Instagram Finally Breaks Free Of Its Mobile-Only Confines Instagram is slowly shedding the "mobile-only" label it gained when it launched almost exactly two years ago. Users of the wildly popular, Facebook-owned photo app are getting Web-based profiles, it was announced on Monday. This sensible, overdue move for Instagram stands to benefits its users, but it doesn't quite go all the way. Instagram has been moving toward Web app territory for several months, but this is the service's biggest step in that direction. In July, the Instagram added the ability to like and comment on photos from the Web version that gets pushed out via Twitter and Facebook. That update also included the ability to follow users when logged into your existing Instagram account in a Web browser. How Instagram Users Will Benefit Starting this week, users will start getting Facebook Timeline-style profiles that display their entire photo stream in the browser. There's Still A Wall Between Mobile And Web
Resource Based Economy Zeitgeist Rotterdam Geschreven door The Zeitgeist Movement Aangemaakt op vrijdag, 01 juli 2011 12:17 Een Alteratief Een Resource Based Economy of 'op bronnen gebaseerde economie' is een systeem waarin alle goederen of diensten aangeboden worden zonder het gebruik van geld, crediet, ruilhandel of een andere vorm van schuld of verplicht arbeid. Alle grondstoffen van de Aarde zijn het algemeen erfgoed van alle inwoners en niet alleen van een geselecteerd aantal. Technologie De moderne samenleving heeft toegang tot geavanceerde technologieën waarmee we voedsel, onderdak, kleding en medische zorg beschikbaar kunnen stellen voor iedereen. Grondstoffen Versus Geld We nemen het volgende voorbeeld: Aan het begin van de tweede wereld oorlog had de Verenigde Staten maar 600 eerste klas gevechtsvliegtuigen. Het waren de beschikbare grondstoffen die de Verenigde Staten in staat stelden om deze hoge productiviteit en efficiëntie voort te brengen om de oorlog te 'winnen'. Het Individu In De Samenleving
Screw the Power Users I designed HomeSite and TopStyle for power users. Only power users would want to edit HTML & CSS by hand, so I made sure to cater to them. Those products were filled with features and tool buttons, and their settings dialogs contained dozens of geeky options. Customers liked them that way. I liked them that way, too. But then I made FeedDemon. At first I built FeedDemon as though my customers were geeks like me, since that was what I was used to. So with each new version I tried to simplify the user interface, and dropped features & options that complicated the product. I’d come out with new versions that I thought dramatically improved the product, only to find my forums filled with complaints from power users who wanted the return of some obscure option, or were upset that I wasn't adding the geeky features they wanted. Sales went up, but positive feedback went down. Sure, if you're building a product for power users, make sure to cater to them.
geen goesting om te sorteren Gestures as a New Dimension in Mobile Design Something clicked in my head while writing my most recent article. While looking at the various paradigms that have grown from Twitter’s UI, I noticed an aspect of design that is oft overlooked. That aspect is gestures. Gestures are something we use on a daily basis, but despite this, few people look at them as an element of an applications UI. Since the creation of touch screens, gestures have reigned in an entirely new aspect as to how we interact with our devices. Gestures allow users to perform specific tasks in an extremely efficient and more dynamic manner. Three applications that I have used and stick out to me most are Clear, Pair, and Paper. Clear Clear is unique in the fact that essentially every piece of the app is based around gestures. From creating a new todo, to deleting one, all it takes is a swipe. Pair Pair doesn’t use gestures in the sense that Clear does. To Thumb Kiss, both you and your partner have to have the app open. Paper The opportunities
Ten Signs of a Culture's End We'd like to welcome you to the Clinton Library -- dedicated to preserving the true legacy of the 42nd President of the United States. Bill Clinton promised as President that his would be the "most ethical administration in the history of the country.” As you explore the pages of this website, you can decide for yourself whether he lived up to that promise Written by Brad Keena There are ten signs that depict the end of a culture. Great civilizations of the past were destroyed when people saw these signs but failed to act. The first sign of the end of a culture is that of a society which no longer worships or acknowledges God. A second indicator of the end of a culture is the decline of the family. A third important indicator of cultural demise is a society's low view of life. Another sign of the end of the civilization is the prevalence of base and immoral entertainment. Still another troublesome indicator of society's demise is the increase of violent crime among young people.
Startups, This Is How Design Works – by Wells Riley other 25 User Experience Videos That Are Worth Your Time - Smashing UX Design Advertisement We’re all mostly accustomed to educating ourselves by reading articles. Rare are the opportunities to attend conferences or watch live shows on subjects that we’re interested in. User Experience Videos The State of User ExperienceJesse James Garett, founder of Adaptive Path and author of the book The Elements of User Experience, speaks on what UX and UX design is, what UX looked like before and what are some of the challenges people are encountering now. UX Best PracticesIn this excellent video session, Nick Finck pries open the most popular websites today, including eBay, Amazon, Toyota, Flickr, Twitter and Netflix, to explain user experience best practices. The Three Ways That Good Design Makes You HappyIn this short but fantastic lecture, Don Norman, known to many as the author of The Design of Everyday Things, explains visual, behavioral and reflective design and the ways in which each of them affects people. Bonus videos (al) It's done.
cooperation How to Get a Professional Look With Color What makes a design look coordinated, planned and professional? The answer is: ‘color’. Not every project needs bland corporate blue to look professional. Planning color means creating a framework that describes which colors to use and how to use them. Color is the slipperiest design element. “Good” color is so closely tied to elusive things like personal taste and intuition, as well as technical considerations such as contrast and monitor calibration. But color is vital to content. In this article we’ll review some techniques to achieve beautiful color palletes for your web designs. The best way to make a website look unplanned is to choose its colors at random. Even when visitors skim a website’s home page for the first time, the colors influence their attitude towards the content. Color affects how people interpret what they see as much as typography. Finding the right colors isn’t easy, but the process can be systematic. Let’s say you’ve been asked to design a professional website. Tips
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