Archive for June 2010
Synthia: Fun with Synesthesia
June 24, 2010 | No Comments | View
What’s the coolest cognitive condition going? Why, it’s gotta be synesthesia, the condition in which “one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.” (thanks for the official talk, Answers.com) We know at least one official synesthete; she sees letters in assigned [...]
Hey, Check this Out: TypeStar
June 17, 2010 | No Comments | View
Some of us here like the karaoke, some of us don’t. And some of us love it, but only under very specific biochemical circumstances. But we all love a good typeface–any time, anywhere. Until now, if you dug karaoke and good design & typography, grabbing the community mic for a very (very) special rendition of [...]
It’s a Great Time to Be Alive: Color-based Flickr Search
June 10, 2010 | No Comments | View
Hang around Michael (our Cerebral Cortex, by title) for any decent amount of time, and you’re guaranteed to hear the following: “…it’s a great time to be alive.” –and when he says it, he’s not being sarcastic or ironic or any of those other wink-based things he might be any minute of the day. He’s [...]
The Art of War: Operation Cornflakes
June 3, 2010 | No Comments | View
Some argue that advertising is propaganda, and we won’t lie: the “some” have a pretty strong argument. And even if they were indubitably right, it’s not like advertising is this pristine, glowing angelic entity that would be fatally tarnished by such an association (besides, lots worse happens in the name of business these days). But [...]