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- Digital First Newspaper Chain ‘Unbolts’ Digital from Print
Digital First Media CEO John Paton has just launched a company-wide effort called Project Unbolt that is aimed at detaching digital from the newspaper chain’s dying legacy print operations — but there is a long road between that and becoming truly digital
- Do Barcodes Work Better If They’re Beautiful?
The creator of “aestheticodes” says he hopes to decorate the world with interesting, interactive surfaces.
- Responsive Design is Still the Future of Web Design
Responsive design has been an emergent practice for web designers since Ethan Marcotte’s 2011 book introducing the concept in detail. But two and a half years later, adoption of the practice has been slow, even though this year it’s likely more people will access the Web via smartphones, tablets and other new devices than desktop and laptop computers.
- Icon Fonts: Pros and Cons of the Font Awesome
Here is a brief introduction to such fonts and where the Awesome font fits into a style that may still be in its infancy.
- The Most In-Demand Job Skills Of 2013
If you’re in the market for a new job, you might want to consider the tech sector. According to LinkedIn, the most desirable skills in 2013 were dominated by tech
- Type gurus team up with Monotype to be the Spotify of Fonts
The ‘Spotify of Fonts’, Monotype is the new home for more than 100 typefaces from David Quay and Freda Sack, aka The Foundry.
- Motorola Just Hired One Of The World’s Greatest Interaction Designers
DISNEY RESEARCH’S IVAN POUPYREV HAS LEFT FOR MOTOROLA MOBILITY’S TOP SECRET INNOVATION LAB, RUN BY THE FORMER HEAD OF DARPA. LEAVE IT TO THIS GUY TO TURN MOTOROLA INTO A UX JUGGERNAUT.
- Behind the Scenes at Adobe
And now you can get an interesting peek behind the scenes at who these folks are and how they work in an interview at with product owner, Yogesh Sharma over at the Illustrator blog. The interview tells the tale of how the new Live Corners featu…
- 7 Ways to Keep Employees Happy
MARRIOTT HOTELS AND SOUTHWEST AIRLINES KNOW THAT KEEPING THEIR EMPLOYEES HAPPY AND MOTIVATED IS HOW TO KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS SATISFIED. HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM THEM.
- 5 Ways The Macintosh Changed Creativity Forever
“RELEASED 30 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, THE APPLE MACINTOSH REVOLUTIONIZED HOW ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS WORK. HERE, WE TALK TO A HANDFUL OF CREATIVES–INCLUDING THE INVENTOR OF MACPAINT AND THE DESIGNER OF MANY OF THE MAC’S MOST FAMILIAR ICONS–ABOUT H…
- ‘Smart Bezel’ Could Make Future iPads Feel Bigger [Patent]
“Not only would the technique described allow gestures — such as swipes — to continue off the normal surface of the screen, but it would also allow specific virtual buttons for tasks such as scrolling to be incorporated into the iPad’s bezel.”