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With tablet notebooks and Kindles changing the way we read books, new technology is threatening the way we respond to the text by using “eye tracking” to keep our interest.
The Wall Street Journal’s drama critic Mr Teachout has give Gordon Edelstein’s production of “The Glass Menagerie” a rave review, calling it “a masterpiece made manifest”.
Determined bloggers and Google’s experts have the means to defeat China’s Internet censors, and the government can’t do anything to stop it, writes The Guardian’s Xia Qiang.
All-knowing, user-generated, online encyclopedia Wikipedia is due for a massive makeover. So fear not, fact-finders, but get ready for a new look, new layout and new features.
What’s the problem with iTunes, iPods, and other convenient listening devices, asks The Los Angeles Times’ Steve Almond? Nothing, except for the devaluation of the music experience.
There is no easy answer as to why we keep sales humming for books many would profess are not worth their time. "Betrayal" Lit, as so-called by The Daily Beast's […]
Why does the Web version of a newspaper look so different from the print version? It may sound like a simple-minded question, but the answer cuts to the heart of […]
As he entered the Capitol building to vote on the health care bill, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) was spit on. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), a prominent civil rights leader, was […]
A select group of thought leaders from around the world has come together for a live-streamed discussion surrounding "Our Energy Future." Tune in to watch the exclusive conversation NOW on Bigthink.com!After the […]
A select group of thought leaders from around the world will come together tomorrow, Friday March 26th, for a live-streamed discussion surrounding "Our Energy Future," at 1:30 PM EST. You can […]
Skeptic and magician James Randi has pulled off yet another daring escape. The famous debunker of scam psychics has emerged from the closet at the age of 81. Randi made […]
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When designers volley designs back and forth in a battle of one-upmanship, the result is an esoteric, but fun, digital-age sport.
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Khoi Vinh connects the early childhood disruption he experienced as an immigrant from Vietnam with his fastidious style as a designer.
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The NYTimes.com designer talks favorite fonts and websites.
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Khoi Vinh hates websites on which everything is "rendered to within an inch of its life." Do we really need to see the little rivets on the mailbox icon?
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Technology has both democratized design and made user response central to designers’ choices. At the same time, says Khoi Vinh, "true expertise is as rare as ever."
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As online media outlets compete furiously for eyeballs, the NYTimes.com design director discusses features that have, and haven’t, worked for the website.
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Print editions of newspapers remain "canonical." But anticipating, and accommodating, user behavior is the unique challenge of the Web.
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The NYTimes.com designer strives for "a maximum of elegance with a minimum of ornamentation." He also tries to think outside the grids that first made his style famous.
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A conversation with the blogger and design director of the New York Times website.