Thursday, April 16, 2009

Blog Commentary: Week 9


Great retail setups. Would be sure to bring in extra sales if every store had such strong presentations such as these.

Coree77: Updated helmet design pays attention to the way they're actually used
"Capacete E8 Helmet" designed by Brazilian firm Questto Design. Ergonomic and more practicality applied to motorcycle helmets? Nice. I don't ride bikes myself (motor or even pedal at this point), but I'm all for products designed with the consumer in mind.

Seth Godin: Sixty to zero
Seth's coverage on this topical is simply about the classic takeover of one technology over another. The cotton gin took over hand-woven tapestry. The printing press took over handwritten scripture. Those who sought to preserve the older, inferior technology failed. The internet is taking over printed work. Technology continues to advance, and it's imperative for new media artists and designers to keep up. Sink or swim.

Seth Godin: How to opt out of cookie sniffing and trading
Very helpful link provided by Seth. Also used to comment on the "sneaking around" of online marketers. Secret cookies being placed on end-user's computers is certainly to be considered invasion of privacy and needs to be regulated, if not outlawed completely.

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