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Why every new Macbook needs a new charger? Fuck you. That’s why.

one small seed — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:35:36 +0000

A fun video on why every new Macbook just has to come with a different charger…

Some comments on the video so far, leave yours below!

All the Apple fanboys say, Apple is for rich people and I own an Android and iPad, am I middle class? – 21×8

APPLE is overrated, overpriced, over-complicated; you could get an ASUS ultrabook with way better specs at half the price. I don’t know who you’re fooling, Apple, but I am HELL not buying anything you sell. – Howard Sterling

real hipsters just install kalyway on their pc – gina beats

12 Greatest Designs of the Century

one small seed — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:50:56 +0000

In the past century we have gone from handwritten letters and snail mail to social media obsessed zombies with iPhone apps for every situation in life. That’s why it’s not a surprise that the Apple Macintosh was recently selected as one of the greatest designs of the past century. What is shocking, are some of the others that made the list.

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29 June was World Industrial Design Day to celebrate the latest inventions and designs that are constantly rocking our world. CNN sat down with top designers from world famous design firm, Continuum, to discuss which inventions they thought were the most important. Some list items are expected such as iPods and airplanes, but designers dug in the archives to bring remembrance to floppy disks. Designers also gave some credit to inventions that have become so normal we barely bat an eye at them anymore. Don’t forget about the first time you rode an escalator and took some unnecessary trips up and down for a few hours.

Take a look at the full list:

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Mac computer: Since it’s debut in 1984 Mac hasn’t stopped surprising us. With user-friendly interfaces and trend-setting designs, Macintosh is here to stay.

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Piaggio’s Vespa: One of the most functional and affordable means of transportation. It easily fits in smaller spaces than cars and is a much more graceful means of travel for women in skirts.

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Escalator: Possibly the coolest thing about going to the mall as a kid. Now escalators can be found everywhere as an effective means of moving foot traffic.

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Virgin Galactic Space Plane: In the age of world travel, the globe is starting to feel too small as space exploration becomes more popular. The first tourist service available outer space opened up the final frontier to a brand new demographic.

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AK-47: One of the most popular weapons used on the battlefield today.

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Floppy Disk: Prior to USB ports, portable hard drives, and jump drives, the floppy disk was the most popular means of digital file transfers.

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iPod: After years of Walkman and portable CD players, the iPod was the breakthrough ’90s fashion needed. It is the device that has defined a generation and helped transport music over oceans and continents.

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Aeron Chair: Don Chadwick and Bill Stumpf designed this chair in 1994 which inspired countless styles that can be found anywhere there is a desk.

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Bang & Olufsen stereo: Karim Rashid, a U.S designer and owner of this sound system told CNN ‘I bought this stereo when I was 19. At the time it cost a fortune but I still use it today. It has never failed me.’

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Airbus A380: If you’ve ever travelled overseas, then you’ve air chariot was most likely an Airbus. It’s the largest passenger jet that can carry over 850 people across the world.

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Ford Model T: The list would not be complete without the Model T. Despite the revolutionary process of the assembly line that was developed through production, the Model T itself granted millions of people mobility and stability.

Jet Engine: Frank Whittle wouldn’t take no for an answer after he was initially rejected from the British Royal Air Force, Whittle overcame physical limitations, became a pilot and developed the first turbo jet engine.

Images courtesy of: icsid.org, CNN.com

The iMan

one small seed — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:40:16 +0000

‘What you share with the world is what it keeps of you,’ a simple lyric from Noah and the Whale that so effortlessly sums up the legacy of the man in the black turtleneck. The death of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs has been widely publicised and yet, so much has been left unknown about him. Whether, you were a fan of his or not, its undeniable that his vision has penetrated all our worlds.

A man who understood how integral design is to how we experience and engage with a product. The need to simplify our chaotic lives in every way possible, launching products without manuals, having only one button controlling everything and employing basic human instincts into the core of the product.

That’s been one of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex (Jobs)

His keen eye on all the smaller things is one of the reasons why Apple is the most successful company in the world today.

As soon as we see the all-important ‘i’ in font of a word, we immediately associate it with Apple, iPhone, iPad, iPod, the list goes on and on. The obvious assumption would be that Apple has trademarked its famous ‘i’ but no, there was never any need. Apple’s convincing marketing has reassured us that any word or product with that vowel is related to the company. The thought of even copying it is rather stupid. This little letter is the tenth most used word in the English language and our favorite pronoun. So, why did Apple find the need to use it? The answer is obvious. We as consumers associate with it so well because we feel that this technology belongs to us and was made just for us. Genius wouldn’t you say?

Jobs stated that:

Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.

The Apple Logo is a testament to his clear vision, a sleek and elegant representation of the company. First multi-coloured but now modernized by making it monochromatic, smooth lined, including zero text and above all else a symbol of pop culture. It was designed to portray a lust for knowledge and incase you manage to confuse an apple and a tomato, Rob Janoff, designer of the logo, included the bite.

Serif, sans-serif, kerning – gibberish to most folk but another reason why Jobs was so unique, he actually knew the difference between typefaces and what all this type terminology meant. After dropping out of college, Jobs continued to go to the classes he was interested in and one of those was Calligraphy. If he hadn’t, we might be sitting at our computers with only boring Times New Roman to use. Jobs’s motto of ‘staying hungry, staying foolish’ has allowed us to express ourselves better in this digital age.

The creative community has been altered due to Jobs’ impact. His part ownership of Pixar Animation brought us the first computer animated feature, Toy Story. Artists like David Hockney use the artistic apps on the iPhone and iPad to create their work. He comments that ‘ it is a great drawing instrument, marvellous range of marks, if you get into it. Very subtle colour you can get, probably for an amateur it can be a bit too complicated but you’ve got a dozen different brushes on it and remember, the iPad drawing, you can always go back to them.’ Apple offers so many advantages where art and music are concerned. Outcomes that aren’t easily achieved on a PC as the technology just isn’t geared in that way.