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Design anywhere digital culture NEWS // October 2002
Sweet
illustrations by 149design.
What's
cookin'? Office Kitchen revised design
is elegant and fresh.
Industrial
design and 3D illustrations of the highest quality, check FICTIONPIXEL™ site.
A
lean flash site for placere 
;
I really like the use of the gray shades and textures to make this site
a fast loading one. Excellent projects completed.
Please
update your bookmark for DevXSearch.
Fee-free
direct recruitment for new media freelancers? Check NoAgenciesPlease -
some projects are off-site too.
A
cutting-edge design for a print shop: ::
signprint ::
Net
attack dismissed (???). Security experts: Assault on root servers
easily defeated by Hiawatha Bray
Federal investigators don't know who launched the massive
attack on the Internet's 13 root servers, the basic directory system
of the network. But they're worried about the sheer ambition of the attack.
Companies like Lexington's Arbor Networks Inc. make products that Internet
providers use to identify and filter out illicit data flows. Arbor cofounder
Ted Julian said that his company worked with customers on Monday to tune
the filters and block many of the offending packets.
Patent
Troubles Pending. Small companies say they're being sued for employing
common practices for doing business on the Net by John Soat.
Keep
it simple - Client Centered Design by Peter-Paul Koch.
“First of all, don't promise too much, which is
an easier mistake to make than you'd think. Avoid talking about multimedia,
applications, animations and such. Once you've mentioned these possibilities,
the client is more likely to assume they'll be used in his site, than
to assume you're suggesting them.”
Universal
Design studio is one of the best interior design sites I have seen.
Let it roll and watch how the screen changes to display clients' work.
Click on the scrolling icons and the new background loads - click on
background and navigation collapse, so you can see the sharp picture
behind.
Finally!!! Direct
marketers want anti-spam laws by Declan McCullagh
Remember
last week's news about SWA (SouthWest Airlines) being sued on an *accessibility*
issue? Well a federal judge ruled Friday that Southwest Airlines does
not have to revamp its Web site to make it more accessible to the blind.
Read the whole story.
Judge:
Disabilities Act doesn't cover Web by Declan McCullagh
and another one just ruled the opposite! Judge
Rules That Inaccessible Website Violates ADA.
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via Eric Mayer.
Looking
for safeplaces? Click
on the box by the left hand to bring up the sound system. Explore by
mousing over details. Slick flash animation.
PHONO is
a music site with a retro feel design; the chromatic palette is beautiful.
atomicPDX
has got a brand new bag!
Serge
Mineo just launched his new studio site |||| X6TENCE ||||.
An
outstanding encore for Dept. 3 new
site redesign!
SNAPSHOTS
| 100% design 2002 london - a report on the eighth annual UK Contemporary
Design Show.
Would
you say that Surf & Sing is a good mix? Well Donavonf does.
Back
to the User: Creating User-Focused Websites by Tammy Sachs
Pixelism: “To
many designers, a few pixels make the difference between a professional
effort and a sloppy failure. Many clients agree. Ours, for instance.” by
Jeffrey Zeldman.
Meandra???
The San Francisco Design Museum which is open to international work submissions,
has for mission to showcase the path to creation. As a sharing environment
seeking to create legacy by inspiring legacy... they are staging a fund-raising
event on Oct 23, and YOU can participate. For more information check
this beautiful .pdf presentation.
Some
news on M$: another attack on Linux / Open Source - Microsoft's Ballmer
Sees Free Software as Enemy No. 1 (Update3) by Dan Goodin.
Is Microsoft
Trampling on First Amendment Rights? by Wendy Goldman Rohm
“In three separate legal actions, Microsoft has
been using the courts in an attempt to smoke out sources, challenge the
first-amendment rights of writers and reporters, and chill press coverage
and public disclosure of important information that it prefers remain
secret.”
On
copycating Apple ad campaign - Ad
fiasco: we will act, says Ballmer by Nathan Cochrane.
Get
a good overall idea of what the *bubble* is about and its potential impact
around the world.
The
unfinished recession from The Economist.
Wild?
Think something along the line of wildly original! FarukAkin
Project is a multi-tasking multi-talented multi-media artist who
has truly achieved outstanding multi-projects! You've gotta see it to
believe it!
Codewalkers.com is
hosting an interview with Monty Widenius. Monty is the designer and lead
programmer of the MySQL database. Questions will be accepted until October
22, 2002.
At that time, the top rated questions will be sent off to Monty for
answers. You can submit your questions here.
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via Matt Wade / Evolt.
When
travelling you explore so republikization : travel diary does exactly
that. Unusual navigation - best viewed on a high res screen.
Net
Technologies and what they mean to you (Part iii) brought to you
by Scene360.
The
need for integrity in business is NOT an option! The
IBM Link to Auschwitz by Edwin Black
“The infamous Auschwitz tattoo began as an IBM number.
And now it's been revealed that IBM machines were actually based at the
infamous concentration-camp complex.”
10plus1 =
wow! Check layer effects when loading a section and mouse_overs interactivity.
A
fabulous pixel site zeeha which shows
somebody spent quite a few hours achieving illustration mastery.
Anna
Catrine portfolio
joins our powagirrrls directory!
Women
blast 'sexist' billboard by Nick Farrell with a link to DisGraceful
Award in Advertising.
Another
usability / accessibility related lawsuit! Man
Sues Airlines for Fare Access by Kendra Mayfield
“The outcome of the suits will determine whether
the same law that requires movie theaters, department stores and other
public spaces to provide ramps and other accommodations for the disabled
also applies to the Internet.”
A
quick loading flash site Superhere. A good example of a portfolio site.
This
is such a cool ezine design - STYLEBOOST™.
Minimalist
flash for outstanding branding studio? ELXR:DSGN
An
interesting flash useage: :::::::: neo creative powerful portfolio.
Are
you looking for (older) browsers versions
to test sites with?
A
close-ups* interview with Rene
Barsalo who is one of the most prominent member of the Quebec Internet
industry, an all around innovator, thinker, activist.
The
Secret Life of Markup by Steve Champeon
“When Web designers talk about how the concepts
are related (or how and when they should be kept separate, or even what
technologies actually implement them) things get especially confusing.”
A
publishing giant goes XHTML + CSS in their redesign. Wired
News: A Site for Your Eyes by Jon Rochmis
sub.vitamine
version.2 sports a flash book look.
Designing
CSS Web Pages by Christopher Schmitt.
Between the definitive guide and the learn by example type of book,
this one makes you think before you code. New trend? Website instead
of CD? Just hope the web site stays online. ...more
Read his close*up interview,
if you missed it.
Sara
Bailey's t u r b o v i s i o n has
a yummy face! She was elected Designer of the Year 2001 by the Canadian
New Media Awards.
Excellent
article (even 2 years old) that explains what in fact constitutes the
*websafe* color palette and why, we're still in the woods... Death
of the Websafe Color Palette? by David Lehn and Hadley Stern
Interesting
interview with Joe Shepter - the journalist of design on Substitud. *Google
the Adobe Senior Editor and you will find loads of intereresting interviews.
The
many blurred lines of Jimmy Chen's genius by Joe Shepter.
How
are your table manners? (Hey girrrl how does that relate to design,
would you say? Read along) by Sally Abrahms
An
out of the box presentation for e_business company Innodigm.
Puntkomma*tva
is a marketing + communication agency that takes advantage of flash for
their web presence. Check the way they display who works there.
Group
Think and Risky Shift by Chris Jarvis
“The judgments and decision processes of people
in groups often differ from how they make up their minds when acting
alone. The notions of 'group-think' and 'risky shift refers to two observed
processes of group dynamics.”
Update
your bookmark for onceuponaforest to joshua
davis / praystation. BTW he's got a new book on Flash MX. Check it
out.
Tolerance.org hopes
to awaken you to the problem of hate and intolerance, equip you with
the best tolerance ideas and prompt you to act in your homes, schools,
businesses and communities.
For
people who make websites:
Scope creep by
Hal Helms
“WEB DEVELOPERS ARE A TOUGH LOT, willing to brave constantly changing
technologies, competing standards, and tools that are often
clumsy and dull...”
CSS design
taming lists by Mark Newhouse
Check orgdot.org =
abc flash game!
Excellent
storyboard, flash useage with line arts and company presentation for
property investment consultants <<<Michael Elliott>>>.
A
nice portfolio + desktops, John Iacovello's Fresh Media -::- v2.0.
Critical
insights on the IT industry as journalists write reviews of the recent
Internet World event in NY. Overall gloom but there is hope (perhaps
not for the event). Being realistic and having a sound bussiness outlook
is what we must have in post-bubble times.
News Flash: Internet World Sucks This Year, But... by Jen Runne
Viewpoint:
Internet World -- R.I.P. by Rebecca Lieb
With
more than 750 members, they are the largest local club of visual communications
professionals in the nation. Sound a little overwhelming? It is.
Check Dallas Society of Visual Communication, DSVC site,
don't miss the ROUGH section?!
Is Reservocation RIP???
This
project has become a legend: The
Mirror Project reached
the 10K mark
of submitted self_pictures in reflective surfaces.
Way to go Heather!
IA/Usability:
Building accessible tables by Tim Roberts (Evolt)
Stylist
with style, Mandy Zelinka has excellent photos to support what she evidently
does with brio.
Roy
Botterell displays his foto-grafic talent in a fast loading flash
site.
Astonishing
3D industrial designs from offbias.
The
next wave? by Michael Fitzgerald
“Forget all the futuristic hype about subatomic robots. Nanotechnology
is already here... not necessarily showing up where you thought it would
though.”
This article is a sheer inspiration in view of technological
apps.
Not
the kind of vestibule you would expect. Check their portfolio.
Minimalist
site with stylish and refined elements as well as an outstanding list
of projects; meet the creative powagirrrl behind Mandy's site: Nanette
Wallace
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ndle1: Upcoming
launch of press 26 a collaborative
effort (with a few states in between) of nanette wallace, kirsten o'loughlin
and a few pieces of letterpress equipment.
Hands
On Photoshop 7: Tutorial Workshops by Stan Shire (Associate Professor/Department
Chair, Community College of Philadelphia)
“After teaching Photoshop for many years, I've finally
put all of my course assignments (with CD.) The book has what I think
are important concepts in PS and I've tried to keep this as straightforward
as possible. It probably won't be as useful for experts as it would be
for newbies.”
Freedom
2 Operate (f2o.org) is dedicated to providing an ad-free learning environment
so developers have a place to experiment with different programming environments,
learn new technologies and expand their skills.
Funky
nav in blockarchitecture site.
The
collective consciousness of Typophile is
attempting to create the letter alphabet. Interesting interactive experiment.
Lawrence
Lessig's Supreme Showdown by Steven Levy
Lawrence Lessig helped mount the case against Microsoft.
He wrote the book on creative rights in the digital age. Now the cyberlaw
star is about to tell the Supreme Court to smash apart the copyright
machine.
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