What will our library spaces look like post-print? Dutch designers Roelof Mulder and Ira Koers have created an example at the University of Amsterdam as an entry for the Dutch Design Awards, where it won the prize for best private interior.
[They] converted an existing 27,000-square-foot library into a massive study hall — without any visible books — to accommodate the 1,500 to 2,000 students who visit daily.
Instead of stacks, the place is littered with workspaces. And instead of lending bureaus, it’s got a so-called red room: a space filled with more than 100 plastic red crates, where students can pick up books they requested online. (The university’s physical collection is stored in various closed repositories and book depots.) (Which is all well and good for collaboration, but what about making out in the stacks? Sigh.)
The Electromagnate team are in the process of making ReMade, a documentary about maker culture and hackerspaces.
We are currently filming a documentary that explores the state and direction of the Maker and Hackerspace movement in America. We’re visiting hackerspaces and makerspaces across the nation in an attempt to show the incredible innovation, creativity, struggles and triumphs that exemplify these spaces. Our goal is to help everyone understand what hackerspaces and makerspaces are doing, how they are doing it and how the Maker Movement is changing the world.
The Electromagnate team are hackerspace memebers themselves and are taking a very interesting approach to the project.
…we are pursuing a D.I.Y. approach to this documentary’s production. We feel the need to build our own camera equipment and make our original designs available to the public.
If you would like to help, visit their Kickstarter page and pledge some cash.
First, a long article from the New York Times called 3-D Printing Spurs a Manufacturing Revolution, which includes some amazing video of what is possible with high end 3D printers.
Tapworthy apps cope with small screens and fleeting user attention to make every pixel count, every tap rewarding. Learn to: capture the elusive ingredients of irresistible mobile interfaces; craft comfortable ergonomics for fingers and thumbs; dodge the usability gotchas of handheld devices; and turn tiny-touchscreen constraints to your advantage.
Includes plenty of ideas and UX advice for anyone thinking of designing an app for their library.
Today Twitter rolled out its new look including some radical changes to the interface. You can see how it looks in the video (skip to 1:10 to see it in action).
