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A hybrid experience of events through the utilisation of peoples mobile phones and event organisers; does this make for a better experience or a life where every event is experienced through a screen?
Content strategy for desktop, mobile, and beyond. Copy as interface. Building trust through better writing and honest communication. Designing for readers. Web narratives and design as content. Crafting content-focused digital products and brands.
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Volt magazine is a labour of love showcasing highly original content brought together by a group of photographers, stylists and writers united in their desire for creativity and authenticity. Volt magazine’s online presence, Volt Café was launched to convey information … Continue reading
UAL’s Digital Integration into Arts Learning (DIAL) project.
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Nicholas Felton produces an annual report of his year in data. Nicholas Felton has produced yearly tabulations of his life he calls “Annual Reports” since 2005. These collections of graphs and charts concentrate the year into statistical chunks that illuminate … Continue reading
One day, we may be able to check e-mail or call a friend without ever touching a screen or even speaking to a disembodied helper.
Use a Hacked Typewriter with your ipad or computer! Get a kit and enable your typewriter to work with your digital world.
John Nussey is a creative technologist based in Farringdon, London. his work covers many areas, including physical computing, creative coding, interaction design and product prototyping. During his career he has worked on many varied projects with clients such as; arup, bbc, bt, the museum of … Continue reading
United Visual Artists (UVA) are an art and design practice based in London, creating work that lies at the intersections of sculpture, architecture, live performance and installation.
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Use a Hacked Typewriter with your ipad or computer! Get a kit and enable your typewriter to work with your digital world.
The School of Life is a new enterprise offering good ideas for everyday life.
Current Issues in Web Usability
10 Tactics provides original and artful ways for rights advocates to capture attention and communicate a cause.
An Amazing IPad app – The Waste Land: http://touchpress.com/titles/thewasteland/
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A downloadable and customisable fluid grid system to start building your websites or creating templates from.
Cosm (formerly Pachube). On the Cosm platform, developers and companies are connecting devices and apps to securely store and exchange data. Cosm is a secure, scalable platform that connects devices and products with applications to provide real-time control and data … Continue reading
A hybrid experience of events through the utilisation of peoples mobile phones and event organisers; does this make for a better experience or a life where every event is experienced through a screen?
How easy is it to read the content of a website. This rough and ready test gives you an indication of the reading level a website might be aiming at and if it matches the perceptions of its audience. However … Continue reading
A good overview of articles summarising findings from the Nielsen Norman Group’s research about how users read on the web, and how authors should write their web pages.

















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