Article - Ad Declines in Mass Media Seen as More Than Just Economic (Wall Street Journal)
Very interesting article on The Wall Street Journal this morning where the CEO’s of Disney and News agree that consumer behaviour is playing a large part in the downturn of ad revenue online and not just the economic woes we’re currently seeing. Advertising, as we know it is changing.
When is it time to jump into yet another social network?
Interesting article on Mashable about the proliferation of social media and which networks we should join.
While you’re considering this, why not check out where your username is being used - very interesting.
10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009
“Social media today is a pure mess: it has become a collection of countless features, tools, and applications fighting for a piece of the pie“.
Here’s 10 ways in which ’social media’ will change in 2009, including the ever elusive ability to generate revenue.
Article / Learning to love the pixel: exploring the craft of icon design
Makes for an interesting read - talks about crafting something relevant, usable and attractive as opposed to simply ‘prettying things up’. Read the article
Article / What Does Rich Mean?
Interesting article that has a tendency to get a little convoluted at times. “Amid the current hype of Web 2.0, rich has become the de facto buzzword suggesting fresh, sexy digital products, often marked by glossy buttons with AJAX-driven behaviors. But what does rich mean to a UI (user interface) designer who wants to craft intelligent, compelling, and memorable interactions?”
Check it out at Boxes and Arrows
Article / Experience IS the Product…
Great article talking on the value experience delivers to consumers.
“Flickr is driven by explicit experience strategy. Two in fact, written right there on its About Page:
1. We want to help people make their photos available to the people who matter to them.
2. We want to enable new ways of organizing photos.”
Article / The 2012 Olympic Logo Ate My Hamster
Interesting design-take on the whole 2012 debacle on Design Observer. “The logo is an example of the sort of design you get when politicos and business people try to be hip. What we’ve ended up with is a logo commissioned by middle-class suburbanites who do ‘gardening in polo shirts.’ In other words, it’s a laughable attempt at ‘cutting edge’ design.”
Article / Helvetica turns 50
The Helvetica font is celebrating its 50th birthday. You’ve probably seen it a thousand times today.
Article / BigPond’s fantasy island revealed (SMH)
“Telstra BigPond throws open the doors to its island playground within the 3-D online world of Second Life.
It becomes the first major Australian corporation to create a presence there, following a stampede of international companies who have started to use Second Life as a promotional and commercial tool.” > more
Article / YouTubers star in Barenaked music video (SMH)
The Canadian pop-rock band Barenaked Ladies has enlisted a raft of YouTube’s most famous names to star in their latest music video, Sound Of Your Voice > read the article