Design coming soon…
YES! This is a design site. But, NO the design is not done yet. Stay tuned…
1 comment March 31st, 2006
MySpace purge draws sharp reactions
With the deletion of 200,000 profiles, is the social network losing its cool?
Add comment March 31st, 2006
What is Web 2.0 anyway?
When I was at SXSW Interactive a few weeks ago, everyone was talking about Web 2.0 and Web 2.0 applications. “But what IS Web 2.0?” I wondered. I’ve been working on web applications for years since the days of CDNOW.com. What’s all the buzz about? Here is what Wikipedia has to say about Web 2.0.
What does Web 2.0 mean to you? Is it just another buzz word to generate hype about new technologies? Does it need a better definition?
1 comment March 31st, 2006
New York Times & CNN get a little more stylish
The New York Times website got a re-design. At first I thought it was done by Khoi Vinh, because when I was at the SXSW Conference this year, Khoi said he had just taken a job at the New York Times. But in his blog, he explains that the redesign was done by an outside agency and with the help of the in-house designers that were already there.
Another major newsite got a facelift recently: CNN also just launched a new look.
1 comment April 3rd, 2006
Web 2.0 logo extravagandza!
Here are the logos for alot of the “Web 2.0″ companies. It’s interesting to see if you can spot any trends in their design. A lot of the logos seem to have a links to the sites as well:
Web 2.0 companies - Part 1
Web 2.0 companies - Part 2
Add comment April 3rd, 2006
The ULTIMATE way to trickout your new car
A company called Pimpstar has designed new car rims that can display images from a Wi-Fi laptop. The advertisers have already started drooling on this one.
21 comments April 3rd, 2006
Viral marketing: make your own Kodak commercial
OgilvyOne has created an interactive marketing feature that allows views to place their own photos inside a Kodak commercial. Try it out here.
3 comments April 4th, 2006
What will computing be like in the future?
Adam Greenfield has published the introduction to his new book on Alistapart. His book is called “Everyware: The dawning age of ubiquitous computing“.
I saw Adam speak at the SXSW conference this year and it was very enlightening and thought provoking.
When he described “everyware” or ubitquitous systems, he talked about technologies being worn on the body, possibly in clothing or hidden in the objects around us. He also talked about how we will interact with the technologies differently than we do today.
He has done a lot of research into human behavior and asks what social and psychological factors should be considered when developing new technology. He also proposed five basic principles or guidelines that inventors should follow.
Here is a link to his book’s site:
“Everyware: The dawning age of ubiquitous computing” by Adam Greenfield, New Riders Press, March 2006
Add comment April 6th, 2006
Web App of the Week: Del.icio.us Direc.tor
I’ve been totally loving Del.icio.us to manage my bookmarks between work and home recently. But to be honest, while the tagging is cool, the interface is somewhat clunky, making you click through page after page of your bookmarked links.
But now enters the power of AJAX!
Once you have a Del.icio.us account and save a lot of bookmarks (some of which probably belong to more than one tag, right?) Load your bookmarks into Del.icio.us Director. There are instructions on this page that tells you how to do it.
AJAX allows you to sort and filter your bookmarks in various ways, some of which is due to the tagging.
24 comments April 7th, 2006
Good design requires good communication
If you can’t sell your idea or talk about your design with a client, it’s a lot harder to do your job well. As designers, we often have to present our designs in front of a large group of people. But as we progress in our careers we may have to do even more public speaking, such as giving an inspiring speech about the importance of design to business people. That’s a lot more difficult. It seems that most people do not like public speaking, no matter what level there are at (managers included). Here are a few links that contain tips on presentation skills:
Learn to Wow ‘Em Like Steve Jobs
Presentation Zen
Add comment April 12th, 2006
