For my fiftieth birthday, I requested some of the legendary Hagoromo Fulltouch Chalk, I had seen a CNN documentary about it and got a bit obsessed. The Chalk of Champions. Also who knew mathematicians are so obsessed with chalk?
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Wire Frame shelves
For many years I have wanted to create a lightweight modular bookcase. Having researched lots of different approaches, I settled on a simple design, of 10mm bent wire frames to support 18mm birch plywood shelves. The idea being to line a bedroom wall with shelves to hold momentos and knick knacks and possibly a few books.
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Best thing I have seen this year, reminded me of so may wonderful things…
Had to display a screenshot with a link to the tweet, as the twitter embed widget doesn’t seem to want to display correctly in this theme?
Esoteric UX
esoteric/ˌɛsəˈtɛrɪk,ˌiːsəˈtɛrɪk/adjective
As a side project I was experimenting with the idea of how the language and processes of digital multimedia design have become more esoteric as it has become more specialised.
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Timelessness
The card of Judgment shows you have reached the final outcome, the result, of your work. Unlike Justice, Judgement is forever. Logic, in this case, is a better guide than intuition. The choices you’ve made now are going to effect the future.
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Small bets
The eight of chalks signals, swiftly unfolding events, constant developments, and positive rapid change. You have a steady stream of ideas you can test out. The emphasis is on change and the challenge of keeping up with it. Take note of what works and what does not and learn all you can from your successful experiences. You are going to take lots of small bets.
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Balance, holding on for our next move, waiting for the right moment to act. This card requires solitude, pause, wait a moment, leave your options open.
Stalemate, two choices that lead in a different direction. If there is a problem to resolve, stay on the problem until you discover the right path to follow.
The Hanged Man
Stop so that you have more time to reflect on making critical decisions.
The Hanged Man card shows the need to suspend certain actions. Time upside down will not be wasted, it is a sacrifice to gain new perspectives waiting for the right time to progress. Pause to Synthesize Information.
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Analytics
The hermit tarot card refers to attaining knowledge, and that being ready to impart that knowledge to others. He is carrying a lamp which symbolises enlightenment, awareness, insight and perception. So continue looking to your finals goals but building on the insights you have already gained.
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The temptation is to charge forward into a very dangerous territory without preparation or actual planning. There is a still a need for empathy in design.
Be wary of ‘verschlimmbesserung’, when an improvement only makes thing worse.
Its always about getting things done, being efficient, making big moves charging ahead. But being obsessed with an idea means we may not notice difficulties along the way, or understand the consequences of our actions. Find a balance with, compassion, responsibility and integrity. You are accountable for your actions and their impact.