Tim Ostler

“The incredibly inaccurate efficient market theory was believed in totality by many of our financial leaders, and believed in part by almost all. It left our economic and government establishment sitting by confidently, even as a lethally dangerous combination of asset bubbles, lax controls, pernicious incentives and wickedly complicated instruments led to our current plight. ‘Surely, none of this could be happening in a rational, efficient world,’ they seemed to be thinking. And the absolutely worst part of this belief set was that it led to a chronic underestimation of the dangers of asset bubbles breaking.” - Tim Ostler

By Tesla to Yosemite: "Then I got to the Yosemite Valley – the pristine home of Half Dome, Bridalveil Falls and other delights. It was almost sensory overload: I loved the feel of the steering wheel in my hands and the cool mountain air blowing past. With the gentle purr of the motor instead of the growl of an internal combustion engine, I delighted in the bird songs and waterfalls amid the sequoias and granite cliffs – and I was consuming all these sights without a drop of stinky gasoline. Life doesn’t get much better than this." - Tim Ostler

Easy room mockup and visualisation webapp - Tim Ostler

What a shame when the silent city is at last in our grasp, we have to go and actually create sound where none exists. But I can see that something will need to be done. I suggest they give electric car drivers bicycle bells to ring when they see a pedestrian approaching. And why not also require pedestrians to make a minimum level of sound so electric car drivers can hear them coming? - Tim Ostler

How iPods contribute to the Attention Economy... - Tim Ostler

qa - Tim Ostler

I'm proud to have been the IA for this project at Tribal DDB. It's particularly sweet for me because I spent my teens building and racing handmade slot cars. Now I've had a chance to help design a site for virtual slot car racing. What it loses by not being real it gains by allowing you to be actually sitting in the slot car as you race. My best time so far is 19.26 seconds! - Tim Ostler

What are the Ghost Buildings of 2009? - Tim Ostler

Mindblowing 3D model of New York City - Tim Ostler

A user experience community - Tim Ostler