Unconventional Time

Tubular Clock

It’s been a while since I’ve put together any design-related posts, so I thought now would be as good a time as any to get back into that. Come to think of it, I haven’t done one since the blog re-launch way back in November. Getting on with it, there always seems to be a lot of innovation going on in the areas that are most conventional, especially with clocks.

The Tubular Time clock uses words to describe the time, rather than numbers, and amazingly does so with just a double-A battery. Maybe a comment on society’s tendency to eliminate the smallest of nuisances or delays, in this case, having to spend a few microseconds figuring out how to vocalize, “It’s 8:55.” [via technabob]

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1 Rethinking the ordinary : AdamSchwabe.com { 06.04.07 at 12:03 pm }: [...] in retooling a stale and staid concept that many people are too comfortable or familiar with, using clocks as an example. I love this though; The Polar Clock has circular bars that move to complete the day of week, date, [...]