I'm in the final stretch of finishing a paper and presentation for a university subject called "Product Aesthetics and Values". Without going into too much detail, I’m interested in the reverse of Donald Norman’s idea that “Beautiful Things Work Better”- i.e. if something is ugly but performs its job well, then it will become beautiful. Here is a quick primer on Donald Norman’s idea:
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Anthony’s blog- Why Apple believes keeping billions in cash overseas is fair, and why Congress largely disagreesReblogged from VentureBeat: "I am not an unfair person," Apple CEO Tim Cook told lawmakers yesterday. "Apple is not an unfair company." And yet, Apple was summoned to Congressional hearings focusing on how Apple paid almost no tax -- basically … Continue reading →anthonyvenable110
- A Steeping Scooping Tea Strainer That Cuts Down On Dirty DishesReblogged from Linux Info : If your kitchen lacks a dishwasher, you’ll do everything you can to reduce the amount of dishes you dirty. From eating directly off the counter, to drinking everything from the container, to making tea with … Continue reading →anthonyvenable110
- May in the GardenReblogged from : The past week has really felt like a time of transition. On Saturday we ate stewed rhubarb over vanilla ice cream for the first time this year and the temperature hit 89 degrees today. Spring has most … Continue reading →anthonyvenable110
- Kale!Reblogged from Blue Dragon Clay: Moseyed over to the community garden, to see what had to be poked at/weeded before planting. Found two kinds of kale growing happily in the communal beds, so I took some home to make … Continue reading →anthonyvenable110
- My Apology/ Explanation (The Project Excuse)Reblogged from The Deroche Decibel: So, I felt like I should explain why I was nowhere near a computer for most of the long weekend. I also realized that 99% of you won't care or didn't notice (the 1% that … Continue reading →anthonyvenable110
- It was so tastyFiled under: Uncategorized Tagged: breakfast, egg, food, frittata, restaurantanthonyvenable110
- Boost your laptop's battery lifeReblogged from 0ddn1x: tricks with *nix: http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/improve-power-usage-battery-life-in.html Read more… 3 more words looks goodanthonyvenable110
- Nintendo Wii U has been hackedReblogged from IT News Today: Nintendo says it is "aware" of hacking claims, but has "no reports" of Wii U games being played from USB media. The hacker group Wiikey, which created one of the first mod of chips for … Continue reading →anthonyvenable110
- PlayStation 4: Part one - CharacteristicsReblogged from IT News Today: At the heart of the new Japanese toy is an 8-core AMD x86-64 processor generation Jaguar, which will replace the outdated Cell. The same system will be an additional co-processor, which will deal with the … Continue reading →anthonyvenable110
- Skype 4.2 for Linux has been ReleasedReblogged from IT News Today: Microsoft introduced the release of Skype 4.2 for Linux. Opportunities for the Linux version are close to the functionality of Skype for other platforms, such as the accessibility of the conference call, call forwarding, sending … Continue reading →anthonyvenable110
- Why Apple believes keeping billions in cash overseas is fair, and why Congress largely disagrees
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