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Tangible Tuesday #17 Ted Ullrich of Tomorrow Lab
September 8, 2026
Tomorrow Lab co-founder Ted Ullrich talks about why the gap between prototype and mass production is the hardest part of hardware, the tiered prototyping process the studio uses with clients, and what he’s learned teaching a tangible-design course at SVA.
Tangible Tuesday #16 Absolutely Harmless to Humans
September 1, 2026
Five layers of engineering keep an infrared remote working & Four Microbit projects for reading and cloning the remotes on your coffee table.
Tangible Tuesday #15 How Remotes Got Lost
August 25, 2026
A wall of remote controls, three kinds of simplicity, and the nine-year story of Apple finally admitting its own Siri Remote was wrong.
Tangible Tuesday #14 Reach Out and Touch Someone
August 18, 2026
Touch is arguably the most human sense — and the humble button, the most misunderstood switch. A tour of touch receptors, debouncing, and a dozen ways engineers have reinvented the click.
Tangible Tuesday #13 You Can’t Make White without Blue (LEDs)
August 11, 2026
Every screen in your pocket needs a blue LED to make white light, and three Microbit projects for building your own RGB color mixing.
Tangible Tuesday #12 There Is No Frequency for Magenta
August 4, 2026
What is color anyway? A deep dive into the theory and practice of using color. LOTS OF PICTURES!!!
Tangible Tuesday #11 The Sound of Silence is Unbearable, Actually
June 30, 2026
Tangible Tuesday is a free newsletter for the upcoming book Designing the Tangible Interface. Past issues in the Archives Want to support? Just forward this...
Tangible Tuesday #10 Artificial Taste - Chemical Sensors
June 24, 2026
> Tangible Tuesday is a free newsletter for the upcoming book Designing the Tangible Interface. Past issues in the Archives Want to support? Just forward...
Tangible Tuesday: The Taste of Smell
June 16, 2026
This week we take a trip down research lane to think about Taste & Smell
Tangible Tuesday: A Playdate with Greg Maletic and Neven Mrgan
June 9, 2026
Tangible Tuesday is a free newsletter for the upcoming book Designing the Tangible Interface Please share! Tuesday Tune: Tiwàyyen by Tinariwen A Playdate...
Tangible Tuesday: Proprioception & Drum Machines
June 2, 2026
Tangible Tuesday is a free newsletter for the upcoming book Designing the Tangible Interface Please share! Tuesday Tune: Adonis by Oceanvs Orientalis (feat....
Tangible Tuesday: Tobias Butler, creator of Tuneshine
May 26, 2026
Tangible Tuesday is a free newsletter for the upcoming book Designing the Tangible Interface Tuesday Tune: Epic Dream by Vega Trails A conversation with...
Tangible Talk: The rise and fall of automotive touchscreens — a design history
May 15, 2026
Tunes Tuesday: Oracle Sisters Asc. Scorpio The rise and fall of automotive touchscreens — a design history People seem to be unhappy with car design today;...
Tangible Talk: Student Projects + Orientation
May 12, 2026
Apologies for delay, students were desperately trying to finish their projects. This book excerpt is on making a demo project the demonstrate sensor fusion,...
Tangible Talk: Finals & Interviews
May 2, 2026
All major articles are on turbek.com, book updates are only in this newsletter. Tunes Tuesday Girma Bèyènè & Akalé Wubé Pratt class is wrapping up I will be...
Tangible Talk "What is Tangible Design?"
April 24, 2026
All major articles are on turbek.com, book updates are only in this newsletter. Check out the song below. Book Update Working on the definition of Tangible...
Tangible Talk: Apple health- Bad UX or Irresponsible UX?
April 17, 2026
What is a designers responsibility to resist bold marketing when the data doesn't back it up? An exploration into Apple Health. What is a designers...