In 2013 BMW introduced their first fully electric car in the US. It was a subcompact city car called the i3. It represented a significant rethinking of how cars could function in terms of power, utility, and visuals. It was discontinued this year due to dismal sales figures: only 851 were sold in the USContinue reading “Skeuomorphs, Semiotics, and EVs”
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Semiotics of Conair Men’s Groomer
Blog entry for Media and Visual Literacy class I came across this Conair brand grooming kit and was a bit stricken by the product design. Conair is a long-standing manufacturer of grooming supplies including combs, hairdryers, electric razors, and groomers like this one. While I would not normally consider a hair trimmer to be aContinue reading “Semiotics of Conair Men’s Groomer”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”
Dan Gitlin 