In 2005 I briefly anticipated Buro Vormkrijgers’s Pong® Clock. I later forgot about it.
But I just discovered John Maushammer’s Pong Watch and have to have one. The concept may not be original, but his design is inspired. The minimalist prototype cases, PIC code that adapts to low battery levels, and aesthetic PCB […]
Tag Archives: design
Applied thought
February 19, 2007 – 6:35 pm
Daily Bookmarks
February 12, 2007 – 11:45 pm
Links bookmarked on 2007-02-12
AOL phishing fraudster found guilty | The Register
Spammer actually convicted.
Fish use simple logic to infer their social status « Neurophilosophy
Cichlids are smart enough to model dominance relationships
Daily Bookmarks
February 4, 2007 – 11:45 pm
Links bookmarked on 2007-02-04
Many Eyes
IBM project exploring data visualization approaches. Stronger on viz but weaker on data manipulation than Swivel
LifeLines - proposal for WTC memorial
"I believe that data can sometimes speak for itself; that the role of the monument designer is to step out of the way of the pilgrim’s reflections; that most current […]
Daily Bookmarks
January 26, 2007 – 12:45 am
Links bookmarked on 2007-01-25
iconophobia » inlineRSS
A sensible RSS fetcher
Metakine - DVDRemaster - DVD Backup or Personal Copy for Mac OS X
Design fanboy
January 23, 2007 – 9:23 pm
Besides being a very happy AAPL investor, I’ve been accurately identified as one of [them]… those Apple fanboys that narrow our focus away from the company’s competition, reading MacRumors rather than /..
What’s frustrating is how the Apple fanboy label is used to dismiss my viewpoint, implying that my judgement is meritless, clouded by the reality […]
Inspiration
January 2, 2007 – 11:28 pm
The influence of Apple design on Nintendo is undeniable in this icon that appears upon successful registration of a product serial number on my.nintendo.com.
Compare this to the user icon that I believe first appeared in System 7, but was prevalent in AppleShare and Mac OS 8.
And countless observers have commented on the Ivian feel to […]
Election day observations
November 7, 2006 – 9:38 am
The Diebold touchscreen machines are clunky, with blocky, aliased text against a pink background, and the printout is behind a door that most people don’t think to open. Don’t you think a few hours with someone who can spell “usability” might have been called for?
I voted mostly in line with Steve Patterson, but I […]
RTFM
September 26, 2006 – 7:59 pm
I just unpacked my new high-falutin’ clock radio (with has an awesome user interface) and inexplicably paged through the manual, where I happened upon this:
CONNECTING THE FM ANTENNA WIRE
The FM antenna comes pre-attached. If the antenna is disconnected, follow these steps to reconnect it:
Push the “F” connector plug on the end of the antenna wire […]
Clickhunting
May 25, 2006 – 9:40 am
Sébastien Paquet blogged some lessons from Jared Spool. Besides pointing out that “above the fold” is not as show-stoppingly critical as some believe (but still important, see the “Iceberg effect”), he articulates an important concept in HCI. Users are seeking a destination (either action or information) and it keeps them happy to reward […]
Failing spectactularly
April 18, 2003 – 12:00 am
I just happened upon an excellent mini-rant from Elliotte Rusty Harold about not
letting your UI be the ultimate leaky abstraction.
