This is very handy indeed! Quick one-line JavaScript helpers categorised by type.
And, no, you don’t need to npm install any of these. Try “vendoring” them instead (that’s copying and pasting to you and me).
This is such a great use of an API—you can choose to view an object in the museum’s collection that no one else has seen yet.
It’s like the opposite of Amazon’s recommendation engine: “No one has ever purchased these items together…”
Robin contemplates design systems as hyperobjects.
He also makes the uncomfortable observation that design systems work is not just hard, it’s inherently demoralising and soul-crushing.
My hunch is this: folks can’t talk about real design systems problems because it will show their company as being dysfunctional and broken in some way. This looks bad for their company and hence looks bad for them. But hiding those mistakes and shortcomings by glossing over everything doesn’t just make it harder for us personally, it hinders progress within the field itself.
Celestial objects ordered by size, covering a scale from one astronaut to the observable universe.
200 discarded objects from a dump in San Francisco, meticulously catalogued, researched, and documented by Jenny Odell. The result is something more revealing than most pre-planned time capsule projects …although this project may be somewhat short-lived as it’s hosted on Tumblr.
Fax machines, pop-up books, radioactive televisions, writing boxes, microfilm readers, nuclear bomb cores, cupholders, bidets, jet engines, index cards, wiffle balls, oil barrels, lightning rods, playing cards, air conditioning, hair dryers, wheelchair ramps, handbags, diving bells, slippers, laundry chutes, sewing machines, pockets, skee-ball, safety pins, chalkboards, tote bags, holograms, hearing aids, dollhouses, billboards, airports, flash drives, cardigans, beer cans, stethoscopes, text editors, mugs, wallpaper, towel dispensers, bumber stickers, staplers, microscopes, fingerless gloves, wire hangers, toast, and more.
I’ll be in my bunk.
A fascinating treasure trove of objects recovered from the canals of Amsterdam.
A collection of weird and wonderful design fiction.
This collection of “Souvenirs from the Future” envisions what the future looks like through the eyes of young and talented art, design and architecture students living in different parts of the world. Some are speculations on ideal tomorrows; others are projections and critiques on the present. Some reveal beautiful aesthetics, alternatives to the high tech; others bravely question critical issues around politics, religion or tradition.
These are ingenious. I think the chain fork is my favourite, but the uncomfortable broom is pretty great too.
Then there’s the inflatable doorknob.
I’m crap at object-oriented programming (probably because I don’t get get enough practice), but I’ve had a quick read through this and it looks like a nice clear primer. I shall return and peruse in more depth next time I’m trying to remember how to do all this class-based stuff.
A catalogue of objects and observations from cities around the world.
I really, really like this approach. I’ve used something similar in my responsive design workshops, where I get people to break things down into nouns and verbs (objects and actions). I think there’s a lot of crossover with good URL design here too—this is kind of like REST for UX designers.
A nice profile of BERG’s Little Printer. That Matt Webb is a smart cookie. He is also a very thoughtful cookie.
Inspired by dConstruct, Ellen is going to start exploring the world of smart objects.
Amber documents her attempt to turn physical objects imbued with meaning into digital artefacts.
A voyeuristically fascinating photoset that puts faces to the “here’s whats in my bag” meme.
Match the MacGuffin to the movie. Like Hangman for films.
Giving nostalgia a good slap-down with a big ol' bucket of kitsch.
The V&A has an API. Who knew? Looks very nice indeed.
Bruce Sterling SIGGRAPH 2004 speech