Propaganda is most well known in the form of war posters. But at its core, it is a mode of communication aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position, and that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Although propaganda is often used to manipulate human emotions by displaying facts [...]
CSS trickery with the Channel 4 logo
At @clearleft we’ve recently been working with Channel 4, and their 3-dimensional segmented logo got me thinking; was there something I could do with a bi-directional browser-resizing parallax to recreate some of their iconic channel idents in an interactive form on the web? So one lunchtime, that’s exactly what I did. The result is very [...]
Moof – Login Form Reinvented
So, I was trying to find a good music player to embed in the site when I encountered Moof – which claims “Social Music Reinvented” for an iTunes like online social music player – which didn’t suit my needs… …but I couldn’t miss the login and registration form on the bottom of the page. Seems [...]
While some publishers have concerns over Apple’s business model…
While some publishers have concerns over Apple’s business model regarding print media on the iPad, one magazine that’s embracing the future with open arms is Wired.
Recently, Wired Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson called the iPad a “game changer”, and the folks there have been working hard to develop a more interactive version of the magazine that will hopefully be ready to go in time for the iPad launch.
(via Edible Apple)
‘License Photo’ option on Flickr…
First time I see ‘License Photo’ option on Flickr, licensing by Getty Images. Now – is it published by Flickr user and “bought” by Getty, or is it published by Getty in another way to reach buyers?
(image by virginiaz)
The Google Apps Team phasing out IE6
“In order to continue to improve our products and deliver more sophisticated features and performance, we are harnessing some of the latest improvements in web browser technology. This includes faster JavaScript processing and new standards like HTML5. As a result, over the course of 2010, we will be phasing out support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 as well as other older browsers that are not supported by their own manufacturers.”
– The Google Apps Team (via hannahkc)
Playing with Google Wave
I’ve had Google Wave for a few days now. Without being cheesy, this is one amazing collaboration tool that may change everything between email and chat. It is still in early stages and the more I use it, the more I’ll find uses for it, the more it’ll change the way we interact. More to [...]