By @edent · design NaBloPoMo paris POETS usability · 1 comment · 600 words
One of the most influential books I have ever read is Donald Norman's "The Design of Everyday Things". In the book, Norman rails against the usability flaws which seek to undermine our comfort and sanity. Everything from lightswitches which never seem to have a consistent state, to to alarm clocks with impossible to figure out […]
Continue reading →By @edent · geo cacheing NaBloPoMo paris photos space invaders · 250 words
I love nothing more that a tramp round a city. Taking the Metro in Paris is very simple - and fairly cheap - but the riches you discover wandering around make up for the extra time needed. A few years ago, Miss Geeky introduced me to Space Invader spotting. Dotted around the cities of the […]
Continue reading →By @edent · NaBloPoMo paris time travel · 5 comments · 350 words · read ~1,001 times.
Several years ago, I was wandering round the Louvre on a wet Parisian afternoon. I turned a corner from one gallery to another when I saw a painting which would change my life forever. Like a good many of you, I was completely unaware of Íñigo Melchor de Velasco, the 7th Duke of Frías. But […]
Continue reading →By @edent · datamatrix flashcode france hyperlinks image recognition NaBloPoMo paris QR Codes · 2 comments · 1,100 words · read ~1,242 times.
I've just come back from a delightful weekend in Paris. Delightful for me - not so for my wife. Rather than quietly admiring the artwork in the Louvre, I ran around gawping at the huge range of 2D codes on offer on the streets of Paris. There are some great examples of how to do […]
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