You may recall that about three weeks ago a teenager made national headlines by coming up with an idea to save on printing costs by changing the font used. As it turns out, young Suvir Mirchandani was not the first to have the idea. Yes, the teen did an interesting study to prove his hypothesis, and it made … Continue reading Changing fonts to save ink dates back as far as 2008
WordPress has done us no favors this week with their changes to our image handling. And they seem to have turned a blind eye to the still-growing thread of complaints. I suspect they’ve left the thread open just so people would have a place to ventilate. But in any case, I’m not holding my breath waiting … Continue reading Try Pixlr for quick, easy image work
The “open office.” It’s the fad in office design these days. According to The New Yorker, some 70% of all offices today have open floor plans. I find that horrifying. I can’t imagine anyone working productively in such an environment, if they can work at all. How does one focus, concentrate, think, when one’s coworkers occupy … Continue reading Superdesk and open office: Bad for productivity
I am fascinated by this innovative Evolution Door designed by Austrian artist Klemens Torggler. Two folding squares use no track and take up no floor space. They have soft edges, so there will be no pinched fingers. And yet it’s a door. Running kids and pets might have trouble with this, either unable to open it … Continue reading And you thought a door was just a door
There’s a lot about the Sochi Olympics to criticize, but these designs aren’t among them. Not for me, anyway. I love these intricate quilt patterns that are being used in every conceivable way in Sochi. I love the colors and the diamond pieces that appear either massed or scattered like ice shards … or diamonds. … Continue reading That beautiful Sochi rainbow quilt
In Nyköping, Sweden, a debate erupted last month over the appropriateness of a “smiling vagina” mural in a junior high school. The artist, Carolina Falkholt, painted the mural on a staircase in a school populated with 13- to 15-year-old students. Well known in Sweden, she frequently features vaginas in her work. The controversy began when the municipal head … Continue reading Swedes debate middle school’s vagina mural
