iPad Usability
informative link from Nielsen’s Alertbox, May 10, 2010: iPad Usability – First Findings From User Testing
blogmarfa texas student poetry, chinati foundation, and ballroom marfa . . .
marfa texas i.s.d., chinati foundation, ballroom marfa, and marfa book company align with friends of the marfa public library to produce a rare collection of poems by students influenced by the works of the late Robinson Jeffers read on —
fight the censor. fight the man. m.i.a. takes a stand for the Ginger minority.
m.i.a.’s born free view –
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influence of culture on visual perception
What Do You See?
What is above the woman’s head? When scientists showed a similar sketch to people from East Africa, nearly all the participants in the experiment said she was balancing a box or metal can on her head. In a culture containing few angular visual cues, the family is seen sitting under a tree. Westerners, on the other hand, are accustomed to the corners and boxlike shapes of architecture. They are more likely to place the family indoors and to interpret the rectangle above the woman’s head as a window through which shrubbery can be seen.
The influence of culture and environment can have an effect on our visual perception. This theory was first explored by Robert Laws, a Scottish missionary working in Malawi, Africa, during the late 1800’s. What you see in the above picture will largely depend on where you live in the world. read on —
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alodia by todd bracher for cappellini
functional simplicity in architectural form, the alodia by todd bracher for cappellini read on —
launch . . .
robertgirvin.com is launching.
through the myriad of trials and tribulations with a wide range of design projects, i came to realize that it’s high time i launch my portfolio site.
i’m very excited about putting my knowledge and capacities to work on a variety of design challenges.
spread the mirth . . .
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