Find: Apple drops secrecy, confirms iOS 5, iCloud on tap at WWDC 2011
Apple drops secrecy, confirms iOS 5, iCloud on tap at WWDC 2011
Mau and Hargrove - Sonya
Hargrove
Future of Graphic Design section - The University of Kentucky was redesigning their curriculum and focusing mainly on the bookends of their program. They felt those were the most important parts of their program & they wanted to help with the student transitions that occur in those phases. Also, they felt it necessary to find ways to close the divide between education & the professional world.
Mau
"Take the long view and allow yourself the fun of failure every day". I liked that sentence. None of us are perfect so we need to allow ourselves to fail & be OK with it. Too many people, including myself, are bent on being right or perfectionism.
"The market and its operations have a tendency to reinforce success. Resist it." - I don't know that I agree with that statement. Success is good & should be embraced, not resisted. It is good to succeed. That doesn't mean that failure is bad. There are great things about failure too (like the learning from your mistakes) & we should embrace those things as well.
Reaction to Design #1 - Jack
Lecture: devices
For Thursday, we will have a lecture on mobile device basics. You can find the lecture notes here. Many of the sources for these notes are available through our mobile wiki. Here are some images, though I hope to update these.
Please read the following paper in preparation, and react :
- Lewis, James R.; Commarford, Patrick M.; Kennedy, Peter J.; Sadowski, Wallace J. 2008. Handheld Electronic Devices. Reviews of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 4, 105-148.
Announcement: meet tomorrow at EBII, after lunch, at Design
We'll meet tomorrow at EBII for the Flash intro (don't forget to sign up, if you haven't already).
That should be over at 1230. We'll break for lunch then, and resume at 130 over in Design.
If I hear from one or more of you by 6p today (and if I have time to check, later as well) I'll stop by at Design at say 1015 to pick (up to 3) folks up, if you don't want to ride the WolfLine -- I could take some back too. I encourage y'all to use our discussion facility or good old email if you would like to arrange your own carpools.
Best,
Ben
Lecture: creative process (with readings)
Today Pat talked about creative process. He drew from two sources:
- Ryan Hargrove (ed.), Design thinking. NC State University.
- Warren Berger, CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies & T-Shaped People. Penguin. His site is here.
- Their "Power of 10" movie.
- Their grandson's book: An Eames Primer.
- Mau, 43 good laws of achieving good design, from his incomplete manifesto for growth
- The Hargrove above (skim through and focus on what interests you)
Best,
ToDo: for Thursday's crit
- Peak of our ideas generation phase, more brainstorming, more concepts
- Technical
- Functional
- Aesthetic
- To let us know that posting your reactions etc in public is okay. You can print, scan, sign and email; just insert your signature electronically; or just copy the text to email, fill in the blanks, and send us the result via email. If public posting is not okay with you, let us know and we'll accept your assignments by email.
Find: Android Ice Cream Sandwich will merge phone and tablet OSes
Google announces Android Ice Cream Sandwich will merge phone and tablet OSes
Find: Labyrinth -- Google reinvents a classic toy with Android accessory kit
Labyrinth: Google reinvents a classic toy with Android accessory kit
Find: The post-PC era is happening, but not yet at the expense of PCs
The post-PC era is happening, but not yet at the expense of PCs
Find: ntel defends PC, goes all-in on ULV
Intel defends PC, goes all-in on ULV, and speeds up Moore's Law
Find: Microsoft kills off consumer-focused Pioneer Studios
Microsoft kills off consumer-focused Pioneer Studios
Find: Windows Phone "Mango"
Microsoft gives us a taste of Windows Phone "Mango"
Find: Content-focused iPad apps value form over function, study finds
Content-focused iPad apps value form over function, study finds
Find: ps4 coming, will look more like a pc
Work on PlayStation 4 underway, may include fewer custom parts
Find: Apple music cloud service to auto-add iTunes Store tracks
Report: Apple music cloud service to auto-add iTunes Store tracks
Find: California regulators may scrutinize AT&T/T-Mobile merger
California regulators may scrutinize AT&T/T-Mobile merger
Find: the "Intel to fab Apple chips" rumor
Intel exec throws fuel on the "Intel to fab Apple chips" rumor fire
Find: HTC Announces That Future Phones Will Be More Root-Friendly
HTC Announces That Future Phones Will Be More Root-Friendly [In Brief]
Find: SwiftKey X Beta Keyboard Has Improved Word Prediction, Autocorrect, and Interface
SwiftKey X Beta Keyboard Has Improved Word Prediction, Autocorrect, and Interface [Updates]
Find: The 10 Best Android Apps that Make Rooting Your Phone Worth the Hassle
The 10 Best Android Apps that Make Rooting Your Phone Worth the Hassle [Android]
Find: kinetic typography
Here's the dynamic text stuff I mentioned. It's by Johnny Lee, of WiiMote hack fame. See the following videos:
ToDo: broad descriptions, focused pitches, tool dive
Today we asked you to prepare the following for Tuesday afternoon's crit:
- Wide open design:
- Prepare a three sentence description for each idea you want to float.
- Write down all your ideas in an electronic form, to allow them to ferment
- Focused design:
- Prepare an elevator pitch (< 5 minutes) for each of your ideas
- Develop some wireframes for the frontend interfaces of your ideas
- Do some thinking about the feasibility of your ideas, including technical constraints
- You should probably use scenarios in your pitches
- If you haven't already, dig up some related apps
Find: ShakeCall Answers and Disconnects Calls on Your Android with the Flick of Your Wrist
Find: Google Wallet: How Google’s Going to Eat Your Real Wallet
Google Wallet: How Google’s Going to Eat Your Real Wallet [In Brief]
Chapter - I Reactions Sneka
Apps: Casper
Reading Reviews -Katie
Reading I
2005: 180 million phone vs. 3 million hand-held comp.
-Comparison to architecture -building spaces for people to co-exist and communicate like a well
used building. They need to be workable and function formost but also inspire, excite, comfort
-Mobiles are as addictive as smoking/kicking weed
-Are Implants the goal of the future, do we want to become one with the computer
-I think is human nature to be curious, not to know everything immediately
-Swiss army knife: Should a mobile device be a jack of all trades or a one trick pony?
-Aromatic: smelling the time
Reading II
Very technical, lots of questions
-open gles
-m3g
-mobile java
-Evolution of mobile phone coincides with digital photography
-Combining all of the positive attributes of varying devices
-camera
-organizer
-internet
-phone
-Things to overcome
-small screens
-heat
-battery life
Ch 1 Reactions - Brendan
This chapter surveys how people use their mobile devices as part of daily life. It suggests that as hardware innovations are made to give greater processing abilities, there is a struggle for the software to keep up. Since this was written several years ago, we can observe how phones have changed so that most devices are purely touch screen based with multitouch/gesture support for interacting with the mobile interface. It's also interesting because predicting how these types of user interactions in the future will progress is anyone's best guess. Will the QWERTY keyboard become obsolete on touch screens? This keyboard format is great for making use of 10 fingers. Mobile devices typically use only one. Voice interaction has become much more usable however the lack of privacy and processing the voice queue over the internet are barriers to using voice interactions.
Mobile 3D Graphics
This chapter details some of the technologies older phones made us of for displaying graphics. Most phones still use some version of java, with games and content moving away from closed SDKs to open formats. However, there are now enough different coding platforms that can be used to develop smartphone apps today, that learning to develop for these platforms can be a somewhat daunting task.
Chapter 1 Reaction - Jack
Lecture: introduction to mobiles
Our first lecture is tomorrow, it'll be an introduction to mobiles. Here are a couple readings -- Please read them and react to them with posts on our site:
Our site has a bit of instruction on what we're looking for in reactions to readings. Make sure you tag your post "reads".
You can find my lecture notes and images here and here, but I will be updating these before tomorrow's course.
Best,
Ben
Google Voice:
https://www.google.com/voice/
Records voice mails and emails them to you so you get them instantly without having to dial into some service. Also dictates the voice to text so that you can read the content directly in your email, or as an SMS text message. You need SMS service, or an email account to use.
Netflix:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051?mt=8
Stream movies from anywhere with a fast enough connection. Large library of streaming content. Netflix recently became the highest trafficked site on the internet. All it needs is a video player and a fast internet connection. I definitely prefer streaming to my iPad over any other device (iPhone, laptop, desktop, anything). I don't have a way to stream to my TV though.
Trainyard:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/id348719156
Excellent time killing game. Easy to learn (excellent tutorial), hard to master. Easy, straightforward controls (touch/click and drag on the touch screen). Visually appealing colors. Enough of a puzzle/problem solving aspect to keep you captivated.
Mobile App Reviews - Sneka
Cool Mobile Apps - David
http://www.trapster.com/
This app is pretty cool because it alerts registered users about potential road hazards in the area. It takes advantage of the mobile phone's embedded GPS system. Some examples of the alerts include red-light cameras, speed cameras, and cops waiting for a speeding culprit. Though I hope everyone obeys traffic laws...(right? :P) I can see this app being very useful on the road, especially in large cities.
2. iNap
http://www.moop.me/inap.php
This nifty app will let you pinpoint on Google map your destination, and will trigger an alarm when you are reaching your stop. This may be useful for buses, trains, carpools, etc. What is better about this app than just setting a regular alarm is it will take into consideration the traffic. If there is traffic, that means you will just end up taking a longer nap until you reach closer to your stop.
3. ShopSavvy
http://shopsavvy.mobi/
This cool app will allow you to scan a barcode of an item in a store and it checks the local area for better deals. It also will check online on the popular shopping sites and will allow you to compare prices so you can get the best bang for your buck.
I wish I had a smartphone...I would definitely get all these apps. They all utilize the GPS system in the phone. I found info on all these apps on this article (http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/17-02/lp_10coolapps).
App Reviews - Brendan
I think this one doesn’t get enough attention. It gives you a google phone number that you can use either to make calls over data or just for voicemail.
XBMC
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Install_XBMC_on_iPhone/iPad
A media center app that can be installed on a jail broken iOS device. This is ideal for apple tv which also uses iOS, particularly when streaming videos from a media server.
iDroid
http://www.idroidproject.org/wiki/Bootlace
Dual boot your iphone with android. Still under development with no support for recent devices.
Galaxy on Fire 2
http://itunes.apple.com/en/app/galaxy-on-fire-2/id397127539?mt=8
Galaxy on Fire 2. An iOS space game that uses the phone's accelerometer for steering.
App Reviews - Jack
Mobile App Reviews - Sonya
Errands To-Do List
I have been using this app for about a year. It allows me to keep up with all of my to-do items in any category. Folders can be created to house and organize the different tasks. Each task has a description, a priority, and the date you added it to your list. Optionally, they can have an associated image, extra notes about the task, a due date and time, an alert, and a schedule for repeating the task. The user can view the tasks by folder, all the tasks at once, or a list of tasks that are currently due/past due (focus items).
Docs To Go
http://www.dataviz.com/products/documentstogo/iphone/
Docs To Go is a mobile version of Microsoft Office. I use a lot of Word and PowerPoint documents and it is nice to have those accessible on my iPhone as well. It would be easy to use Google Docs for this purpose, but that requires cell data if I’m not in a WiFi hotspot. Since my data plan is not unlimited, I prefer to create, view, and edit my documents locally. If I need to share them, I can always copy them over to Google Docs or something similar.
PocketBible
http://www.laridian.com/content/platform_iphone.asp
I always like to have my Bible with me and this app is perfect for that. Not only does it include the Bible and reader, but it allows you to take notes as well as highlight verses or chapters and even copy the text to other apps/documents. Several settings are customizable such as font and size as well as margins, highlight color, and display settings for the find option. You can also choose to use a variety of accompanying applications or books such as commentaries, devotionals, and study notes.
Announcement: invitations are out!
You will not be able to post until you're added to the blog as an author. I've sent invitations to your ncsu addresses, which you should receive no problem. Not sure if they will work well since they are apps, not personal Google IDs... let me know if you run into any problems, and send me a Google ID if you do.
Best,
Ben