SubscribeMost phones come with flimsy manuals with complicated language and jargon. These books, which can live on a bookshelf actually contain the phone. Each page reveals the elements of the phone in the right order, helping the user to set up the sim card, the battery and even slide the case onto the phone.
The second book [...]
Wings On Some Wheels
He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.
Out of the box book
It’s a new day
Here is a sneak peak of the new kylemayne.com
Hopefully, this new site will be launching relatively soon, currently the design is complete I’m just in the process of finalising content.
- Kyle
Us Now
An excellent 1 hour documentary film about the power of mass collaboration, government and the internet. Check it out;
Synopsis
“In his student flat in Colchester, Jack Howe is staring intently into his computer screen. He is picking the team for Ebbsfleet United’s FA Trophy Semi-Final match against Aldershot . Around the world 35,000 other [...]
Guess Who.
I’m busy reading an autobiography at the moment, autobiographies aren’t my normal cup of tea but I’m really enjoying this book. Can you guess who it is from their opening remarks?
I woke up to find the message in my left hand. It had me trembling. It wasn’t a fax, telegram, memo or the usual sort [...]
Museum Navigation
I decided to post some of my work from the end of last year, below is a cut down version of the design brief followed by 3 proposals. After each proposal I’ll follow up with some advantages and disadvantages to the design.
The Brief
To successfully enhance the visitor experience within a museum environment, that has [...]
A Voice Drawing Tool
You bored? Give Ze Frank’s voice drawing tool a spin. All you need is a mic connected to your computer to start sketching (it sounds weird I know), but you’ll soon get the hang of it.
Remember : To draw straight lines maintain a medium pitch, lower/raise your voice to draw curves.
I’ve wasted half my [...]
Merry Christmas
A video Christmas card. (Note: Turn on/up your speakers).
Merry Christmas to you all!
- Kyle
30th Anniversary of Winterland
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of ‘Prodigal Son At Winterland, San Francisco, CA’ by Bruce Springsteen on the 15th December 1978 - This evening I decided to listen to the whole concert in full. Many argue this performance is his greatest ever, I’m still undecided, have a listen and see what you think!
Entire show [...]
Small Annoyance
I’m not going to moan much, but look at this;
(link) I wanted to find the weather in ‘South Shields’, but what page does ‘S’ begin on? Page 5? Who knows? The numerical list above is giving the user no indication, which is highly annoying. Why aren’t they utilising a alphabetical list instead?
i.e. a,b,c,d,e…
I got [...]
The Wrestler
Starting today Fox searchlight is sending out its first trailer for ‘The Wrestler’ Their mission: to make filmgoers want to see a movie that looks very male. Mickey Rourke plays a down-on-his-luck, aging wrestler facing the end of his career who suddenly needs to reach out to his daughter, poignantly played by Evan Rachel Wood, [...]