Comments on: Bright sticks, a new innovation technology

By: Alistair

Alistair — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:15:55 +0000

That’s a chinagraph pencil.

By: NA

NA — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:36:34 +0000

What do Russell Crowe in “A Beautiful Mind” and Matt Damon in “Good Will Hunting” use to write on glass? Does anyone have any idea as to what that pencil-like writing instrument is?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:33:29 +0000

I was just letting you guys know that the link has changed for the commercial light boxes. It was now http://www.pegasusassociates.com/LightBoxSatAlRounded.html

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:26:44 +0000

I have reason to doubt the inks are “green” in nature. During a 2 year contract employment for the manufacturer of these markers I asked similar questions – all of which were met with a “don’t ask, don’t tell” non-answer.
My first thoughts afterwords were to promise myself never to use them, which eventually lead to my listing of products I consistantly use that harm the environment – and the ultimate conclusion that harming the environment is unavoidable; unless I withdraw from society.
Then ashamed, I would pop the brilliantly-colored cap off the marker, breath in the chemical concocted aroma, and with the brief high – smile in ignorant bliss.

By: Rona

Rona — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:18:34 +0000

They sound great – and fun for kids, too – (those little energy bundles whose ideas really gatecrash the adults’ programmes for their education!)

Probably teachers won’t like them though!

Are the inks bio-degradable and therefore reasonably green do you know?

By: Jim Holt

Jim Holt — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:25:55 +0000

I saw an interesting us of a frosted window as a whiteboard at one of my client’s offices – it makes so much sense to backlight using daylight, unless you’re a vampire of course: http://www.agitprop.co.uk/blog/?p=44

By: nalts

nalts — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:46:15 +0000

Grant- I realize you’re not a great fan of indepth interviews, but these work quite well for testing viral videos. I hope you agree (at least until the end of this clip) that our methodology was sound.

Best,
Nalts

http://nalts.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/benefit-of-user-testing-viral-videos/

By: russell

russell — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:29:28 +0000

Yes. Yes. Yes. I’ve always wanted to write on glass. It’s the ultimate TV/movie signifier for smart people doing intricate intellectual work. And I want to be one of them.

I’m convinced the set designers on CSI/Beautiful Mind etc stole it from movies involving military planning – you know the kind of comm rooms beneath mountains where they track incoming missiles and direct submarines. Good find. I shall be contacting Mr O. Depot forthwith.