January 2011
33 posts
How Agencies Can Perfect the Pitch by Mastering... →
frederikfrede:
we are passionate about what we do. Unfortunately, all of that passion goes from being a creative blessing to an albatross on your morale when mixed with “pitch adversity.”
ninedaysoff:
Nice idea. I would rather like to have something that connects with magazines, books, newspapers. I’m not talking semacodes.
Amnesia Connect App: visually transfer content to devices (via @mightyfarley @amnesiafish) - BBH ZAG
via damace
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Hey Facebook, is it a threat or a promise?
I stumbled upon this message recently on the TIME website and a couple of other news websites: “Facebook Names Mobile The Number One Priority in 2011”. Based on my experiences with Facebook´s current mobile applications, I was wondering: Is this a threat or a promise? As mentioned in an earlier post, there are a few usability issues with their website and their applications across the...
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Take your hands off my content´s context!
Whenever I discussed social media with friends, colleagues or people who hate computers and the internet I compared Twitter and Facebook with a personalized newspaper that feeds me all the latest news from my favourite magazines and websites. It also keeps me updated about more or less interesting things colleagues and friends came about - my very own personalized newspaper.
Then came Flipboard....
Youtube's Watch Later feature in embedded videos →
ninedaysoff:
I totally didn’t notice this until now: embedded Youtube videos feature the watch later option. Nothing I would have craved for but this moves youtube a step closer to an app-like/desktop-like web experience.
Data Visualisation →
A nice collection of data visualisation examples that proof data can be transformed into art.
Super-sizing the Design Studio →
A nice article on how the Salesforce user experience team increased their org level influence by running design studios. (via @cvilly)
“Card Sharks” vs. “Holy Scrollers” →
A quite interesting article about user experience with a nice explanation of the difference between the internet the touch screen devices.
Mein Blog: Pixel by Pixel - Not Pixel per Inch →
erikscholz:
What is a pixel?
Move towards the screen. Closer. Closer. Got him?
What is pixel art?
All in all the same like manufacturing a classic mosaic. Instead of using small pieces of stone or colored glass, electronic pixels are assembled manually. Select color, chose a position on the electronic…
erikscholz:
We proudly present Digital Diagnostiqs. From Digital Arts Berlin Crew. Big up!
Future of Mobile Tagging
skyrocketman:
PSFK presents Future Of Mobile Tagging Report
(thanks to @renton66)
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Usabiliwhat?
In the beginning there were HTML frames … and although they´re outdated from a technological point of view they provided a huge benefit to our beloved internet from a usability point of view. Frames enabled users to switch between different website contents or access additional website functionalities at any time and any point, simply by keeping the navigation or menu right where it was...
skyrocketman:
What happens every 60 seconds on Facebook? Watch!
Store for Creative High Tech Materials →
Wake up, Geek culture, time to die →
A great essay by Patton Oswalt. Basically about the speed of culture. Good read.
2010 in logo redesign →
Nice Wordpress themes →
erikscholz:
Lot’s of nerds already changed your life. Mentioning a few like Beethoven, Einstein or Zuckerberg. But there’s a new ingenious, artistic and mathematic breed. Led by Andrew Sorensen creating music live through programmed code using the Impromptu software. More of his stunning stuff on Vimeo.
(via Creative Applications)
Flash ON Games: List of Flash Gaming Engines →
2D engines
Flixel Full featured bitmap Platform game Engine for 2D game development. Check out the list here Feature . You probably know the Legendary game Canabalt built with this Engine.
FlashPunk Another great and pretty fast engine for 2D bitmap…