“Lines of Equal Latitude and Longitude,”
http://basementgeographer.blogspot.com/2010/11/lines-of-equal-latitude-and-longitude.html
This is a cultural artifact of how we draw maps, but still interesting.
President Obama using a MacBook Pro to answer citizen questions on Twtter. Note the use of a wireless broadband modem plugged into the side:
| No, I don’t have any idea what the crop marks or Pantone dots are supposed to indicate. I suspect this was intended as something that could be incorporated into other media, presumably with cropping. |
The cables coming out of the side are to a VGA adapter, suggesting that, while he is typing on the MacBook and the video is presumably showing up on the MacBook screen, it is also being ported to either a video projector or a larger screen out of camera range. The guy in the background has an iPad and accompanying Apple wireless keyboard.
Modern day alphabet for children, taught iconicity:
| My daughter had a “play table” that taught her Japanese characters. It didn’t look at all like this. |
Brampton Guardian (Canada) demonstrating the joys of bad layout:
| Though, to be honest, the creature on the left does look suspect. |
