Readings

My website is a shifting house next to a river of knowledge. What could yours be?

Laurel Schwulst brings up an obvious yet unique idea that websites are not just an information forum, but also a piece of art. I feel that in out current society, the internet has become saturated with companies who soley use websites as a promotion tool that it becomes harder and harder to find websites that are just there to be there for fun. The fun essentially is fading away. Schwulst revitalizes the idea that websites can be anything we want it to be.

What is Code?

The article what is code dives deep into the definition of code, from the history to its application. Its brings to light, just how integrated computer softwares are in everyday life, from the cars we drive to the phone we use. What makes this article really interesting, however is not the application of code, but the idea of code itself. Seemingly very simple in terms of the concept itself, code is a vast language that is like magic... until you realize it's not. What we use to make everyday life easier, is an endless cycle of trial and error made by coders who combine logic and creativity to give us the luxuries we have today.

Websites are the art of our time

This article is basically an essay about a website as a mode for art. Just like how new paint invented created new types of art, the internet is merely a medium in which art can be created. However the difference it that an empty art gallery has value, but an empty website does not. Websites have not just an aesthetic but a function.

Google

This article is the best find I have ever come across. An entire language of how to design User interface is a great way to learn about what are the dos and don't of what it takes to make a good digital application. I'm am 1000000% going to utilize this when creating web and mobile applications of my own.

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Scroll, Skim, and Stare

This article gave me a new look at the idea of artist sites and contemporary art. Now with the internet artists have come to utilize a new medium. With one clikc of a button, anyone anywhere can see anything; all the more reason why an artist's website is so important.

In defense of a poor image

This article gave me a new look at the idea of artist sites and contemporary art. Now with the internet artists have come to utilize a new medium. With one clikc of a button, anyone anywhere can see anything; all the more reason why an artist's website is so important.

A Handmade Web

This article talks about the idea of the "handmade web" or site that are entirely created and controlled by the coder/artists. In this day in age, "handmade" is seen as something special, sought after. With all the big companies taking over the web, individualized site are harder and harder to come by. "Handmade" is resurging in our generation of clean cut, basic sites, giving a little extra to users.

Top 10 Web Design Styles of 1993

This article is about the evolution of web design from the very beginning. Starting off with just words and links you see as the years go by, people begin adding their own personal touches to their sites. Its kinda surprising how much web design has evolved now with the use of application like Adobe.

Apple

I really appreciate that apple has its own guidelines for their interface. Especiallu since there are thousands of apps and site developed for the company, having a set guide keeps most of the apps you see in the store cohesive. It's these small details that really sets Apple apart from all the other big tech companies.

Research and Destroy

I've often thought about this idea myself, whether I was doing something that actually mattered. I don't just want to design things that look pretty, but rather something that actually effects the lives of others. I hope that design comes to a cross roads soon and because more about changing lives rather than just being pretty.

Can Jokes Bring down the Government

It funny, literally, how things that began as just something to a quick laugh can now impact the political climate of our society. A single meme, now has the power to be shared across the world, something that still amazes me everytime I think about it.

Against Software Development

This article really had me thinking? Can we peack with it comes to software development. Will there be a day? Where we just can't write new code anymore?

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