人算不如天算
I was asked to make a blog for the NYU IMA Low Res graduate program. (I started with no tangible experience in interaction design.) Math is nature’s poetry, and these are just diary entries.
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I was asked to make a blog for the NYU IMA Low Res graduate program. (I started with no tangible experience in interaction design.) Math is nature’s poetry, and these are just diary entries.
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IMALR-GT-408-02
WHAT: IMALR-GT-408
1. Jetlag Timekeeper Vibes
A timekeeper designed to visualize the feeling of jetlag (time dissonance?) based on our timezone differences. Mine is currently set to Shanghai. The greater our timezone difference, the noisier, larger, and faster the circle in the middle gets. For purposes of the demo below, I hardcoded the timeDifference numbers in as 1, 4, 9, and 12. (Couldn’t change the time of “wherever you are” though.)
2. Box Breathing Timekeeper
A little something for myself to remind myself to chill out. It’s set at roughly 6 seconds per side with textual cues indicating when you should inhale, hold, exhale, hold.
Weird UI Study: IKEA VIKIS Alarm Clock
Daylight Savings Time has been on my mind (because I keep thinking about the different time zones that I will have to adjust for once that happens). So, I was reminded of the IKEA VIKIS alarm clock. I believe it’s no longer sold... However, this used to be in the meeting rooms of a company I used to work with.
Someone once asked me to set the clock for DST. I remember seeing only two buttons- (1) one for “alarm on/off” AND “SET”; and (2) another one for “snooze” AND “MODE.” Nani?
Well, the manual states that you should:
- Press the SET button 4 times to display MONTH. Use the MODE button to set the correct month.
- Press the SET button once more to display DAY. Use the MODE button to set the correct day.
- Press the SET button one more time to display HOURS. Use the MODE button to set the correct hour. Note that A/P or H appears to the right of the display. A = AM. P = PM. H = 24-hour clock. (Choose the desired format by pressing the MODE button.)
- Press the SET button again to display MINUTES. Use the MODE button to set the correct minute value.
- To save the settings you have entered, press SET and then MODE.