All Entries Tagged With: "wall clock"
Aspiral Clock Puts Time On A Dizzying Spiral
Want a clock that can hypnotize you? We’re not sure how well the Aspiral Clock can put you in a trance, but its swirly face looks like it can leave you dizzy if you stare intently while it’s moving fast.
Yes, it’s supposed to be a clock. Don’t worry, it won’t require Tokyoflash-level nerdery to read the time. In fact, the mechanism is rather straightforward – the ball pops out at 12, then moves its way through the succeeding hours and minutes.
The Aspiral Clock is a self-spinning timepiece, whose movement drives the ball along the spiral ledge until it reaches the center. You tell the time by looking at the position of the ball. If it’s at the center point between 2 and 3, for instance, then it’s 2:30. Once it reaches the center, it drops into a hole and comes out of the same opening where it originally started. Very [...]
Trace of Time Combines Day-Planner And 24-Hr Clock With Clever Results
If you like using a planner to schedule you day, you might want to look at this more dynamic alternative. Called the Trace Of Time, it’s a wall clock that integrates a day-planner within the same time-telling face.
Designed by Il-Gu Cha, the Trace Of Time sports a 24-hour display on a writable surface. The idea is to pencil in your appointments right next to the corresponding indicator, while the lone hour hand slowly makes its way through the clock. The rotating arm integrates an eraser right at the bottom of the panel, which removes appointments as soon as their scheduled time has passed. The clock’s face is made of glass and stainless steel, over which you can scribble notes to help remind you of your upcoming activities over the next 24 hours.
While it’s not perfect (note the half-erased schedule, for instance), it’s a great concept for visualizing an entire day’s [...]
