Kintsugi: The Art of Broken Pieces
by Christopher Jobson from colossal.com Wikipedia Kintsugi (or kintsukuroi) is a Japanese method for repairing broken ceramics with a special lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum. The philosophy behind the technique is to recognize the history of the object and to visibly incorporate the repair into the new piece instead of disguising it. The […]
Late Arrivals, Goldfish, and Guinea Pigs: Unofficial Soldiers’ Clubs of WWII
From Slate.com‘s history blog, the Vault: During World War II, soldiers serving in Allied armies formed several exclusive clubs honoring troops who survived harrowing ordeals. Though unofficial, these clubs offered a morale boost to their members, as well as to other soldiers, as proof that survival—against all odds—was possible. The Caterpillar Club, which was first […]
Hacker Heroes: 6 Women Who Have Changed Technology
By The Daily Muse Editor at The Daily Muse: When you think about women in tech, you probably instantly think Sheryl Sandberg, CEO of Facebook, and Marissa Mayer, President and CEO of Yahoo!. But there are plenty more women you should know about—women whose names you may have never heard before, but who truly shaped […]
If you want to see the future of software UI design, look to the history of print design
This interesting article from bjango.com posits that stylistic design choices follow from the limitations of their hardware or production: Like many trends in technical areas, interaction design is being led by technical ability. 8bit games looked 8bit-y, because of limited colour palettes and giant pixels. 16bit games looked 16bit-y because of better colour abilities and […]
Cats haven’t changed much
From medievalfragments: Everyone who has ever owned a cat will be familiar with their unmannerly feline habit of walking across your keyboard while you are typing. One of the manuscript pictures tweeted by @erik_kwakkel [link] revealed that this is nothing new.… Although the medieval owner of this manuscript may have been quite annoyed with these […]