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Father of CSS plans for Web publishing future

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:58:59 -0700

Presenting a polished layout is crucial to newspapers and magazines publishing on the Web. Opera CTO Hakon Wium Lie says the CSS Web standard is adapting accordingly...

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Check out the GE Interactive Show

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:44:26 -0700

Seems like we spend half of our life behind the wheel, but most of us don't actually drive very far. On average, we drive fewer than 30 miles each day. So an electric vehicle could be the perfect car for many of us...

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MySpace goes blank -New Logo from MySpace

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:51:27 -0700

The new MySpace logo drops the word '—space' in favor of a blank line. Borrowing from AOL's recent rebrand, the logo's blank line can be filled in with random imagery—in this case, user-generated artwork...

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New CI from GapBody Fit collection

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:40:45 -0700

Just when you thought you had heard the last of Gap, we bring you… more Gap! Except that this is a little more uplifting than last week's meltdown. If we take it from the top, boiling it down to product lines, there is Gap....

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Evian designed by Issey Miyake

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:54:13 -0700

Evian has announced its latest designer collaboration. The spring water brand has worked with fashion designer Issey Miyake to create the fourth annual limited edition designer bottle...

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W3C says HTML5 Not Ready for Production

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:23:06 -0700

DESPITE MANY IT firms telling us otherwise, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is warning that HMTL5 is not ready for prime time...

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The new Gap CI Logo - better or worse?

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:38:56 -0700

Established in 1969 in San Francisco, Gap is one of the most popular American clothing brands — net sales of $3.8 billion in 2009 can attest to it. With 1,140 stores in the U.S....

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Google announces new photo format: WebP

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:29:37 -0700

WebP (pronounced weppy) has been under development by Google and reduces file sizes by 40 percent compared to JPEGs. That means faster downloads from websites and less strain on networks...

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Rising browser powers: Chrome, iOS

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:50:39 -0700

Browser usage statistics for September provide a look at who's gaining clout on the Web: Google's Chrome, twin mobile powerhouses Apple iOS and Google Android, and Microsoft's IE9...

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2010 IDEA Design Awards winners

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:53:58 -0700

Fast Company's Co.Design, where business and design collide. Every day this website will showcase the people, products and projects that are roiling the design world. Controversies will be front and center here, alongside great...

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The most powerful colors in the world

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:57:48 -0700

Here you'll find Palettes and Patterns, as well as a Blog, Trends and Forums to help guide your colorful business decisions...

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Adobe Flash Player 64 bit now pre-release!

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:11:40 -0700

Adobe Flash Player 10.1 was launched on August 16, 2010 and has graduated from Adobe Labs. Improve your experience on the web with hardware acceleration for smoother high quality video, enhanced performance and....

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Future of screen technology

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:53:29 -0700

This is the result of TAT's Open Innovation experiment. It is an experience video showing the future of screen technology with stretchable screens, transparent screens and e-ink displays, to name a few.....

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The Mini Ad that demands your attention

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:22:02 -0700

One of the selling points for Mini Cooper Clubman – the Mini that is roomier yet still cute — is that it has room for some luggages. The Clubman's luggage compartment measures 9.2 cubic feet and has a cargo cover as standard equipment...

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New Apple iTune 10 icon design

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:35:12 -0700

The new version of the icon seems to be following the standard "more is more" approach of on screen design: drop shadows, glows, bevels, gradients? We got 'em all! Even the much lauded simplicity of Adobe's icon set for the crash-tastic Creative Suite is an illusion...

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Adobe resuming work on iPhone app development technology again

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:18:04 -0700

Apple's announcement today that it has lifted restrictions on its third-party developer guidelines has direct implications for Adobe's Packager for iPhone, a feature in the Flash Professional CS5 authoring tool...

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Internet Explorer 9 Beta sees video demo, hits 95/100 on Acid3 test

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:11:43 -0700

Looks as if the Internet Explorer 9 Beta has now leaked on video, and -- surprise, surprise -- it looks exactly like Internet Explorer! If...

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Apple relents on Flash-derived iPhone, iPad apps

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:22:16 -0700

An outright block on iOS apps derived from Flash software is lifted--but Adobe axed the developer tool project, and Apple still maintains control via the App Store. Read this blog post by Stephen Shankland on Deep Tech...

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Zen and the Art of Design

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:52:21 -0700

A carpet of clouds flows over the mountains, sending sheets of rain into the valley. I am staring at a painting that's come to life, like a Sumi-e masterpiece. In this rendition, however, power lines...

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Web Open Font Format

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:30:29 -0700

After years of Web-font false starts, the new font technology is poised to spruce up the Web's words. Overall, it'll be a step forward...

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Adobe moves further into Google's orbit

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:34:20 -0700

Google's Android operating system may be the most important external project to Adobe: without it, Adobe's mobile strategy would be in tatters....

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Macallan -- Tablet UI for Windows 7 Tablet Devices

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:52:58 -0700

Macallan UI demo (for Windows 7 devices) by Uicentric.

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My Name is Y… the Y - The new YMCA's new CI

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:41:46 -0700

The Y's new visual system reflects our true identity: a caring, people-oriented organization that is devoted to the cause of strengthening communities. The refreshed logo, for instance, is bold, active and welcoming...

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Apple-backed SproutCore takes on Flash in race to deliver multitouch web apps

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:24:42 -0700

SproutCore, the open source "Rich Internet Apps" framework Apple adopted and invested in to construct its online MobileMe suite of web apps and its iWork.com service, is taking on a larger life of its own as...

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Flash to take 3D graphics plunge

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:32:27 -0700

In a move that could keep ties with online games programmers strong, Adobe Systems is adding 3D graphics support to a coming version of its widely used browser plug-in...

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Web video showdown: Flash vs. QuickTime vs. Windows Media

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:46:03 -0700

How do the three major web video formats compare in terms of CPU usage and battery life? You might be surprised at the results...

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Marketing departments abscond with 'HTML5'

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:50:51 -0700

HTML5 is the next version of the Hypertext Markup Language standard for creating Web pages. The standard has lain fallow for a decade...

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Chrome gets Google's new video tech

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:41:32 -0700

Developer's build of browser now includes WebM, the open-source, royalty-free video tech that lets browsers use cutting-edge streaming video features without publishers paying a dime...

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AOL Phase 02

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:40:58 -0700

A second series of reveal films created for AOL and launched at the New Museum, NYC. Used for web video, mobile, digital campaigns and outdoor LED displays...

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Adobe reveals magazine iPad-izer software

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:01:34 -0700

The latest development: new viewer software announced Monday that lets publishers create splashy digital versions of their magazines...

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Wired Magazine's iPad Edition goes live

Thu, 27 May 2010 17:58:12 -0700

Wired delighted to announce that Wired's first digital edition is now available for the iPad and soon for nearly all other tablets...

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iPad Usability: UI Testing by Jakob Nielsen

Wed, 12 May 2010 23:12:36 -0700

iPad apps are inconsistent and have low feature discoverability, with frequent user errors due to accidental gestures. An overly strong print metaphor and weird interaction styles cause further usability problems...

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Report: Apple developing a Flash alternative

Sun, 09 May 2010 21:04:11 -0700

The technology, called Gianduia, was introduced by Apple last summer at its World of WebObjects Developer Conference, according to an AppleInsider report...

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How Adobe CS5 Takes advantage of 64-Bit, Multi-Core, and GPU computing

Sun, 02 May 2010 10:44:51 -0700

While the Windows version of Creative Suite 4 had some Windows 64-bit support, CS5 is the first version with real cross-platform support...

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Thoughts on Flash - from Steve Jobs

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:36:31 -0700

"I wanted to jot down some of our thoughts on Adobe's Flash products so that customers and critics may better understand why we do not allow Flash on iPhones, iPods and iPads"...

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Flash Player 'Gala' brings hardware decoding support to Mac OS X

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:09:16 -0700

Apple just enabled low-level access to NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, 320M and GT 330M H.264 GPU hardware in Mac OS X 10.6.3...

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Apple's Endless Expanding App Universe

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:30:53 -0700

In 2008, Steve Jobs said, 'Let there be apps.' Now a cosmos full of companies and developers is bound by the laws of Apple—for better and worse...

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The Flash fracas between Adobe and Apple

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:29:27 -0700

Adobe and Apple are jockeying for power over the mobile computing future, but it's not as simple as the fanboys and haters would have you think...

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CS5: An evolution of the designer's toolbox

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:52:46 -0700

After months of hinting and speculation, Adobe has unveiled the latest version of its popular design toolbox, Creative Suite 5. Beneath a mountain of new features, the suite also received a comprehensive brand refresh...

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Who owns the most servers?

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:46:11 -0700

The biggest tech names require a lot of server power to keep up with their customers. Here's a breakdown of just how much server power some are packing...

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Pebble as Metaphor for Directory

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:03:42 -0700

Our new branding reflects an important shift in the way we are doing business, in what we are offering to consumers...

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Microsoft Kin UI walkthrough

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:08:22 -0700

If you've managed to pull your eyes away from our no-holds-barred liveblog of Microsoft's Kin announcement, you might've noticed that there are video up on the official Kin site depicting the UI in all its hipster-lite, storytelling glory...

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Web development will become much more complicated

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:50:28 -0700

Now many of you are expecting this post to be about the lack of Flash on the iPad or about the future of HTML 5. While those issues are important, there are actually much larger issues facing the web development community. These issues are not necessarily negative, but they will change the way we all work...

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Typogridphy — A Typographical and Grid Layout CSS Framework

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:34:05 -0700

Typogridphy is a CSS framework constructed to allow web designers and front-end developers to quickly code typograhically pleasing grid layouts....

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960 Gridder - Lay out websites with ease

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:32:28 -0700

"I wanted to jot down some of our thoughts on Adobe's Flash products so that customers and critics may better understand why we do not allow Flash on iPhones, iPods and iPads"...

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Proposed Photoshop CS5 Interface: Hyperrealism

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:27:50 -0700

Hyper-realistic Interface for Adobe Photoshop CS5. It was made for an online software seller by an ad agency...

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Apple's prohibition of Flash-built apps in iPhone 4.0 related to multitasking

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:21:46 -0700

Reports of the change in Apple's 4.0 license trickled in from a variety of sources, many of them either glad Apple was taking a tough new stance against "Flash shovelware" or alternatively upset that the...

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Popular Science + is the first digital magazine on iPad

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:53:15 -0700

Popular Science + is the first digital magazine to emerge from Bonnier's Mag+, an ongoing project across all Bonnier titles in the U.S. and Europe..

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Acura ZDX "Oil" TV Commercial

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:51:47 -0700

The fluid in the suspension of the ZDX actually reacts to an electro-magnetic charge for greater control and more responsive handling...

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Acura TL TV commercial

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:50:25 -0700

The commercial describes how the Super Handling All-Wheel Drive in the TL delivers power not only front to rear, but side to side for increased performance....

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Steve Jobs talked about Paul Rand

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:44:53 -0700

Listening to this great anecdote, it doesn't surprise me that Steve Jobs liked Paul Rand so much. After all, he has the same philosophy: My way or the highway...

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Interesting Concept. Will you sleep in?

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:13:19 -0700

In a world where people appreciate good design everywhere, cool mini hotel rooms are the latest 'it' trend. In Tokyo, the Capsule Inn exemplifies the bare-essentials hotel rooms for brief use, and similar concepts are popping up at airports. ...

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Flash vs HTML 5: Are concerns overblown?

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:43:24 -0700

Adobe's well-publicized battle with Apple over Flash's future on the iPhone and iPad may have cast some doubt on the ubiquitous software, but the flap..

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Chermayeff & Geismar's 50 years creations - Chase Manhattan Bank and now Taipei Bank

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:43:46 -0700

To help celebrate this momentous anniversary Chermayeff is launching their newest creation, the redesign of the Bank of Taipei brand—half a century later—with another four-sided trademark...

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Adobe announcing the newest CS5 Suite

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:36:48 -0700

Watch how the all-new Creative Suite 5 will help you deliver innovative ideas in print, web, interactive and mobile...

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Acura TSX TV commercial

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:33:39 -0700

Watch this commercial to see how Acura uses sound to eliminate unwanted noise in the TSX...

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Apple iPad TV Commercial - See the differences between HP and Apple

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:31:53 -0700

Apple's first iPad TV commercial debuts during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards...

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Amazing? - See HP's new campaign

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:30:04 -0700

"We tore the computer apart and rebuilt it so my music sounds the way its supposed to." Over the last few years HP has evolved to become the worlds largest technology company, with the broadest integrated portfolio...

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E commerce 101: How the money transfer from buyers to the seller in the cyberspace.

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:29:20 -0700

Credit cards are expensive and inefficient. iTunes and PayPal streamline the transaction process...

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Adobe Demos Flash & Air on HP's Slate

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:28:56 -0700

Alan Tam from Adobe Flash Product Marketing walks us through Adobe Flash and Adobe Air functionalities on HP's upcoming slate device. Learn how you can access the full web, and not just a part of it. Questions or thoughts...

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HTML 5 & Flash. No clear winner

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:27:48 -0700

The test, from Streaming Learning Center, was conducted in response to recent comments alleged to have been said by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in which he reportedly called Flash a "CPU hog."...

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Inside Apple's iPad: Adobe Flash

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:26:25 -0700

Since the iPhone debuted in 2007 without any support for Flash, Adobe has begun a revitalized campaign to breathe interest in Flash...

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The tech old school gets a new look

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:26:20 -0700

It used to be, back in the late 1980s and early '90s, that you couldn't talk about Hollywood visual effects without mentioning Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI)...

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Microsoft Office, Version Bland.0

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:26:05 -0700

It's no secret that I do not — repeat, do not — enjoy the design stylings of Microsoft. But that's like a 5-year-old saying he or she does not like broccoli, except for the fact that not even with age does the Microsoft taste become...

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Read Wired magazine in a whole new way: Wired Tablet App

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:24:34 -0700

Although the Wired Reader starts as an AIR app, Adobe has created tools that allow us to easily convert it for major tablet and mobile platforms...

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Photoshop, a software industry fixture, turns 20

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:23:45 -0700

So how will Apple explain the touch-screen e-reader/Web tablet that's being described, and in some cases derided, as "an iPod Touch on steroids," albeit one that will cost between $499 and $829...

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How to succeed at marketing the iPad

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:22:34 -0700

So how will Apple explain the touch-screen e-reader/Web tablet that's being described, and in some cases derided, as "an iPod Touch on steroids," albeit one that will cost between $499 and $829...

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Welcome to dBlog!

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0700

So how will Apple explain the touch-screen e-reader/Web tablet that's being described, and in some cases derided, as "an iPod Touch on steroids," albeit one that will cost between $499 and $829...

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