Portfolio.com asked 3 top design firms to redesign the interface for Bloombergs’ main terminals. thehappycorp, IDEO and Ziba Design all contributed their versions with varying degrees of success. The entries clearly show each firms design influence in their concepts. IDEO focused more on the hardware, but with thoughtful attention to the software interface. Thehappycorp entry, while I am not familiar with the company itself, shows influences based on the happycorp website. Ziba Designs concept, in my opinion, shows little effort and is the least effective from a realistic, viable option. The other 2 could possibly be implemented effectively. See the concepts and decide for yourself.
Visual Complexity
“VisualComplexity.com intends to be a unified resource space for anyone interested in the visualization of complex networks. The project’s main goal is to leverage a critical understanding of different visualization methods, across a series of disciplines, as diverse as Biology, Social Networks or the World Wide Web. I truly hope this space can inspire, motivate and enlighten any person doing research on this field.”
The Web Design Survey 2007
People who make websites have been at it for more than a dozen years, yet almost nothing is known, statistically, about the profession. Do something to change that. Presenting A List Apart’s first annual Web Design Survey.
Who’s Fred?
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Box of Apples
Vintage artwork of crate labels from the early 20th century. Interesting and inspiring illustrations. Beautifully printed by stone lithography with eight- or twelve-color inks, they are now collectors’ items with a big following on eBay…also for sale on this site.