photos of Japanese bikes, showing that if you don’t have a car you still have the basic need to express individuality via transportation. Think cars without the obnoxious after-market kits with their over-sized spoilers. Except in this case I would think that ‘modding’ is more ubiquitous given the lower cost required to create something unique vs. the social cost of riding something stock. Via FixedGearGallery.
For when you want your house to have that ‘Alice in Wonderland’ look and feel. I heart it how furniture designers tend to take things in either a Refined Modern or Fine Arts direction since you can’t really combine the two. Regardless, a pretty interesting approach to making a mirror something more. By Front Design, Via Mocoloco.
for some reason this facial hair says 'shut-in' much more than it does ' ironic hipster'
Image nonwithstanding, Flowing Data really knocked it out of the park with this brief article. It acts as a good referance for critiquing research results and the like just as much as it is for supporting them. That chalkboard is wicked.
Yes this is real, and No, it’s not available via legal means of obtaining .mp3s. It’s not as holistic from the standpoint of a 1:1 merge between two pieces of work compared to the Grey Album, but it’s solid. I recommend it if you happen to be looking for a new spin on some old rap before picking up the Wu Massacre album.
Pictured above in a typical sized coffee/tea cup the ‘Lunartik’ which is both a distant cousin of the Munny (plastic, DIY, overpriced) and adorably strange. The only way to increase it’s cute factor? Make it about 1/4 smaller. This must be the way of the future because it seems to work embarrassingly well (see image below). These guys must be onto something because Coca-Cola is trying the same thing–just at a different scale and for a much less ’boutique’ product. Order direct here. Via ToysAreEvil.
