Vol: 001 | Issue: 006
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 discussion of the week
This week Brad Frost wrote “Content Parity” in which he argues that when you visit a site, no matter the device, you should “get what you ask for”. In a wide-ranging summary of mobile and web best practices, the “One Web” philosophy, content strategy and perhaps even SEO, he eloquently reminds us that the guiding principle of designing and developing across platforms is to “give people what they want”. If a user requests a web page on one device and then another, they expect to get the same content. Far from advocating delivering every device the exact same website, he discusses the various ways to optimize the content and site performance across devices and warns us of the various pitfalls. A great UX, content strategy and design read.
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Blog post of the week
This blog post by Petter Silfver is not about how to make your navigation look trendy. It isn’t a tutorial about rounded corners or gradient effects. There is no list of coding tips and tricks here.
So, what is this post all about? The Elements of Navigation is a look at some important considerations regarding usability and interaction, in our effort to create effective navigation.
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Animation of the week
Good Books – Metamorphosis from Buck on Vimeo.
In this stunning animation, the Buck team dug deep to direct and produce this homage promoting Good Books, the online bookseller that passes all its profits through to Oxfam.
Very well done!
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Photo of the week
Although it may seem like a series of blurred layers, this photo is actually a carefully architected piece of history. The subject of the photo is Potsdamer Platz in Berlin during its reconstruction. The most magical part of this photo though is that the shutter was open for two years! If you look deep into the photo you can see the original road and buildings, the construction cranes, and the ghost of the finished buildings at the top. Talk about patience in capturing a single photo! Find out more about this photographer and his style of “long” exposure photos.
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Video of the week
Frame of Mind
Inspired by the HP commercials that used the same effect, this video takes on the dynamic picture frame and makes it playful and fun.
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Typography of the week
In this typographic experiment, designer Tien-Min explores the relationships between uppercase and lowercase letters, and then records the transformation between them on video.
She created 26 sets of inked shapes on her hands. Each set is designed to display both an upper-case and a lower-case letter, such as A and a through the use of different hand gestures. She also created italic letters, handwritten letters and some new typefaces all using the same shapes.
Click here to see more.
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Website of the week
Simply load clikthis.com, scan the QR code with the appropriate free app, and your phone is transformed into a remote control that allows you to play any video from your phone on any screen. One of the better uses of a QR code that I have seen in a while.
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Nice collection Daniel. That photo of Berlin is amazing. So many creative minds out there… that are out there.