I will be meeting this gentleman Thursday evening and taking a field trip to his lab with a class on mine in order to become better acquainted with his visionary work and inspiring inventions.
My first reaction when researching him was that the guy is actually really funny! I was totally expecting to browse through nauseatingly boring and geeky explanations of his work - things that I probably would not understand. And I must admit there was some venturing into the field of algorithms (which I absolutely despise.) But, for the most part, my expectations were totally exceeded. His website is extremely interactive and does a really good job of showing the viewer not only examples of his work but HOW they work. I tried out a few of the links he has on there to test his inventions. There is stuff involving animation, charts, music, etc. What I thought was most entertaining however was his explanation of each invention. Half of the time it seemed like he developed projects on a whim. Other times, he was bored and looking for something to do. Each circumstance was different.
He also has a link to his blog. I took a brief look at it. It's quite sparse in terms of design. The focus of it is mainly his writings and/or other things he has to say regarding various topics. It's a pretty wordy blog - there aren't many (if any) graphics so approach it with caution. If you are in the mood for a smart read I would recommend it though.
I think it's interesting that you weren't bothered by the sparse, low-tech interface of his website, but mentioned it with his blog. I'm far more inclined to read through a simple looking blog (because after all, its there just so we can read someone's thoughts), than to look through an uninteresting looking web-page. I actually didn't even realize he had given some explanations for his inventions on his website because I couldn't even give it enough of my time. I wonder why I've been so accustomed to do that with websites.
ReplyDeleteit is funny now that you point it out how basic his website it, but how complex all his projects are. content over design i guess,
ReplyDelete