So. iPhones.

Personally, I do not own an iPhone or an iPod touch. Do you? Well, frankly I'm tired of seeing hundreds (if not millions) of cases, accessories, and generally unnecessary add-ons for the iPhone when all I am looking for is something simple and practical for my perfectly functional alternative brand gadget. Maybe that's a bit harsh; I mean, it has its quirks, and if it weren't for the iPhone, this tactile silicone skin might never have been designed:

INViSUAL

"Used along with an app, [and] designed in mind for the Blind and the Visually Impaired with the need for special accessibility functions…This simple silicon case covers all the Apple iOS iPhone mobile devices with the help of the engraved bas-relief icons, keyboard and multi-touch scrolls that gives full access to the interface beneath." 

- Bruno Fosi, designer of the INViSUAL project 

If you look closely, there are icons on the surface of the silicone case. Essentially, the tactile quality of the case transforms what was initially a primarily visual form of communication into a tactile one people can use in combination with the latest technology, which kind of makes me secretly want an iPhone or iPod touch.

Retro Pix(els)

With all of the value people place on high-resolution photographs and pictures, not to mention high-definition plasma television screens, it's no wonder pixelated icons or typefaces that look like this are often called retro or outdated:

Animated gif by TopherChris on Tumblr

Conan Iotacon in Fortune Magazine

Andy Rash has created some interestingly humorous low-resolution portraits he calls "Iotacons." They've even appeared in Fortune magazine, where Rash's portrait of Conan O'Brien can be seen:

The iotacons' blocky, geometrically constructed forms makes them look as if they were created and published during the same time period Susan Kare developed the original Macintosh icons.

Macintosh Icons by Susan Kare

Here are some more iotacons (since I'm not a huge fan of Conan O'Brien; I just thought it was cool that Rash's iotacons style was published in a magazine): 

The Breakfast Club! (by Andy Rash)

And...

The Scooby-Doo gang! (without the Mystery Machine - and again, by Andy Rash)