More On Courier

By admin | Published: March 5, 2010

From Engadget:

the interface appears to be pen-based and centered around drawing and writing, with built-in handwriting recognition and a corresponding web site that allows access to everything entered into the device in a blog-like format complete with comments

This is a fantastic idea. I’d imagine the same thing is possible with an iPhone or iPad via an “app”. However the lack of pen support makes the idea of the iPad replacing my moleskine rather unappealing.

I could do without the page-flipping, but I really like the ability to zoom out to go to a page at a macro-level. I’m also digging the positioning here that this thing is geared toward creatives who sketch, collect mood-art and ultimately create things. I could see myself benefiting from a device like this for sure…

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Big Bang

By admin | Published: March 4, 2010

Big Bang is a new trend map from iA – the same folks that brought us the Web Trend Map poster series. This sucker takes a look at a level abstracted from actual domains – social networks.

I particularly enjoyed this quote:

Since twitter is becoming an alternative web protocol that—together with facebook—gets close and closer to replacing the domain/search paradigm, we decided to make an info graphic that shows how and through whom Twitter developed into what it is now, close to its 4th birthday.

Right on. I really get annoyed at people who facebook me before (or without) emailing. I don’t mean to sound like a Luddite, but come on. i like my email program better than facebook messaging. I can sort, search, archive locally. If we want to abandon email for facebook then at least the facebook devs can have the decency to provide their messaging service API.

But I digress. Seriously though, check out their description:

We call it Big Bang. It shows the explosive development of Twitter since the beginning from its center (birth) with two people to its edges (today) with 75 Million people. Well aware that a big paper thin disc it’s probably going to be a bitch to print and a big pain to put the wall—we are still going to try to print it circle round. Please don’t faint just yet.

Sounds rad – can’t wait to see it.

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David vs. Goliath (Method 10×10)

By admin | Published: March 4, 2010

Method is gradually rolling out beautifully designed white papers illustrating insights they’ve gained over their first 10 years of operation. I just read David vs. Goliath which is about OTT services (like Hulu, Boxee, etc.) vs. Big Cable. Aside: if you’ve noticed food network briefly being unavailable or the threat that ABC 7 will leave the Cablevision airways soon then you know how volatile this discussion is on all fronts.

What I found striking about this piece is that current TV owners aren’t “cutting the cord” of cable TV, but rather new potential subscribers simply aren’t signing on to their service. I don’t quite fall into the category of digital Native, but I have family that does. And I can say that this finding looks like it’s true from my anecdotal field research.

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Grids Grids Grids

By admin | Published: February 26, 2010

Great typographic grid. Found on Site Inspire.

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Source for Inspiration

By admin | Published: February 25, 2010

If you’re looking to download some apps (mobile, computer, etc.) that provide playful and inspiring ways to experience sight and sound then I’d recommend taking a look at some of the applications listed over at Creative Applications.

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Dubberly Design Office Posters

By admin | Published: February 12, 2010

Checking out the Dubberly Design Office this morning I noticed a few infographics on their site that looked interesting. This one shows the Creative Process. I’m not going to quibble about the little things, but overall it’s nice to think about how interrelated everything is that we try to artificially break into stages.

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R.I.P. Definitive Jux

By admin | Published: February 11, 2010

Seems like a lot of creatives are feeling the need to transition, change and get back to basics. Something’s in the water…

And so it goes with Def Jux – my favorite hip hop label of all time. El-P is putting the label on hiatus. I agree with forz, Cold Vein might be the most underrated hip hop album of the 2000′s.

Sad to see it go but I’m looking forward to whatever El Producto comes up with regarding his intersection of art and commerce…

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Fun With the bitMapData Object

By admin | Published: February 5, 2010

I’m a little late to the party here (like 4 years!), but nonetheless I’ve set out to do some generative art work with photography, flash and painterly randomness. These are the first few outputs from the new program I’ve created. Still tweaking things, but you can see my first stab in motion below (it may look done, but the final rendering takes upwards of 5 minutes – if you want to stay ’till the end).


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Feltron Is At It Again

By admin | Published: February 3, 2010

Absolutely beautiful personal data visualizations are now available to view in Feltron’s 2009 Annual Report. Don’t forget to buy a copy. Someone tell Mulvey his designer-crush just turned a new page (literally).

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Make Any Surface Multi-Touch

By admin | Published: February 2, 2010

Transparent polymer film that can be applied to non conductive materials and turn them interactive. Very thin, it uses projected capacitive technology, making it possible to apply on the back of a glass and detect finger touch on the front of the glass.

Just thinking about re-imagining the interaction relationship between input and view. Right now (on a touchscreen device) you touch the thing you want, which blocks some other interface items from view. You’re also probably holding the device at the same time which makes managing all three difficult (how many times do you drop your phone?).

On the other end, keyboards, mice, pen-tablets, etc. are so rigid in their form and force the user into a certain mental and physical context in order to use them. Can applying this film to any surface open up the door to more ergonomic and smart view/interaction paradigms, such as touching directly behind the screen or on the side (to target different Z-depths)?

I can also see a future where non-traditional materials become candidates for use in technology implementations due to this film being applied (wood, fabric, etc.).

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