Small Surfaces

Comments 6

1. oliver weidlich wrote:

   I thought these things were supposed to be getting smaller Is it airfilled? Wouldn’t it be harder to remove if it was like trying to grasp a balloon, let alone trying to put it in your bag (or worse your pocket!). Further, when is it full? There is no visual cue when you have reached the limit. Interesting idea, but not that good combination of useful and beautiful design. Wouldn’t it be better to have a visual indicator on the surface of the device that showed it being filled up. It could slowly fill the whole surface of the device, having a definite empty and full point.

   Posted 04 Jul 2006 at 10:44 am ¶
2. makks wrote:

   This thing has been haunting the blogosphere for nearly half a year now. Stop it!

   Posted 06 Jul 2006 at 8:53 pm ¶
3. Gabriel wrote:

   I guess the interesting thing about this is not whether it’s real or not (which it’s not), but rather the design idea of devices changing size to represent their state.

   Posted 06 Jul 2006 at 8:57 pm ¶
4. Eric wrote:

   The reason it keeps coming up is because it touches something so basic the way most of us understand the world as Gabriel alludes. The simplicity of the idea puts our primative and modern brains at odds. I think that as an image it even makes more sense. If the thing was actually in our hands we would not find it as beautiful. It reminds me of the old gas pumps that actually spun like an odometer and made a clicking noise as the tank filled. Today it is virtual money:) Balancing the tactile with the efficient is key to a rich and “human” life experience.

   Posted 11 Jul 2006 at 2:17 pm ¶
5. tamberg wrote:

   Other nice “tactile” examples (e.g. Twisted Harddrive)

   http://people.interaction-ivrea.it/o.horev/morph/

   http://people.interaction-ivrea.it/o.horev/morph/downloads/report_final_tlkng2hnd.pdf

   Posted 31 Jul 2006 at 10:31 pm ¶
6. j wrote:

   I hope it doesn’t explode after reaching its limits… lol

   Posted 25 Mar 2007 at 3:30 pm ¶

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