Design news | Nov 02
Strong design with 3D visuals in a minimalist environment. Who said software companies had to be boring? WYSIWYG Software Design.
ISP download caps to slow swapping? by John Borland
Simulated attacks on key internet hubs have shown how vulnerable the worldwide network is to disruption by disaster or terrorist action. Risk of internet collapse rising. <source: BBC News / Technology>
The brand architect group has got a brand new site.
Code Red 'was never a threat' by Mark Ward.
Some may have tried this *style* before... but this particular kit sure makes its point: HD Emergency Deadline MGMkit.
Spam king lives large off others' e-mail troubles. West Bloomfield computer empire helped by foreign Internet servers by Mike Wendland.
“The computers in Ralsky's basement control 190 e-mail servers -- 110 located in Southfield, 50 in Dallas and 30 more in Canada, China, Russia and India. Each computer, he said, is capable of sending out 650,000 messages every hour -- more than a billion a day -- routed through overseas Internet companies Ralsky said are eager to sell him bandwidth.
There are probably about 150 major spammers who are responsible for 90 percent of all the spam everyone gets, said Linford. Ralsky has been the biggest of them, and is certainly still in the top five.
No frills but what a show of expertise, check our new powagirrrl: projekt 2.0 | tina roth
File swap nets will win, DRM and lawyers lose, say MS researchers by John Lettice
How to use DOM Javascript to create collapsible elements in an HTML document and make them accessible for older browsers? Code: Collapsible page elements with DOM by Chris Heilmann
Incubeit an explorative site using flash - quick + fast loading; an original deconstruction design.
FS Command: A Short Introduction. For the purposes of this article, "fscommand()" refers mainly to Flash -> JavaScript communication (ie. Flash executing javascript statements in a web browser). However, fscommand's scope is actually broader than that. Flash executing javascript statements in a web browser.
Meet Arnaud Mercier, art direction and embark on a voyage into a breath taking sweeping view of a one of a kind portfolio.
At Elixir Studio you discover his unique style, his jaw dropping pictures and flash storyboards that which makes Arnaud an accomplished master communication designer.
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From the *subway* experiment to interface designs for Blastradius studio and reknown clients, each work is different and extensive. Such profound thought is given to visual placement for navigation and text as well branding integration... one very well should spend lots of time, learning from him.
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Don't miss his 'Journey on flash movie' and watch how the frames unfold. I must have watched it about x4 times!
But there is more! Be it picture montages, print design, logotypes or design stills, there is not one single entry that is boring.
Another of his quality is understanding chromatics. The play of color, the contrast, these little bits of numbers and arrows, though a style that is much in used... sorry but not with this kind of subtlety!
I bet even his discarded work would be worth seeing.
Now, can somebody book this guy to publish his own work? Wish I could 'cause I would.
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Arnaud Mercier is now operating under AREA17.
“The difference between information architecture and usability is vital to understand, because, as discussed last month, information architecture is more than just understanding what users want and need. A usability-only approach to IA is only one piece of the puzzle.”
Information Architecture is not Usability by Jeff Lash
Give me a Yellow Soda everyday please! Inventive flash site + nav!
VIRUS alert: *FriendGreetings.com*. Someone sends you an e_card? How nice you think! You go to the site to pick it up and there's a license agreement that, if you click *Agree*, will in fact install an .exe and copy all your address book. Check this link - to learn more.
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via: scene360
Now you've gotta read this article and especially follow some of the links related to law-abiding proper use of salutations?!?! Laugh, cry and make sure you use the right Courtesy titles and webform design recommendations by Craig Cockburn.
Interview with Andreas Nylin - font designer! You can get his fonts here.
The six-week investigation found that registering for Internet chat rooms, news groups and Web pages and free personal Web pages were most likely to result in consumers receiving unsolicited commercial e-mail, or spam. FTC Goes Undercover to Hunt Spam Sources by Scott Hovanyetz.
via Lydia Sugarman
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ndlr: Netdiver e_list is absolutely spam free.
The terhorstdesign site is a micro-visual delight! Cheers to Suzanne another powagirrrl!
Clean, crisp and sharp photographic journal foz4 V9.
Change of tactics: Ballmer: Microsoft accepts industry responsibilities by David Legard, IDG News Service, Australia Bureau
A pixel based portfolio to outstanding projects: popsicleriot.
[Andrew][Wilson] portfolio site uses bar codes but is not boring.
An interesting portfolio Blueoverblue.
A new portfolio is added Monkeytrick.
::: die-gestalten is a publishing house and editor of design books who has redesigned their site recently using flash. The vast improvement is the capacity to view their catalogue with inside page views on the fly!
Their collection is vast and vastly different (as well as uncensored some content may be offending to some viewers). I have reviewed a couple of books recently and overall - what they seem to favor is the latest design styles: off main-stream, grunge, experimental, cutting-edge digital explorations applied to other medias. Editorial direction is not always clear - and quantity of displayed projects sometimes superceed quality - but they sure make it a point to publish a lot.
If you need to build a quick start ref library to meet your clients' expectations or for latest-latest-latest explorations, they are a good choice. Check their catalogue for familiar designers' name.
Small is beautiful i n k b y t e d e s i g n proves it.
For people who make websites:
Flash Satay (embedding flash while supporting standards) by Drew McLellan.
Opera 7 (beta) is out! Supposed to be much faster now, new rendering engine, fully (or at least more) DOM compliant. (source: Tom Simpson)
Well imagine if Tom Dixon was Jamie Oliver and decided to start up a DIY website instead of a tv show… well this would be the result. Thrift Deluxe - a do it yourself project site.
The 21st century holds the promise of rich multimedia across the web. Mitch was blazing this trail in the 20th century. From code to finance.
Read Mitch Ratcliffe < P i x e l v i e w>
Download CodeAve.com resize window code in your notepad and save as .html and voila - you will have links to see different browser window sizes to test your interface designs.
Excellent storyboard and flash anim for Koo & Film Ltd site.
Does Mozilla do it better? by Paul Festa and why Neil Deakin thinks so by listing 101 things that the Mozilla browser can do that IE cannot.
Verizon prevails in suit against spammer by Associated Press.
Oh-oh!?!? Microsoft's C# language might be the death of java, but Sun's the one to blame by Robert X. Cringely.
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via: Duane Douglas
Version 2.0 of Visual Thesaurus. This is a fab way of exploring words and synonyms in a visual way.
A flash mini-pixels based site! Pepepue.com
Getting back a lost domain can be difficult, especially after it's been transferred to another registrar.
The Final Insult: A Lost Domain by Paul Boutin.
What's new in TopStyle Pro 3.10? For one: Integration with the W3C HTML Validation Service.
CSS-discuss master Eric Meyer's list primarily intended to be a place for authors to discuss real-world uses of CSS.
Ryze New York Business Networking Mixer. This tribe is dedicated to BUSINESS NETWORKING, both online and in person... If you live in NYC, or the various bedroom communities that sprawl near our fair city (you know, like... Boston, Washington, Philly...), or if your soul is here despite the fact you moved away, you are welcome here.
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via: Peter Shankman
The first question is: should we give the user such control, exactly what will this control consist of, and what will this control be good for?
What shall we do with the W3C DOM? by PPK.
The worst kept secret in the industry is no longer under NDA restriction; funny enough when I was in NYC last week, we had a sneak presentation of Macromedia's 99$ CMS for small / media websites called Contribute.
For Win for now, Mac version coming up soon.
An interesting read: Communities, Audiences, and Scale by Clay Shirky.
Fantastic contraption? Illustrators' havens: Fantrap.
Another illustrators' rep site: Three in a box
Another retail outlet using a fast loading flash site: --- ALDO ---.
Directly from Brazil, 4 e f x - alternative design - version 6.0 - *needing inspiration?* is out! Congrats Farid!
This is the 21st century: Genesis
“The new greek came about as a discussion on the evolt mail list. This is a compilation of words I pulled out as a result of this thread. Many members wanted to use it for various projects, from an explanation of obscurity to greeking. Then in a note to zeldman, I made the suggestion that this could be the new greeking. The rest is history.”
Adobe Evangelists -> tutorials, tips and techniques; extensive .pdf files.
Oh! Have a sneak peek into what rich media dev and Flash future looks like. Supplied by Jeremy Allaire's Radio: seems like there were 27 video blog entries! Worth seeing and listening to... the PalmOX running flash???
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via the head lemur
An outstanding array of topics covered with artistic quality and expert knowledge of visual composition, light, texture and colors. Meet Stefan Böhme| Photography and visit all galleries, well worth your time.
What is going on in reference with internet access in China? As Controls Increase, Internet citizens Demand More Freedom by Xiao Qiang and Sophie Beach.
Updates on copyright and intellectual property debate (scroll the archive to find more links on DMCA) - links excerpted from:
When elephants dance by Michael Fraase. Read his < P i x e l v i e w>
An inside view of the *content* faction and *tech* faction take on this issue. Coming Soon: Hollywood versus the Internet by Mike Godwin
Rights associated with that use of copyrighted material—is exactly why copying of copyrighted material is not just allowed, but mandated by Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 107 of the U.S. Code.
DMCA - The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Recognized artist’s “moral rights” in the work they create which is excerpted from the Intellectual Property Protection Treaties - Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
This is a repeat announcement for Dan Benjamin - Hivelogic email encryption / safeaddress code if your tired of spam and want to block your email adddress on your website. Death to spambots.
A mortal M$ (???) For the first time in years, Microsoft seems vulnerable by Mike Ricciuti, Alorie Gilbert and Joe Wilcox.
This special tech report which includes topic such as: 1) Open source: Rebels at the gate. 2) Enterprise: Clash of the titans. “Rivals and customers are sensing opportunities to challenge the software empire after decades of presumed invincibility.”
A slick flash based site Derbau Designwerke shows how to integrate different areas within a page and multi-column useage. The imaging and graphic work throughout is very elegant.
Get professional pixel fonts from Atomic media | fonts: bitmaps for flash and wireless apps too.
Euna Seol, is a reknowned korean designer whose :::PostVisual studio site is updated. Her studio has projects displayed on netdiver as well, check: Kim Jong Kook.
Wrestling with Television. How to get a grip on how much you watch by Melanie Bowden.
Kos Collection beautiful images and original graphic placement for navigation.
An innovative site and navigation EIGHT+NINE.
XML is Too Slow...Not! “...premature optimization is the root of all evil” from ITWorld archive / 10112001.
It is always nice to hear about the success of a designer. Chris Blanz from cabedge.com, which site is displayed on netdiver, got a rave review of his client site Griffin Technology from CreativePro.
Read the review.
Funky retro cool tutorials on fonts: Font-O-Rama
For people who make websites:
This Web Work IV - Business entity options by Scott Kramer
Build a PHP Switcher by Chris Clark.
A talented photographer: tjansen ¤¤ photography
A French agency with immersive sections: ::five agence de création::
New W3C Validator beta testing available.
Another fabulous production from Vitoria-Gasteiz.org: AVG-Congressos.
Push take 2 + how big advertising consortium are teaming up to tame the billions$ in transactions.
The press release: Ad Industry Consortium Launches Company to Create Media Transactional Platform.
Three global ad firms team up to modernize sales by Todd R. Weiss.
This site requires 3D Glasses??? Meet Abstract Device!
This is a very original site design for photographer, AlistairDunn.
This is a pre-launch announcement for a new project: GEOUNITY which will be linking web communities worldwide, purely for the love of content, the WEB, and the spirit of unity. Don't miss the *about* link to find out why "we want to be a positive web force".
Hello to Page /De visitors and tx Stefan for the interview and describing Netdiver as Da Museum! :))
I've done an interview with SXSW2003 - get a sneak preview of what I'll be covering and other topics that might interest you.
Tx to Brian from Meet the makers in NYC for inviting me to a vibrant conference and ingenious event concept. Met swell people and had a plate full of food for thoughts.
