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CSS should just say no to IDs

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:05:00 -0700

Great article that lays out a convincing argument to forgo the use of IDs in your CSS. The explanation of the performance myth is splendid. Best part is the specificity problem focus. I know I have found myself in that boat many times. All and all, it is great advice.

http://oli.jp/2011/ids/

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TED — Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:44:28 -0700

Just wow. Excellent presentation, which plants the notion of how crazy things could get for us. When algorithms are shaping our lives, culture and money.

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I want this now please...

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:46:00 -0700

So I may be a little late to the party on this video but I for one can't wait to see this full length.

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I love this...

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:39:00 -0700

The Unevolved Brands. How indoctrinated are you?

\\ http://unevolvedbrands.tumblr.com/

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Don't Mind the Gap, or the Square

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:24:00 -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. and almost 300 more abroad, Gap pushes simple and unfuzzy clothing at very reasonable prices and of very reasonable quality. Through their advertising they have established a cool, breezy, and sophisticated brand visual language that ties everything together nicely and, until now, their logo was the perfect little bow to keep it all together. Without any fanfare, Gap rolled out a new logo yesterday. When I first saw it I thought it would just be a seasonal change, but now there is little doubt it's a new logo: the file on their website is called newlogo.png.

Read the rest of the article on Brand New.

--via Brand New by Armin

Couldn't agree more, looks unprofessional, bland & overall untrendy. Another nail in the Gap coffin if you ask me.

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Video shows that imagination, not space, is the only true constraint

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:53:00 -0700

See how a man turns his 1 bedroom apartment into 24 different rooms/experiences. Think about this the next time you feel like you’ve exhausted all the creative options in front of you. Amazing.

--via everydayUX

Absolutely amazing use of space. Though I would love to do this, but in the multiple rooms I have.

SPARTAN!!!

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Animismation

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:22:00 -0700

from HiLobrow by Matthew Battles

Somebody tell me what to call this.

a Forest within a Forest from QNQ/AUJIK on Vimeo.

Is AUJIK the work of cultists, artists, or Cameron wannabes? Or all of the above? (Maybe there’s an answerhere.)

We’re way beyond Morlocks and Eloi here. It’s peri-Ballardian roadside picnic meets cyber-Shinto manifesto. Nature naturing; oh, what a tangled bank we weave.

The older stuff has an astonishing feel to it, to:

YUKI from QNQ/AUJIK on Vimeo.

—via Bruce Sterling’s blog Beyond the Beyond.

Art-Cult-tastic!

Very cool execution no matter which way you slice it.

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WebP: New Image Format From Google

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:35:00 -0700

It has come down from Google that by the end of today they will roll out a new image format called WebP. It compares to JPEG as 40% smaller file size at the price of increasing the time it takes to encode by about 8 times.

It isn't a complete solution yet since other image formats will have better results on items like illustrations. Meaning stick to photos when using it. Which won't be anytime soon since current browsers will not support it yet (if at all).

My hope is they can get a push going on the major browser competitors to support a format to lighten the load on the web, at the cost of us web designers that is. A load I will gladly carry.

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Canon7D-fun with FPS

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:54:00 -0700

7D 1000 fps from Oton Bačar on Vimeo.

7D slow motion test footage of my friend doing bmx tricks.
Everything was shot in 720p 60fps.
Edited with Twixtor in After Effects.
Music: "Fly Away"
Composed by:Niklas Aman, STIM
Published by: Freeplaymusic, BMI

Amazing style and feel to this video. Really dig love the choice in subject matter as well.

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Time slice photos

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:31:00 -0700

Photographer Adam Magyar uses scanner cameras to take these huge panoramic photos which are a little difficult to explain.

Adam uses the same technologies as the finish line cameras at the Olympic Games, which take thousands of images a second and records through a 1 pixel wide slit. The time and space slices are then placed next to one another to generate an image without perspective. This method is capable of recording movement only, with static objects and buildings appearing as stripes and lines.

Here's just a small slice of one of his photos...you'll notice that it does look an awful lot like the photo-finish photos of sprinters.

(photo via lens culture)

By Jason Kottke via kottke.org • Sep 8, 2010 at 12:35 pm

Love the stripping of perspective on these. Makes for a very interesting feel.

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Arcade Fire w/ impressive HTML5 experiment

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:41:00 -0700

via feedproxy.google.com

Quite a step forward for HTML5 experimentation. http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com really shows off some amazing HTML integration. While I was unfortunate enough to have grown up in a place without enough Google Maps info to use, my current address was sufficient for a peek. Bravo!

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Tips On Buying Design via Mule Design Studios

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:24:00 -0700

I was digging through the huge mound of articles that is my RSS Reader today & happened across a great article written by Mike Monteiro. In it he does an amazing job highlighting the reasons to choose design and a designer. Also covered are some other common “do”s and “don’t”s.

One of my favorite parts of the article is below:

Buy Design From Someone Who Can Solve Your Problem, Not Whose Portfolio You Like Looking At

Don’t hire an agency that does sample work before you’ve explained your problem. What could they possibly be solving? They’re trying to impress you with pretty. Look through their portfolio and make sure the work is polished, sure. But don’t buy design unless you feel comfortable the practitioners have a good problem-solving process.

Remember, a designer won’t know how to solve your problem right away. (Beware those that claim to!) But they should be able to explain their process for figuring out the right solution. Just as importantly; talk to their former clients. Not just the ones on the list they gave you (those guys got the nice gift baskets ahead of time) but do a little googling of your own and find the clients they didn’t want you talking to.

It’s like buying a melon. Any sample the grocer is handing out won’t come from the melon you’re about to buy. And don’t buy on looks. To really know a melon you’ve got to squeeze it hard at the ends. Also, a melon analogy? Not my best moment. Let’s move on.

I also love is summation of the “money talk” that always seems to be a part of grief for most designers.

I highly suggest you have a read if you happen to be looking to purchase design or are a designer yourself.

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welcome...

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:08:00 -0700

This is the first post to the blog so I will try and keep it short and sweet. In the future this will be the place where I post the things that are going on with jvcreate or things I find interesting that may pertain to design, the web or tech. The posting will be sparse as I plan to only post when I find something really important or interesting.

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