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What's that traffic light on the new iTunes window? And, it's nice with that new icon but couldn't they have rethought the entire thing? iTunes feels like an unfitting name for something that does so many different things (you don't go to the "Music Store" to buy a book, do you?)

The normal practice among web developers for icons have always been to embed them in images and use CSS to display. We do this so much, we hardly think about it at all any more. Pictos, however, is a clever way of taking a step away from this. Instead of using images, you embed the Pictos font and use that instead.

My favorite note taking app, Simplenote, has just been updated — or perhaps upgraded is a better word. Along with a new more visually appealing graphical reform, we're seeing tons of new features and updates to the service itself.

Fisheye, macro and wide angle lenses available for use with camera phones.

High quality short about the chaos that a little lottery ticket can set about.

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Essen talks brands

November 28th, 2008

Today we had a really good lecture from a guy from Essen. The lecture was about branding in all its different forms and I was amazed by how interested I was in this. Definately something to look into more thoroughly. Unfortunately, I had to catch my train at lunch so I missed half of it, which was a real shame since he really managed to capture my interest.

An interesting footnote, though, is the fact that it took me exactly one hour and five minutes to realize it was actually the logo on all of his Keynote-slides and that it spelled out Essen in inverted letters. Oops.



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All Web 2.0 services in one place

November 26th, 2008

Ever wondered what else is out there, besides YouTube, Blogger and Digg?

Go2Web20.net



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48h Mission

November 26th, 2008

Pretty cool campaign from Nokia. People add and vote on different dares for someone to do. A panel picks people to do the actual dares and the “dare devils” get a chance to do them (documenting everything on the way, of course).

48h Mission

Via Webbsverige (in Swedish).



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Visual communication

November 25th, 2008

Now we’ve started a new module called Visual communication. It seems intense. I get the feeling most of us around here are just waiting for Christmas to come. The module’s aim is to get us into the role of client/agency and so we’re in two different groups at the same time.



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Concept book & presentation

November 18th, 2008

We’re currently making a concept book, finishing up the Business plan and budget, making a prototype and a presentation for this Thursday. Here’s a sneak peak.

concept



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Kristoffer’s new toy

November 14th, 2008

Kristoffer came into our cell the other day and placed a little white cylinder shaped object in front of me and Henke. Then he pushed a button.

It started to dance.

Robin has a video.



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Push the button

November 14th, 2008

I thought I should write something about what’s been going on lately. We’re still in the Concept development module, and to sum things up we’ve basically just been fine tuning and developing our one idea out of the first fifty. I think we’ve come a pretty long way with our concept which we call “Push the button”. This week we’ve been producing a business plan with a budget. Next week we’ll make a presentation, concept book and practice actually presenting this to the investors (Thursday).

Should be interesting.



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Tele2 redesign

November 5th, 2008

I rather like Tele2’s new layout. It’s stricter, but really nice.



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Tutti frutti soda?

November 5th, 2008

Today I e-mailed Cloetta Fazer asking them for a tutti frutti soda. I know I’d buy it.



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