The Material Design team has an interesting blog post into what it calls the “24-hour Clock Design Challenge” that chronicles Google’s work creating a time picker for those that use a 24-hour format ...
Jules joined the Android Police team in 2019. He currently produces videos, creates art for our stories, and edits our podcast. Before that, he wrote features and news, managed our weekend content, ...
In a nod to history, the digital clock’s seconds indicator incorporates the British railway system’s renowned double arrow ...
The 24 Hours exhibition at Milan design week features 24 weird and wonderful clocks, all by different designers. We look at seven of the most imaginative examples. On show at Riviera, 24 Hours was ...
Military time, also known as the 24-hour clock, is a system the military uses to eliminate confusion between morning and afternoon hours, since the armed forces are in operation around the clock. In ...
It’s a marvel any of us ever learns to tell time. One “day” of 24 hours divided at noon into two 12-hour chunks — why 24 and 12? And each hour consists of 60 minutes with 60 seconds to a minute — why ...
Most people learn how to read a watch to see what time it is at a young age. They use the same system throughout their lifetimes and wouldn’t think of it as something that could be confusing. That ...
When it comes to UI design, Apple’s work is usually held in pretty high regard. But it seems not everything is as seamless as it seems, or it’s just a lot simpler than what your eyes perceive. The ...
Some bodily activities, sleeping, for instance, mostly occur once every 24 hours; they follow a circadian rhythm. Other bodily functions, such as body temperature, cognitive performance and blood ...