Category Archives: odd/interesting

Did Ikea Just Reinvent the TV?

Written by James Kurtz III. Filed under industrial design, odd/interesting, technology. Tagged , , . No comments.

Probably not. If anything, they maybe got their cues from the televisions of the 1950s that had a furniture aesthetic. Still, pretty cool idea.

Scrabble for Type Nerds

Written by James Kurtz III. Filed under graphic design, odd/interesting. Tagged , , . 2 Comments.
scrabble

Check out this typographic and design focused edition of the classic board game Scrabble. Yum. Found via. Buy here.

What If Male Superhero Costumes were…

Written by James Kurtz III. Filed under graphic design, odd/interesting. Tagged , , . No comments.
batman-as-a-woman

… designed like female superhero costumes? Good question. Bad answer. See more here.

Sex Doesn’t Sell

Written by James Kurtz III. Filed under graphic design, odd/interesting, science. Tagged , , . 2 Comments.
heattrack

An interesting usability test found at Usabilla might just prove that tantalizing imagery doesn’t have the effect that advertisers claim and hope. The results flabbergasted me. 96% of the participants remembered the Illy brand after seeing the ad, in contrast to only 50% for the … Read More

Cheeseburger Wrapping Paper

Written by James Kurtz III. Filed under graphic design, odd/interesting. Tagged , , . 1 Comment.

    Awesome Cheeseburger wrapping paper over on Kickstarter. Hope this one gets funded. (The set) includes 5 different wrapping paper designs; a bun, hamburger, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes, all of the components of a Cheeseburger! See the project at Kickstarter.

Detroit Needs Robocop

Written by Jon Morschl. Filed under odd/interesting. Tagged . No comments.
robocop_detroit_01

Does your town have something this sweet in the works? Be sure to check out the Funny or Die video.   …the statue could be ready to install as early as the summer of 2012. While a site for the statue must still be secured, … Read More

NFL Games are Boring

Written by James Kurtz III. Filed under graphic design, odd/interesting, sports. Tagged . No comments.

Are you ready for some “standing around”?! Here is an interesting graphic that clearly shows how little playing time there is in an average NFL game. I’d really like to see how much worse this would get if they took commercials into consideration. Read More … Read More

Robot Conversations

Written by James Kurtz III. Filed under odd/interesting, science, technology. Tagged , , , , . 3 Comments.
Chat Bots

Artificial intelligence has gone from the pages of sci-fi novels to real world thinking machines that can beat the smartest human minds at chess or Jeopardy. So, what happens when two “intelligent” machines talk to each other? Watch the video to find out.

Extreme Organizing

Written by James Kurtz III. Filed under odd/interesting. Tagged , , . 1 Comment.
urs1

“The Art of the Clean Up” is where OCD meets art. link | via