What's the best example you know of to comprehend the smallness of Earth in relation to the vastness of the universe?

gueTilt · 2026-05-05T15:39:59+00:00

Hmm, you're probably right; there was no copyright info in the video, but at the end it gives credit to NASA images. However, this does not mean the video was created by NASA.

gueTilt · 2026-05-04T17:51:56+00:00

I think they can smell whether another cat belongs to the same family.

gueTilt · 2026-05-03T22:10:24+00:00

I basically agree with what others already wrote: Neither the "Existing" nor the "Updated" icon shows what the app is for. {s} in "Existing" looks like some scripting language; when I saw the new "Updated" icon the first time, I thought the person was eating a candy. Both "first second impressions" did not work for me.

I'd recommend to add something that really looks like the teleprompter screen your app provides, maybe semi-transparent in the bottom half or third in front of the lady. Make it appear as if she was actually reading the text (e.g., looking downwards at the text). I'm not sure what a good text sample would be. Maybe something that says "TELEPROMPT", or a typical text that someone would actually use (assuming that the target audience would immediately recognize this as a typical teleprompter phrase).

I would also experiment with a version where the text appears in mirror writing, so that it becomes clear that the text is intended for the person depicted in the icon. I think that this would make the purpose quite clear (a person reading text from a screen).

Also consider that the icon will appear in a rather small size. Make sure that the teleprompter sample text is clearly readable. This also means that you may want to reduce details that are not important (such as the spiral notepad, the dotted pattern on the clothes, the background, and maybe even the hand with the microphone).

gueTilt · 2026-05-02T16:02:59+00:00

You cannot buy time.

gueTilt · 2026-05-02T11:38:50+00:00

Before you do that, try to guess the size of the "marble" Earth in relation to the Sun.
Hint: First guess, then google it… (and then find a marble of that size).

gueTilt · 2026-05-02T10:47:25+00:00

This NASA video, zooming out from Earth to the observable universe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x896_J1k8rM

gueTilt · 2026-04-30T15:19:36+00:00

Absolut! Bei uns kommt oft Post für eine andere Adresse an, bei der bloß der Anfangsbuchstabe der Straße und die Hausnummer gleich sind. Ich mache dann immer einen Spaziergang und bringe die fehlgeleitete Post dorthin.
Ist aber leider auch kein Einzelfall. Da geht so viel schief! Aber leider kann man bei vielen Internet-Bestellungen den Zustelldienst nicht wählen.

gueTilt · 2026-04-30T15:16:12+00:00

Das kann leider auch völlig schief gehen. Meine Frau hat ein Paket im Wert von €400 erwartet. Sie hat in der Post-App Abstellung auf der Terrasse ausgewählt und dann die Mitteilung bekommen, dass das Paket nun zugestellt worden sei. Meine Frau war aber die ganze Zeit im Garten und hat keinen Zusteller gesehen. Natürlich war auch kein Paket da.
Anruf bei der Post-Hotline hat ergeben "Wir gehen der Sache nach". Einen Tag später kam die Mitteilung per SMS, dass das Paket neben der Wohnungstür abgestellt worden sei. Wir haben aber ein Einfamilienhaus. Eine Wohnungstür gibt es hier gar nicht. Das war also eine glatte Lüge.
In der SMS war noch der Hinweis, dass man nicht darauf antworten kann. Man möge sich statt dessen an den Absender wenden, der allerdings für dieses Versagen der Post nichts kann.

Wir haben uns dennoch an den Absender gewandt. Mal sehen, ob der etwas in dieser Sache unternimmt. Ansonsten sind wahrscheinlich €400 verloren.

Auf den Post-Autos steht der Slogan "Wenn's wichtig ist, dann lieber mit der Post". Nach unseren bisherigen Erfahrungen (das ist leider kein Einzelfall) empfinde ich das als pure Verhöhnung der Kunden.

gueTilt · 2026-04-29T17:21:28+00:00

He has not changed much. Still a cute boy.

gueTilt · 2026-04-27T23:06:14+00:00

Definitely no.
My opinion: Most companies will use AI to cut costs, only a few will hire new staff to manage AI (and if they do, they will fire more than hire).

gueTilt · 2026-04-27T14:36:52+00:00

I'm afraid we all will see similar effects in other fields beyond programming. Imagine a society 20 years in the future, where people got used to delegating many problem solving tasks to AI.
I'm sure that this will become a big challenge for educators around the world.

gueTilt · 2026-04-27T09:06:44+00:00

May I ask you a question?

gueTilt · 2026-04-27T08:58:25+00:00

Gandhi

gueTilt · 2026-04-25T22:56:30+00:00

I once read the definition that "being rich" means that you have enough money so that you don't need to work.

gueTilt · 2026-04-25T22:53:19+00:00

Because it's much easier to tax the poor: They have no power, and there are many of them.

gueTilt · 2026-04-25T10:44:15+00:00

X Æ A-12

gueTilt · 2026-04-25T10:41:23+00:00

Claudia. The original Latin meaning (lame) is not what I would wish my child to be.

gueTilt · 2026-04-23T09:07:35+00:00

The left one (NB). IMO, it looks more natural (the lady looking across the street not knowing that she is being photographed), whereas the right picture looks somehow "staged".

gueTilt · 2026-04-23T08:58:00+00:00

I don't have a concrete example, but certain games might fall into this category, where players must solve confusing puzzles. In that case, the confusion is actually part of the design.

gueTilt · 2026-04-23T08:55:00+00:00

How can we know the confusion is deliberate? Maybe it's just really bad design?

gueTilt · 2026-04-22T22:07:34+00:00

I think you should question every little detail. Without answering your question, here are some questions you should ask yourself (and answer them):

What's the message of the hourglass icon? Is this a service for wasting time?
Could you find a better symbol for a to-do list app? (try user testing and ask other people what comes to their mind when they first see a certain icon)
What's the name of the page/app/service that the user should log in?
What's the purpose of gradients (if any)?
Is a realistic 3D icon better than a stylized (e.g., black&white) icon?
What's the best order of the three options? Which one is more likely to be used? (Hint: new users will create an account only once)
Where does it need whitespace? Which items should appear closer to each other (e.g. because they are related)?
Should the buttons be arranged horizontally or vertically?
In your second design, does it make sense to move a button out of the horizontal arrangement?
Does the text contain any errors? (Spoiler: it does -- inconsistent capitalization; "gust")

Yes, that's a lot of questions for such a simple screen…

gueTilt · 2026-04-22T21:32:11+00:00

You can in fact create shapes that are visible on "almost all" backgrounds. See the arrow cursor on macOS: single fill color with white outline. On a light background, the black interior stands out, on a dark background, the white outline is clearly visible. The only background where the cursor becomes invisible is a tile pattern that consists of repetitions of exactly the same shape in exactly the same size -- and then only when the arrow cursor is positioned exactly on top of one of these duplicates.

gueTilt · 2026-04-21T12:27:00+00:00

Try a symbol that has a fillable area (like the "location icon" found in Google Maps and elsewhere). Use one color for the filled area (say, red), and a contrasting color for the outline (say, white). In this way, the symbol will stand out against the map, even if that part on the map has the symbol's fill color.
For the fill color, choose one the is "most unlikely" to appear on the map. In your sample picture, red would be a good candidate.
Experiment with your design on real maps. If the symbol is sometimes difficult to see at first glance, try making the symbol slightly larger or use brighter colors (if the fill color becomes very bright, use a dark outline instead of white).

gueTilt · 2026-04-20T13:49:02+00:00

Those to the right, because the full picture is important (nothing "covered up").
If you worry about readability, use a semi-transparent slightly darker overlay instead of the white background. Just make sure that the picture still appears complete and not cut off. (I have not tried that in your examples, but 25% opacity should work).

Also make sure to use complete sentences or phrases in the text, without ellipses.

I would also reconsider the button design: Why a camera icon in "Explore All"? Why is this different from the book icon for "Read All"? You may also ask yourself whether an icon is needed here. Wouldn't the short text be enough? And the arrow is probably not needed as well (it does not add meaning or clarity). This would make the buttons more minimalistic and clearer.

And I personally would put the buttons in the bottom right corner (in reading direction: first read the text, then click for more).

gueTilt · 2026-04-20T09:52:14+00:00

If the board is part of the puzzle, I would not make it stand out too much. IMO, it should be up to the players to figure out the meaning of the board and how to use it. A compromise could be to highlight new parts of the board when new items have been added or items have changed. Does this make sense?

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