Author: J. Bresner
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The Emotional Weight of Low Battery
A tiny battery icon carries surprising weight. From flashlight design to mobile phones, how we display power levels shapes how we react to them. This post explores battery anxiety, smart design choices, and why that sliver of white in your screen’s corner feels so urgent.
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Seeing Color in a World Without End
A visit to World Without End at CAAM reframed George Washington Carver as a visionary designer, not just “the peanut guy.” From mushroom dyes to mobile labs, the show connects his legacy to today’s sustainable design practices.
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Liberty Trail: Interpretive Signage for Historic Battlefields
Designed 50 interpretive signs for South Carolina’s Liberty Trail, helping visitors connect with Revolutionary War history through engaging, accessible visuals. Each panel balanced imagery, maps, and narrative to support on-site learning and storytelling.
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Why You Really Need Solar Eclipse Glasses
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will sweep across North America. As I searched for eclipse glasses, I found myself wondering not just which ones were safe — but why staring at the sun is so dangerous in the first place.
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How I Set Up a FlightRadar24 Tracker at Home (and Why You Might Want To)
I watched a Japan Airlines Dreamliner descend over Playa Del Rey Beach—and traced its 9-hour flight from Tokyo using a Raspberry Pi in my apartment. Turns out, building your own FlightRadar-style tracker is surprisingly doable. Here’s how I set it up (and what I learned along the way).
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3D Working Group
I recently joined a small team at the Library of Congress exploring how photogrammetry and 3D printing might bring historical artifacts into new dimensions. The result? A resin-printed cast of Abraham Lincoln’s right hand—and a new way of thinking about prototyping, preservation, and the limits of digitization.