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Great example of ”designers with a synthetic grasp of the organization of the physical world” as mentioned in this previous post excerpted the first chapter of Notes on the Synthesis of Form. Apple spends a lot of time on the details of sound design to give us a products with harmonious UI flow. Beautiful form and function. Problems solved.

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Episode 15- The Sound of the Artificial World

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Without all the beeps and chimes, without sonic feedback, all of your modern conveniences would be very hard to use. If a device and its sounds are designed correctly, it creates a special “theater of the mind” that users completely buy into. Electronic things are made to feel mechanical. It’s the feeling of movement, texture and articulation where none exists. We talk with Sound Designer Jim McKee of Earwax Productions about the art of designing organic sounds for inorganic things.

In addition to product (and film) sound design, public radioheads may know Jim McKee from his work with the Kitchen Sisters. They are both based in the Sentinel Building in San Francisco, which makes them extra fun to visit.


Protools photo by The Cowshed.

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