Comments for design, art and culture: musings on the visual society http://www.designartculture.com Thu, 20 May 2010 21:17:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on The biggest threat to American Christianity? Social Networking. by Chris http://www.designartculture.com/2010/03/02/the-biggest-threat-to-american-christianity-social-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-17952 Chris Thu, 20 May 2010 21:17:29 +0000 http://www.designartculture.com/?p=395#comment-17952 Your point is on the mark. One positive thing about facebook is that you can gauge pretty well what your contacts believe by what links they share and what they casually click that they "like". Then you can engage them in a discussion as to why they are political fideists, rather than engaged followers of Christ. Used to be people were quietly swayed by TV ads in the darkness of their living rooms and didn't expose their misconceptions to their acquaintances in casual discussion. We can be thankful that these things are being brought into the light. Your point is on the mark.

One positive thing about facebook is that you can gauge pretty well what your contacts believe by what links they share and what they casually click that they “like”. Then you can engage them in a discussion as to why they are political fideists, rather than engaged followers of Christ. Used to be people were quietly swayed by TV ads in the darkness of their living rooms and didn’t expose their misconceptions to their acquaintances in casual discussion. We can be thankful that these things are being brought into the light.

]]> Comment on Apple’s iPad and the censorship of Apps and Internet by justin http://www.designartculture.com/2010/01/29/apples-ipad-and-the-censorship-of-apps-and-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-17249 justin Thu, 06 May 2010 20:04:16 +0000 http://www.designartculture.com/?p=381#comment-17249 To be fair, Apple didn't delete it from their device. They just never included it to begin with. Also, no other mobile OS supports flash, which won't be available until the second half of 2010 (After being delayed for a couple of years). Multi-tasking is being added to the iPad with firmware 4.0 this fall (and in a month for iPhones) as mentioned by Jobs during the keynote. <i>You can’t just take a major component of the Internet, whether it’s HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, XML, etc, etc, or Flash, and completely remove it from your device.</i> Can you guess which one of these doesn't belong, because it is a closed, proprietary standard? That's right, flash. Everything else is an open standard. Again, it is hard to remove something that was never added to begin with. I recommend you read Jobs' Thoughts on Flash here: http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash Many of Apple's arguments make perfect sense, and it seems like a reasonable decision to leave it out. Although, I agree that the iPad missed the mark in many regards, I don't blame Apple for leaving off flash. There are several native apps for the iPad that blow their flash, web-based counterpart out of the water both in terms of functionality and aesthetics. MLB At Bat and ABC apps are perfect examples with many more content providers making their sites flash-free, including ESPN, CNN, Disney, NY Times, Vimeo, National Geographic, etc. http://www.apple.com/ipad/ready-for-ipad/ Finally, the app store dominates every other platform when it comes to gaming and makes on-line flash games look pathetic. And yes, there are even thousands of free games! To be fair, Apple didn’t delete it from their device. They just never included it to begin with. Also, no other mobile OS supports flash, which won’t be available until the second half of 2010 (After being delayed for a couple of years). Multi-tasking is being added to the iPad with firmware 4.0 this fall (and in a month for iPhones) as mentioned by Jobs during the keynote.

You can’t just take a major component of the Internet, whether it’s HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, XML, etc, etc, or Flash, and completely remove it from your device.

Can you guess which one of these doesn’t belong, because it is a closed, proprietary standard? That’s right, flash. Everything else is an open standard. Again, it is hard to remove something that was never added to begin with. I recommend you read Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash here: http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash Many of Apple’s arguments make perfect sense, and it seems like a reasonable decision to leave it out.

Although, I agree that the iPad missed the mark in many regards, I don’t blame Apple for leaving off flash. There are several native apps for the iPad that blow their flash, web-based counterpart out of the water both in terms of functionality and aesthetics. MLB At Bat and ABC apps are perfect examples with many more content providers making their sites flash-free, including ESPN, CNN, Disney, NY Times, Vimeo, National Geographic, etc. http://www.apple.com/ipad/ready-for-ipad/

Finally, the app store dominates every other platform when it comes to gaming and makes on-line flash games look pathetic. And yes, there are even thousands of free games!

]]> Comment on Designers: Jail-break Your Freebies and Let the Community Use Them by Q http://www.designartculture.com/2009/02/13/designers-jail-break-your-freebies-and-let-the-community-use-them/comment-page-1/#comment-6921 Q Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:21:45 +0000 http://www.designartculture.com/?p=336#comment-6921 Yes! so true..... where's the altruism these days? why people can't just make something good and be happy to share it without needing the validation of being credited, is beyond me.... Yes! so true….. where’s the altruism these days? why people can’t just make something good and be happy to share it without needing the validation of being credited, is beyond me….

]]> Comment on @theconnor Ponders “What is the True Self” After a Tweet Ends Job Prospects by An ill-advised tweet could cost you your job http://www.designartculture.com/2009/03/23/theconnor-ponders-what-is-the-true-self-after-a-tweet-ends-job-prospects/comment-page-1/#comment-5434 An ill-advised tweet could cost you your job Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:14:55 +0000 http://www.designartculture.com/?p=343#comment-5434 [...] web.” While the candidate quickly made their account private, it was already too late — it had gone viral. Not only did this individual lose the offer, but they were widely ridiculed [...] [...] web.” While the candidate quickly made their account private, it was already too late — it had gone viral. Not only did this individual lose the offer, but they were widely ridiculed [...]

]]> Comment on Does Myspace.com Keep a Designer on Staff? by Substance 01 http://www.designartculture.com/2007/10/03/does-myspacecom-keep-a-designer-on-staff/comment-page-1/#comment-5401 Substance 01 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:34:36 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignartandculture.com/?p=17#comment-5401 Can you provide more information on similar issues, or do you have some resources you can share where i can read more about such interesting myspace stuff? Can you provide more information on similar issues, or do you have some resources you can share where i can read more about such interesting myspace stuff?

]]> Comment on Pre-15th Century Typography: Hand Lettered Bible by Liam Quin http://www.designartculture.com/2009/09/02/pre-15th-century-typography-hand-lettered-bible/comment-page-1/#comment-4021 Liam Quin Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:41:08 +0000 http://www.designartculture.com/?p=372#comment-4021 I'd actually say that there are 2 columns on each page, and that they are aligned as per Tsicholde's essay (reprinted in English in "The Form of the Book") - draw a diagonal line from the bottom left of the double-page spread to the top right, and see how it meets the top-right corner of the text on the recto (right-hand) page. Similarly a diagonal on the left page only meets the bottom-left corner. The wide margins are to give the page balance and beauty as a physical object, and to make the book more expensive (since hundreds of sheep had to die to make it). Liam I’d actually say that there are 2 columns on each page, and that they are aligned as per Tsicholde’s essay (reprinted in English in “The Form of the Book”) – draw a diagonal line from the bottom left of the double-page spread to the top right, and see how it meets the top-right corner of the text on the recto (right-hand) page. Similarly a diagonal on the left page only meets the bottom-left corner.

The wide margins are to give the page balance and beauty as a physical object, and to make the book more expensive (since hundreds of sheep had to die to make it).

Liam

]]> Comment on 18th Century Typography & Illustration: Diver’s Proverbs by Nathan Bailey by Perla Berenice Jiménez Méndez http://www.designartculture.com/2008/10/21/18th-century-typography-illustration-divers-proverbs-by-nathan-bailey/comment-page-1/#comment-3981 Perla Berenice Jiménez Méndez Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:26:57 +0000 http://www.designartculture.com/?p=220#comment-3981 HELLO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION, CURRENTLY I'M STUDYING A TYPOGRAPHY MASTER, IN MEXICO, AND I'M INVESTIGATING ABOUT THE 18TH CENTURY, THIS INFORMATIONS IS GOLD FOR ME!!! THAK YOU AGAIN!!! HELLO

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION, CURRENTLY I’M STUDYING A TYPOGRAPHY MASTER, IN MEXICO, AND I’M INVESTIGATING ABOUT THE 18TH CENTURY, THIS INFORMATIONS IS GOLD FOR ME!!!

THAK YOU AGAIN!!!

]]> Comment on 16th Century Typography: The Geneva Bible, London, 1581 by Liam Quin http://www.designartculture.com/2009/06/24/16th-century-typography-the-geneva-bible-london-1581/comment-page-1/#comment-1784 Liam Quin Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:09:03 +0000 http://www.designartculture.com/?p=359#comment-1784 You've hit on one of the things that fascinates me about these older books - there are a lot of practical solutions to design problems there, as well sa a lot of sheer physical beauty. Which is why I posted the paeg images of course :D Liam You’ve hit on one of the things that fascinates me about these older books – there are a lot of practical solutions to design problems there, as well sa a lot of sheer physical beauty. Which is why I posted the paeg images of course :D

Liam

]]> Comment on @theconnor Ponders “What is the True Self” After a Tweet Ends Job Prospects by April Nivens http://www.designartculture.com/2009/03/23/theconnor-ponders-what-is-the-true-self-after-a-tweet-ends-job-prospects/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 April Nivens Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:54:53 +0000 http://www.designartculture.com/?p=343#comment-1311 Just like you told me when I worked for the Devil and her Advocate, anything you write publicly on a networking site is fair game. While its not what you want to hear, its quite true. Even if you make your postings private, all it takes is someone who is willing to log into their account at your expense. Very well written babes! Just like you told me when I worked for the Devil and her Advocate, anything you write publicly on a networking site is fair game. While its not what you want to hear, its quite true. Even if you make your postings private, all it takes is someone who is willing to log into their account at your expense. Very well written babes!

]]> Comment on Danny Gibson of DJG Design: Finding Design Innocence in the Modern World by DJG http://www.designartculture.com/2008/08/17/danny-gibson-of-djg-design-finding-design-innocence-in-the-modern-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 DJG Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:16:41 +0000 http://www.designartculture.com/2008/08/17/danny-gibson-of-djg-design-finding-design-innocence-in-the-modern-world/#comment-1275 i just saw this lovely article. thank you so much for your kind words and coverage! i really appreciate it! -djg i just saw this lovely article. thank you so much for your kind words and coverage! i really appreciate it! -djg

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