We are mighty big fans of Kickstarter, and when we saw David Chavez’s absolutely brilliant design for the “Haptica Braille Watch” we knew we were instantly in love with the binding of function and absolute beauty to solve a dire need.
We learn through our minds, and we take warnings through our senses. When you want to give quick, concise, information to the human eye with a cultured aesthetic, you use bright colors, and a relational retinal design to drive context that creates meaning. In the image below, you see the new food label packaging the FDA is proposing for all processed American foods. You are immediately confused looking at the information. Are those too many calories or just the right amount for what you’re about to put in your mouth? You have to calculate your own “DV” maximum percentage for “Sat Fat” and “Sodium.” You’re left to wonder what the “DV” for 14g of “Sugars” really means in the big picture.
Continue reading → Relational Retinal Design and the Aesthetics of Food Labels
I had barely recovered from my — Doggy Doo and Puppy Pee On Your Doorstep — article when I happened to step into a couple of sort-of related health articles dealing with dog snouts up your bum and fecal transplants.
Continue reading → Which is Better: Poop Transplants or Dog Snouts Up Your Butt?
For the past eight years or so, I’ve lived my non-virtual, printed, life through a Canon InkJet printer. The printer was slow. The quality was so-so. The replacement ink cartridges were incredibly expensive. When Apple announced the availability of AirPrint for selected printers and iOS devices like the iPad and the iPhone, I knew then that I would soon be in the market for a new printer. Yesterday, the HP LaserJet CM1415fnw was delivered to my front door, and I’ve been a printing maniac ever since!
Continue reading → Apple AirPrint on the iPad: The HP LaserJet CM1415fnw Review
I haven’t always been sure about the benefits of the iPad as a computing platform, but I soon realized why the iPad is the future of learning and social interaction. Rupert Murdoch’s — The Daily — appeared for the first time yesterday as the new “news standard” for entertainment on my iPad for a price of 99 cents a week or $40.00USD per year after an introductory two week free trial. I am underwhelmed by The Daily and I don’t expect it to last very long, even though Murdoch says he spent $30 million on the effort.
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