Bloodnote is a blood pressure and health monitoring app. It has a very simple and minimal interface that I think is very welcoming. The app contains a calendar to help you see the big picture and aid you in keep your blood pressure just right. Now a days, with everyone owning a smart phone you’ll see more and more of these specialized health monitoring apps and I think bloodnote is one to note.
3 students from the Cleveland Institute of Art got together in the midst of graduating to design a really fun, clever and useful desk organizer… Called, Nesl. Only 20 more days to go!!! So go to the site and check it out.
Recently we have had a few Lunch and Learns here at Insight. Here is one of our interaction designers Miguel Martinez’s latest preso! Part 1 of 3. Share what you know!
2012 Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge from Data Design Diabetes on Vimeo.
I think Insight could have put together something pretty cool for this competition…If only we knew sooner
I love the HTC phones… Now I know why they feel so good. Because they use aircraft 6000 series aluminum on which you apply 10000 volts of energy. Way overboard! But check out the process its called Micro Arc Oxidation.
OTM – 2nd Shift from Go Media on Vimeo.
2nd Shift is a contemporary furniture and product design studio in Cleveland, OH. It is comprised of Cleveland Inst. of Art alumni and other native Clevelanders. They are 7 like minded, young and creative professionals who all have day jobs. Hence the name, 2nd Shift. Their work is clever, minimal,contemporary with a very interesting use of materials such as concrete and reclaimed wood from a abandoned amusement park (geauga lake). Check out their stuff and I’m sure you’ll be seeing more of them in future blogs!
I just wanted to share a really cool interactive infographic – I thought this was a great way of showing this type of information over time. Notabilia has visualized the 100 longest Article for Deletion discussions on Wikipedia (i.e. the most controversial topics) as well as which way the arguments tended to lean. Segments for each discussion are added over time, and each segment either curls to the right (for arguments against) or to the left (arguments for). It reveals some interesting patterns. Items that are nearly straight lines are the most controversial, while curly cues signify unanimous topics. Something that swings back in forth might signify changing opinions on a topic.
Sony will be launching a new product this spring called Xperia Smart Tags. The user programs them to tell a smart phone to do a specific action, and then places the tag wherever it is appropriate to prompt that action. For example, a tag on your nightstand could tell your phone to start an alarm for the next morning, or a tag in your car to start up GPS and driving directions. It’s an interesting idea, and something I haven’t quite seen before… although ideally someday the phone should be able to do this itself!
A great deal of attention has recently been given to ‘design thinking’. Design Thinking is a practical methodology of problem-solving that incorporates processes such as:
Step 1: Defining problems;
Step 2: Researching or analysing these problems;
Step 3: Ideating potential solutions;
Step 4: Prototyping possible solutions;
Step 5: Reviewing the objectives;
Step 6: Implementing solutions; and
Step 7: Learning or reflecting on how well these solutions addressed the problem
