Lappyglove

This is a glove for your laptop made out of carpet tile.  It is very durable and does the job.  I suggest all laptop owners should pick one up.

Slidewasher

Soonkyu Jean created a device which appears to be for washing your hands.  I'm not sure exactly sure though.  I just thought it looked like a water slide and that made it interesting.

 

Human Skateboard

You may think this guy is a human skateboard (like I did at first), but if you look closely, you will see it is simply a bunch of still photos taken to make a movie.  I thought it was pretty interesting.

Quad Bike Skis

Quads are designed to handle most terrains but they are not the best when it comes to snow. Now with Quad Bike Skis, created by Micheal Nanowski and Umed Panu, it is possible to go quadding in the snow!  To learn more and view pictures please visit: http://www.newscientist.com/blog/invention

Muscle-Fatigue Blocker

Andrew Marks, a student at Columbia Universtiy has discovered muscle-fatigue is, in fact, not caused by the build up of lactic acid in the muscles. "Muscle-fibre cells contract when calcium ions are released inside them, under the control of ion channels called ryanodine receptors.
Now, a growing body of evidence suggests that fatigue is actually related to how these calcium ions are released and processed."(Justin Mullins, New Scientist consultant), so basically, an athlete's performance has a lot to do with how ryanodine receptors process calcium ions. He has created a drug which can prevent muscle-fatigue. To learn more visit: http://www.newscientist.com/blog/invention

Digital Camera For The Elderly

There is now a digital camera designed for the elderly. It is called the Elder People Sanpper, designed by Jeremy Chan. To learn more more you can visit: http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/212985_fINhp7MkqmQYeq4PzO4qqkTLA.jpg

Class Notes

1)  Raster-based image-making images based on math.  Solid.

2)  Illustrator is vector-based.

3)  Logo-suggested image, stylized.

4)  Logotype-font, word.

5)  Stylization-how an object can be changed and it is much simpler.

6)  Denotation-actual image.

7)  Connotation-not actual image, suggestion.

8)  Tag Line-short and simple saying.  Tag lines make the demographic associate the saying with         the product.  It is like a numonic device.

9)  Brandscape-layout for how a brand will be promoted.