A hearty congratulations to my buds at Seattle-based design firm Artefact. They recently won Best of Category (Interactive) in I.D. Magazine for their work on Microsoft’s Worldwide Telescope.
I’ve had the pleasure of working with both Principles Gavin Kelly and Rob Girling in the past when they were at Microsoft. They were probably the most challenging and rewarding design engagements that I’ve had in my career to date.
It’s been exciting to witness the genesis of their relatively young company and to see them quickly garnering peer praise. I’m confident that in the near future that, more and more, you’ll be hearing Artefact mentioned alongside Frog and IDEO.
Today yet another service has launched for sharing your life.
thisMoment uses “moments” as the organizing metaphor. The interface looks impressive, easy to use, and fun. It also appears to seamlessly integrate with other services you’re already likely using, such as Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube.
As I wrote in a previous post, after the web 2.0 bust, I’m very hesitant to “invest” in new services like this. Especially ones where you chronicle the great moments in your life. Just today even I was starting to fret again about the level of content my wife and I have been putting in our now 1-year old son’s Tumblelog.
I have to say however, that I like where thisMoment is going and I won’t be surprised to see features like this begin to crop up in Apple’s iPhoto.
Flash Catalyst is a product from Adobe that’s sure to play a powerful role in rapid prototyping. What’s unique to this product is its seamless integration with other Adobe products such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
Why would my twisted mind make that kind of a leap? Well, I’ve had the pleasure to work with the folks at Slim Jim many years ago. And that headline is (almost) on-brand for them. Remove the “Kills Three”, and it’s 100% on brand.
The family and I took a trip up to The Park Avenue Armory today to catch the Ernesto Neto installation.
The Armory space is cavernous and the installation feels right at home here. It’s a very experiential piece - you can walk right through it, taking in the aroma from spice-filled fabric “stalactites”.
We’ve become accustomed to associating “digital” with interactive experiences. It’s always inspiring to experience something that isn’t.
There’s some great photos on the Armory’s website, including a time-lapse of the installation. The Times wrote a piece on it as well.
I’ve included a few moodier shots taken with my point-and-shoot.
A hearty congratulations to my buds at Seattle-based design firm Artefact. They recently won Best of Category (Interactive) in I.D. Magazine for their work on Microsoft’s Worldwide Telescope.