Small Penis Gesture

In the news today: the Australian Roads and Traffic Agency (RTA) has launched a campaign to demotivate drivers from speeding: The video is good too. The RTA hopes this small gesture will have a bigger impact on young men than images of bloody car crash victims. I think it probably will.

A Band called Obscene Gesture

I just found out that there is a trashcore (?) band called Obscene Gesture. Don't they look all tough and mean? (source) And then that menacing gesture that is just 'disgusting to the senses', and/or 'repulsive by reason of crass disregard of moral or ethical principles'. These men-boys will have to watch out for the US laws on obscenity. A final note: should their music be considered one giant musical gesture?

Pallete, the Studiolab Surface

It seems a student in my own backyard has been working on a multi-touch surface computer. His name is Arjen Klinkenberg and he is graduating on this design and the tests he did on it. Participants in a usability test playing 'Airhockey' (source) Here is the invitation he sent around for his presentation, in case you happen to be in the neighbourhood of Delft University of Technology :-)

Dear All, Next week on wednesday I'm graduating on the design of a rich media tool for supporting conceptual design sessions. The result of this project is a gesture-based multi touch interactive table-top called Palette. With Palette multiple people can collect and generate design relevant content during conceptual design sessions by having direct control over the touchable media. I would like to invite you to my presentation which is on wednesday the 27th of june starting at 13:45h in room 4B-65/66 in the faculty [map]. Kind regards, Arjen Klinkenberg