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Briefly Noted from 2010

• Spin on Google Books

  Every issue of Bob Guccione Jr.'s Rolling Stone competitor scanned and available online

  Mar 18 2010 at 12:10 PM EDT

  Topics: Magazine, Music

• A CSS typeface named Curtis

  Built of spans, the design is reminiscent of a bold, Art Deco-style display face

  Mar 17 2010 at 12:26 PM EDT

  Topics: Typography, CSS

• "Turtle storm"

  Hnady new term for sluggish and slow moving days; also works for boring meetings

  Mar 16 2010 at 9:01 PM EDT

  Topic: Language

• IE9 preview available

  Quick tests of new browser seem to put it almost on par with the latest Firefox and Safari releases

  Mar 16 2010 at 7:50 PM EDT

  Topics: Browsers, Web Standards

• Toronto neighbourhood poster

  Finally, Ork Posters tacles Hogtown

  Mar 16 2010 at 2:48 PM EDT

  Topics: Toronto, Design

• The art, science and technology of reading

  Presentation deflates many myths about reading onscreen

  Mar 16 2010 at 11:52 AM EDT

  Topics: Typography, Web Design

• How media outlets mimic tech companies

  Focus is on NYTimes and CNN efforts to stay ahead of the curve (anecdotes apply to msnbc.com, too)

  Mar 16 2010 at 11:52 AM EDT

  Topics: Online Journalism, Web Technology

• iPhone a recreation phone

  Usage data suggest the iPhone apps are used most during the evenings

  Mar 16 2010 at 11:52 AM EDT

  Topic: Mobile

• Canada cuts public Internet access

  Libraries and community groups lose funding for free, public access (aside: I remember scrumming with Bill Gates when program first began)

  Mar 15 2010 at 4:46 PM EDT

  Topics: Canada, Web Culture

• State of the Media for 2010

  Cuts to traditional news-gathering outlets may also be hurting loyalty to the online brands

  Mar 15 2010 at 2:54 PM EDT

  Topic: Journalism

• Microsoft loves the iPhone

  Or at least its employees do, despite the poor phone reception in a lot of the buildings

  Mar 15 2010 at 3:30 AM EDT

  Topics: Mobile, Web Culture

• Rushkoff's 10 Commandments

  Suggestions for being aware of the biases of digital media, reminiscent of Technorealism's ideas

  Mar 12 2010 at 7:58 PM EST

  Topic: Web Culture

• Designing for the Web: the book

  Read Mark Boulton's book online for free, or buy a downloadable PDF

  Mar 12 2010 at 1:09 PM EST

  Topic: Web Design

• Reporting the Internet

  Reuters offers some good advice for its journalist as they work with and on the Internet

  Mar 11 2010 at 8:15 PM EST

  Topics: Online Journalism, Style & Usage

• How to render video and audio

  In-depth article on working with HTML5 to get video and audio elements working in a page

  Mar 11 2010 at 2:30 PM EST

  Topics: HTML, Web Standards

• Mad Men meet Barbie

  "I'm going to be the organization man, and she's going to be the soulless drone"

  Mar 10 2010 at 8:34 PM EST

  Topics: TV, Culture

• CSS3 Please!

  A simple one-page site offering an easy way to remember the vendor prefixes for your favourite CSS3 features

  Mar 9 2010 at 5:47 PM EST

  Topic: CSS

• The golden flush

  A dramatic illustration of how synchronized Canadian bathroom breaks were during the Canada vs. USA Olympic gold medal hockey game

  Mar 8 2010 at 8:42 PM EST

  Topic: Canada

• Books in the iPad age

  The emergence of the iPad suggests new guidelines about what should actually be printed in book form

  Mar 8 2010 at 1:16 PM EST

  Topics: Books, Design

• iPad application design

  Interpreting iPad design conventions, with a focus on UI elements

  Mar 6 2010 at 12:14 PM EST

  Topics: Mobile, User Interface

• Movies and graphic design

  Seattle’s ByDesign series features films by Charles and Ray Eames and some of the best designed title sequences

  Mar 5 2010 at 11:00 AM EST

  Topics: Movies, Design

• Web design post-mortem

  Insightful, honest, and incredibly detailled review of the process that created the new MIX site

  Mar 4 2010 at 6:07 PM EST

  Topic: Web Design

• CSS cleaner

  An IE8-only tool that helps identify unused CSS rules

  Mar 4 2010 at 5:54 PM EST

  Topics: CSS, Browsers

• Iterative design repairs

  The Atlantic launched a massive redesign, then promptly refined it after vocal audience reaction

  Mar 4 2010 at 11:24 AM EST

  Topics: Web Design, Magazine

• Publishing's revolutionary future

  Jason Epstein's essay on the future of books is one of the most informed you'll read

  Mar 3 2010 at 12:04 PM EST

  Topics: Books, Culture

• How Americans get their news

  Most get the from off- and online sources, with the Internet the third most-popular news platform

  Mar 1 2010 at 12:19 PM EST

  Topic: Online Journalism

• Networked model of information

  Tremendous essay about how content distribution works in a post-broadcast world

  Feb 26 2010 at 1:42 AM EST

  Topics: Online Journalism, Social Media

• Stack of magazines

  Clever bundled subscription idea for independent magazines

  Feb 26 2010 at 1:20 AM EST

  Topic: Magazine

• Today's twentysomethings

  Pew Research has done an intensive study of the millennial generation

  Feb 24 2010 at 4:26 PM EST

  Topic: Culture

• Aviary now free

  The powerful suite of online image editing tools is now completely free

  Feb 24 2010 at 12:20 PM EST

  Topics: Web Design, Design