Posts from November 5th, 2009.

The Art of the Necktie

Not a lot of men have to wear neckties these days and so when those special occasions warrant one, it’s easy to forget the 9 variations of knots. Well, fortunately, there is at least one instructional designer out there who sees no task as too trivial and accordingly, has developed a video tutorial, iTie.

This computer-based tutorial capitalizes on the webcam that comes with most laptops so that an animated necktie (produced by the software) is superimposed over the physical necktie (generated via the webcam). One particularly interesting detail is the contrasting colors (blue, yellow) that help to more clearly show which end of the tie to manipulate.

Credit: Marek Plichta via Vimeo

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