Digital Digs WEST Uncovering one golden pixel at a time
February 16, 2010
The Future of Magazines
Adobe and WIRED magazine introduce a new digital magazine concept that provides an immersive, interactive content experience for readers and innovative possibilities for advertisers. http://tinyurl.com/ylg4r2u The Future of Maps
Microsoft unveils some new features for BING Maps. Among them: Flickr integrated content (video and images) from popular places, Augmented Reality views of streets and monuments, and internal views of buildings. They even threw in a constellations setting. Amazing. http://tinyurl.com/yhufb3c The World's Most Influential Designers
From design thinkers to hands-on design doers in industries from graphics to industrial to auto design, BusinessWeek Magazine pulled together 27 luminaries that represent a diverse cross-section of design disciplines that are in some way responsible for shaping the world around us. http://tinyurl.com/ydtz64a The Power of Data Visualization
Someone once said "“The more visual an input becomes the more likely it is to be remembered and recalled.” Our industry is filled with complex problems that designers try to simplify with visual concepts. This humorous yet informative video talks about why data visualization is good for business now more than ever. http://tinyurl.com/y8nrovj Wrangler's Blue Bell Special
Wrangler Jeans are making a comeback in the fashion world. This approach puts the user, er, in total control of what the models wear and how they wear it. Fun, simple, totally immersive and worth sharing. Ladies, you'll want to put this on your Facebook page.
http://tinyurl.com/yd6mq2b Coke's Happiness Machine
Here's another simple, fun and totally high on the social currency scale: What happens when you place a soda vending machine into a busy university cafeteria? Nothing more than a whole lot of happiness. And a few surprises. http://tinyurl.com/ycawesw
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