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TEDxHamburg – independently organized TED event in Hamburg

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 08:05:49 +0000

would loveeeeeeeeeeee to attend but me thinks it will be a no go this time to work :/

http://tedxhamburg.de

UI and Us – Realizations of Rounded Rectangles

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:26:35 +0000

interesting article on of all the things the much hated rounded corner
(with which I have nooooo problems with…)

interesting read

http://www.uiandus.com/blog/2009/7/27/realizations-of-rounded-rectangles.html

and thanx Daniel J for this one

Social Gaming the next frontier – an interview wt Sid Meier

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:46:57 +0000

now if I have to tell you who Sid is… well… I would say you have outed yourself as a non-gamer! ah but that is nothing to be ashamed of, it is never too late to start playing

here is an interesting article on his thoughts on social gaming,psychology,morals in gaming:

http://www.industrygamers.com/news/sid-meier-talks-civ-network-social-gaming-…

say hello to the BRAND BUTLERS

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:17:23 +0000

heard the term before? yes?

well read all about it here:

http://trendwatching.com/briefing/

and say hello to Jeeves (name to spoken with an aristocratic British accent!)

Jeff Koons curatores New Museumgd of Contemporary Art NYC

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:04:59 +0000

Pop Master Plays Curator

via nowness.com

no comment, looks quite interesting

check out this video report/interview

http://www.nowness.com/day/2010/3/8?ecid=ema1283

Why Does Time Fly By As You Get Older? audio report

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:32:19 +0000

Various theories on why time seems to go faster as people get older

Quite interesting report on perception of time.

but which theory is it?

2 interesting examples of video game narratives Spectre and Ulitsa Dimitrova

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:30:26 +0000

These two games look quite interesting and yes the subject matter is not the usual run of the mill story of mutants or aliens that is common in most video games. While I enjoy most the above stuff what I like about these two examples is that both use video game mechanics to tell quite a different type story. Great stuff!Viva video games as a narrative tool!!!

here are the two games:

Spectre

http://is.gd/6ZeHi youtube vid
http://is.gd/6ZeL5 dowload page

Ulitsa Dimitrova

http://is.gd/6ZeTV youtube vid
http://is.gd/6ZeYc dowload page

via boing boing

Dawn of the Dead Mall – interesting article on the demise of the mall

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:36:03 +0000

“As we cling by our hangnails to the historical precipice, with ecotastrophe on one side and econopocalypse on the other, that consumer fantasyland is an economic indulgence and an environmental obscenity we can’t afford”

wow gotta love that!!

quite an interesting article on… yes you guessed it the death of malls and their possible futures

http://changeobserver.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=11747

good read

good brain food

Nov 12 2009 Live webcast of Design for Usability Symposium

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:18:11 +0000

well there is hump day, there is mother’s day, there is fabio day…
and now World usability day!

on November 12 2009 a whole bunch of interesting lectures will be streamed and archived for later viewing here:

http://www.uselog.com/2009/11/live-webcast-of-design-for-usability.html

Now I am going to be a design biaatch and say… well usability is one thing but people what is up with the website layout in particular the one where the vids will be streamed… and don’t using excuses like the stream/community software is like that or IT set it up and we have access to the code… na naaaa naaa! it might be interesting but people it ain’t pretty!

uh! just spoke like a true designer.. biatch

Video interview with Richard Florida on creative society and art & economy

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:45:34 +0000

Here is a link to the interview: http://is.gd/4RJ34

Quite interesting interview with professor Richard Florida
(Website: http://www.creativeclass.com/)

He discusses creative society/class and what arts and creativity contribute to society. Let us hope his suggestions are heard and have some effect here in Hamburg…

via Supersoon