Good Design #8

The famous apple with a bite taken out of it. Is the logo a reference to the story of Adam and Eve? Or possibly Sir Isaac Newton for the law of gravity after an apple dropped on his head? If so, then the reason would be simple as the apple in the story is the…

Star Wars captured the imagination of the world with their innovative techniques that gave way to spectacular visual effects. These special effects were created by George Lucas and his team who had high expectations and found innovative ways to achieve them. This led to the creation of Photoshop and other editing software to give the…

Both this link 8 Times Flat-Earthers Tried to Challenge Science (and Failed) in 2017 | Live Science and this link To 11 million Brazilians, the Earth is flat are great examples of photoshopped images and their effect. Thankfully only 2% of American adults are firm in their belief that the earth is flat while 7%…

The world is full of colors that we see all around us and they are universally recognized. Colors can influence emotions, greys, blues, greens and purples can be very calming while reds, yellows and oranges can be very exciting. I wonder if Marvin the robot from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was programmed to see…

Moore’s Law is based on economic trend and states that every 2 years computer chips will have twice as many transistors and computing capability per square inch leading to home computers. Since 1965 this theory has been continually proven to be correct. [Link to Moore’s law for further reading]. Babel Fish from the book “Hitchhikers Guide…

In the book “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams the towel is the most important item they bring along with them in their adventure. In this book, the towel is used for hygiene, comfort and even as a weapon. The towel has both practical value and psychological value. It can be used to…