: u.k. election results viz
I can’t even pretend to know too much about British politics and the recent election. I do however love this interactive visualization done by the Guardian to help communicate yesterday’s results. I see more and more news outlets such as the Guardian, NYTimes and even NPR putting great effort into telling stories visually. This is an important key to keeping us informed, and educated. The amount of data coming at us today is astounding. Designers need to learn how to communicate this in easier to digest ways. See viz here or click image below.
: npr iphone app design
Here is a great peak into the process for designing the new NPR iPhone app. The article states. “…while the app’s interface is simple, its creation was complex, involving dozens of contributors, from designers and developers to business strategists and communication specialists, all working together…” Amen! We know the importance of these integrated teams, but it is critical to remember this always.
Read the whole article here.
Its a great application. If you are an NPR or news junkie like myself, you should be downloading this now. The interface is simple, clean, usable and seems designed for exploration as well as finding news items that are relevant or interesting to you.
Read the whole article here.
: sixth sense
If you have not seen this yet, take the 8 minutes and 45 seconds and check this out. It is pretty mind-blowing and all done down the road at MIT. We often talk about not always designing interactions for the web and that the future will bring digital interactions to every detail of our lives. Well, here is a glimpse.
