Tag Archives: design
Jacek Utko on newspaper design
Just came across this TED Talk by Jacek Utko from last year (2009) along with a few takeouts from a phone interview he did with TED. What is the “egotistical” approach you mentioned in your talk? It’s politically correct to talk about teamwork and convergence between editors and designers. It’s an old issue, the idea [...]
Fun with Matt Jones at Webstock
One of my favourite presentations at Webstock this year was from Matt Jones. Happily, he’s posted his slides on slideshare.net. Not quite the same without his animated presentation, but still good. Look out for the tweeting pot plant. The Demon-Haunted World View more documents from Matt Jones. (tags: sensors archigram)
‘Why the Drudge Report is one of web’s best designed sites’
This 37 Signals post about why the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites on the web is well worth a read. Here's an excerpt. Breaking news is breaking news: Have you seen “breaking news” on MSNBC or CNN lately? Almost anything can pass for breaking news now. “So and so speaks to the press about this or that” is now breaking news. Breaking news used to mean something seriously big and important or spectacular just happened. But the major news sites have watered it way down.
A few words on the Herald’s little blue box
One of the things I like about nzherald.co.nz is the blue tinted panel that appears in story pages and lists other headlines you can click directly through to. I like it because I can work my way through a dozen stories without having to click back to the homepage or section page in between each one - something that drives me nuts on other news sites.
IA use HTML5 to optimise website for iPad