George Kokkinidis made this collection of shots of iPad displays after being used with different applications. Turning off the display reveals the marks of his fingers and it is interesting to note the different fingerprint patterns in different apps. It reminds me of the eye tracking techniques that analyses the flow of our visual attention when looking at pictures, text, websites etc.
the first episode was far from rich in insights or quality of work but for some reason I was expecting a growing interestingness in this show... after episode 3 I can confidently say: I am disappointed.
Why my mind created such high exceptions on a "reality" show is beyond me. Nevertheless, you can can always watch the show for the entertaining value of it: it's like watching The Office, full of embarrassing moments, both from the applicants and Stark.
outside of the UK? watch it here
"you feel that you've a lot to prove and you haven't even got to design anything yet" - James Malcolm-Green @ Design for Life (BBC)
I would say to this that unless you have the right ideas in your head going on to "design" things would've been dangerous and counterproductive.
This is a concept for a neat, electricity-free automatic door system that uses mechanical energy provided by your footfalls. It's still in the concept stages so the door material is soft, but perhaps with a little nanotech this will become feasible in future.
The first 00:56 of this video shows how the mechanism works; fast forward to 00:57 if you just want to see the door in action.
We like the little "ssshk" sound effect that's a by-product of the mechanics.
The concept is by UK-based design student Wai Man Cheung. You can peep his other stuff on Coroflot.
