A question to the community at large. I’ve been asked to give an opinion on the PNG file format. More specifically, if it would be worth it to include a PNG version of products in the process of creating web photo assets. Note that I’m referring to a large number of product images (in the [...]
USI Wireless is starting to infiltrate my Minneapolis neighborhood, putting up their strange-looking (and ugly) wireless transmitters under the streetlights on my block. Anyone using their service yet, or planning to? I’m loving the “free” Internet at my local coffee shops and libraries, but this could free me up to starting working anywhere at a [...]
The Japanese have done it again. They’ve created an umbrella with a built-in camera, internet connectivity, and Flickr integration.
[source: randomgoodstuff]
I can imagine getting lost in the rain while walking is a scenario we’ve all been in numerous times and this is the gadget we’ve been waiting for.
My only question- how usable is this? I like [...]
So I’m a Flash Guy, but here’s my current dilemma.
Currently I have no site of of my own. I used to host JakeFreeberg.com off a machine at home, but that’s just a bad solution. It allowed me to play with WordPress and MovableType installs and learn a few things, I really need to put some [...]
The Walker Art Center and AIGA is pairing up again to have their March graphic design lecture series. Insights usually host no surprises for me these days. You’ll have a mix of academia, hip, highly theoretical, and your dull lecturers. Normally I find my self saying, OK, ya, nice work. But it ends up feeling [...]
“A rapid-response web effort has never been more important to crisis communications. That won’t work when home pages of web sites are designed as Flash-driven promotional tools, not information centers.” - Ben McConnell
http://eightandfive.com/2006/12/22/flash-developers-first-impressions-of-wiis-internet-channel/
(Â sorry I decided to post to another blog I contribute to, but seems to sort of fit what we’re covering here as well )
A while back I was window shopping online at Ikea when I came across their Error message. Instead of feeling frustrated or angry, I was delighted to see this:
Job opportunity at U.S. Bank…
Things you’ve done:
Creative strategy
Branding and identity systems
Testing of concepts, including focus groups
Working as part of an experience design group that incorporates information architecture and usability.
Demonstrated understanding of and proficiency in leveraging an industry-standard development methodology, such as the Rational Unified Process.
Experience with design for content management systems such as Vignette, Interwoven, [...]
This will be my first post on MNteractive, but I’m a frequent reader. I recently tried to cancel my MySpace account, but I’m still not quite sure if I actually did. The experience was not only very challenging, but very confusing and highly irritating. How many “cancels” does it take to cancel a MySpace account? [...]