Master Project Update
Published November 3, 2009 Information Overload , Observations , The Master Project Leave a Comment
Now my master project have been going on for more than a year, and it has been an long and hard proses. But at the same time it have been very interesting and I have learned allot about my project and about myself.
During the first year I have become much more aware of the growing amount of information overload in our modern life. We have so manny choices that it’s silly, and even becoming a burden. And this is having a big impact on the human brain. I will wright more about this in my next post.
Therefore my master project is now about how I as a visual communicator can do something with this information overload. I tried to find places where I could get advise about how I could reduce the big piles of information that I have to communicate for a client, but all I found were how I as a user could deal wit it.
This is why I now set out to make a webpage that is meant to be a guide to other designers who have too deal wit communicating information. The project consist of developing tools that you can use in your project proses to cut away information, and have good arguments for why you do it for your client. A strong focus on the user is in the center of the project.
Status update on our GET box.
Published October 6, 2009 Remote Controllers , The Master Project , User experiments/observations 1 CommentLast night when my girlfriend was watching TV our GET box fucked up for the last time. So after a year with this crappy box she finally stuffed it in the trash along wit it’s button crowded remote. About time!
And now we finally have peace, just one remote and no slow and hard to use menus. And we still get TV signals even though the city were full of posters that told us that the old signals would go down last year?!?!
Stay put for a update on my Master project that has taken a new turn. Coming soon.
After a lot of work, the profile for the end of the year show ’09 is beginning to come to an end.
You can se the website here: Khiodesign09.com
Lots of interesting work to se, I recommend a visit.
As you may have noticed, I haven’t posted anything for quite some time now. That is because I have been busy whit some projects, and I’m going to give you a sneak peek of the biggest and the moust secret one. Hurray!
This is part of the profile for KHiO’s end of the year show this summer.
What would happen if the people who makes remotes had made the iPod?
Published December 4, 2008 Observations , Remote Controllers , The Master Project Leave a Comment
I have taken an iPod and made its controls like TV producers makes their remote.
As you can see every function has their own button, this means that every function is just one button press away. Amazing! There is even a area on the bottom where settings can be hidden and exposed by a sliding part. This thing looks amazing and is has so many functions, it must be a great product. Just se how much it can do.
I don’t think the iPod would have been around today if it were like this.
What do you think?
Published November 27, 2008 Remote Controllers , The Master Project , User experiments/observations 2 CommentsToday you have a wonderful opportunity to say what you feel about your TV remote controller.
I would be really happy if you would right down a list of the best and worst things with TV remotes.
You can do it in a comment or mail me at max.schroder@me.com
I’m looking forward to hear from you.
Volume Controlers?
Published November 27, 2008 Observations , Pictograms & Symbols , The Master Project Leave a Comment
I just started with my pilote project for my master, and as a part of this I am colecting symbols from warius machines and categorising them.
Take for example the volume controls, why are there so many variations for such an easy thing? They all represent the same action whit different symbols and shapes. Some more unlogical than others. Take for instants the two dots on the right side, Is the full circle more or is the empty circle more?
Why is it like this? Why can’t they all use just one type of standard shape/symbol?
Can you tell me why? Or would you like to tell me witch symbol you think is the best?
A user fix parking ticket machine interface
Published November 3, 2008 Inspiration , Observations , The Master Project Leave a Comment
Today I came over this picture of a parking ticket machine that has annoyed an user so much, that the user have modified the machine to make it better.
Original link: Uselog.com
At PingmMag you can see some clever packaging design. This is one of them, a easy to use noodle packaging with holes so hot water can be removed with ease.
Se the rest here: PingMag
