Get The Fitts
So you think you are an interaction designer? Not if you cannot answer all the following questions quickly and with authority…I thought interaction design was something that I would know…pahhhhhhhhhh…wrong answer! Now this is very, very fun.
Interaction designers are the 21st century’s industrial designers.
Icon Gathering
Ro London has collected an amazing 300 images from 1800 websites. Think arrows, mail envelopes, shopping carts, bullets. You can see different takes on these popular symbols…by the way, I need to make some icons myself!
Out of Sight
One of the best things of living in Milano is that there are little treasures hidden throughout the city. Most nice buildings have sumptous gardens that are off limits to everyone else. Today, while going to see an exhibition, Juanco and I found this at the end of a beautiful courtyard. We were told that in the summer they do theatre pieces here!
Color Strokes
A step by step girl portrait animated gif. Sorry no more info; can’t even remember where I found the link.
Melting War
In the “why didn’t I think of this before “department is Mosley meets Wilcox’s soldier fruit bowl. Made by melting the figures in a bowl, the resulting shape is nothing short of wonderful. The ghost table is also worth checking out. Visit the site, I can’t deep link the objects…
Calculating Tracks
The Turing machine is an abstract model of computer that can calculate anything that is calculable if given enough time and an infinite tape. The Turin Train Terminal is a Turing Machine made with model trains and railroad tracks.
An interesting side note: Alan Turing was a key person in breaking the Enigma Cipher…he was also the inventor of the Turing Test. It is said that when a machine will pass this test, it will be as intelligent as a human being. Alan Turing committed suicide with a cyanide laced apple after being persecuted as a homosexual…
Complex Light
Exquisite lamps by Moroso.
It Can Happen
What does landing a plane, fending off a shark, escaping from a sinking car, jumping from a moving train, surviving if your credit card is declined, and opening a bottle with a broken cork have in common? They are all explained in the Worst Case Scenario, with easy to follow instructions. When you are as paranoid as me you’d like to be prepared for anything! By the way…I own three of their books 
The Real Deal
The history of credit cards. The history of cell phones. The history of contact lenses. The history of?well, the history of ?you name it?. Whatever history you need, it?s here in the-history-of.net.
Photus Update
Ok, Ok….Photus is finally up and running! See that little thumbnail on top of my big face??? Click on it and it’ll open another page with the photos! Let me know what you think!
Watch Out!!!!!
There is something extraordinarily beautiful about crashes…making them smaller emphazises this. CrashBonsai are little living car crash sculptures created by John Rooney.
Grey and Blue
Yesterday there was this amazing sky over Milano…It reminded me of the part in Flash Gordon before all hell breaks loose.
Gold Tooth
One of the delicious hors d’oeuvres served at the Lissoni/Peia party during the Milano Design Week. It had gold leaf on top!
The Mirror
Self-portrait in a mirror designed with juanco for Banal Extra. It has serigraphed measurements on it, so you know how tall you are.
Photus
I am currently building a photo section on this site. I’ll try to have it up by this afternoon…. Probably tomorrow…C-ya L8tr!
To Protect
Everybody knows how annoying a bruised banana can be. I remember being sent to school with a banana in my lunch-box only to find a dripping squishy monster later during lunch time. Fear no more… Banana Guard is here to protect your fragile bananas!
Not Enough
My Footprint is a short quiz that lets you know what your global impact is…Hey I only need 3.4 Acres…If everyone in the world lived like I do we would need 1.9 planet earths. Heart warming indeed. (via Ritilan)
Room With A View
Hey, I wouldn’t mind having one of these LoftCubes…Not very spacious, but well designed and with a good view!
Furniture!!!
This is a slow week…its paradise for me! The Salone Internazionale del Mobile (design week)…I’m taking pictures like mad, so I’ll update on TUESDAY! Take care, thanx for reading.
Melt the Cheese
Don’t neglect your hamster…make him join you during your mindless hours at the computer…make the computer his home!
Update: Everyone got burned on this one…It’s an April Fools joke!
Bang Bang
Prepare for war with the Guide to Shooting Rubber Bands.
Move Over Neil Peart
This kid just burns down the drumkit…hmm, plastic containers?
Fuck he’s good!
Less Than Zero
One of the most amazing things in Rome is that everywhere they dig, they find something. This is the underground garage of the hotel we were staying at. Right between the parked cars (thats mine by the way) you can see roman walls and intricate constructions. Way cool.
Rome Details
La Dolce Vita
We are off to a weekend getaway in Rome, where we’ll meet my grandmother. Nice.
DIY
Who needs expensive equipment to make electronic music when you have SNDREC32.EXE in your Win-xx machine? Check this out! Mirror
Eye See
And I thought that under the skin body modifications were the cutting edge. JewelEye, is a piece of jewelry that is surgically implanted into your eye. It can be cut in many different shapes, and it does not interfere with vision or movement.
Who’s Got the Acid?
A DEA bust, the death of Jerry Garcia, and changing tastes in psychedelics are all part of Ryan Grim’s extremely curious article for Slate about the decrease in LSD consumption…
Flying Circus
I bet once you see this your fear of flying will multiply ten-fold. Airport Monitor allows you to see real-time updates of where aircraft are at any given moment near an airport. Just give Los Angeles Intl. or the JFK a little look!
Best Buy
At an early age I realized the variety, quality, and lack of instructions of ACME products while watching endless re-runs of the Roadrunner. Now you too can browse their catalog!
