Adobe has announced it’s killing Flash on mobile devises. Flash haters and technology commentators are declaring Flash to be dead… again. When it was announced that iOS devices wouldn’t support Flash, many of the same people declared Flash to be dead then too. It boggles my mind why people feel the need to choose sides [...]
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to the promotional site of Erick Clark, an Austin, Texas, based user interaction and visual designer. I specialize in the creation of innovative and unique online user experiences. I've been working as a designer for more than ten years, feel free to take a look at my portfolio and my resume.Latest Blog Posts
SXSW Interactive 2010 was the first SXSW conference I had attended since maybe 2000. And my experience way back then was that the conference was largely aimed at people who were either new to the interactive industry or were trying to get into the interactive industry. And also for people who wanted to get trashed [...]
HTML5 vs. Flash – The War Begins Not surprisingly there was a lot of talk at SXSW about the iPad and what it means for content creators, designers and developers. One of the first things I noticed when attending panels related to the iPad was that sides are being chosen. Though a few people approached [...]
Your Web Site as a Game When I first heard someone mention using video game metaphors in web site UI design I thought of the UI common in many first person shooters, such as heads up displays and menus for managing weapons and tools inventories. But I was thinking too literal. It’s way more basic, [...]