tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post3637582109772741784..comments2023-08-05T04:10:47.092-07:00Comments on Mea Vita: Carpe Diem: Upside Down Apple LogoJoe Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012979041398989021noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-43050440958337729552016-01-28T20:48:55.378-08:002016-01-28T20:48:55.378-08:00What a post this is one! Evil snow white revenge D...What a post this is one! Evil snow white revenge Decal Sticker Vinyl For Apple Macbook Pro Air Retina 13 15 inch laptop decals.<a href="http://www.decalontop.com/" rel="nofollow">Macbook Keyboard Decal</a>DavidraBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13503215582416175843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-54610053361838811392012-12-12T21:31:46.377-08:002012-12-12T21:31:46.377-08:00One must really take an ample time to think about ...One must really take an ample time to think about getting a gadget. Buying from the <a href="http://www.austin.net.au/" rel="nofollow">best online computer store</a> might assure you of getting a good deal but it all boils down to the degree of need that you'll have for it. After all, it's just a logo, what's more important is the functionality. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627854936766475985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-80719284592101160132012-11-15T22:14:59.815-08:002012-11-15T22:14:59.815-08:00I really don't get how this can be an issue. N...I really don't get how this can be an issue. No matter if the logo is flipped or how many cute <a href="http://www.macaccessoriesstore.com/keyboard-decal-sticker-13-15,c499016" rel="nofollow">macbook pro decal stickers</a> there are, at the end of the day, it's still a mac.Xander Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663754859165696220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-21619878375806487362012-06-10T10:40:05.368-07:002012-06-10T10:40:05.368-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.lisa.joseffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941149983053443291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-51123525055175727392012-05-26T18:19:03.584-07:002012-05-26T18:19:03.584-07:00Maybe I misunderstood the post wording, but did it...Maybe I misunderstood the post wording, but did it really take a "study" to realize that "If the Apple logo was placed such that it was right side up when the lid was opened then it ended up being upside down when the lid was closed, from the point of view of the user"?<br /><br />Isn't that just obvious?Doremonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870211394909595410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-44681114824889584072012-05-26T16:22:14.849-07:002012-05-26T16:22:14.849-07:00Taking a few seconds to look for the hinge and lip...Taking a few seconds to look for the hinge and lip is a seemingly simple solution. However, this approach requires you to lift and rotate the device slightly and/or tilt to an angle to see where the hinges are (or are not) located. Taking the time to do this might not seem like much of inconvenience to a branding designer, but it can be frustrating if your job requires you to service multiple generations and brands of laptops. Ask any computer service technician who works in a school district if they wish laptop logo orientation was standardized and consistent. As Donald Norman first pointed out in the late '80's, branding always trumps user friendliness, not just in laptop design, but in pretty much every physical object we interact with on a daily basis.Jim Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11899717198505004458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-4612938670310255062012-05-25T19:09:52.803-07:002012-05-25T19:09:52.803-07:00Almost all of Apple's portable devices were th...Almost all of Apple's portable devices were this way right from the start. It wasn't until the PowerBook G4 Titanium that Apple changed the orientation of the logo. If you look back at the rainbow-colored PowerBook series (G3 Kanga and earlier before the Wallstreet/Lombard/Pismo editions), the logos are all oriented right-side up to the user.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-4012707238908405452012-05-25T16:52:59.061-07:002012-05-25T16:52:59.061-07:00Right now I am wearing a Boston Red Sox T-shirt. O...Right now I am wearing a Boston Red Sox T-shirt. Oh no! If I look down at it it is upside down to me. But to everyone else it is right side up! Maybe the Red Sox should print their T-shirts the other way, so whenever I look at it it is right side up.<br /><br />Strangely, I had no problem figuring out which end to put over my head first. That's because I thought to look for the operational part of it, rather than the logo. Weird concept, I guess.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899943223074465305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-64501274633975276752012-05-23T12:09:43.060-07:002012-05-23T12:09:43.060-07:00I've just closed the lid of my Sony Vaio lapto...I've just closed the lid of my Sony Vaio laptop and noticed that it is also written upsaid-down, but I dont remember if I ever tryed to open it from the wrong side ...Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636367595654103897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-4658292330307876452012-05-23T07:31:50.741-07:002012-05-23T07:31:50.741-07:00tapered macbook air solved that problem since the ...tapered macbook air solved that problem since the feel /design of the object leads the user to open it correctly.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095975112926228289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-37827512054334902312012-05-23T05:51:49.105-07:002012-05-23T05:51:49.105-07:00Oversimplification. I've never think about how...Oversimplification. I've never think about how to open my Macbook Pro and I never get it wrong by accident. First, I'm never hovering over my laptop like some sort of computing fruit bat. The visual cues are the hinges on the back, and the recess and lights at the front which are immediately visible upon removal from the bag or when sitting on a desk or your lap. Not to forget mentioning the apple being upside down seems natural at this point.<br /><br />I wonder if there is a correlation between people that can't manage to open their laptop and reversed scroll direction issues in Lion?CameronPalmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17343560550871863360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-31549693327190843972012-05-23T04:54:50.322-07:002012-05-23T04:54:50.322-07:00@Ken Davidson
Oddly enough Sony actually did that...@Ken Davidson<br /><br />Oddly enough Sony actually did that for the PS2. They enabled the PlayStation logo to turn so facing the right way up depending on which way you placed the console.Jason Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683422875104424559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-82536681580789169352012-05-22T22:00:04.530-07:002012-05-22T22:00:04.530-07:00Can someone please help me open my laptop? I put i...Can someone please help me open my laptop? I put it upside-down like you wiz kids said, and now every time I open it, it just snaps shut on its own. Why would anyone put the screen on the bottom and the keyboard on top?!?! It hurt my fingers and now my RSI is really going to flare up. My glasses are getting foggy and my back hurts. Apple really are a bunch of profit mongering jerks who only care about vanity and don't care about user experience. My nephew Mark Shuttleworth told me that this is the year of desktop Linux and I'm looking forward to throwing this cheaply made piece of trash away and getting a proper computer, like an Asus EEEEEBook Transformer 2 Prime Legend of Zelda with Ubuntu. Then I can finally write the great American novel, NO THANKS TO APPLE!!Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013399357849025125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-60798051688390045992012-05-22T20:55:47.901-07:002012-05-22T20:55:47.901-07:00Anyone who uses the logo to decide how to open a l...Anyone who uses the logo to decide how to open a laptop:<br /><br />If your laptop had no logo on it, would you be at a loss trying to figure out how to open it?<br /><br />A laptop is two pieces connected by a hinge. One end has the hinge, and the other end has a notch or button for separating the two pieces. Clearly the best place to look to decide how to open it is the middle of the top surface.<br /><br />It has been over a decade since the logo switched from one orientation to the other. If you're still going by the orientation of over a decade ago, the problem is not your laptop. If you're still "fumbling to open your laptop" after a week of owning it, the problem is not your laptop. You probably don't even know how to work your laptop anymore, since a lot has changed in the last decade, and you don't seem to keep up.<br /><br />In fact, I would guess that you have trouble hanging up your iPhone because it doesn't have a cradle for you to place it into when you're done.<br /><br />As for people making snarky jokes about Apple caring more about marketing than users, it actually makes a lot more sense for the logo to be properly displayed when the product is in use rather than when it is shut off. Like, if you have artwork on your shirt or baseball cap, which makes more sense? For it to be right-reading when people look at you, or for it to be reversed so it looks right when you look at yourself in a mirror?<br /><br />Does any laptop have the logo "right side up" when closed anymore? So it's not only Apple that does it,is it?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299729407355281363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-13412336178754013842012-05-22T18:12:53.017-07:002012-05-22T18:12:53.017-07:00I've never had an issue with this, and it seem...I've never had an issue with this, and it seems strange to me that some people would think an upside down logo while in use would be correct.<br /><br />On modern Macbooks there is a black stripe on the back to allow better wireless signals. That's how you know the butt end of the device. You can feel it without even looking, but if you need to look, it's pretty clear.<br /><br />Now that Apple doesn't make plastic laptops, it's much easier to tell which is the correct end to open your laptop. Also, Apple's Air lines laptops are wedges, which gives another tactile nod to the proper way to open the device.<br /><br />~Pat<br />www.interchangeproject.orgPatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909573380308387800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-50826841753540712162012-05-22T11:46:57.385-07:002012-05-22T11:46:57.385-07:00I think that opening a laptop, no matter what the ...I think that opening a laptop, no matter what the brand is, appeals more to common sense than logo positioning. When I open my laptop, i look for the hinges so i know what side to open.<br /><br />Besides, since the laptop market is a lot about marketing and advertisement, i think i would like people to know that i am using a MBP, and not some poorly designed laptop with an upsidedown logo when i open the lid.Ramezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453771195707271435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-80331182208911082002012-05-22T08:57:44.675-07:002012-05-22T08:57:44.675-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394484534246843382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-11681344163466808352012-05-22T08:57:35.123-07:002012-05-22T08:57:35.123-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394484534246843382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-30844023479776631682012-05-22T08:57:24.300-07:002012-05-22T08:57:24.300-07:00but this was the case from the beginning, take a l...but this was the case from the beginning, take a look at the very first Apple II carry bag. Even back in 1978 Steve Jobs had the user experience in mind.<br /><br />http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1329029Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394484534246843382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-7572008699836919702012-05-22T08:18:02.796-07:002012-05-22T08:18:02.796-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Scott Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066249093013121798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-83782098059454035762012-05-22T08:17:54.239-07:002012-05-22T08:17:54.239-07:00Doesn't matter what laptop I open, I don't...Doesn't matter what laptop I open, I don't use the logo for the indicator, but rather than latch or hinge. Are Apple users really this inept? Oh wait, they are Apple users after all.Scott Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066249093013121798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-48411234401833699992012-05-22T08:00:52.735-07:002012-05-22T08:00:52.735-07:00Its Amazing people are complaining about their lac...Its Amazing people are complaining about their lack of common sense. How many times does it take for you to realize if the logo is facing away from you its the proper end. Quit blaming Apple for you short comings.<br /><br />I type this as I stare at an upside-down logo (the notebook it docked and closed) on a Dell computer at work. Pretty sure if you look at whatever notebook/laptop you are using its the same thing. So do you "hate" the lack of end-user appreciation the computer you're using provides as well? If the logo was the other way people would complain about that too. "Oh my, my Ice Cream is cold!!" <br /><br />USE YOU BRAIN NOT THE LOGO.Stop Cryinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938274586395031352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-34821862266661305362012-05-22T06:28:14.284-07:002012-05-22T06:28:14.284-07:00That about sums how I feel about Apple. It's n...That about sums how I feel about Apple. It's not about the end user (the person fumbling to open their laptop). Instead it's all about appearances (advertising the corporate logo to everyone else).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153708104826508572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-87864028098760642652012-05-22T05:28:40.565-07:002012-05-22T05:28:40.565-07:00I don't look at the logo before opening it, I ...I don't look at the logo before opening it, I look at the edge. There's a notch in the fron next to the trackpad where you put your thumb when opening it. It it's not there, I turn it around.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892816518016571726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480397542391453086.post-84712571288592148702012-05-22T05:13:31.574-07:002012-05-22T05:13:31.574-07:00Vintner, I was thinking the same thing, but by pla...Vintner, I was thinking the same thing, but by placing the logo on a rotating circular plate.PlasmicStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521253189315496194noreply@blogger.com