As I am flying a very early morning Virgin America flight from NY to San Francisco, being sleepless and exhausted, I am realizing that good design is a very important aspect of one’s mood and well being. Let me elaborate. The arm support on the seats have very sharp edges, sharp enough to make one uneasy when resting his arms on them. As I am typing this article, the HP Mini net book is cutting into my palms making the experience even less joyful. If the edge area, where the palms rest when someone types on this netbook, would be smoother and angled, fading into the table, it would really be a design for humans.

If we look around us we can finds objects in our lives that make up this “noise”, or “design noise” which alter our mood for the worse. Why do we humans have to cope with object that we designed ourselves for ourselves?

Imagine a world where humans are surrounded with objects that lift up the mood and make lives much more joyful especially when one is having a sleep deprivation that I am going through right now

Oct 27, 2009

This is a usability review of Wacom Intuos4 (Medium) digital drawing tablet. This is not your typical product review of its features and its capabilities. Conducted over a month and a half period, this usability review portrays real user tests that tell you the truth about what they felt about this drawing tool.

This is a usability review of PluralEyes plugin, which promises to save hours in post-production for multi-camera edits, dual-system audio or multi-take workflows such as music videos. It automatically synchronizes all your audio and video clips without the need for timecode, clappers or any special preparation.

One night I was returning home from a friend of mine when I noticed an old man sitting on the stairs of a building, I made a comment that it isn’t very healthy to sit on the cold stone, and the conversation turned into a short spontaneous film. (Update:) Two years later I was notified by Jack’s nephews via email that Jack has passed away on March 27, 2008. Here are their words; “My uncle Jack passed away yesterday. You should know that your video is quintessential Jack Weisberg. In many ways, your interview is a time capsule of all that made him who he was. As a New Yorker, Jack’s final request was perfect. Appropriately, he requested that he be cremated, and his ashes be spread in Central Park. Thank you. -Stu Wexler” “Jack Weisberg was my uncle. I thought you might like to know that Jack, the subject of one of your film, “Spontaneously Yours (with Jack Weisberg) (New York) 2006″, died this week. Your film does a wonderful job of capturing Jack’s spirit and we thank you for it. -Alan Rosenfeld”