Design news | May 02
/ Rzhanov as in poly-prolific? He self-describes as a poly-genre art design studio equals diversity! Equals classic art with a capital A! Equals a genial icing of creativity! Poly-genre as in poly-prolific?
The site itself has a unique simple 3D frame which right off is intriguing. The sobriety becomes the perfect stage to display in its best light the poly-visual symphony.
Please be patient, the downloads are heavy but every piece in this unusual portfolio is worth every bytes! Click the left bottom area to get the *overview* of all his work or the right side needle to browse items one by one.
From collages to paintings, from advertising to print layouts, from pictures to 3D montages this collection of work is the quintessential demonstration of visual refinement. Every detail is perfect.
There's such an imaginative treatment of information and yet the poetically dreamy flow takes you in completely. It is a fabulous visual experience.
Bon voyage!
Louis Rosenfeld author of a IA related book which has been on our web design bookshelve (both virtual and in our studio) has done a small survey on information architecture.
Read the results.
A gem compilation of wise thoughts an Incomplete Manifesto for Growth - I actually printed it and have read through a couple of time.
Inspiring! Written by Bruce Mau, author of Life Style, an inside look at his studio process, philosophy as well as creative work. Definitely a ref book worth the investment.
One of the first site displayed in our *Explorative* directory - z x 2 6 miniature pixel interface is impressive detail wise.
Creative Behavior - May issue.
Color-People a new portal which claims to be an *online celebration of visual communication*.
NetBaby, fun! Pixel based design.
Andreas Källbom is looking for an intership in graphic design; check his portfolio.
For people who make websites:
CSS Beyond the browser : going to print by Eric Mayer
Tables or CSS: Choosing a layout by Craig Saila.
Read the Netcraft Web Server Survey and find out which soft runs the show. This makes for encouraging facts/numbers for the open source movement.
Linux vs. Windows: TCO (total cost of ownership) comparison. (PDF file)
The Peace Corps needs Information Technology help to Bridge the Digital Divide. Interested?
Uh-oh somebody messed up real bad here!
“LONDON, May 20 — Technology buffs have cracked music publishing giant Sony Music’s elaborate disc copy-protection technology with a decidedly low-tech method.”
A Visual Rather Than Verbal Future by Leslie Walker
“With all due respect to fellow computing gurus around the world, the University of Maryland's Ben Shneiderman doesn't think speech will ever become the main way people communicate with computers. He's convinced our eyes will do better than our voices at helping us control the digital machinery of the 21st century.”
No Logo : No Space No Choice No Jobs by Naomi Klein
This is a must read - 4 years worth of research on what branding means to our society. Brillant, precise and definitely not mainstream. This is an eye opener.
Check the nologo.org site.
Lessig's new initiative: Cultivating a New Creative Commons - is a non-profit organization founded on the notion that some people would prefer to share their creative works (and the power to copy, modify, and distribute their works) instead of exercising all of the restrictions of copyright law.
Net Clearinghouse for Creatives from Wired magazine.
Cascading Style Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation by Owen Briggs, Steve Champeon (WedDesign List), Eric Costello, Matthew Patterson.
Special Edition Using HTML and XHTML (7th Edition) by Molly E. Holzschlag
Back and forth they go.... Macromedia wins $4.9m in Adobe patent suit.
Jens Karrlsson made a fabulous new interface for his CHAPTER3.
The pop-up ad campaign from hell! It's the latest in Web marketing innovation: Hijacked Web surfers, exploited Web browser vulnerabilities and malicious spyware all wrapped up together by Brian McWilliams.
You can check a utility soft for removing such - called Ad-Ware.
Blogging Goes Corporate by Farhad Manjoo
Shop talk interview with Jeffrey on Sitepoint... the latest on what the web can be.
Questions were sent by community members and collated.
pl st! c bg virtual landscapes brand new bag and expanding the limits of interface design!
ActiveX flaw exposes Flash users to hacks by Matt Loney.
Download the patch version of the player here.
Fork Unstable Media - redesign. Fork was one of the very first site displayed in the Food for the imagination gallery.
Quality = Longevity.
Looks like Adobe's just won, which means that Macromedia will have to stop selling Flash in the near future, at least as long as they have tabs...
Adobe wins Macromedia patent suit by David Becker.
AGFA has sent C&D letters to Tom Murphy (of Divide by Zero) commanding him to remove his utility program embed.
Brought to you by Fluid (who updated their site recently with smart flash functionalities): After Effects 5.5 Magic book written by co-founder Nathan Moody.
New Riders publshed an interview here.
Looks like Apple is suing Sorenson for licensing their codec to Macromedia for Flash MX.
Subtraction keeps on adding up!
Kilochart = 1068 color chips with code brought to you by Bob Stein.
For people who make websites:
Clarifying the concept by Joe Clark and
Moving toward accessible rich media by Andrew Kirkpatrick.
f r o g d e s i g n - quite a shop!
Scene 360 presents: Web Special: For the Love of Design (V PART ARTICLE)
“Each site creator was asked the same four questions. The main concept is throughout the year, it has been clear that many design related sites are launched online in large mass, although, not many actually stay for the long run...”
A new project was launched *Creative Day*.
Microsoft — Innovator or Imitator? Short and to the point review of this topic by x-ms exec Tom McMahon.
Don't miss this other article too: Bill Gates to Consumers: Microsoft Chooses, You Pay.
800*600 = Peter from Inertia sent me an announcement that the book is out. Support! Read a nice interview with Peter Hamza by Shift.jp and learn more about the concept behind.
Linda Rathgeber (Playingwithfire) wrote for Macromedia Sutdio MX Using the photo-retouching bitmap tools for creative effects.
Don't miss her book on Fireworks 4.
Excellent new issue #11 of Reservocation mag! Don't miss the WeWorkforThem interview!
Web ReDesign: Workflow that Works by Kelly Goto, Emily Cotler
Fresh Styles for Web Designers: Eye Candy from the Underground by Curt Cloninger
