Category: From the internet
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Don’t be offended if I’m not offended.
New York designer SwissMiss posted an interesting video about being offended – how the ability to be offended is a relatively recent privilege for the masses, while also questioning what being offended can achieve. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb2mVGE63YU[/youtube] Found at http://www.swiss-miss.com/2015/08/im-offended.html
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The best design is invisable
When something has been designed exceptionally well, you shouldn’t notice “the design”. You should be using a service which just works, not fighting to understand what the process is or guessing what you’re meant to do next. So here’s a video about the recently released film Mad Max – Fury Road. The connection might not be obvious,…
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Government digital services as a platform. Yes please.
Yes to all of this: https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2015/03/29/government-as-a-platform-the-next-phase-of-digital-transformation/ [youtube]https://youtu.be/ZzPU6Pdw05s[/youtube] And this needs to be just the start for the public sector.
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One click ordering from Amazon is coming into your homes
Amazon’s “one click” ordering is well know in online shopping, providing the easiest possible way to buy something from Amazon. But Amazon are taking it a step further with a physical “dash” button you can place in your home to instantly order something. The imagined future of cupboards and fridges ordering your groceries for you really isn’t far…
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Cloud computing has a way to go
I’m sure there is someone, somewhere, working on an app which can do this.
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Apps that are good for your health – the NHS app library
I was signposted to the NHS App Library today by @danslee via @healthybrum. It’s been around for 18 months and is a safe and trusted collection of apps to help you manage your health. Each app is reviewed to make sure that: “they are relevant to people living in England, comply with data protection laws…
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Being a digital human – a fear to break the magic
I’ve been meaning to recommend the BBC Digital Human radio show and podcast since my wife found it a few weeks ago and it’s one of those programs that I wish I’d found sooner. Thankfully the BBC have a full podcast archive and a tumblr blog so you don’t miss out. The program looks at how at how…
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A guide to getting responsive – a site for all sizes
I’ve been spending some time recently researching the evolving world of responsive design and want to collect here some of the information, guides and tools in one place. For starters, here’s a general overview of responsive design including tips and examples: Responsive Web Layouts For Mobile Screens: Intro, Tips And Examples – www.hongkiat.com/blog/responsive-for-mobile-screens/ Now for some more technical articles which…
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Use Facebook advertising to need facebook advertising
If you’ve been tempted by Facebook advertising to boost the views of your content, think again. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVfHeWTKjag[/youtube] While the views of your boosted content are certain to increase, your other content has been proven to suffer. This video is from earlier this year, but the issues have actually been around a for few years now,…
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Mobile web: Design it fast and for thumbs
I used to be impatient, but now I just don’t have the time Google have released some new guidance on designing fast mobile websites, which can load a page on a mobile within a second. The one second rule come from research by the Nielsen Norman Group that 1 second is: “about the limit for the…