“One of the things our grandchildren will find quaintest about us is that we distinguish the digital from the real.”
William Gibson (via binkythedoormat)
This is why I love Internet Explorer.
via @wefail
Beware the rural scuba attacks in Bergen, Norway! Via @fancypantz.
From Designworklife:
I am not a parent, but I hope to be some day. And when that hap pens, I’d imag ine Wee See is exactly the type of thought ful, well-designed prod uct I’d want to have. Wee See, “a gen tle intro duc tion to our visual world”, is a “col lec tion of black-and-white ani ma tions built from basic shapes to delight both child and parent”.
Interesting video that explores the effects that AR (Augmented Reality) might eventually have on our everyday lives. Glad it stopped before the augmented bathroom scene.
Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop on Vimeo (via Hellokinsella)
“The UK web design scene is often just self serving, indulgent bullshit perptuated by friends of friends.”
Some pretty valid points here. Part of me wonders if the cliquey nature of web designers has something to do with how many of us are geeks and were never allowed in cliques in ‘real life’!
13 video player UIs in 24 hours - (37signals)
Wow. That’s a lot, and a bit of a mess! For once Apple are the bottom of the UI pile. I’d say Blip.tv win.
via @somerandomdude
“Seth Godin taught us to think in terms of tribes (he also taught us that you can look like Dr. Evil and be successful)”
Excellent article on Adweek about social media advertising by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal.
“Utilizing tribe leaders is key for effective social media marketing in 2010, and it’s important to remember that tribe leaders are often just normal people who represent the values of their tribe members. Ford got a lot of things right with its Fiesta campaign, which involved approaching 100 social media moguls, giving them a Fiesta and an assortment of “missions.” The content wasn’t always that compelling, but the idea was on the right track. Some of the most innovative campaigns of 2010 will be rooted in this principle. “
Read more: Windows of Opportunity
Open Atrium
I’ve been using the (free) project collaboration platform Open Atrium tonight. It’s great - easily one of the best I’ve used. I particularly like the way that structured revisioned documents can be created without having to have tons of word documents to download.
Introducing Open Atrium from Development Seed on Vimeo.
Iconic Icon Set
This are easily the tastiest set of icons I’ve come across. Minimal but still designed, and free to use! Cheers @somerandomdude!
Iconic is a minimal set of icons consisting of 96 marks in raster and vector formats — free for public use.
via @formfiftyfive
First person Tetris
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
Loving this - really handy service when your internet connection is as unreliable as mine (thanks, Virgin!).
Via Tom Cavill
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