Monthly Archives: March 2011
UI Design for Mobile Touch Screens
Posted on: March 28, 2011 by Kevin Elko in Technology
Tags: development, usability, WWW
Just the other day, I was introduced to yet another addicting Internet game. I have no idea – and quite frankly don’t want to know– how many hours I spent playing this incredibly simple game. I found myself craving this game at all hours of the day – and unfortunately I don’t bring my computer everywhere I go. I can browse the web on my phone, which is always in my pocket, but as we are all aware by now, mobile phones don’t support flash. In an effort to get my fix, I set out to build a phone-friendly version of the game in JavaScript. In the process of developing my v...
Everyday Design
Posted on: by jthibault in Design
It's always a nice surprise to be face to face with some great design right when you least expect it. I spent a lot of time in thrift stores over my spring break in Port Charlotte, FL - a nice little retirement corner with tons of thrift stores to occupy yourself when you've seen a bit too much sun. In the back of this one little store I found a rack of old golf clubs and fell in love with all the mixed up old type designs. So the moral: good design is not necessarily found on a computer screen, sometimes, it's in the stinky back room of a Florida thrift store! ...
The Logo Experience
Posted on: March 21, 2011 by Kevin Elko in Design
Tags: Google, logo
In branding a company, it is generally thought that a logo should remain consistent, but in today’s ever-changing world can a brand be built on an evolving logo? First Things First Photo courtesy of Fast Co. Design. The recent release of the new MIT Media Lab logo was what prompted my thoughts on this topic. If you haven’t yet seen the video, I strongly recommend checking it out. The logo is based on an algorithm that randomly generates one of some 40,000 unique designs. That is enough to supply each of the Media Lab members a personalized logo for the next 25 years. While t...
Posters: Past and Present
Posted on: March 14, 2011 by Kevin Elko in Design
Tags: history, posters
A poster is technically defined as a large printed picture, notice, or advertisement, displayed in a public place. Posters have been in use throughout the history of civilization, but did not come into their own until the late 1800’s when the printing industry developed and perfected the practice of color lithography, which made mass production and distribution possible. In the century or so following the development of color lithography, posters have become an essential form of art and one of – if not the most – popular tools of the advertising and commercial industries. Poster des...