Vol: 001 | Issue: 004
The bv02 creative digest is a compilation of thoughts, links, musings, and inspiration that has caught the eye of our creative team over the past week. A combined effort from Matt Davidson (New Media), Paul Wright (User Experience), Matt Ernst and Daniel Bianchi (Creative)
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UX this week
At bv02 we have been thinking a lot about work flow as our team grows and as the number of devices and screens that users view our sites on skyrockets. The industry as a whole is working out how best to approach the research, project structure, design and development phases of their projects. The mighty Mark Boulton lays out some of that thinking in a summary of conversations he’s been having. Great read: “Responsive Summit Workflow”
In “Responsive-Ready Content”, Sara Wachter-Boettcher talks about content strategy for responsive design and “demonstrates why we need a foundation of content types, micro structures, and business rules if we want to keep priority, relationships, and meaning intact.” Using the new responsive Starbucks website as an example, she takes us through how to align your sites content with your goals across multiple sizes.
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Blog post of the week
Floating butt installation by Berndnaut Smilde
It may seem a Photoshop trick, but the Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde managed to create an artificial butt inside a hotel. Lasting a few minutes, long enough to produce a photo essay, the project was held at the Hotel Maria Kapel, in the city of Hoorn. Although the author does not reveal the secrets of the work, the sculptural installation was developed for the online gallery probe. Can anyone guess how he did it?
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Illustration of the week
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” storyboard, by Tim Burton
This illustration is part of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” storyboard, by Tim Burton. The American film director has always attracted people’s attention because of the singularity of his universe. And for those who are planning a visit to NYC, MoMa hosts an exhibition providing unprecedented access to a entire range of Burton’s drawings.
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Photo of the week
Last week bv02 held its first ever creative night. We kicked off the new event with a style of photography called “light painting.” To get the fiery effect, the subject waves a light source around (glowsticks, sparklers, or flashlights) while the camera shutter stays open for an extended period of time. See all the results on our Flickr page.
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Video of the week
During a recent TED talk, Cesar Kuriyama spoke about, and showed his latest project in which he is filming every day of his life and then splicing it together in one second increments. In fact, he has already been at it for about a year. If you compare this video to ‘photo-a-day’ videos, this one really gives you a sense of what is happening in each clip. I guess if a picture is worth a thousand words, 29.97 pictures is worth exponentially more :).
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Web-font pick of the week
http://www.type-together.com/bree
Bree was originally released in 2008 and it became an immediate success because of its originality, charming appearance and versatility.
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Interesting website of the week
Myownbike is no ordinary bicycle shop . This web site offers an unique and enjoyable user experience.
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