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Design anywhere digital culture NEWS // November 2002
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.
FS: List
of functionalities
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.
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.
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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ndle1: 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.
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