Monthly Archives: November 2012
Dumb Ways to Die
The recent video by Metro is a ingenious way to get across a normally boring message in an interesting and new way. Everyone knows to stay behind the safety line, and not try to race a train to a crossing … Continue reading →
What Queing in Line Can Teach Us About On Hold Messages
Although its not the first thing you think of when on hold messages are mentioned, this visual picture does make sense. Essentially your customers are waiting in a virtual line for service or information. It may not be lined up … Continue reading →
Happy 30th Birthday, Compact Disc
For those of you young enough to not know what this is or own any, shame on you. For the rest of us, let us wish happy birthday to that miraculous invention that had us throwing away our old cassette … Continue reading →
New Gadget Translates Anything into a Sound Wave
Ever wonder what a cardboard box would sound like? How about a bit of crumpled paper? These are thoughts Dennis Paul wondered before he created the “Instrument for the Sonification of Everday Things” The machine basically uses record player technology … Continue reading →
