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Week 338

Posted in Phil Gyford's Writing I nearly forgot to write this week. Although, when work is quiet, I wonder if it’s better to leave gaps, or to still write, to make clear that not all Weeknotes writers are horribly productive and thrusting and world-changing. Read more&#8230

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The future forms of magazines

Phil Gyford asks Is modern web design too like print design? (via haddock ). Very pertinent question, especially in these parts. From the comments, a post at Smashing Magazine on ' the death of the boring blog post? ', which introduces the rather dread hybrid 'blogazine'. At the same time, the first speculative tablet demos are emerging, with Sports Illustrated leading the way. This format...

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Making news easier to read online

Posted in Phil Gyford's Writing Next week I was planning on making the first steps with a side-project that maybe I needn’t bother with now. The New York Times Skimmer is pretty close to what I’ve been thinking of building for a while. Congrats to them — I only thought vaguely about it; they actually made something. Read more&#8230

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Is modern web design too like print design?

Posted in Phil Gyford's Writing Here’s a thought that’s been nagging at me for the past few months: Over the last decade or so web design has become increasingly homogenous, attempting to ape the styles of other, older media and losing touch with what could make it new and unique. Read more&#8230