tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46458764274230433402012-02-17T02:01:25.029+11:00Think differently!Mike Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497315765309795273noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645876427423043340.post-69124639845998694332008-03-19T12:54:00.003+11:002008-03-19T12:58:52.889+11:00A better way forward - Michelin Tyres<br /><br />http://www.michelinman.com/forward/<br /><br />I absolutely love this site!! I think it brings interactivity to an all new level, the feeling i got when browsing through the site was one of actually being there! The zooming and camera angles gave me a sense of being free to explore whatever i felt like and gave me complete control!<br /><br />The 3D environment was incredible!<br /><br />Overall i love this site... interacted well, wasn't restricting and made me feel at ease using the site! Something many flash site's i feel fail to do.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4645876427423043340-6912463984599869433?l=thebigemptydesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mike Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497315765309795273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645876427423043340.post-47817605798005979752008-02-27T13:59:00.011+11:002008-03-18T20:29:13.872+11:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://opengardensblog.futuretext.com/archives/meme.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://opengardensblog.futuretext.com/archives/meme.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is Web 2.0?</span><br /><br />Web 2.0 has become a very collective term, and since it was first talked about by Tom O'Reilly has moved to take upon different meanings depending on who you speak to.<br /><br />One thing which is agreed upon throughout it is the fact that it is now and it is a 'new' world wide web. Which is a new web were end-users now interact alot more with the websites. On a developers side it see's web sites acting more like applications and engaging and users rather than static pages of content, blandfully reading out line after line after line.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Examples of Web 2.0<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Wikipedia, digg, Technorati, Flickr and Frappr are the most common and well known examples of Web 2.0<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></span><h1 id="articlehed"><br /></h1><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4645876427423043340-4781760579800597975?l=thebigemptydesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mike Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497315765309795273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645876427423043340.post-14447886954979379862008-02-27T13:59:00.009+11:002008-03-18T20:28:54.470+11:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imagecows.com/uploads/b46e-holux-gpsmile52-car-gps.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.imagecows.com/uploads/b46e-holux-gpsmile52-car-gps.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Interactive Design</span><br /><br />Interactive Design starts by creating an understanding of who / what you are designing for. This is often done by creating persona's and then researching that persona.<br /><ul><li>What they like</li><li>What the do</li><li>Why the do something</li><li>What makes that persona like something.</li><li>How they feel after using something</li></ul>This gives the design a firm understanding of who or what they are designing for to ensure that the Design is successful and provides the user with the best possible experience.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Examples:</span><br /><br />Ipods, Mobile Phones and G.P.S are all great examples of interactive design, these products must interact with the use in a positive and successful manner otherwise they become redundant.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4645876427423043340-1444788695497937986?l=thebigemptydesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mike Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497315765309795273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645876427423043340.post-41650464225640718642008-02-27T13:58:00.006+11:002008-03-18T20:28:46.627+11:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://uk.gizmodo.com/amazon%20logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://uk.gizmodo.com/amazon%20logo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Information Design</span><br /><br />Information Design is the organisation of data from a complex entity to something that is clear and concise. There a considered to be 5 ways in which you can organise an entity in order to make it clearer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >L </span>ocation<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >A</span> lphabet<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span> </span>ime<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >C</span> ategory<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >H</span> ierachy<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Examples:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UWS Library Website</span> which uses <span style="font-style: italic;">Alphabet</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Category </span>and <span style="font-style: italic;">Heirachy </span>to filter and orgranise its data from e-journals to books.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amazon </span>which uses <span style="font-style: italic;">Category </span>and <span style="font-style: italic;">Alphabet</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Google Earth </span>which uses <span style="font-style: italic;">Location</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ebay </span>which uses <span style="font-style: italic;">Category</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Time </span>and <span style="font-style: italic;">Alphabet</span>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4645876427423043340-4165046422564071864?l=thebigemptydesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mike Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497315765309795273noreply@blogger.com0