Do you sometimes scratch your head and ask WTF (I said “frick” in my head. Really.) when projects suddenly fall apart? Suppose you’re a project manager. Your team is steadily moving along on a project. There is no indication that anything is wrong, and your team says they’re on target to [...]
The concepts introduced around “Web 2.0″ have shifted the way users interact with the web and their data. This presentation is an excellent vision of where the web is going (beyond rich user interfaces)…
I came across an interesting article on Techcrunch that discussed How to Build a Web App in Four Days. I really like this approach, and I’ve always felt it could be extremely successful given the right team and the right environment…
I noticed an idea in the article that I liked so I thought I’d [...]
jottit.com
Good news from Techcrunch:
Adobe has created a special Flash player for the search engines that acts like a virtual user going through each application. It actually goes through the runtime of each Flash application and translates it into something the search engines can understand. So all of those fancy interactive Flash Websites and other rich [...]
This may not be a new technology, but it’s new to me. And, I spent $9.00 calling information last month. So, if you like to call information, but don’t like spending the cash. Check this out:
http://www.google.com/goog411/
I’ve found some helpful tools, cheeseball humor, jobs and other random information about freelancing on this site:
http://freelanceswitch.com/
Every now and then, there is an idea executed on the internet so well, it could make almost any concept look wonderful. But what if the concept was great to begin with AND was executed flawlessly? This is rare, but a friend of mine turned me onto such a case: Grooveshark.
Grooveshark allows you to search [...]
So Adobe finally released their online version of Photoshop. It is a Flex based RIA called Photoshop Express. While the tool is a very nice tool, it only slightly similar to the desktop version, and IMO doesn’t really deserve the “Photoshop” name. The Express version seems like more of an online photo [...]
Here is a cool link for you to check out.. If you were ever a fan of IPIX this goes a few steps further!
Immersive Media
www.searchme.com
http://www.thepocketgeek.com/
Pretty interesting Flash game/site which seems to fall in with “The Sims” or one of those virtual pet-type websites. It’s a fun idea, but the audio gets annoying real quick so you’ll probably want to toggle it off.
http://www.planetdan.net/pics/misc/hillary.htm
A little Flash game that is addictive and creepy all at the same time. Makes me wonder if ole’ Bill isn’t sitting at a computer somewhere, dragging her all over the screen, and laughing his head off. There are also some other variations - “Falling Hillary in a Bikini” (think I just threw up a [...]
http://robobrawl.com/
This little gem definitely takes the cake as “site of the month.” RoboBrawl, promotional minisite for Intel Xeon, is very well executed on so many fronts - user experience, design, illustration, typography, animation, usability, sound, music… it’s the total package. Build a robot, fight in matches, upgrade your weapons, and challenge friends to a full-on [...]
This is something that I’ve heard come up a lot in conversation and in a lot of different places across the web. Lee Brimlow brings up some interesting points in an article worth reading over at
The Flash Blog. Check it out. Flash is Not a Stepping Stone!
MINUIT
http://www.minuit.co.nz/
Cool site. I love the illustrative style and the game-like play. The overall concept reminds me a lot of Red Interactive, which is an awesome site. It was launched about a year ago, but since then they’ve added several extras.
RED INTERACTIVE
http://www.ff0000.com/
The ASTRA website (Yahoo/Flash Developer Center) sums it up best:
ASTRA, the ActionScript Toolkit for Rich Applications, is a collection of Flash and Flex components, code libraries, toolkits and utilties developed by Yahoo! for ActionScript developers. These libraries available under the terms of the open source BSD license.
Yahoo has built components that are available for Flex [...]
What designer hasn’t poured their heart and soul into a project only to have it bastardized by some corporate suit? Well since it’s Friday, I decided to post a few funny, designer-related links that have been passed to me over the last couple of months… all of which make me feel better after a “creatively [...]
simplifyyourwork2008.com
So you’re telling me there’s a Microsoft site out there that is clean, simple, creative, AND playful? Is the universe ripping apart at the seams? But I guess they only get partial credit because the site is targeting Mac users.
I’m such a sucker. Ok, Aral…what is it already?
The Ultrashock community has been a big inspiration for me over the years. I haven’t spent as much time on their site lately, but I used to really enjoy reading through their forums.
A site upgrade may have been long overdue, but they have certainly outdone themselves this time around. They have [...]
Finding that perfect color combination can sometimes be a tough nut to crack. I find that for me, it’s all about inspiration, so here are 5 great resources for “color-block.” And of course they’re presented in a list… because everyone loves lists.
5 - COLORJACK
http://www.colorjack.com
Extremely useful online utility that allows you to create color palettes by [...]
Ever wanted to find Chuck Norris?
1 Go to google.com
2 Type “find chuck norris”
3 Press “I’m Feeling Lucky”
Helvetica is a new documentary out by Gary Hustwit. It basically takes a look at the history of the typeface and its impact on our visual culture.
The very bearded, Bill Jones, sent me a link to it on Google video - watch the documentary in its entirety here.
I follow Ryan Stewart’s blog. He is well versed in Flex and other RIA technologies, and is employed at Adobe as an RIA Evangelist. His opinions are generally not heavily weighted in Adobe’s favor. There were no big surprises here, but it’s nice to know that we’re moving the right direction.
His post [...]
Hornall Anderson
Saw this site and thought it was worth a post. Slick interface showcasing some good-looking, diverse work. I really like the clean and tidy approach to the UI - it doesn’t compete with the content, and it lets the work speak for itself.
Cool idea for a physics game. I’m not sure how it could be used, but it’s crazy addictive even at an early stage.
Up until now, this blog has been a place for us to share links, interesting technologies, and to post various other topics of interest. I’ve had some things on my mind lately, so if you can pardon my rambling, I’ll shift gears a bit…
After several years of working with an interactive agency, I can [...]
