How Our Love For Analog Technology Has Become A Luxury
For decades, analog was the primary means of recording information and playback. However, as technological advances in computing and data storage became more complex and widely available, it seemed as if the analog era was at the end of its life cycle. Although the digital format has changed the way...
The Problem With Planned Obsolescence In Apple Products
In today’s fast-paced consumer electronics environment, devices such as our smartphones and laptops are designed and manufactured with the intention that they would have to be replaced within a finite amount of time. In addition, some manufacturers don’t provide replacement parts, requiring electronics owners to get repairs done...
How Bad User Interface Designs Can Negatively Impact Customer Experience
When it comes to web design, it’s always in a brand or company’s best interest to design the best user interface possible. However, we as users sometimes come across bad design practices during purchases, newsletter subscriptions and even within social networking. What’s worse is that these inconveniences...
The Ever-Changing Architectural Market And How Marketers Adapt To The Change
As a marketer, one has to be aware of market dynamics and how their fluidity affects how any target audience reacts to its movement. The architectural market is no different. Over the last ten years, there have been a whole series of changes, both good and bad. The economy, technology...
The MESH Project Simplifies The Internet Of Things
The Internet of Things is soon going to become part of our daily lives. Google defines it as “a proposed development of the Internet in which everyday objects have network connectivity, allowing them to send and receive data.” The interaction between those objects ultimately creates a series of tasks that...
Technology Trumps Design As We Remember The iPod Classic
In 2001, a new paradigm in portable music was realized. Only compatible with Macintosh users at its release, the iPod Classic was Apple’s answer to the growing MP3 player market. It gained popularity around 2004 with the help of increased compatibility to Windows users and creative advertising. With the...
Office Design Solutions That Don’t Solve Much At All
Today’s society typically feels the need to design an object as a solution for every modern day office’s problems. While great in theory, the realization of these objects can prove to be impractical and wasteful. Nonetheless, we try to appreciate the initial enthusiasm and clever marketing of these...
Beautiful Post-Apocalyptic Architecture in Science Fiction
With graphics engines becoming more powerful and capable, release titles for gaming consoles have been putting more emphasis on the surroundings of which the player will be exploring, maneuvering and challenging in order to progress through the story. An individual can immerse themselves in environments they may never get the...
Trends In Design
Trends always have a beginning, whether by way of designers creating something new or clients demanding something new. Graphic design, fashion design, music are all influenced by the modern world. No matter which country the design originates, all design seems to be somewhat influenced by the current trends of visual...