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links for 31 March 2006


10×10 / 100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time / by Jonathan J. Harris
interesting navigation/interface design for ‘news’ content (flash)
(tags: flash interactiondesign navigation news inspiration)

Phylotaxis / for Seed by Jonathan Harris
interesting navigation/interface design for news type content (flash)
(tags: flash navigation inspiration interactiondesign)

London Metropolitan University » IT Usability (MSc)
ok, so I’m addicted to academia… just [...]

my generation (is the 2.0 generation)


Web 2.0 is such a contentious term… I could never really understand why. Yeah, sure. It’s a buzzword and its meaning is kind of vague, but for me, it’s also been a call to action, a marshalling of the troups, a way to name the excitement that we should *all* be feeling, if we’re working [...]

links for 30 March 2006


Wired News: Steve Jobs’ Best Quotes Ever
ah, there are some pearlers in there… and a few particularly of interest to those who have the word ‘design’ in there job title
(tags: design quotes)

Orbit White Friends of Bright
deliciously cheesy! ‘a dim brain is understandable, but a dim smile is unforgiveable’.
great concept, beautifully executed.
(tags: inspiration FMCG design video [...]

links for 29 March 2006


Morningstar: Stocks, Mutual Funds, Investing and Personal Finance
via 37Signals blog - here is a *great* example of information design for a information rich site. (Disclaimer: not being a finance type, I’ve not really used it much - but mmmmm… that layout is delish)
(tags: inspiration interactiondesign interfacedesign informationrich)

LibraryThing | Catalog your books online
oooh! i haven’t played [...]

tag cloud interface for list selection (hello Jobby!)


Via TechCrunch today I came across a new beta site - Jobby. This is a site that allows you to upload your resume and create a bit of a personal profile (if you’re hunting down work), or if you’re a potential employer, to search for suitable talent.
There’s nothing particularly special about that but - as [...]

blogging milestones (2 months)


In the last few days I’ve seen a few blogs I read celebrating their 4th birthday. I’m not sure what was going on this time 4 yrs ago, but it must have been blogworthy Congrats to you guys…. sorry I can’t remember who you are just now! (that’s the hazard of reading so many [...]

links for 28 March 2006


Lots of linky goodness today, including a bunch of links to people blogging their experience of IA Summit 2006, just wrapped up in Vancouver, Canada. Wish I was there! Thanks for the blogging guys

“Get some of this” says Kate Moss to Folksonomist
Ben Barron enters the tags vs. taxonomy debate in his own [...]

links for 27 March 2006


Chris Bliss: Must-See Finale
extreme juggling…. not usually my bag, but v. impressive
(tags: juggling)

mobile: user interface design - the great frontier


I was reading a great post by Russell Beattie recently on handheld stylesheets and the great implementation that Opera have launched on their community portal recently. It took me back to my (not so distant) days finishing up my Masters degree with our digital project. As you may guess, my group did a mobile project.
It [...]

links for 24 March 2006


Popcorn Taxi - CORY DOCTOROW Debates the Digital Future
Date: Wednesday, April, 19th, 2006 Where: Greater Union Bondi Junction Who’s coming?
(tags: Popcorn-Taxi Cory-Doctorow DRM film)

Wayfaring
Another of those social mapping sites, like Platial, which I reviewed earlier. They seem to be v popular don’t they… I wonder if its a passing fad.
(tags: maps SocialNetworks Social travel web2.0 [...]