Tag Archives: Communication

Andrew Byrom – If h is a chair

Andrew Byrom, a graphic and type designer, talks about the typography he sees in everyday objects. Andrew is on Faculty at Cal State Long Beach and teaches a design class at UCLA Extension.

Andrew Byrom, Cal State Long Beach, Communication, Communication design, Design, graphic and type designer, Graphic design, Inspiration, Typography, UCLA, Visual arts

19 July 3
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I’d prefer Google+ over Facebook!

Under - Media, My Musings, Technology

I just came across this article on PCWorld.com which confirmed what always annoyed me. It is Facebook’s usability. I used to think (a bit ridiculous though but anyway) may be it is Microsoft’s legacy passed on to Facebook to make things unnecessarily complex and useless, and to turn deaf on to users when they expect something and something intelligent until things start slipping out of hands.

I must accept that despite using Facebook for years I still don’t get it fully. Why simplest of things are buried deep down in confusing maze of pages, settings and menus? Why every one of my contacts is added as ‘Friend’? Why it is difficult to control what I share? Why there’s no direct link to pages that I created using the same account? Why navigation changes so drastically from one section to another? Why I’m not in control of my experience? … and the list goes on including privacy concerns.

Usability is science but not a rocket science. Users tend to react fairly quickly online and we have seen how some big online setups have been deserted by their users who were in millions. Google+ is built upon Facebook’s shortcomings to provide users with what they have been expecting for so long. It may not matter to some but for me it is what I wanted and I fully recommend it.

To Facebook, best of luck.

Communication, Criticism of Facebook, Facebook, Facebook features, Google, Google Plus, Internet, Media, Microsoft Corporation, My Musings, Online social networking, social media, Technology, Technology/Internet, Usability, Web 2.0, World Wide Web

15 July 6
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TED: What Google and Facebook are hiding

Under - Media, Technology

Eli Pariser of the progressive organization MoveOn says the Internet is hiding things from us, and we don’t even know it. In this TED Talk he calls out Facebook, Google and other corporations who are transforming the Internet to suit their corporate interests.

Communication, Computing, Eli Pariser, Facebook, Google, Internet, Internet activism, MoveOn, MoveOn.org, Technology, Technology/Internet, Ted, World Wide Web

14 July 1
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Ford Environmental Conservation Award

Under - Advertising, Art, Design, Media

These print advertisements from Ford (Brazil) were created for the 15th Environmental Conservation Award with a tagline ‘Those who help nature end up helping themselves’.

The visuals are interesting but why Ford is supporting Environmental Conservation Award?

Source: Adsoftheworld.com

Advertising, advertising campaigns, Art, Brazil, Business, Communication, Conservation, Design, Environment, Ford, Ford Motor Company, Media

23 November Share your
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Yet another HERO by Fontfabric

Under - Design, Resources, Typography

Fontfabric launched another high quality font for free. HERO is applicable to any type of graphic design – web, print, motion graphics etc and perfect for t-shirts and other items like posters and logos.