How many fonts are installed on your computer? A hundred? A thousand? Simply knowing the differences between all these options is a daunting enough prospect, much less knowing which one is the "right" choice for a design project. Dan ...READ»
Since Larry Page assumed the CEO reins of Google, the search giant has been redesigning left and right: Its suite of productivity apps has gotten a facelift, and Google Plus boasted Apple-esque interaction design. But UI design isn't ...READ»
Unless you're Chris Milk and get to regularly collaborate with Google on jaw-dropping video/interactive fusions, adding interactive design to your web filmmaking is a tall order. But it shouldn't have to be that way--which is why ...READ»
Do you know what an API (application programming interface) is? If you're not a web developer, there's rarely any need to, but APIs are basically what makes the modern World Wide Web, with all its interconnecting interactive services ...READ»
I'm like a broken record at this point: designers, filmmakers, and creative communicators of all stripes should to learn how to code. Clever tools and study guides abound for helping non-hackers start getting their hands dirty on the ...READ»
The visual programming language Processing is one of the coolest design tools out there, and I write about it all the time. But have I learned the language myself? No: because I have yet to stumble across the perfect "onboarding" ...READ»
A live poetry reading is usually an intimate experience, but that doesn't mean it can't be augmented with some high-tech spectacle as well. That's exactly what "creative coder" Andrea Cuius and designer Roland Ellis created for poet ...READ»
Post-revolution Egypt is in a state of flux overlooked by outsiders. New political parties are forming while various factions hustle for power. As Egypt gears up for free elections, tech-savvy geeks are working together and betting that their projects will have a major impact on how people will vote.READ»
I'm jealous of high school computer science students these days. I had to tap out my GOTO 10 commands on a crappy CRT monitor; they get a cheap, rugged robot to play with. The Finch, as it's called, costs just $99, so every student in ...READ»
Oh, hacked Microsoft Kinect: is there anything you can't do? The latest escalation in the dataviz-enhanced-music-video arms race comes from a band called Moullinex, which used Kinect, Processing, and a few other tricks to create the ...READ»
You may not know what fractals are, mathematically speaking, but you know what they look like: tangled, crenelated forms bending and burbling in on themselves into infinity in a geometric, yet weirdly organic way. Generating fractal ...READ»
So this isn't an infographic per se, but rather a video manifesto on why you oughta' learn programming (ie. so you can make your own damn infographics).
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The 4-minute film features Daniel Shiffman, an assistant ...READ»
Hints in the code of Microsoft's .NET Framework have led some to draw a surprising conclusion: Microsoft may be developing a new OS, based on its "Midori" tech demonstrator, that is a radical departure from its OS history. Long ...READ»
Microsoft may be building a self-branded smartphone to combat the iPhone. But with over 60,000 apps, Apple's behemoth App Store might be too big to beat. What if a Zune (or a Zune-phone) could run iPhone apps? That's the potential ...READ»
Yesterday I posted about Nokia's anemic vision of augmented reality. And while we should all hold the world's largest phone-maker to a high standard when it comes to technology like AR, it's worth discussing why the future of these ...READ»
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Used to be that Windows users could admit the Mac was easy to use--they just complained there wasn't any software for the platform. Apple knew their weakness, too, so they endeavored to turn their developer tools into the envy ...READ»
Web television gets its day later this month when the best online programming is honored at the Streamy Awards. Judges will award honors in 24 categories, including Web Television Visionary and Best Web Television Series. It’s the ...READ»
Virtual worlds like Second Life are massive, interactive places that are as diverse as the Web itself. Is it possible to find real world creative talent in the metaverse? Of course! Here are six creative skills that exist in plain view -- and how to dig deeper.READ»
