In this case a baby and an iPhone – I am sure this video has made its rounds, but in case you haven’t seen a baby "getting" the iPhone’s intuitive interface. This is especially relevant for me now that the company I work for is in the business of developing mobile phone interfaces.
Month: September 2007
How do you say “It depends” in Korean?
In my 6+ years as a consultant, "it depends" has been the favorite in my phrasebook since I first heard it from Lou Rosenfeld back in 2001. It is a phrase that has served me well and in most cases squarely meets hardest questions that are thrown at me by clients. It disarms the question,…
Strawberry Bus Stop
Strawberry bus stop — yum If you have ever wondered what the experience of being inside a strawberry is like. The level of detail is pretty impressive, I must say. Those indentations on the seeds are pretty realistic.
The Morning Commute #3
Commuting as an experience. It’s about a 10 minute walk from the subway station to my office. The simplest way is to take the main streets around the outside of the block, populated by office and retail buildings, as indicated by the red line. The more interesting path The more interesting way is to take…
Open-Sourcing Design Ideas
If you haven’t already, subscribe to the podcast of TED‘s inspirational presentations on iTunes. I’ve long lamented the fact that their podcasts were video podcasts that you can’t use on a 2nd gen iPod nano. I’ve been lusting for a new video playing iPod nano. But I just discovered the other day that they have…
Designer > Templates > Sketchbook > YouTube
It seems that all paths lead to YouTube these days. I came across these totally by accident, so I am sure others have blogged about this already. Paula Scher of Pentagram created a bunch of stationary design templates as part of HP’s new What do you have to say campaign. Petty sweet. The Pentagram site…
The Morning Commute #2
Spells E-Z Ham As I noted in an earlier post, Korea has no lack of ugly signage, adding to the urban cacophony. This one I found hilarious. It’s a sign for a cosmetics company: “LJH Cosmetics”. They were wise to go with the acronym: I assume that the company was set up by 3 partners,…
Tech Support from Far Away
The virus protection software on my new laptop wasn’t working so I called tech support. A man with an accent I assumed to be from the south of Korea took my call and instructed me to remove then reinstall the software. Even in the States, I’ve been in the habit of asking phone support staff…
Creature Comforts
I’m set.
The Morning Commute #1
Seoul’s eclectic architecture Now that I have fully embraced my role as the tourist, I intend to have fun. Let’s start with today. Since everything is new to me (the tourist) and in part because of my architectural education, I actually look at buildings. I read them, measure them and place them in a style….