Useful list of traditional print magazines and their online initiatives, by date:
http://www.magazine.org/digital/14321.cfm
Some interesting online features coming out of some very staid print players such as Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and National Geographic.
Makes me wonder if I will ever up a certain fondness for thick, well printed design magazines ...
Friday, March 16, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Grand Central: One Phone Number to Ring Them All
I have been waiting and wanting a web service like this, one phone number that aggregates all your other numbers:
http://grandcentral.com/
Now if someone that would just come up with a cell phone that gets reception through the redwoods, I maybe able to join the mobile revlolution, someday
Zoom Quilt 2!
Trippy, flash fun:
http://zoomquilt2.madmindworx.com/
Eh, maybe zoomquilt 1 (http://zoomquilt.nikkki.net/) was better, but I do so love this technique, in both cases. A collaboration between artists where each one paints one frame that leads into the next.
Makes a great screensaver.
I can't seem to think of any more useful interface application for this technique, and maybe that's for the best.
Follow the Eyes
Interesting results of an eye-tracking study examining where users actually look on a news article web page:
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/070312ruel/
Not surprisingly, design matters. Well formatted pages are scanned more quickly and successfully.
A few other interesting points caught my attention such as big generic lifestyle images are completely ignored by users. A wasted use of space I see (and have occasionally recommended, ouch) on sooooo many home page designs.
The funniest revelation to me, however, was that men and women look at photos of people quite differently.
"However, gender makes a distinct difference on what parts of the photo are stared at the longest. Take a look at the hotspot below. Although both men and women look at the image of George Brett when directed to find out information about his sport and position, men tend to focus on private anatomy as well as the face. For the women, the face is the only place they viewed."
I couldn't make that up if I tried.
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/070312ruel/
Not surprisingly, design matters. Well formatted pages are scanned more quickly and successfully.
A few other interesting points caught my attention such as big generic lifestyle images are completely ignored by users. A wasted use of space I see (and have occasionally recommended, ouch) on sooooo many home page designs.
The funniest revelation to me, however, was that men and women look at photos of people quite differently.
"However, gender makes a distinct difference on what parts of the photo are stared at the longest. Take a look at the hotspot below. Although both men and women look at the image of George Brett when directed to find out information about his sport and position, men tend to focus on private anatomy as well as the face. For the women, the face is the only place they viewed."
I couldn't make that up if I tried.
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