So I bought a Kindle the other day, and have been thinking whether I should have bought an iPad instead. But the more I use the Kindle, the more that seems like an irrelevant question, despite all the debates that rage around it. For example, somebody I know recently mused that “… in some way the Kindle is like a crippled iPad: only monochrome, poor browser, etc.” His point was that if you look at the technology, the Kindle appears to exhibit a r…
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Everyone as boring as me on the subject of copyright, community and contemporary culture (OMG it alliterates!) has something to say about the Great Paywall of Murdoch. It’s coming to an interface near you in June, we are told. So naturally, I have been ruminating on this too. My thoughts were crystallised when I read Roy Greenslade’s article in the Evening Standard today (which only recently become a free paper in London – an irony there). Greens…
So, a new “visual language” (AKA design directions) from the Beeb! Most of their blog post is about visual design and grids, so I’ll leave comment on that to others, but I couldn’t ignore the following: “We want to create a modern British design aesthetic” And people at the Beeb wonder why they’re seen as arrogant! He he, only jokin’. However, there are a couple of interesting IA/UX things here. Firstly: “We’re moving away from left hand navigati…
… Peter Douglas I think the game the iPad will change is the biggest game of all in the “computer” world. The iPad will be what Jobs envisioned thirty years ago, the computer as appliance. There will certainly be one on our kitchen wall, for recipes, family calendar, phone numbers and addresses, notes, shopping lists, tv guides, music, Skype……
With the Kindle DX — Amazon’s new large-screen e-reader – the debate about the delivery of information via printed paper compared to that of digital is starting to pick up even more. Earlier, I’d wondered about reasons to prefer dead tree media that weren’t based on just aesthetics. I see that in reviewing the new Kindle, and much to their credit, Slate has avoided misty-eyed discussions of ink-stained fingers or the timeless aroma of newsprint. …
… Jonathan Just noticed that the above comment is referral spam, but I’ve let it through as it’s pretty ironic given the subject matter of this post!…