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A little bit from here, there and everywhere.
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Oct 29
Living Light: Revealing air quality through an architectural media pavilion | information aesthetics
I’m loving the idea of ambient information embedded in architectural structures. Living Light by David Benjamin and Soo-in Yang responds to the air quality and public interest in the environment. The tree-like canopy is actually a map of Seoul made of panels that correspond to neighbourhoods.
Oct 21
10/GUI by Clayton Miller
More information at the 10/GUI site and coverage on Fast Company.
Oct 19
» An analysis of the Amazon shopping experience | Webdesigner Depot
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Oct 07
Polaroid film: Exp.09.10.09
I found out that the last batch of Polaroid film reaches its “use by” date this Friday. So, digital has gone and killed yet another icon of the 20th century — no more “shake it, shake it…!” Last year, Polaroid announced that they had “made the difficult decision to cease manufacturing of instant film products in 2008”, predictably attributed to market conditions and falling sales.
Fans and, in particular, owners of Polaroid instant cameras protested to keep the technology alive and the production of the film going. Save Polaroid rallied enthusiasts to take action and other sites like Polanoid and My Last Polaroid celebrate the medium.
There may still be hope if The Impossible Project succeeds in their mission to re-invent the Integral film. The team comprises ex-employees and have leased a factory in the Netherlands. They hope to produce one million films in 2010.
‘Polaroid: Exp 09.10.09’, an exhibition to mark the film’s final expiration date, is on at the Atlas Gallery. I sure hope that this is not the end.
UPDATE 16-Oct-2009: The Impossible Project inspires Polaroid® to relaunch instant cameras
Oct 06
Who rules the social web? | Information is Beautiful
Oct 01
Links in Print: The Story of a Beautiful Failure | Information Architects
iA pitched for the print redesign of Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger. One of the things they came up with was print links, highlighting keywords in blue. Apart from making articles scannable, it treats the newspaper as a cross-channel entity. Users can search for the keywords on the website and retrieve articles related to that topic.
Sep 30
Intelligent Home Screen | Larva Labs
Designed for an Android-based phone, the home screen attempts to bring together the multiple channels, through which information-hungry users keep connected. Watch the video of it in action.
