iPhone Resolution by Edward Tufte

[thebrokenladder]

Android's UI is so much more effective and usable.

[holocosmos]

I am incredibly happy to see Professor Tufte opining so insightfully on the iPhone interface. For years I thought him antagonistic to anything digital and interactive. It seemed his thesis was that paper was inevitably superior as a means of visually displaying quantitative information, and that he didn't include interactivity and temporality as tools to convey this information. But now I see that he was waiting for sufficient resolution -- in space, time, and interaction, to emerge.

[SaturnsOuterRing]

I really like Prof. Tufte's critical analysis but I'm not sure I get his humor... "this is an iPhone jailbreak, don't try this at home".  ??? did I miss something?

[severny]

Dear S.O.Rings,

Jailbreak is a way to install applications and tweak iPhone not via official Apple route. It came out before the release of the App Store right when this film was made in early 2008. Apple does not recommend using this kind of software and it voids your warranty. It apparently also caused phones to go dead on users provoking endless jokes about iBricks, so it's installation was considered dangerous. Note the fake logos of Network provider and the applications installed.

A.

[BILL8032]

I hope you post more videos, not just your art work. You have a great website and I hope other viewers will visit it.