Linked List: October 26, 2020

Monday, 26 October 2020

The Font of Misinformation and Lies at Trump Campaign Rallies 

Interesting (and repulsive) visualization from The New York Times of Trump’s lies and misinformation in a recent stump speech. Black and white and red all over.

Om Malik: ‘Why Great Design Is Timeless’ 

Om Malik:

A lot of commentary has followed the launch of the iPhone 12, some of it praising Apple for going back to the old design and some complaining about Apple’s inability to do something different from a design perspective. Both sides miss the point: Enduring design doesn’t need constant reinterpretation. It needs tweaking, polishing, and subtle improvement. I think of the iPhone and its design language very similar to Porsche’s design language. Or, for that matter of a classic Leica camera.

I love the basic idea that the iPhone 4 is Apple’s equivalent of the Porsche 911.

‘50 Shades of Blue’ 

Basic Apple Guy:

Whether it’s Alaskan, Cape Cod, Cornflower, Cosmos, Delft, Denim, Linen, Midnight, Mist, Ocean, Royal, or Surf Blue, I’ve always fawned over the shades of Blue Apple has used across their accessory lineup. Apple has released dozens of blue accessories over the years, regularly refreshing colours in the fall, spring, and summer months, and will likely continue to release dozens more as the years roll on. But in this entry, I wanted to record a quick snapshot of the 10 (yes, TEN!) different blues Apple has currently listed across its product line.

This doesn’t include the no-adjective (but quite striking) blue of the iPhone 12 and 12 Mini and pacific blue of the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max, as Basic Apple Guy is counting only accessories here. But that brings to mind something I thought about over the weekend, after seeing this new spot for the new iPad Airs several times while watching baseball, and, alas, football. The spot emphasizes the new color options for the iPad Air, but also emphasizes the Magic Keyboard, which has no color options at all.

I get it that the Magic Keyboard is a serious accessory, seriously priced at $300. But isn’t it likely that some people would like to buy one in fun colors to match their iPads? Me, I’d still buy it in black/space gray, but it sure looks drab in this iPad Air commercial.