Comments for Expanding Horizons http://www.adeshsingh.com/blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:21:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on Where is my pen? by Srinivasu http://www.adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-371 Srinivasu Fri, 15 May 2009 03:37:47 +0000 http://adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62#comment-371 Hello, Earlier, many were using Ink Pens (Wow, I love it in my school days) and then ball point and jell ppens and now ePens:-) Hope we don't see the days that we find pens in Museums or to show as historical item to next generations.. Hello,

Earlier, many were using Ink Pens (Wow, I love it in my school days) and then ball point and jell ppens and now ePens:-)

Hope we don’t see the days that we find pens in Museums or to show as historical item to next generations..

]]> Comment on Where is my pen? by Sandeep http://www.adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-238 Sandeep Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:16:48 +0000 http://adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62#comment-238 Nice thoughts Adesh! I remember during school days, I used to have only 1 pen (like most of us then) and used to feel, may be should have had more pens with me. Now when there are plenty of them around..don't feel I need them! - Sandeep Nice thoughts Adesh!

I remember during school days, I used to have only 1 pen (like most of us then) and used to feel, may be should have had more pens with me. Now when there are plenty of them around..don’t feel I need them!

- Sandeep

]]> Comment on Where is my pen? by Anshul http://www.adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-169 Anshul Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:42:10 +0000 http://adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62#comment-169 Good one Good one

]]> Comment on Where is my pen? by Shahbaba http://www.adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-14 Shahbaba Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:52:08 +0000 http://adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62#comment-14 Alo Sir, Part of it took me to IIT days. Lot of change... Seems like You have gone out of internet after 7 Jan. Alo Sir,
Part of it took me to IIT days. Lot of change… Seems like You have gone out of internet after 7 Jan.

]]> Comment on Where is my pen? by amit http://www.adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-9 amit Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:59:00 +0000 http://adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62#comment-9 I think pen and paper will make a major comeback in the coming years, as we get entrenched more and more in the digital world and forget this native skill. -Amit I think pen and paper will make a major comeback in the coming years, as we get entrenched more and more in the digital world and forget this native skill.

-Amit

]]> Comment on Design for comfort or design for use? by Prasanna http://www.adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=13&cpage=1#comment-2 Prasanna Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:34:27 +0000 http://adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=13#comment-2 That was scary ride!!! On the lighter side,...I have read some where, some models have this indicator also...may its time for upgrading your car ;-)? That was scary ride!!! On the lighter side,…I have read some where, some models have this indicator also…may its time for upgrading your car ;-)?

]]> Comment on Where is my pen? by amit goel http://www.adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-8 amit goel Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:47:57 +0000 http://adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=62#comment-8 good one...PRINT is going to be out! good one…PRINT is going to be out!

]]> Comment on Can ‘context’ influence perceived affordance of a product? by Murli http://www.adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=41&cpage=1#comment-4 Murli Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:19:01 +0000 http://adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=41#comment-4 Adesh, nice post. I've observed in the past that 'affordance' is sometimes intended (and designed) and sometimes unintended (and accidental). Physical forms frequently hew to a finite set of archetypes and therefore often provide accidental affordance to variety of different actions. For instance, any horizontal and reasonably flat surface at a height below, say one metre or so, often becomes transformed into a bench (and in contexts where being sat upon is not desired, the surface is intendedly transformed so as to not afford sitting -- say, by making it sloping, or rough, etc.). Anything stick shaped and sized may be used as a stick to beat someone in a context where an argument erupts. Perhaps it should be designed to be unremovable (fixed to a surface), unliftable (heavy), have a slippery surface, etc. to prevent such unintended usage. The larger point you seem to be making is whether an artifact should be designed keeping in view both intended and unintended uses. Of course, the simple answer is yes, but the more complex one is whether it is possible to ever enumerate all possible unintended uses (it is not). Certainly one should try to eliminate those kind of anticipated unintended uses that may have irreversible negative consequences. I don't know if such a thing already exists, but perhaps you could consider, as an exercise, an enumeration of important archetypal forms (shape, size, texture, colour, etc.) and the varied contexts of their usage. Cheers, Murli Adesh, nice post. I’ve observed in the past that ‘affordance’ is sometimes intended (and designed) and sometimes unintended (and accidental). Physical forms frequently hew to a finite set of archetypes and therefore often provide accidental affordance to variety of different actions. For instance, any horizontal and reasonably flat surface at a height below, say one metre or so, often becomes transformed into a bench (and in contexts where being sat upon is not desired, the surface is intendedly transformed so as to not afford sitting — say, by making it sloping, or rough, etc.). Anything stick shaped and sized may be used as a stick to beat someone in a context where an argument erupts. Perhaps it should be designed to be unremovable (fixed to a surface), unliftable (heavy), have a slippery surface, etc. to prevent such unintended usage.

The larger point you seem to be making is whether an artifact should be designed keeping in view both intended and unintended uses. Of course, the simple answer is yes, but the more complex one is whether it is possible to ever enumerate all possible unintended uses (it is not). Certainly one should try to eliminate those kind of anticipated unintended uses that may have irreversible negative consequences.

I don’t know if such a thing already exists, but perhaps you could consider, as an exercise, an enumeration of important archetypal forms (shape, size, texture, colour, etc.) and the varied contexts of their usage.

Cheers,

Murli

]]> Comment on Treasure Hunt Model for Route Navigation by Jax http://www.adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=36&cpage=1#comment-3 Jax Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:29:00 +0000 http://adeshsingh.com/blog/?p=36#comment-3 I guess you beat us to the prize ;-) I was in the other team. I guess you beat us to the prize ;-) I was in the other team.

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