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.
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!
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!
A step by step girl portrait animated gif. Sorry no more info; can’t even remember where I found the link.
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…
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…
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 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.
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!
There is something extraordinarily beautiful about crashes…making them smaller emphazises this. CrashBonsai are little living car crash sculptures created by John Rooney.
Yesterday there was this amazing sky over Milano…It reminded me of the part in Flash Gordon before all hell breaks loose.
One of the delicious hors d’oeuvres served at the Lissoni/Peia party during the Milano Design Week. It had gold leaf on top!
Self-portrait in a mirror designed with juanco for Banal Extra. It has serigraphed measurements on it, so you know how tall you are.
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!
