Valleywag is pointing to a 2006 article by Adrian Holovaty that addresses the design limitations newspapers are facing online. Holovaty argues for a data structure that is more user-centric. ...say a newspaper has written a story about a local fire. Being able to read that story on a cell phone is fine and dandy. Hooray, technology! But what I really want to be able to do is explore the raw facts of that story, one …
Wall Street Has A New Look. So Does Its Newspaper of Record.
The online version of The Wall Street Journal has a new look as of today, care of Sapient. "The redesign is a crucial moment in the e-evolution of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones," said Robert Thomson, managing editor of The Wall Street Journal and editor-in-chief of Dow Jones & Company. "We will be providing general readers with an easier-to-navigate selection of great reporting and fine writing, while our …
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Designer-Songwriter Makes Would Be Virals
Matt Maxwell, aka, Design Minstrel is writing and performing songs about design. Here's a lyric from the song posted above: When it arrives in cardboard cover I can't wait to discover For a spread to-say I got published in CA While I can't say the performance is riveting, the lyrics are certainly on point for his intended audience. …
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del.icio.us Is Now Delicious
I just made a post to Delicious, but before I could I had to log in, which was odd. Now I know why. The site has been overhauled and it's looking good. According to their blog, the new Delicious is just like the old del.icio.us, only faster, easier to learn, and hopefully more delightful to use and to look at. And the dots that made for a cutesy, but confusing, brand name are gone. By the way, I've been tagging …
How To Tell If An Idea Is Any Good
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Real Mad Man Looks Back
Designer William Drenttel, a founding editor at Design Observer, discusses his pre-design background as a "Mad Man." When I started at Compton, account executives on Procter & Gamble generally had MBAs from Penn, Columbia or Dartmouth. We were white and generally male. We bought our (white) shirts at one of three places: Brooks Brothers, J.Press ("of New Haven"), or Paul Stuart. There were no other acceptable …
Battle of the Human Billboards
Rob Walker points to an interesting response to the above t-shirt. …
Walmart Changes Logo, Drops Hyphen. Craziness!
I like good logos and all, but I don't quite get why people obsess over them. And I can't imagine the decision-making process that went into Walmart's new logo. Plus, they're dropping the hyphen. So, what do you think? …
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