synestronic

Feb 02

(Source: ozneo, via aeonzool)

Jan 27

emilybabay: (via Alice in Wonderland as a Subway Map | Brain Pickings) Alice in Wonderland as subway map

emilybabay:

(via Alice in Wonderland as a Subway Map | Brain Pickings)

Alice in Wonderland as subway map

(via soheilr-deactivated20130331)

Jan 22

laughingsquid: The Cartography of Kitchenware by Pop Chart Lab

laughingsquid:

The Cartography of Kitchenware by Pop Chart Lab

Jan 09

Neotony body proportions

Neotony body proportions

Dec 14

jtotheizzoe: Periodic Table by Alison Haigh, featuring elements represented by their electron structures.  One of the best periodic tables I’ve ever seen.

jtotheizzoe:

Periodic Table by Alison Haigh, featuring elements represented by their electron structures. 

One of the best periodic tables I’ve ever seen.

Dec 01

jtotheizzoe: explore-blog: Fantastic 1970s cartogram-like visualization of the elements of the periodic table based on their relative abundance. (↬ Radiolab) Compare that with this image of the elemental composition of the human body:

jtotheizzoe:

explore-blog:

Fantastic 1970s cartogram-like visualization of the elements of the periodic table based on their relative abundance.

(↬ Radiolab)

Compare that with this image of the elemental composition of the human body:

Nov 10

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Oct 23

Reblog if you’re willing to answer anything that comes in your ask right now

(Source: for3ver-d0p3, via thislightbeforeweland)

Oct 21

“@SelfAwareROOMBA tells the story, in installments of 140-characters or less, of a robotic vacuum’s adventures with consciousness. That story is told in a combination of omniscient parentheticals and first person articulations, although ROOMBA invariably refers to itself in the third person. “(Becomes Self-Aware),” the feed begins. Three posts later, ROOMBA’s first sentence is a question: “What is ROOMBA?”” (via the ROOMBA whirrs for thee | THE STATE)

“@SelfAwareROOMBA tells the story, in installments of 140-characters or less, of a robotic vacuum’s adventures with consciousness. That story is told in a combination of omniscient parentheticals and first person articulations, although ROOMBA invariably refers to itself in the third person. “(Becomes Self-Aware),” the feed begins. Three posts later, ROOMBA’s first sentence is a question: “What is ROOMBA?”” (via the ROOMBA whirrs for thee | THE STATE)

Sep 22

We all know that Star Trek gave us the iPad and countless other amazing devices — but the classic space adventure show also gave us some amazing breakthroughs in user interface design. Here’s a rundown of the lessons that Star Trek teaches about interaction design, from the new book Make it So: Interaction Design Lessons from Sci-Fi by Nathan Shedroff and Christopher Noessel. (via Design Lessons from Star Trek to Consider Before Creating Your Next User Interface)

We all know that Star Trek gave us the iPad and countless other amazing devices — but the classic space adventure show also gave us some amazing breakthroughs in user interface design. Here’s a rundown of the lessons that Star Trek teaches about interaction design, from the new book Make it So: Interaction Design Lessons from Sci-Fi by Nathan Shedroff and Christopher Noessel. (via Design Lessons from Star Trek to Consider Before Creating Your Next User Interface)