Upload a photo of your own laptop or browse through what others have uploaded at stickertop.art. The major designs appear to be minimalist, tesselated, and chaotic overlap. You can also play the game of seeing who else has the same stickers as you. I’m impressed not to have seen any asset tags on display.
I’m going to be playing 45×45 into the new year – basically an insanely scaled up Connections.
Our interfaces have lost their senses argues that our technology interfaces are flattening our experience of the world, illustrated with yarn-craft dioramas. Much of the argument goes back to the tension between removing effort and friction and creating deep cognitive engagement. I’m not sure the author’s proposal achieves the full vision they allude to, seeming to mostly stick to talking and typing at your computer. I expected a haptic component, based on the early focus on embodied interactions. And it still doesn’t seem to offer the flexibility/customizability of form of a desk drawer full of office supplies that make less of an assumption about how I will eventually use them or what task they’re even intended for. Of course, it’s just one experiment as part of a call for more experimentation. The driving assist interfaces in cars seem like the place we are most working on how to include things like tangible artifacts and ambient signals in our interfaces, and I’m reminded of the pushback against moving everything onto a touchscreen and the return, in some cars, to knobs and dials for some functions as well.
We had this exact Mastermind box growing up and yes, yes, yes: The Mastermind Box Cover: What the Hell Were They Thinking?
My big crafty project of the month was putting together a traditional Western Pennsylvania cookie table for a friend’s wedding reception. I decided to raid the family supply of tea sets and linens and put together a tea party themed display – while I know some people lean into the Christmas theme this time of year, I wanted this to clearly say “wedding cookies” not “Christmas cookies”. Lots of friends pitched in and I was really happy with how the vision came together, including the delicate teacups filled with biscotti. I also got to try out a few new cookie recipes including Lemon Thumbprints (which included my first time making lemon curd), Lemon Lavender Shortbread, and Raspberry Coconut Macaroons.
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