Thursday, January 31, 2008

Labels: AIGA, Dieter Rams, Instapaper, London Underground, media business model, Monkey magazine, mtv, spam, twitter, Vampire Weekend, web design

posted by olli @ 21:17

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Is DAB the Betamax of 21st century radio?

Why the online subscription model for journalism fails

Speaking of which, say hello to The Fail Blog

Say hello to Facebook - The Magazine. No, really

50 social sites that ever business needs a presence on

GroundViews is a Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiative

Bokardo on why the Amazon wish list sharing function gets it wrong

Check out these interesting portable homeless shelter concepts

These are 19 classic ads featured on UADDit

AALog.net is the The Architectural Association School of Architecture's real-time blog

How to master the informational interview

How will the content providers win the convergence game?

Smashing Magazine takes the usual great look at the grunge movement in graphic design

Designing a logo? Check out these top 50 logo design tutorials

AdTalkOnline is a social network for you crazy kids who work in advertising

Labels: AALog.net, Adtalkonline, advertising, Amazon, Bokardo, convergence, DAB, facebook, fail, Ground Views, grunge, informational interviews, journalism, logo design, social sites, Sri Lanka, UADDit

posted by olli @ 22:31

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Say hello to cumul.us, a new social network based around your local weather

Prologue is Twitter with a public timeline, aimed at the group blogging community

Nielsen says that 35% of US Tweens now own a mobile phone

current.tv files for a $100 Million IPO

15 important things you need to know about American executives

Say hello to the Dugg Analyzer

We're loving 3D Graffiti and would like to see a lot more of this, please

Can technology overload ruin your relationships?

This is the entire history of visual communication in a website

If you're a songwriter and happen to live in Canada, you might want to have a look at this

UI Patterns is a great resource for user interface designers

How to disarm 10 difficult client requests

Business Week debates the merits of user generated content

This is a pretty awesome 360 degree panorama of an Airbus 380 cockpit

Labels: 3D graffiti, Airbus 380, Business Week, Canada, clients, cumul.us, digg, Prologue, tweens, twitter, UI patterns, user generated content, visual communication

posted by olli @ 07:32

Monday, January 28, 2008

Fontshop gives you their ten top typefaces of 2007

Don't tell your IT department: 7 great resources for Blackberry applications

The four elements of getting video to go viral

On that note - who's watching all that user generated video?

Has The Pirate Bay really topped 10 million users?

Note to PR teams: 44% of your customers don't believe anything you say

If you really like the iPod earbuds, why not get them for your home?

How to put Facebook apps on any website

Qtrax is an interesting P2P application that pays artists as you download them

Has BBC 6Music lost its way? The Guardian says yes. We're on the fence

This is the story of how the biohazard symbol was designed

Residents of Helsinki can now track their public transport via mobile phone. Very handy!

What's the better way to review books? Peer review or anonymous blog comments?

Looks like Nokia has agreed to share music revenue with with mobile operators

Need to build your own Apple store? We've got you covered

This is a timeline of modern web design

Labels: Apple, Blackberry, facebook, Fontshop, Helsinki, ipod, mobile, Nokia, peer review, SMS, symbol design, The Pirate Bay, typefaces, viral marketing, web design

posted by olli @ 20:35

Friday, January 25, 2008

Digg changes one lousy algorithm and all hell breaks loose

Are your internet companies doing enough to protect your data?

Adobe looks at fictional products and their importance in the design process

26 things freelancers can do when business is really slow

That's a lot of eyeballs - China's internet population tops 200 million people

Edward Tufte takes on the iPhone

How exactly does one capture ambient intelligence online?

I, for one, would like to welcome our new working from home overlords

The Future Of Web Design conference is coming to London - April 17 & 18

N+1 gives you an interview with a hedge fund manager

Great article: Is Yahoo! Finance doomed if the Wall Street Journal goes free?

Texture offers a great look at what's up in Wellington, New Zealand

How to write first thing in the morning

The women who are changing the face of design (En Francais)

We don't care how trendy they are, we love the new Vampire Weekend CD

Labels: Adobe, China, digg, Edward Tufte, fictional products, hedge fund, iPhone, N+1, Texture, Vampire Weekend, Wall Street Journal, working from home, writing, Yahoo Finance

posted by olli @ 21:29

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Say hello to last.fm's new on-demand music platform

Say hello to the beta BBC Podcast player

MTV closes the door on Flux, 15 months after launch

What to do if you're laid off in the 2008 recession

How to build a Facebook application

Designing Magazines takes a look at the advertorial

Why do some people adopt to certain technologies and not others?

Is Flash good for anything except video and audio streaming?

These are the living spaces of German techno DJ's

Let's talk about the future of urban shopping

The New Yorker on the psychology of product pricing

It's Nice That is another lovely blog about design and art

Jakob Nielsen on the 10 best Intranets of 2008

How fast is social media growing?

Labels: advertorial, bbc, DJ, facebook, Flux, intranet, Its Nice That, last.fm, mtv, New Yorker, product pricing, social media, techno, urban shopping

posted by olli @ 21:24

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Say hello to The Designers Monarchy

Why customer satisfaction surveys are useless

Polymer Vision's Readius phone has a screen that folds up when not in use

Din-Ink is cutlery obviously made for college students

Google named best company to work for in 2008

A List Apart takes a look at how IE8 handles DOCTYPES and CSS

Saudi Arabia is quickly learning from Dubai's architectural wonderland

The new Bape store in Shibuya is pretty amazing

It seems the new BBC iPlayer is not going down well in Parliament

How to architect a critical software update

Crispin, Porter and Bogusky give you the Dominos Pizza Builder

The Design Interaction Interim Show is in London until February 7th

Slashdot asks "How do I become an IT/IS manager?"

Labels: Bape, bbc, customer satisfaction, Design Interaction, Designers Monarchy, Dominos Pizza Builder, IE8, iPlayer, Polymer Vision, Readius, Shibuya, Slashdot, software architecture

posted by olli @ 18:21

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Are personas a complete waste of time?

US network HBO to put its shows online for its cable customers

Is corporate social responsibility good for business?

Charlie Brooker schools you on interaction design

What's going on with Nokia and Facebook these days?

This interview with for HP exec Thomas J. Perki offers a great look inside the corporate world

Is MySpace planning to launch a start-up incubator?

Is the new MacBook Air the biggest test for cloud computing yet?

PingMag offers a fabulous look at skate culture in Tokyo's Shin-Okubo neighbourhood

These are 20 analytics tools for bloggers

What is the secret to making something "great"?

Is it time for the 3-column web-page layout to die?

We're loving Belkin's new Ceylon messenger bag

Labels: Belkin, Cloud computing, corporate social responsibility, facebook, HBO, MacBook Air, MySpace, Nokia, personas, PingMag, products, web analytics, web design

posted by olli @ 21:08

Monday, January 21, 2008

MIT knows what all the nouns in the English language looks like

Ouch! Wal-Mart stops selling over 1,000 magazines to focus its sales on specific titles

Should Yahoo! employees be worried about their jobs?

Another leap forward for the semantic web? Say hello to Proximic

The Pacemaker is a very interesting portable DJ mixing tool

DataPortability allows users to remix and share open standards platforms

Jango is a social music discovery service

Why Baidu is beating Google in China

How to evolve your user interface to educate your users

How to hack the OLPC XO Laptop

Everywhere is a fabulous next-generation travel magazine

If you're into modern kitchens, have a look at what Gorenje is offering

Urbanffffinds collects architectural photos from FFFFound

David Gedge is offering some handwritten tablature for your guitar playing enjoyment

Labels: Baidu, DataPortability, David Gedge, Everywhere, Google, Gorenje, Jango, MIT, OLPC, Pacemaker, Proximic, Urbanffffinds, user interface, yahoo

posted by olli @ 19:35

Friday, January 18, 2008

This is a great in-depth analysis of the Cloverfield hypermedia marketing campaign

The importance of brand strategy as explained by American Gangster

Will 2008 be the year that "super advocates" make or break brands?

The BBC is getting ready to launch hyperlocal content

Blank is a web based magazine with no content, no images and no words

Q Switcher is brilliant cross-platform browser software for OS X

If you're looking for a replacement iPhone interface, Feltron might be for you

The perfect Cthulhu must-have fashion statement - tentacle arms!

What are the world's most controversial boardgames?

The New York Observer takes a look at Tumblr

Longjump is an interesting database creation tool

Information Aesthetics is a great blog about data visualization

Musicadium is a music distribution service based in Australia

Frank Gehry is set to design the new Serpentine Pavillion in London

Labels: boardgames, branding, Cloverfield, Cthulhu, Feltron, Frank Gehry, Information Aesthetics, Longjump, Musicadium, OSX, Q Switcher, super advocates, Tumblr

posted by olli @ 07:04

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Don't tell the RIAA - the Rockstar allows you to physically share music with many people

Boxes & Arrows on why most people don't use advanced search

This website will allow you to place a grid over any website

Say hello to the iPhone trojan horse

This Travelodge can be recycled and built in 12 weeks

500,000 coloured balls in Rome. What could possibly go wrong?

Indie Comic Fan is a blog for independent comic fans

10 things you need to know about the future of broadband

The US Library of Congress shares its own photos on Flickr

ReadWriteWeb checks out social network feeds

Germany bands polluting cars from its city centres

The white folks guide to taking the New York Subway

Say hello to the concept of "Concept Programming" (.pdf)

Forget Gap Kids - say hello to Marrimeko Children

Labels: advanced search, broadband, Concept programming, Flickr, Germany, Indie Comic Fan, iPhone, Marrimeko, New York, rockstar, social network feeds, Travelodge, trojan

posted by olli @ 21:39

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Interaction designers and how they got that way

How to design for nanohazard warning signs

Who's the most customer-centric company in the world? It starts with A...

4000 legal documents served and the Pirate Bay doesn't even break a sweat. Amazing

Be very, very afraid - EMI set to fund artists with 3rd party corporate sponsors

Cullect is a feed aggregator and publisher all in one

Could virtual worlds be part of a genuine treatment for Autism?

The Facebook Marketing Bible: 24 ways to market yourself on Facebook

More? Ok - here's a list of over 2000 e-Learning tools

Say hello to Polaroid's new Zink instant print technology

When nobody else can help - call the Design Police!

Dubai is going to recreate the entire city of Lyons. No. Seriously

Lowgolink is a really interesting way of aggregating large amounts of website data

366cm is from Switzerland and have some really cool products for you

Labels: 366cm, Amazon, Cullect, design police, Dubai, EMI, facebook, interaction design, Lowgolink, Pirate Bay, Polaroid, Switzerland, Zink

posted by olli @ 21:35

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Never fear! The Design Police are here to save the day!

"Influenced" or not, you can't deny Dieter Rams and Jon Ive are both design pioneers

What to do about brand squatting?

We've been wondering for a while now - is London losing its lustre?

Jeff Jarvis takes an interesting look at the new metrics of campaigns

The Guardian takes on Facebook in this curious attempt at an expose

Is it time for an international Burning Man festival?

Poynter asks: "What makes reporting and blogging so successful?"

If you like Halo, you'll probably like the new Hummer HX concept

Fabulous idea - say hello to the RFID clothing care label concept

Live in NYC? You might want to check out the Virtual Lower East Side

Another stunning bit of information graphics - Web 3.0 web trends

How to train your eyes to "see" colours again

Labels: 0, blogging, brand squatting, Burning Man, colour, design police, Dieter Rams, Halo, Hummer, information graphics, Jonathan Ive, London, New York, Web 3

posted by olli @ 07:23

Monday, January 14, 2008

Incredimazing looks like a low rent version of FFFFound!

A Pleo gets dissected. Think very carefully about how you feel looking at this link

Reverse Mobile offers to find out what that mystery number is

If you liked Autechre's Gantz Graf - you're going to love umfeld.tv

In the magazine world, what's more important? Finding content or producing content?

Why CNET is in the mess they're currently in

How to liberate the soul of your home

The NY Times takes an in-depth look at the afterlife of cellphones

If you like following the London Underground, you should check out the Tubelines YouTube channel

Textmap is a very interesting keyword based news aggregator

Is AOL encouraging its staff to spam their friends?

In Sweden, you'll be heating your train station with your own body warmth

Do you want to see a Portal 2? You can count our vote as "Yes"

Why the "revolution" will not be designed

UCLA takes a photographic look at Los Angeles from 1920 to 1990

Labels: AOL, CNET, content, design, Incredimazing, Los Angeles, mobile phones, Pleo, Portal, Reverse Mobile, Sweden, Textmap, Tubelines, Umfeld

posted by olli @ 07:04

Friday, January 11, 2008

Wired magazine has a great story behind the rise of the iPhone

Trent Reznor says he favours an ISP tax to pay for downloaded music

This is a great presentation by J.J. Abrams at TED

Watch out Cornwall - the surf is up in London!

The Cool Hunter is on the case for...McDonalds?

Say hello to Expandable Furniture

Apparently, the official colour for 2008 is Pantone 18-3943: Blue Iris

Say hello to the world's cheapest car

Urban Mapping is offering a free neighbourhood API to map developers. Nice!

What is Google planning for Jaiku?

If you're feeling geeky in Berlin on Jan 28th, then check out Dorbot Berlin

Big Think is trying to become "the YouTube for ideas"

Does the typeface determine the grade on your university papers?

Labels: berlin, Big Think, Dorkbot, Expandable Furniture, Google, iPhone, Jaiku, JJ Abrams, Tata, TED, Trent Reznor, type, Urban Mapping, Wired, YouTube

posted by olli @ 22:00

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Bloggers beware! Blogging can be hazardous to your health

More on that - what can M*A*S*H teach you about blogging?

The Experience Stack is a great way of approaching user experience

This is an interesting look at what happens when you start talking to the music industry again

Moderato is a literary blog from Sarajevo

Shameless is a new magazine aimed at teenage girls

Say hello to the Atari Punk Console

If you want to know how much you really matter, have a look at this

This is a great coffee mug for interaction designers

Swiss Miss has a nice round-up of logo trends in 2007

The Washington Post hires Wonder Factory for a big re-design

The Guardian has a nice look at Mali's Festival Au Desert

Labels: Atari Punk Console, blogging, coffee mugs, Experience Stack, Festival Au Desert, logo design, Mash, Moderato, Shameless, Washington Post, Wonder Factory

posted by olli @ 21:48

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

MTV unveils a new targeted online syndication strategy

How to stop your girlfriend from gaming

Can you get to Level 70 in World Of Warcraft and still be a pacifist?

How to show your clients you're a professional freelancer

This is how IKEA comes up with their product names

Say hello to geographic data in Second Life

Check out the Future Of Fashion conference in Amsterdam, January 31st

How web media is usurping old media

Readers Digest on the secret of self-made millionaires

How to visualize fictional radio spaces

Idiomag is a new personalized online music magazine

Yahoo! launches a browser based mp3 player...but why?

There are some interesting things going on in German graveyards these days

Labels: Amsterdam, Fashion, Germany, Idiomag, Ikea, mtv, radio space, Readers Digest, Second Life, syndication, web media, yahoo

posted by olli @ 07:50

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

The Next Web is a new blog covering the European start-up scene

Holy information design overload, Batman! It's the Tokyo Traffic Control Centre

Does MTV have any relevance to the music industry anymore?

Say hello to Yahoo!'s newly re-designed mobile homepage

More Yahoo! - what's going in their music department?

Why non-obvious brand icons work

Is the future of the music industry...Pac Man?

This is an awesome real-time blog of a World War I solider. Real-time!

This is a nice look at new building work in Wellington, New Zealand

The unsexiest magazine covers of 2007

Is 2008 the year that the IT department becomes obsolete?

What are the Pantone colours of Canada?

Labels: blogging, branding, IT, magazine design, music industry, Pantone, The Next Web, tokyo, traffic, Wellington, World War I, Yahoo mobile

posted by olli @ 20:38

Monday, January 7, 2008

Essential reading: What your kids are demanding from the future of media

Phillip Sherburne take note - the electronic music review writing guide

On that note - here's a not-so-brief history of laptop music

More on that - Copywriters - these are the words to avoid in 2008

Is Britain really on the verge of a new art "renaissance"?

Forget about Nielsen. Twitcrit allows instant reviews AND audience measurement for media

Say hello to the birth of Monster.com's foray into social networking

8 design mistakes to avoid

What's going on with those crazy kids at Red Herring?

Check out the Digital Foci 1.5 and 2.8 inch OLED photo keychains

Has the proliferation of internet porn reduced sexual violence in the real world?

MIT shows you how you should be designing software

Attention co-habitators. Trust me. You really need these bedsheets

Labels: copywriting, Couple, Digital Foci, journalism, laptop music, MIT, Monster, porn, Red Herring, software design

posted by olli @ 19:14

Friday, January 4, 2007

What got Scoble into hot water with Facebook? It was Plaxo Plus

Is Apple about launch a record label with Jay-Z at the helm?

The Motley Fool is warning investors to avoid the music industry

Thom Yorke agrees: "Artists are often screwed by digital downloads"

Interesting concept: What if airlines became publishers?

Don't design for mobile. Design for "mobility"

Are ISP's the new behavioral ad networks?

On that note - Pointui is a new user interface for mobile phones

First there was Dopplr, now say hello to Driftr. Still no "e"

We're loving these Swedish green felt coasters

Samsung discusses the future of electronic devices

There are lamps and then there is the duck lamp

Labels: airlines, Apple, Driftr, Duck Lamp, felt coasters, ISPs, Jay-Z, mobile design, Plaxo Plus, Pointui, Radiohead, Samsung

posted by olli @ 20:05

Thursday, January 3, 2008

10 obscure Google search tricks for you

Uh oh - Business Week predicts the fall of Web 2.0 this year

There is a war going on. A war against...live blogging

Plogg is an interesting energy management tool for your appliances

If you're into cute and cuddly toys, you should meet Misio

Amazon now getting its hands dirty with MMO-powered crowdsourcing

What exactly is going on between Google and the UK newspaper industry?

Apple daytrading - how to cash in on the MacWorld keynote effect

The Guardian says the cultural elite are dead. Dead!

Time magazine lists its Top 50 websites of 2007

...and interestingly enough - 5 of the worst

You might be addicted to Digg if...

Labels: Apple, crowdsourcing, cultural elitism, daytrading, digg, Google, Misio, MMO, Plogg, searching, Time, web 2.0

posted by olli @ 19:47

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Say hello to 2008 - shiner.clay would like to wish all of you a very Happy New Year!

Japan announces 5 trillion Yen Maglev train to be operational by 2025

How to market your website in 2008

If you (like us)like information overload, Whitesoap is the place for you

Malfunc[tion] is a brilliant design and photoblog

Is Ruby On Rails just a programming ghetto?

Say hello to the Optimus Tactus concept keyboard. Sorry - it's just a concept...for now

What's a bigger threat to Microsoft? Google or Open Source?

Need to track your content? Check out Attributor

These are 11 design user interface design resources for you

There are architectural renderings from New York and then there are...these

Who tips more? Mac or PC users? Starbucks knows

Labels: architecture user interface design, Attributor, Japan, Maglev, Malfunction, Microsoft, New York, Optimus Tactus, Ruby On Rails, Starbucks, Whitesoap

posted by olli @ 21:26

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