On Circuits and Design
Marshall McLuhan – Nov. 20th, 1964 – Symposium on Cybernetics and Society
“In moving from the neolithic age to the electronic age, we move from the mode of the wheel to the mode of the circuit, from the lineal single-plane organization of experience to the pattern of feedback and circuitry and involvement.
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In the age of circuitry, [...]
Defensive Design in the Kitchen
Our apartment came with an Breville Fresco cordless electric kettle. I’ve never used one before. It’s really nice. It boils water very fast (significantly faster than the electric stove) and keeps it warm for a good long time. It also has a nice little design touch…
There is a large power switch at the top of [...]
Immersive Subtitles
The Russian movie Night Watch takes an unconventional approach to subtitles. Typically, the only effort put into their display is choosing a contrasting color. Then they’re plopped at the bottom center of the frame. In this film, the subtitles are designed to match each scene – taking into account the tone of what is said, [...]
Real world rounding
As far as I can tell, there’s no Javascript or Sliding Doors involved in rounding the right hand corners of the magazine Beautiful Decay. It’s done with pure old fashioned brute force.
Sometimes I wish web design was equally as straight forward.
Loveplum is loose
I’m having a hard time writing any sort of grand introduction for this blog. I don’t have goals for it as much as I have intentions.
I’ve been designing things for use online for over 10 years now.
I don’t think that makes me an expert.
Not all of these things I’ve designed have been good. Sometimes the [...]
Updated Odeo audio page
I prefer to listen to podcasts on the Odeo site (I forget about it if it’s on my iPod). Their latest update of the audio page is a nice improvement. It’s big and simple and clean – My favorite things. Plus they’ve added a per epissode image, adding in a bit of extra personality. All [...]
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