Chas Porter tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1643606 2012-01-18T07:42:42-06:00 Art is an experience that challenges what you believe to be reality TypePad Who to believe about SOPA and PIPA? Ben Huh or an old white guy? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5522ffcbe88340162ffc879be970d 2012-01-18T07:42:42-06:00 2012-01-18T09:10:26-06:00 Clearly Ben Huh and his great glasses. Seriously, the contrast between new and old, which is at the core of the debate behind SOPA and PIPA, is summed up in this still, captured from this debate last night on PBS.... Chas Porter

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Clearly Ben Huh and his great glasses. Seriously, the contrast between new and old, which is at the core of the debate behind SOPA and PIPA, is summed up in this still, captured from this debate last night on PBS. Watch it, listen, and you'll see what this picture tells us: clearly Huh understands the Internet, the old white guy, he's there to "protect the Internet" with "the rule of law" so that it benefits an old, stagnant industry that wants the world to be as it once was. Face it old white guy, you can't win. The Internet is a monster. It can't be stopped.

 Want to understand what makes a great interface? Then watch this. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5522ffcbe8834016760b6ed73970b 2012-01-17T21:26:59-06:00 2012-01-17T21:26:59-06:00 I've been a Mac Fanboy since 1984 (when I ran back from the kitchen to see what the hell was that commercial playing on the SuperBowl), but I have to say, Windows Phone 7 is one very fine interface. Here's... Chas Porter

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I've been a Mac Fanboy since 1984 (when I ran back from the kitchen to see what the hell was that commercial playing on the SuperBowl), but I have to say, Windows Phone 7 is one very fine interface. Here's a video that every designer, interactive or not, should watch to understand the cutting edge of design today. The beauty is this: Windows has always been a horrible experience when compared to Apple, but the people at Microsoft have discovered the value and power of great user experiences while designing Windows Phone 7. The discovery is fresh for them, and in this video they lay it all out. I'm using it as a refresher course, a reminder of what to pay attention to, of how to think when designing. Thanks Microsoft.

Wow, I never thought I'd say that.

 Yeti gets it tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5522ffcbe883401675f0b6c7f970b 2011-12-20T11:01:09-06:00 2011-12-20T12:10:46-06:00 As an interactive designer, I signup for plenty of spam emails to better understand what makes good and bad online marketing. With videos and features like this, Yeti is one of the few emails I look forward to. Chas Porter <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>As an interactive designer, I signup for plenty of spam emails to better understand what makes good and bad online marketing. With videos and features like this, Yeti is one of the few emails I look forward to.</p> <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33681000?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff" width="571" height="321" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div> House 2.0 by architect Pieter Weijnen tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5522ffcbe8834014e8ad70156970d 2011-08-21T22:20:43-05:00 2011-08-21T22:20:43-05:00 The use of charred wood is beautiful. More at Dwell.com Chas Porter

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The use of charred wood is beautiful. More at Dwell.com

 Symmetry by Everynone tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5522ffcbe8834014e89cc860b970d 2011-07-13T09:06:00-05:00 2011-07-13T09:06:00-05:00 Chas Porter