The following article was published on DesignEdgeCanada.com on June 2, 2011: Web design veteran Shawn Johnston was frustrated by a lack of local forums for progressive conversation and collaboration aimed at propelling the web from a new i [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
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An overview of An Event Apart, the design conference for people who make websites.
Posted by: Sylvia Rigakis on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Categories: Design, Education, Events, Inspiration, Interaction, Interactive, Learning, Social Media, Technology, Websites | 1 Comment »
Big news in the web world as Typekit was launched last week. For those of you who missed news of the launch, it serves to bridge the copyright issues associated with the CSS3 Property @font-face (hotly debated issue among foundries and deve [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
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‘Click Here’ is seen everywhere on the net and is often used to indicate where there is a link. As interactive designers we need tools in our tool belt to differentiate links from regular text and reliance on inserting content o [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
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I spent pretty much all day on the internet (save of course the few hours a day I’m sleeping) and one of the thing that never ceases to amaze me is the proliferation of access to information. The rise of popularity of Ted Talks online [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
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Ever used the WhatTheFont website to determine what a font is? You see a picture and just NEED to know what that obscure font is. Well what happens if you’re out and about and see one on a restaurant menu, or an ad on the bus? Well gr [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
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In case you hadn’t heard, a few things changed south of the boarder today (something about a new president I think, not really sure…), and along the way the White House website relaunched (even if it does opt to use ASP in favou [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
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Data Visualization seems to be all the rage these days and there is a great summary of some of the instances of it from 2008 over at Flowing Data. (via MS on Twitter) Some of these were already familiar to me (Wordle and House of Cards) but [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Monday, January 5th, 2009
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Almost a month ago, we launched our new identity: new logo, new website and blog, door sign, nice t-shirts and jackets, a big paaarty….and when you think it’s all over, here it comes: an amazingly long list of financial document [...]
Posted by: Mathilde Salvert on Friday, December 12th, 2008
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Work on the web? Then you’re (hopefully) familiar with A List Apart. (if not, shame on you!) Last year they ran their first survey for Web Professionals (results located here) and it’s back this year. Go take a whopping 10-15 mi [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
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Say what you want about User Experience and User Interface, but for the longest time, Captcha has worked. Well this year the tide seems to be turning as spammers crack some of the most secure captcha’s used by Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Ho [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
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Radiohead is one of those bands that always seems to innovate and they’ve done it again. For their latest video for House of Cards, they collaborated with James Frost (Of Blip Boutique) to realize a video created entirely using data v [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Categories: Art, Interactive, Interview, Technology | 2 Comments »
First off, congrats to Firefox for a smashingly successful launch of Firefox 3. Almost 30 million downloads worldwide (as displayed on the cool map on SpreadFirefox.com which itself is good overview of a savy web audience worldwide). Apart [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
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When you participate in a communication mechanism, do you hold responsibility to check it? For example, I am frequently frustrated by people who have cell phones, give out their number, but never have their cell phone on, leave it at home, [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Friday, May 16th, 2008
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For those who love Facebook, get ready to fall even more deeply in love or hate it with a passion. This Sunday, members will have to ability to use Facebook Chat. It works exactly like the other online messaging systems (AIM, MSN Messenger, [...]
Posted by: Steph Co on Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Categories: Interactive, News, Technology | 2 Comments »
Arcade Fire is fairly awesome. We play them often at the studio. And their videos are often pretty darned cool, like this version of “Neon Bible” recorded live in an elevator. But nothing tops this interactive video for “N [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
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I could easily just post a link to the MoMA’s online exhibit “Design and the Elastic Mind” and say COOL! Actually, yeah, let’s do that. This site is as cool as the exhibit it showcases. [kudos KB for the heads up]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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It is so seldom I see a corporate or retailer website that makes me laugh anymore. Everyone seems to take themselves so seriously these days. Not HEMA apparently. HEMA is a Dutch department store first opened in 1926 in Amsterdam (maybe tha [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Categories: Advertising, Fun, Interactive, Marketing, Websites | No Comments »
Interface Design is arguably the primary concern for the interactive world these days. If something isn’t designed well and intuitive to use, it won’t get used. Books like The Design of Everyday Things and Designing Interactions [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Friday, March 14th, 2008
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I’ve blogged about Code commenting before. I like it. It makes me smile. Sometimes people leave jokes, or witty comments their code which brings amusement to an otherwise dry topic. Around the office we’ve been checking out Logo [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
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As a in-the-closet geek I love discovering fun and practical apps that make my everyday surfing more interesting. PicLens is a must have, FREE plugin for any user who enjoys viewing images in facebook, flickr, etc. and don’t have the [...]
Posted by: Steph Co on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Categories: Fun, Interactive, Technology, We love | 3 Comments »
My friend Colin sent me a link to this website with a post title “Mark Busse is a slacker”. My first thought was, “Busted — someone’s on to me.” until I realized it was a clever online viral campaign to promo [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Categories: Advertising, Fun, Interactive, Marketing, Websites | 2 Comments »
Much has been made already of the websites of Hillary vs. Obama. (spawning countless “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” comparisons) but a new site has sprung up in an effort to save a campaign that, by many accounts, is going do [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Thursday, February 21st, 2008
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Sometimes ideas come together in a collision, creating sparks. And for one, brief moment, you can see something in a new light, something you may not have seen before. This afternoon, I read David Pogue’s review of a new phone offering, t [...]
Posted by: Andrew Ball on Monday, November 12th, 2007
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We are happy to announce the launch of UBC’s School of Architecture’s new website. The site offers students, faculty and alumni the ability to upload content and comment on other’s work. We think the custom Flash Tag bar s [...]
Posted by: Haig Armen on Friday, November 2nd, 2007
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I don’t know about you, but I will definitely be at ECIAD on November 8th. Last year I completely devoured Bill Moggridge’s book Designing Interactions. A comprehensive historic look at the innovators and milestones of interface [...]
Posted by: Haig Armen on Monday, October 22nd, 2007
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London was buzzing for the last two weeks of September. Everywhere you looked, on every street corner there seemed to be something about design. The city was filled with museum exhibits, public art and storefronts with interactive installat [...]
Posted by: Haig Armen on Monday, October 15th, 2007
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Content Management Systems are great. They’ve become more flexible and easier to implement, allowing companies big and small to have the ability to manage the content on their websites without breaking the bank. There’s a proble [...]
Posted by: Haig Armen on Thursday, October 11th, 2007
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