Alex Frank 2010-02-12T00:01:23+00:00 Surfing the web without clicking your mouse? Interesting test site which weighs up the case for navigation without mouse clicks... 228 0 0 0 0 1 2010-03-09T17:26:19+00:00 58 83 http://dontclick.it/ University of Applied Science Postdam, Germany 2009-11-09T12:38:12+00:00 I came across this website while doing some research on diagrams. It's run by the University of Applied Science Postdams' Design Department. This website lets you select the of area information you want to display and shows you options. You can also filter the search by selecting the device your design will appear on. They also offer a 'fact sheet' on the said graphic they come up with and how to use it. I haven't looked at it in depth, but it's interesting enough! 225 0 0 0 0 0 2010-03-10T07:53:09+00:00 539 327 http://patternbrowser.org Perceptive Pixel 2009-04-30T17:46:46+00:00 This technology basically works like a massive iPhone screen. I look forward to a time, hopefully in the near future, when I can do my work on a big screen like this. Imagine using Illustrator or Photoshop at these dimensions! Jeff Han is the scientist who has developed this inexpensive way to make large multi-touch screens accommodating 10, 20, or even more fingers. He envisions applications ranging from interactive whiteboards to touch-screen tables and digital walls - any of which could be manipulated by more than just one person. Take a look at his demo reel. 209 0 Jeff Han 0 0 0 0 2010-03-11T04:17:11+00:00 165 438 http://www.perceptivepixel.com/ László Kozma 2009-03-26T21:43:30+00:00 WikipediaVision is an (almost) real-time visualization of Wikipedia edits and what part of the world they come from. It's kind of useless, but compelling viewing for all that. 207 0 László Kozma 0 2 0 0 2010-03-08T00:31:54+00:00 21 398 http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/ 2009-01-28T15:35:16+00:00 Yet another age old problem being tackled by digital media: the naming of little 'uns. A simple concept executed flawlessly, a great interface which just cries out to be used. I just love watching the nodes drift around the screen, although i'm not currently on the look out for baby names so i can't vouch for its true usefulness, but it seems like it would be a more natural experience than leafing through a book, hyperlinking endlessly. The typography is a little pissy though. Apart from that: exemplary. 197 0 2 2 1 0 165 2010-03-11T09:04:52+00:00 13 611 http://www.babynamebrainstorm.com/ Transport for London 2008-12-05T12:02:49+00:00 So TfL launch a bunch of useful looking travel tools, some of which are intended for downloading to use on mobile phones. The icons look suspiciously like iPhone buttons, but I can't see iPhone in the list of compliant phones. Shame on you TfL. See the list: www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/mobileservices/other.asp See my post about iPhone: www.dynamolondon.org/projects/117 188 0 0 1 0 1 2010-03-10T06:10:57+00:00 21 729 http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/traveltools/default.aspx idée 2008-12-03T10:13:27+00:00 A fun way to search for reference images by their colour content. It selects from over 10 million images on Flickr according to the colours you select from a handy little palette. Then of course you can link directly to any picture you see. It doesn't give you any rights to use the images you find, but if nothing else it's delightful, therapeutic toy. 187 0 1 1 2 0 2010-03-11T08:59:06+00:00 21 587 http://labs.ideeinc.com/multicolr/ Sprint 2008-11-10T13:21:04+00:00 How much is too much? Is this widget heaven? 183 0 2 2 0 0 2010-03-09T19:51:12+00:00 21 673 http://now.sprint.com/widget/ 2008-10-05T01:19:22+00:00 The "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" of mobile phones, for Nokia's N96. Lots of linking seamless video - feels akin to the interface of film DVD with menus moving you from scene to scene. Its well done and edited to move with you as you explore the phones features. Nice change - but lacks content to drive consumers back. You can also opt to use your webcam… 182 0 3 2 0 0 2010-03-10T07:12:22+00:00 446 758 http://www.facethetask.com Less Rain 2008-09-12T12:44:54+00:00 These days I'm inundated with emails from photographers and their agents. I think some 'designer mailing list' has been circulated to every agent in town, because every designer I know has also recently been swamped in photospam. In amongst all of that, my attention was drawn towards this bold site for photographer Uli Heckmann. I like the graphic typeface which dominates the site, and the old-school 'marching ants' effect both when it loads, and when it appears as a menu across the actual portfolio pages. It manages to be charmingly, unobtrusive, even though it dominates the page, and is quite an efficient navigation tool for browsing images across the site. The images are strong enough to survive the superimposition of the menu when it is required, and are then left to fill the screen when it is not. 177 0 2 2 2 0 2010-03-08T09:26:02+00:00 21 595 http://www.uliheckmann.com