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In line with the previous 'kebab' post, another spiralling 'reader' (is this a trend?) the Spectra visual newsreader from msnbc. More colourful and more interactive, and more futuristic - imagine this on TV. Choose a channel from the spectrum above and chose and collect the news items that intere... read more

tags: 3-D, interactive, interface, navigation, network, news, Visual, world

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Although it may be a game without an aim or real purpose, this is a fantastic exploration of the "hive mind" idea, with excellent visualisation of the information. As the creator explains: Human Brain Cloud - a massively multiplayer word association "game" or experiment ... or something. The i... read more

tags: connection, game, information, interactive, mmo, words

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You know that creepy feeling you get when a the eye's in a portrait painting seem to follow you around the room? Well, this piece of art, literally, does just that. The piece, called The Opto-Isolator was featured a show at the Bitforms gallery, in New York in November. The Opto-Isolator... read more

tags: art, artist, C++, computer, electronic, eyes, Gallery, gaze, Golan, interactive, interactive, Levin, robotics, vision

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This is the supposedly 'long awaited' Stag & Dove dating website. It is a webcam dating site for young creative professionals. It is an interesting idea, but in my opinion (as a young creative professional who was, until recently, single), this site is a classic example of trying way too hard... read more

tags: branding, community, dating, interactive, social

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I'm sure that this site has raised a few eyebrows in the art world! This new site for the Saatchi Gallery, and it is really breaking new ground. The site is designed with an intentionally low-fi, 'porn site' aesthetic, complete with flashing links, bad typography and text boxes in the shape of... read more

tags: art, cultural, Gallery, interactive, self-promotion

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East London studio, Bold Creative have recently redesigned their site. In my opinion, it is totally "Web 2.0". What I think is so great about this site is that the design features fully-integrated links to thier flickr, myspace, youtube and blog pages. Bold Creative's site is spot-on for thei... read more

tags: bold, community, design, interactive, studio, usability

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Spanish design shop Bestiario produce some great visualisations of networks, but perhaps one of their best is this 'illuminated water' image. It made me say 'wow' in a way few Flash pages are likely to. There are more of these in the 'lab' section of their site: http://www.bestiario.org/web/bes... read more

tags: art, interactive, visuals

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I felt I should draw attention to the new Fabrica website. Strangely, the new site was NOT designed by the Fabrica Interactive team, headed by Andy Cameron. Apparently this new site has been designed by the newfangled 'Fabrica Development Team'. Perhaps Daniel Hirschmann (ex Fabrica webmaster, an... read more

tags: benetton, campaign, colors, creativity, cultural, design, digital, Fabrica, fabricanti, interactive, interface, magazine, redesign, website

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I've worked off and on over the years for Moving Brands, and at Christmas they sent me a scarf - which is lovely - but the way it was made is pretty exciting: it was co-created by the Moving Brands ecosystem (ie. them and everyone they know). I've copied and pasted the blurb from the Weare websit... read more

tags: branding, brands, co-created, community, creativity, design, fashion, fashion, interactive, interface, interface, Internet, moving, narrative, social, Storytelling, web

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