Java Jive

image by Plaid

It's Monday, so not only do many of us need coffee, it might be more difficult to decipher the menu today (I know I struggled this morning!). Enter helpful infographic! Lovely in its simplicity, but perhaps not complete in its accuracy. Oh, well. 

The Smallest Thing

Okay, you have to go to this page. It will take 15 seconds of your time. Why bother, you ask?

One: it is a perfect example of the wonders and benefits of vector art. Two: it's a really simplistic tool that biology classes should use. Three: it's an interactive graphic that easily illustrates how big a cell is compared to everyday items.

Four: can you find the carbon atom?

Unique Color Tool

There are countless color-generating tools out there, but this tool from ColorJack recently caught my eye. Though it's not the most customizable, it is the only tool that I've seen that puts you in the shoes of about 10% of the male population - those that are color blind.

It was very interesting to see how the palette changed when it was simulated for the most common red-green deficiencies (deuteranopia and deuteranomaly). My misconception was that this deficiency only affected reds and greens, making them a sickly brown, but it actually affects all the colors (which I should have known...red and green are in all sorts of colors...silly me).

The usability would be even greater if you could input your color scheme and see how it's affected, but alas, this is not so. But play around with it...it will give you an interesting perspective!

Received this clip in an email. Loved the graphics and the message isn't too bad either! Smile & Move! ~Pam