Archive for the ‘children’ tag
The Meanings of Logos – According to a 5 year old
Adam Ladd is an identity designer who decided to ask his 5-year-old about different logos. She recognizes some and others she deduces the meaning of based on what she sees. Very clever. I will have to try this with some kids I know!
via SwissMiss
Water Toy
I recently acquired a reason to buy baby things, so when I came across this toy I just couldn’t resist! I used to love bath time and I know I would have enjoyed this toy from Active People!
via SwissMiss
Keyboard with Useful Chat Shortcuts
I do pride myself on good spelling and proper grammar, but when I’m chatting via the Interwebs, I have been known to use and abuse the “lol” “ic” “brb” “ttyl” lingo. Here’s a keyboard – the FastFinger – that you can grab which will help to make things faster. They also apparently have the option to switch to ABC mode. I’m not really sure who would do that? Maybe this keyboard is in reality designed for my mom and or my grandma. Most people who I know who use phrases like “brb” and “lol” are skilled typers [I pride myself on not actually needed to look at the keyboard]. So, then, who would ever want to re-learn how to type on an ABC keyboard?
So I’ve concluded, this keyboard is designed for the hunters and the peckers who care to save time and look cool by using cool lingo. Because seriously, in the time it takes me to actually find which F# key holds the 3-4 character phrase, I could have just typed it out.
via Gadgetell
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Note: After actually reading the whole Gadgetell article, it seems like this keyboard was designed for kids. Not a bad idea, until they have to go to school or work and figure out how to use QWERTY.