KYLE BEAN

this Brighton based illustrator and designer makes, as he says, 'things' out of anything he can find. his works include an animation of pencils titled 'un-made', in which the pencils slowly return to where they came from, and form a tree. his most recognised piece is called 'the future of books'you can see the process he went through to create this at www.kylebean.co.uk
the idea is brilliant, bringing technology in a full circle.

it is also a good example of making things seem worthless.
having been burgled last year, it made me realise that there is no point having things which look attractive or expensive, to have things which you know could be attractive, but to everyone else look rubbish is safer. a laptop concealed in a book being a perfect example of this.

i also found this example when researching ipods..
disguising things which mean a lot to you, as something which is worthless to anyone else seems an interesting concept and one to consider for research or a future project.

PLAYERS

the day i went from this..

to this..
i was quite reluctant to buy any other kind of music player, insisting that my walkman was fine. i liked my selection of tapes, and no one had to know that what i had hidden in my bag wasnt an ipod. then, it all started to become a bit inconvenient. carrying around extra batteries, having to lug around all of my tapes not knowing what i might want to listen to, the embarrasing clunk when a tape finished prompting you to turn it over.

i went looking at ipod's, and ended up buying one. its great; very convenient. having all of my music in one place, no batteries, no tapes, no need for a massive bag to be able to carry it.
but does convenience warant leaving a perfectly good music palyer to gather dust?

i think one day i might revert back to it. ive always said, the more complicated you make something, the more potential it has to go wrong. the walkman had lasted me since i was 9, after 12 years it's still going strong, i bet itll out live my ipod ..then we'll see which will be most convenient.

I GOT..

one of these for my birthday.

it's brilliant, and it baffles me.
i haven't ever really understood much about technology, and this tablet is a prime example. its all wireless, how on earth does it know where you put the pen? you don't even have to touch the plate for it to register where you want the cursor, you just hover. crazy.

i guess i don't need to know how it works, i just know that it does work, and it works fantastically.

the first thing i did on it was to trace a portrait that a friend drew of me.

I'm hoping my skills get better the more i use it.
I'm also hoping that i don't accctually look like this.