Prelude to Action http://prelude-to-action.com Objects as Events Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:00:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Insight: Games as Interaction Design http://prelude-to-action.com/posts/insight-games-as-interaction/ http://prelude-to-action.com/posts/insight-games-as-interaction/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:00:01 +0000 mchang http://prelude-to-action.com/?p=76 http://prelude-to-action.com/posts/insight-games-as-interaction/feed/ 0 Ideas: Living Hinges http://prelude-to-action.com/posts/ideas-living-hinges/ http://prelude-to-action.com/posts/ideas-living-hinges/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:00:30 +0000 mchang http://prelude-to-action.com/?p=96
A cap that doubles as a handle

I've always been intrigued by the idea of using living hinges in design but it's always been hard to think of ways to utilize them properly. Jörg Boner's... [ Read More ]

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The natural evolution of office dining

"Turn your favourite office tool from your desk in a common cutlery...this is din-ink." [ Read More ]

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Nathalie Stämpfli is a European designer who has come up with a wall-mounted device that grinds bar soaps into flakes... [ Read More ]

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Symbolism is increasingly important in the Information Age. It's a universal form of ... [ Read More ]

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What if you peeled a pill like an onion?

I've got a secret to share. I was never very good at taking my vitamins. My mom was adamant about taking them daily and got... [ Read More ]

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Hiroshi Ishiguro's R1 Telenoid

How can we transmit nonverbal communication without entering the uncanny valley? [ Read More ]

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Yet another way for airlines to take your money

Here is an interesting BBC article about a study where... [ Read More ]

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Magnetic Eraser

Sometimes small tweaks can provide enormous benefits.
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Bypass the long lines

I came across this on a twitpic posting by Post Secret.
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