Archive for March, 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-26


26 Mar

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-19


19 Mar
  • Design and the public good – Core77 http://bit.ly/cZGE8w | UK report on design and creative services for the public sector #
  • How US Government Spies Use Facebook http://bit.ly/bxbR1D | Interesting to note how different social networks respond to info requests #

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Operating System stats – marketing blog #ubuntu #os


16 Mar

Ubuntu’s Circle of Friends Gets Smaller – Brand New.

The stats given in that post about the Ubuntu branding reboot (from a design perspective)  amused me:

58% of your are using a Macintosh Operating System, 39% are on Windows, 1.5% are logged as using the iPhone OS, and, finally, as the subject of today’s post, 0.65% of you are reading this from a Linux Operating System.

Even if I wasn’t familiar with the blog, I’d know it was catering to a predominately marketing audience!

Footprint Chronicles…the Environmental and Social Impact of Patagonia Clothing… #webdesign #review


12 Mar

Patagonia – The Footprint Chronicles: Tracking the Environmental and Social Impact of Patagonia Clothing and Apparel.

More a page review really.

Patagonia Footprint Chronicles

Hugely impressed for a number of reasons:

1) The animation showing the journey of the product through its entire lifecycle is done in a compelling and elegant way. Though I was initially confused as to whether I should navigate via the dots marking the locations on the map or the thumbnails associated with them, once I realised it was the latter, the process was very smooth.

2) The integration of rich media via you tube to further expand on the background to each development phase of the product was excellent too.

3) The icons on the left with information on key environmental indicators of the product were – like the entire execution on the concept – simple, attractive and got the job done. A combination of these is much harder to do than you might expect.

4) As much as I love visual and technical execution of the concept, I might be most impressed by the product description content. Patagonia appear very upfront about the product including (in the example I’m using) an admission they are terminating this particular offering soon due to insufficient sales. Obviously there’s a bit of marketing speak coming in there with a message to the effect that “if you love the environment buy MOAR of our stuff!”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-12


12 Mar

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-05


05 Mar
  • LogoPond – Identity Inspiration – http://bit.ly/b9Feyg | The Information Center for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | great logo #
  • I connected Twitter to my Flavors.me page – http://flavors.me/rhewa #flavorsme #
  • scobleizer The new worldwide startup http://bit.ly/clybqv Great discussion on issues for start-ups outside silicon valley – PR, capital etc #
  • I don't think I'm alone in thinking that the Bridge – Terry handshake drama was infinitely more exciting than the entire Winter Olympics. #
  • http://bit.ly/b9Yus0 | Someone is live streaming a view of the ocean from his balcony ahead of the potential tsunami in Hawaii. #
  • RT @InternetLaw: "Court Finds Domain Names are Located Where Registry and Registrar are Located" http://bit.ly/cg1LzV #
  • First Round Capital – http://bit.ly/buYbZI | redesigned home page shows tweets from team. #
  • Getting Ready for Ubuntu One Music Store Beta | popey.com blog http://bit.ly/aPCMry #
  • Local Projects http://bit.ly/cE9RYO | design firm that makes great use of media + physical space. #
  • MarketingSherpa: Simple Redesign Doubles Social Sharing: 5 Insights http://bit.ly/9hWuXt | Making sharing easier at http://worldnomads.com/ #
  • For a client: Looking for websites that consolidate distinct brands under a common corporate identity. Need ideas. #marketing #webdesign #

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