Tag: design

  • Alfred the AI Alligator

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    I promised my boys we would “do art” today. We decided to make a Zine.

    Making a Zine is a fun project that only requires a sheet of paper and some creativity. You can write a short story, or just do a bunch of random drawings – having it in a book format is way cooler.

    For my story, I started with the title and simply wrote as I went. For non-nerds, a cron job is a scheduled tasks that a computer runs (or is supposed to). It’s a bizarre story, but our modern world can be too.

    Without further ado, introducing my first short story: Alfred the AI Alligator. It is hopefully not my last nor my best 🙂

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  • Bad Design

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    One of my pet peeves is when a designer has clearly not thought through how the product will actually be used.

    This lotion bottle has a two (almost) identical sides, but the lotion only comes out one of them. In low light or without your glasses on, it’s always a gamble!

    This also brings to mind the (in)famous Walkie-Talkie tower in London that concentrates the energy of the sun so much you can cook an egg in the heat

  • Banana Chart

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    I’m not sure what a monkey’s range is though.

    One of my favorite nerdy activities is visualizing data; helping to communicate numbers and ideas in an accessible way. I made this chart below to showcase the stages of a banana ripening, and the usage zones. It was inspired by my dad (Opa to my kids) who is very picky about his bananas!

  • Perfectly Framed

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    How do we stop it from getting bigger?

    I spotted this in Sayulita, Mexico. I love how they committed to painting the rolling shutters to perfectly frame the plant (at its current size).

  • Angry electricity

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    I spotted this warning sign in a small Alaskan town and appreciated how the designer made it angry electricity attacking a young child. Not exactly comforting, nor technically accurate, but hopefully keeps people from trying to open it!

  • Palm Tree WiFi

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    Cancer instead of coconuts?

    I spotted this cellular tower in Los Angeles, and while I applaud the effort to blend in, I’m not sold on the execution, especially with the warning sign on the bottom.