tingilinde

digital news formats for generation z

Some work by the BBC -- this is part 2.  Part 1 is linked in the piece.

A few of the ideas are interesting, but I'd much rather see solid reporting and investigative work rather than what passes for news these days. Of coarse that takes serious money and that's an issue.

 

 

 

 

branding trump's space force

Legendary designer Milton Glaser has a fine proposal.

We need tshirts

a new planetarium for norway

unusual architecture from Snøhetta

visual measuring cups

Greg points to an interesting Kickstarter project - cups that communicate their size by shape.

 

 

 

terrible user interface design

The Hawaiian alert system

snip

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Around 8:05 a.m., the Hawaii emergency employee initiated the internal test, according to a timeline released by the state. From a drop-down menu on a computer program, he saw two options: “Test missile alert” and “Missile alert.” He was supposed to choose the former; as much of the world now knows, he chose the latter, an initiation of a real-life missile alert.

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Part of what worsened the situation Saturday was that there was no system in place at the state emergency agency for correcting the error, Rapoza said. The state agency had standing permission through FEMA to use civil warning systems to send out the missile alert — but not to send out a subsequent false alarm alert, he said.

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It makes you wonder about orders from Trump and Twitter

 

 

 

living in who-ville

a rather owlish French houselet

 

on apple's new campus

Massive comes to mind...

 

the segway of umbrellas?

Probably useful for some and a bit dorky - the nubrella

 

cheerleading, the supremes and fashion law

The Supreme Court ruled on the copyright in regards to cheerleader uniforms.  

Large implications for the fashion industry.

 

robert lang's origami

impressive and useful