Design Matters: How an Audio Illusion Adds Tension
The Shepard Tone is an audio illusion that hightens tension in the listener.
The Invisible World of Schlieren Photography
A primer on an imaging technique that lets us visualize the invisible forces that surround us.
Platform Diving — Top Journals, UX, and the Lure of Harmonization
A review of top journals in 18 fields show they are on a variety of platforms, suggesting cognitive burden for users which may be driving them to aggregated options with unified user experiences.
Data Visualization and Scale
A clever visualization that makes it easier to understand statistics about human populations be reducing their scale.
Design Matters: Why Are So Many Cartoon Characters Yellow?
Why do so many animators choose yellow for their characters?