On: Google I/O 2011 Countdown clock

[po]

* I find it pretty hard to read the time. They maybe should reduce the white space between the ball grid.

* The android holding the QR code covers up the time. I think the designer has a larger monitor than me. :-)

* The balls bouncing around sometimes interact with each other and sometimes don't. That's a nice hack to make it 2.5-D.

* The balls that don't move still flicker when the number changes. Fixing that would make it slicker.

Overall, a great concept. :-)

[yaix → po]

re 1: I guess its more about "looking amazing", not about usability. I looked at the clock and forgot to look at the date (had to re-open the tab to see when the event was). Looks amazing, though.

re 2: I think that's intentional, because you can drag-and-drop all items on the page. Just drag the title from behind the QR to an empty place on the page.

re 3: Dunno. My arm seems to be a bit slow to actually move many balls simulateously with sufficient FPS.

[saboot → po]

There's also something weird going on towards the edges of the screen. The balls become half-balls almost.