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Dec 26 2007

Interesting new method for text entry by David Goligorsky
Associative Thought, Code, Computers, Data Presentation, Design, Engineering, Experience Design, GUI, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Language, Pragmatism, Remix, Science, Software, Typography, Visualization
Dasher changes the paradigm of text entry from pushing buttons to navigating through words. Here's a YouTube demonstration of the technology and here's the Dasher website, which offers a test drive of the program. (via GUUUI) I recently watched The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. It's a film based on the true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, who was the editor-in-chief of Elle. He had suffered a massive stroke in 1995 that left his mind in tact, but his body was completely paralyzed except for one eye and eyelid. Needless to say, he could not speak. Speech ...
Dec 07 2007

Google Graphic API by David Goligorsky
Code, Computers, Data Presentation, Graphic Design, Visualization
Google has a graphing API (Application Programming Interface) that allows you to create handsome charts from your address bar. The coding parameters are part of the URL and you can generate fairly complex data plots if you are a developer making a graphing app or if you have the mental agility to keep all those parameters in your head while you add variables to one long line of code. I like it. (via Information Aesthetics) Careful! Google's usage policy states that you shouldn't query over 50,000 charts per day!
Nov 23 2007

Maharam Virtual Library by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Data Presentation, Experience Design, GUI, Graphic Design, History of Design, Interaction Design, Visualization
Maharam is a textile distributor with tons of great patterns. They have a very well-designed website to boot. Try out the Maharam Virtual Library on the sidebar... my favorite book there is "Textiles of the 20th Century," notably the Eames' "Circles 458310" pattern on page 3 and "Dot Pattern 458300" on page 4.
Nov 03 2007

Image to ASCII Art Converter by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Art, Data Presentation, Graphic Design, Software, Visualization, pop
I know it's unbelievably nerdy to post about ASCII Art, but it has to happen. Using this tool, you can can convert any image with a web address to ASCII Art. Just pick the level of detail you want the ASCII characters to capture and how large you want the resulting image to be. Don't forget the Dog Name Generator.
Nov 02 2007

Color Thesaurus by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Art, Code, Data Presentation, GUI, Graphic Design, Visualization
There are several tools on the internet for finding just the right shade of color or finding the ideal color combinations. HP has an "On-Line Color Thesaurus" which isn't much to look at, but offers decent results. (via Core77) Adobe offers a more comprehensive Flash tool called Kuler (pronounced... "color") that finds complementary and contrasting colors. This is something of a social network as well, because you can formulate a swatch and make it available to other Kuler users. It's a really fun tool to play around with... kinda like NameVoyager, which is an amazing tool that ...
Oct 26 2007

Vignelli Map Meme by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Art, Data Presentation, Design, GUI, Graphic Design, Vignelli
Sometimes a great design doesn't achieve the success that is anticipated, however, it may have the makings of a timeless classic. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Vignelli Design designed the NYC Subway Map back in 1970 and was not well received when it was launched in 1972. The current NYC subway map takes plentiful cues from the Vignelli map. There are many examples of graphic design and data presentation that draw directly from the Vignelli version of the subway map, like this guide to automotive company ownership.
Sep 06 2007

Fun with data by David Goligorsky
Aesthetics, Data Presentation
Röyksopp's music video for "Remind Me" feels like a view of the world through the eyes of Academia. Everything is normalized, everything is generalized, everything is part of a bigger system, everything is also a subsystem, and everything has a reason. It has analyzed and over analyzed everything while answering almost nothing and opening up new venues of similar study. I'm going to stop before I sound like the high school valedictorian giving life lessons by-way-of pop music lyrics, but data presentation is clutch.

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