Circle of cool

Ta da! Yes, after months of intensive research, I have finally devised the ultimate aid for navigating the treacherous topography of cooldom. I have called it the circle of cool, and filled it with ice cold hues of grey and cyan. The circle of cool is an indispensable tool for working out whether yours or anyone else’s tastes are cool. In the example below I have used the case of music, but the circle of cool can be applied to any aspect of life with equally incredible results. As one might observe, a single genre can be both ‘so cool’ and ‘so not cool’ simultaneously, making user interpretation key. Below is a fictional list of interests as one might observe on a Facebook or Myspace page. Practice using the circle of cool to classify this persons interests… Are they cool?

Music: Katy Perry, Merzbow, No Age, Elton John

Film: 200 ISO

Books: Harry Potter, Thus Spake Zarathustra

Other: Ironing