Design: ARDA KAYALocation: TurkeyProject Type: ProducedClient: MarcovisaProduct Launch Location: TurkeyPackaging Substrate / Materials: Aluminium Bottle, Tin CanPrinting Process: Digital printingHelvetica Experimental Packaging The experimental packaging design that took the design world by (little) storm when it first went online; after a fortnight it has garnered mentions on almost every design and trend publication online and offline. The main objective is to have each brand’s identity meticulously and uniquely cropped out of its packaging as much as possible yet maintaining it’s integrity and comprehension at the same time.Read moreVisit Packaging of the World for more packaging design inspiration. http://www.packagingoftheworld.com/
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK Education Research Report NAEP scores: Pre-Common Core improvement replaced by declines after Common Core was implemented by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 17h U.S. reading and math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and other assessments have seen historic declines since most states implemented national Common Core English and math curriculum standards six years ago, according to a new study published by Pioneer Institute. While Common Core was promoted as improving the international competitiveness of U.S. students in mat Survey: School engagement is surprisingly high, despite concerns about the future by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 21h School-age children in nearly 90% of households are engaged in educational activities provided by their school. Almost 80% of households are satisfied with school communication....
This week’s lesson is all about making inferences and I’m reading aloud the story, The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright to practice our inferring skills. You can watch the full video lesson HERE: Posted by Get Your Teach On on Friday, May 1, 2020 I’m using this printable to talk more about inferences and what readers do when they infer as they’re reading text. To illustrate the concept of making inferences prior to reading the text, I created an “Inferencegram” printable to tell a story. Basically I explain that my mom has given me the task of buying a gift for her friend, but I know NOTHING about her and have no idea what kind of gift she might...
When we were testing a client’s voice app, we noticed an interesting phenomenon.User spoke: “May I have an orange juice?”App understood it as: “May I have orange shoes?”Sergio and I were working out of our separate offices (in Barcelona and Chicago, respectively) and upon seeing the testing output above, we immediately understood what was happening.Sergio is Italian and I’m Korean American. In our lives, we have experienced people (and recently, digital services) misunderstanding us. We can completely empathize. So, we feel really passionate about making this misunderstanding less painful and awkward for all parties involved.With the advent of human-to-machine communication, the importance of comprehension is at an all time high. AI-based experiences are becoming more commonplace around the world. It’s not...
Can I just tell you about something funny that happened/is happening? I’ve been working at a university, and one of the most appealing perks—given I’m not anywhere in the world of tenure or sabbaticals—is the free tuition on any course in the whole place. I could get an MBA…for free! I could become some crazy mathematician, on the side, with a steady income! Of course, hardly anybody ends up using it. They’re far too busy. It’s a bilingual university, so they might brush up on their French, but then they call it a day and go home already. Plus, most of the interesting courses happen at the downtown campus, and I’m stuck at a satellite campus with nothing but a...
