This is not your grandmon sewing machine!!

This is not your grandmon sewing machine!!

Blowing user interface

Students in GVU center, GIT introduce a new interaction interface, blowing user interface. It can be implemented on most commodity computing platform through a single mic. Here is the paper link.

優秀

小的時候，以為優秀就是聰明，反應快，書唸的好。曾幾何時，這樣的想法在自己的生命經驗中漸漸的轉變。

台灣的教育體制，是一個很有趣的現象，從小老師們的淳淳教誨告訴我們要好好的念書，做一個對社會國家有貢獻的人，似乎不好好唸書，不會唸書的小孩將來就沒辦法對社會國家出一份心力。在這樣集體anomic的催眠下，許多小孩被期許需要有好學歷，所以現在四技變專科，五專變大學來供應這群被期待必須擁有高學歷的學生。

工藝技術在台灣不像日本的對於藝匠達人重視，會修車，善金工能捕魚的人，只把你當黑手、工匠和漁夫，社會地位遠不如日本。

台灣的教育像鑄模子，從孩子小時候就把他熔化，依社會不同的需要鑄入不同的模具中，個人的性向與特質不被重視，用考試制度將小孩分類到不同的模子中，最會考試的鑄入醫生、律師模具；不擅考試的小孩就被貼上失敗模具的標籤，直到他們出了社會，才發現自己是那麼有天份與才華，台灣教育制度使孩子不能適得其所，孩子透過考試分配他的社會地位，不是根據他們的興趣，其實本質跟科舉制度沒兩樣。

然而歐洲的教育，像是一個園丁，照顧園中各種不同的植物，讓他們曬太陽，給他們肥沃的土壤，偶爾幫他們澆澆水，除除草，這樣的花園植物必定漂亮。

台灣在教育理念上近年有很大的改善，然而我們還是太著重在"給"，給予孩子許多知識，卻少教他們"想"，讓他們想他們需要什麼。我想教育還是有進步的空間，請多給予掌聲!!

若是你在年紀很輕的時候就意識到這個問題，那我說你是個有智慧又幸運的人；然而，我卻是在這幾年才了解教育環境對我的影響，也看到了對週遭朋友的影響。直到現在還是有許多人根本不了解自己想要的是什麼，不想要什麼而卻繼續在自己的崗位堅持不懈。若你是這樣的人，Ok,你是一個好員工沒錯，請繼續加油!! 若你對於現在的自己的想要有些疑惑，請跳出來，思考，你會找到新方向。

現在我覺得優秀不只具有學識，更具智慧，能獨立思考並且堅持信念的人!台灣必須透過教育再培養更多優秀的小朋友!!

Make magzine!!

A magzine tells you how to make litte funny things based on physics and electronics laws.
http://makezine.com/magazine/

Mini-Etch A-Sketch

An interesting interaction device, makes more fun.

Chemical Brothers-Believe

Chemical Brothers-Believe

Chemical Brothers is an UK band. They win the Grammy Award in electronic music field, comprised of Tom Rowland and Ed Simons( occasionally referred to ad chemical Tom and chemical Ed).

Singing Fish

Singing Fish by Chemical Brothers.
3 fishes singing hip-hop rap in a cute fish tank. I am so amazing that 3D animation becomes so fancy!!

Green Design, 東京設計展!

設計界近幾年來環保意識抬頭，許多設計都開始考慮到環保與回收的概念，下面是東京設計展所展示的葬儀用品設計，也滿可愛的! (refered from designboom website)

l: 'the journey earthurn' is a biodegradable urn made from paper.r: 'oneearth australia coffin' is manufactures from 100% recycled cardboard and non-toxic paints.it seems that in the continual push to be environmentally friendly, no product is safe from being made more 'green'. funeral practices are the latest thing to get a green make-over. here are some unique urns and coffins that make an attempt to help reduce the environmental impact of the funeral industry.

l: 'compakta coffin' is made from recycled paper and wood pulp. it uses no fasteners, natural glues and cotton handles.r: 'the arka ecopod' is a coffin made from compressed newspaper.

Usability

Good Design is harmonic, excellent sshape, and has simpe usability.

tokyo designers week 2007: metaphys

metaphys is a japanese design group producing a variety of household objects under the direction and designedby chiaki murata. they presented their current range of products at this years 100% design tokyo during tokyodesigners week.

bathtub chair

the bathtub out of the dockyard - these bathtubs are designed and crafted by markus farner. he is using finest woods and techniques out of tradition bootbuilding.
Designer: markus farnerMade in Switzerland
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