December 2009
11 posts
The importance of Formatting
This is a simple example of why formatting matters in information design:
The WE (Women’s entertainment network) website is wetv.com. They write it as WEtv.com as to not have it look like the URL is WETv.com.
This is a great example of why we need to standardize cap-breaks in URLs when we are writing them out. ie: CollegeHumor.com or BustedTees.com
Microsoft strong arming
My blackberry force-downloaded the Bing app yesterday after I restarted it. Even more annoying, it’s the only 3rd party app on my phone that can’t be deleted.
This illustrates: 1 - Microsoft trying to strong arm their way into the market with big business connections (no surprise) rather then letting their product speak for itself and it makes Blackberry look cheap.
2 - Blackberry is...
Watchmatthewb:
This promotional film by Charles and Ray Eames includes a detailed look at the internals of Polaroid’s SX-70 camera, including its lens assembly and the mechanical operation that follows each shutter press. The style, framing and voiceover are all impeccable. (via Pat Dryburgh)
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