I really enjoy seeing projects that make a clever use of the natural ways in which people are used to products or their natural affordances. This is definitely not one of these projects: the iBrella embeds iPod controls in the handle of an umbrella, making a person think about their music in such an impractical… Continue reading Odd mappings
Ridiculous
The Guardian sometimes loves to highlight how completely off the map americans can be. This is the perfect example of useless puritan and conservative America: a photographer takes pictures of children crying because she’s taken away their looli-pop and the net goes wild screaming of child abuse… while of course seeing the body of a… Continue reading Ridiculous
All is fair in love and biking…
Speaking of ecologies of service, I bought a bike a week and a bit ago. Not an easy task in a city that’s just swarming with them, they’re usually overpriced and demand is high, and so for the few weeks that I have in this lovely city, I didn’t want to invest 200 euros. I… Continue reading All is fair in love and biking…
Corny
I love the image of the tourist for this new image enhancing tourist remover web service… what is he, stalking someone? or just american?
To be egocentric or not to be.
Reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand these days, I was struck once again by her vision of society and what part the “people” as a concept play in it. She believes, and I am completely paraphrasing and interpreting here, so please don’t quote me on this that one should not follow what is socially acceptable,… Continue reading To be egocentric or not to be.
New project!
I really should stop and smell the roses once in a while, but i can never tear myself from work that easily. So this weekend, i created a new blog!!! Go and check it out, its called Compete and i’ll be posting up anything and everything relating to design competitions from around the world. Any… Continue reading New project!
6%
A very cool map… so far I’ve lived and visited 15 countries (visited 7, lived in 8 of them ) and on my way to visit another next month…new zealand!!! Create your own visited countries map
More digital dating critique
Ok now I’m really freaked out… I found someone else I know on a dating site…arghh… the world of design is just too small. Ok coming back to it, now in Amsterdam, a friend of mine is also using online dating and I tried to get some feedback from her as well. She’s dutch, in… Continue reading More digital dating critique
Whine whine whine, bitch bitch bitch
Ok,so this whole Zidane and Materazzi thing smells of sour grapes on the part of the FIFA. I mean commmooooon here I’m sure the french don’t exactly go around the field throwing roses at the opponent, so is it really worth it to spend taxpayer’s money on figuring out what exactly insulted the sourly french… Continue reading Whine whine whine, bitch bitch bitch
The end of hits
Great article by Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson on the state of the music industry post-peak (before file-sharing). The last “hit” was No strings Attached byN’SYNC surprisingly enough.