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Dec 10

Christmas is coming

The Christmas is coming and the year is ending, but so is this blog. I have realized the path I have chosen here – to cover mainly the coding side of the web, is not as fulfilling as I expected. Since I feel I have much wider spectrum of topics to share and contribute to, I will restart the blog and my website in general, but this time widening the focus (hopefully not getting too vague) and covering:

  • web and graphic design news, spiced with some HTML5 and Javascript coolness
  • personal portfolio – things I do for living but also things I do for fun (photography, web design, games and apps for mobile platforms)
  • in depth case studies of my photo, animation and design projects stirred up with useful tips and reviews of the tools I am using
  • (probably) some off-topic posts on inspiring and innovative approaches to technology, architecture and product design

So this is the last post to this blog but the new site should be up in a few weeks time. The new URL will be www.kristjansen.ee but the old one will be  active for some time as well. Hope you enjoyed the posts and see you soon! Meanwhile check out this HTML5 calendar :)

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7
Sep 10

Link: why you don’t want to start another social site

  • Just 5% of Twitter users account for more than 75% of Twitter activity.
  • No one joins an empty network just for the hell of it.
  • If you’ve nothing to offer users other than blank input boxes, and the promise that they too can have a row in your database then you’re in trouble.

These are just a few thoughts before you start building your own shiny social site.

Read the full article here.

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7
Sep 10

Thought on content and design

Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.

- Jeffrey Zeldman

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Sep 10

Books on iPhone user interface design

Just got my first reading on iPhone user interface design and usability topics. Will keep you updated on my progress and findings from these books. If you know any other useful literature on mobile platform design and usability, just let me know!

More about these three books:

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Sep 10

{EST} Disainijuhtimise konverents “Nähtav ja nähtamatu disainjuhtimine”

Disainiöö raames toimub disainijuhtimise konverents “Nähtav ja nähtamatu disainjuhtimine“.

Sissejuhatus korraldajatelt: “Miks mõned ettevõtted on edukamad kui teised? Vastus on lihtne. Edukad ettevõtted oskavad kasutada disainmõtlemist kõigis oma tegevusvaldkondades. Nad loovad endale ise soovitud tuleviku.

Loov Eesti ja Eesti Disainerite Liit kutsuvad Sind 24. septembril algusega kell 10 Rotermanni Kvartalisse Tallinnas, kus räägime disainjuhtimisest kui praktilisest juhtimistööriistast ja selle rakendamisest. Toome Sinuni teoreetilisi arutlusi ja edulugusid Prantsusmaalt, Suurbritanniast, Soomest ja Eestist.”

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Aug 10

Lanyrd – the social conference directory

Lanyrd.com is a directory of conferences focusing on web, UX and social media issues. Mostly targeted on audiences in Europe and Northern-America it helps you to find a conference by topic or location. It also has functionality for tracking ongoing conferences  or catching up on past events. A must bookmark for digital era creative professionals.

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22
Jul 10

Pixel perfect graphics in Illustrator CS5

This new “Align to pixel grid” feature of Illustrator CS5 really makes a difference for authors publishing to digital environments.

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21
Jul 10

A few cool features of Photoshop CS5

Here’s a video that showcases some really awesome and useful features of the new Photoshop CS5. The new content aware fill paired with refine edge tool turns routine photo editing tasks into child’s play. Other useful features include better ISO noise reduction, HDR image compositing and a fancy puppet warp tool.

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12
Jul 10

Handbook “HTML5 for web designers”

Just received my “HTML5 for web designers” handbook – the first in series from A Book Apart by the makers of the famous A List Apart webzine. For a designer like myself, it’s a nice and slim (85 pages) introduction to HTML5 and its possibilities. It covers topics from the history of markup to the usage of rich media elements like canvas, audio and video. It also explains the semantics part and gives an insight of how to use the new elements today.

You can get the book from A Book Apart website.

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9
Jul 10

HTML5 lurks around the corner

There is no doubt – HTML5 is coming, and  probably sooner than you think. The number of websites dedicated to exposing its virtues is endless. So mr.Flash, you should probably be afraid. Here are some good examples, of what HTML5 is capable of (note that the examples may not be visible in older and less advanced browsers at this point).
Physics:
Utilities:
Visual effects:
Data visualization:
Drawing:

Games

There are loads of experiments on the linked sites, so feel free to surf around. For further digging check out Chrome experiments and 23 essential HTML5 resources. Or maybe its not over afterall? (installing flash on iPad)
Update on the iPad/Flash topic: EU law might force Apple to allow Flash
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