Round Peg, Square Hole (8/9/14)

Have you noticed the utter failure in designs of certain products you use. If I didn’t have to create a video for my application to be a part of a project that Seth Godin was organizing I never would have known the webcam on my laptop is not all that effective.

The principle is good, but the functionality is another issue altogether. I know this mainly because I have worked with professionals who use studio equipment. The difference is night and day. In order to get a good shot with a laptop’s webcam you basically have to be looking over the computer screen into space. It may help if you treat the situation like you’re speaking to your imaginary friend Bob who is sitting in front of you. If not you may come off looking condescending like I did because I was looking down at the monitor.

Certain things are done with the best of intentions, but they come off feeling forced. My laptop’s webcam is one of those examples. It is convenient, efficient and practical, but its design is forced.