Nice clear labelling on this soluble medication container. Flip it off yourself.
Coke bottle tops and necks
100810 [August 10, 2010] – 18:55
I don’t really buy fizzy pop at all so I am not sure if this is an entirely new phenomenon. Bought this Coke bottle in Paris and immediately noticed it had a short screw top and neck. Yes I realise this is not amazing news but it has changed the dynamic of using the bottle. [...]
WAIT what’s inside?
250710 [July 25, 2010] – 16:30
I was lucky enough to be passing a new junction and saw this pedestrian crossing button terminal being installed. As you can see, there is not a lot going on in this box anymore but the form factor has been left constant. In years past I imagine this box was brimming with wires and took [...]
Form input
080710 [July 8, 2010] – 11:08
It is rare that i get this excited about form validation but it has just happened. I almost feel a sense of urgency in sticking it in my scrapbook. Now I dont think i have a category meant for digital interface stuff… maybe this is the turning point to add a ‘patterns’ category – nah, how [...]
Wait For The Coin To Drop
030510 [May 3, 2010] – 10:02
I have walked past this box many times, tried to slide open the panels, leaned on them – all the things you do when you are a good boy of 14. Only now have I realised it has special features. Insert 5p Coin Wait for the coin to drop Then Lift Up Flap No icons. [...]
Head smashing. Yeah.
290310 [March 29, 2010] – 10:35
This was taken in Japan, part of an art school show that I wandered into whilst exploring the streets of Kyoto. I liked this piece; it reminded me of all the pictures I drew when I was at school – heads melting off the hands they were cradled in but this student went that step [...]
Maximum 4 dogs per walker
170310 [March 17, 2010] – 12:01
Spotted this sign near Sydenham Park. The graphic looks like a mind map but the message is so unexpected. I wonder if one of the versions was a person with 5 dogs and negative line through it; no doubt someone could argue they had 6 dogs and therefore they were ok. The sign doesn’t work [...]
Fire! Fire! Multiple choice.
150210 [February 15, 2010] – 22:15
This reminds me of a few previous posts most notably http://sma11.com/2008/push-that-button/. Imagine there is a fire. Admittedly you would probably hit them all, or would you? Would you think that the buttons related to the severity of the fire? Maybe the green one produces an ashtray, the amber notifies the janitor and the red does [...]
Big, soft and made of metal
111109 [November 11, 2009] – 09:48
This statue, or would it be best to call it an installation? Is in the centre of Schipol, Amsterdam’s airport. I have been through the airport many times over the years and always admired the piece so thought it finally worth a mention. I like it because every time I have seen the two slumped figures [...]
A Library Chair
061109 [November 6, 2009] – 14:40
I was rather impressed when I saw this chair. This is the first one I have ever seen, last month while in Orkney. If the concept of a library chair is new to you then I implore you to look closely at the chair in step mode. The hinge allows the upper half of the [...]
Opps, man falling
111009 [October 11, 2009] – 20:10
This sign is not very well done. Yes it conveys a message but the human eye is better equipped to understand image than the designer… There is too much detail in the sign for the message, this leads to interpretation rather than simple recognition. Funny nontheless. Photo taken at Deerness, Orkney.
Is that me?
071009 [October 7, 2009] – 20:10
Oh, what a twatt. Orkney proved entertaining and interesting, bits to follow…
Holland Happy Sugar
250909 [September 25, 2009] – 10:10
As usability goes this sugar sachet is rather good, it’s styling however is superb. I have seen many, the long ones the erm- square ones and now a round one with a smiley face. Happy sugar.
Another top sandwich from the wife
100909 [September 10, 2009] – 10:20
Regular readers will know of earlier examples of the best sandwiches, this is no different as yet again the Time verses Quality control knob is turned very firmly towards Time for this creation. There were 8 slices of ham stacked in this one. Yum. Well better to have than to have not.
The big mashine with the small hole
300809 [August 30, 2009] – 18:25
Ya ya. This may be silly but erm I liked it. I love the gargantuan size of this washing machine and how it maintained a rather small door to insert your clothes…. Check out the two rows of clothing rails to the left for scale, this thing is like 8-10ft tall – What on earth [...]
Foriegn Braile
100809 [August 10, 2009] – 18:45
I may be branded a fool for this but that has not stopped me before. When in japan I saw some braile, then I wondered if braile was universal. I know that the Internet may proove useful with thos question but I think I like not knowing – well maybe. The reason it did not [...]