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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 275px;" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/a1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 29.0px Arial; color:#272727;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:Tahoma, serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;By &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;Brad Cooper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt; for the Smashing Magazine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 29.0px Arial; color:#272727;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"    style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:100%;color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" text-decoration: underline;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 29.0px Arial; color:#272727;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"    style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:100%;color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" text-decoration: underline;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 29.0px Arial; color:#272727;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"    style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:100%;color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" text-decoration: underline;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;If you want to “go big” visually with a website, delivering complex interaction and a rich experience across a wide range of browsers, Flash is the only way to go. Right? Nope. Given the widespread adoption and advancements of modern browsers and JavaScript libraries, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;using Flash makes little sense&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;. But it does have its place on the Web, considering the need for progressive enhancement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;In the current landscape of technology and accessing the Internet through devices such as picture frames, netbooks, cell phones and televisions, the benefits of Web standards outweigh those of Flash, especially when delivering content to a broad audience on various devices.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Flash is a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;proprietary product&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt; that sits on top of the browser to extend functionality. While Flash may have provided missing functionality for some time, it brings little value to modern browsers. As more and more designers and developers realize the benefits of Web standards and start using some of the features of HTML5 and CSS3, we’ll see fewer Flash-driven websites.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 30px/normal Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;The Great Flash vs. Web Standards Debate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Advocates have evangelized Web standards for over 10 years. The debate among developers and designers often gets as heated as the discussion on same-sex marriage, causing uncomfortable divisions among some of the smartest people in the field.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;With the recent announcement of iPad’s lack of Flash support and the continued lack of it on the iPhone, the debate has reached beyond the development community to include Adobe and Apple themselves. With Apple’s anti-Flash stance, it has become too hard to argue for a completely Flash-based website when it would leave out a potentially large audience.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Eventually, Flash will make it to mobile devices (250 million devices are expected to have &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tgdaily.com/mobility-features/48439-adobe-touts-flash-101-at-mobile-world-congress"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;full support by the end of 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;), but that’s really only a small part of the debate and one of the better arguments that Web standards advocates have.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;At the heart of the matter is how to deliver a great experience to users no matter the technology or platform.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;“HTML5 vs. Flash” is the wrong discussion. “Accessible rich media” is the right one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;— Jeffrey Zeldman (via &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/zeldman/status/8872227072"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Twitter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;In the end, we’re all just trying to create websites that can be accessed and used, regardless of the tools we use to deliver them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 30px/normal Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Healthy Competition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;In the early days of the Web, Flash was pretty much the only way to deliver a rich experience across different browsers and platforms. CSS and JavaScript were inconsistently supported across browsers, and relying on them was hardly worth the trouble.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Flash saw great success early on and pushed forward quickly. The small app that once mainly made animations quickly became a worthy development environment in its own right. Developers and designers alike chose to concentrate their efforts in that area, often segregating themselves from the open Web and backing the proprietary technology. Flash websites took over the Web, and Web standards didn’t allow developers to create the experiences that users were starting to expect.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Web standards may have fallen behind once, but they continued to be pushed forward by practitioners and those willing to embrace the idea of an open Web.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 30px/normal Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Web Standards: Benefits And Reasons For Adoption&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Users expect rich experiences, and in many cases these great experiences are now being delivered with HTML, CSS and JavaScript, which are the basics of Web standards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;The line between websites developed with Flash and Web standards has become blurred. At first glance, even the savviest developer would have a hard time discerning which technology was used for a website without peeking at the source.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;The list of websites that are ditching Flash in favor of Web standards is growing every day. Even if these decisions are driven by the iPad and iPhone’s lack of Flash, they’ll soon reap the other benefits that Web standards bring.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Current Trends&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;What once could be done almost exclusively in Flash is now easily accomplished with JavaScript and a bit of ingenuity. Lightboxing, scrolling news stories, rich navigation and image slideshows were once solely the domain of Flash. Widespread adoption of standards is easily attributable to the ease of using JavaScript libraries for enhanced interaction and current support of CSS among browsers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Video has been an important step in moving Web standards forward. Video is one of the few things that could once only be delivered in Flash. The biggest leap so far has been &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/html5"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;YouTube&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;’s adoption of the HTML5 video element (albeit in beta), allowing modern browsers to bypass the Flash plug-in and use video native to the browser’s player.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;HTML5 video has encountered controversy (thanks to the current &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/07/decoding-the-html-5-video-codec-debate.ars"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;codec debacle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;) and reports of unimpressive performance, but these issues will be worked out. Website developers will implement HTML5 video and choose an appropriate codec. When the biggest websites make this decision, we’ll end up with a de facto standard that gives browsers improved performance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Modern Browser Adoption&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;HTML5 and CSS3 represent a great effort to advance native browser performance, and many browser providers are already implementing their specifications, even through they haven’t been set in stone. We have a lot to look forward to with CSS animation, canvas, local storage, geo-location and other specifications that will bring Web standards into a new era.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Although it will be many years before we see 100% of the emerging specifications implemented in browsers and see a large majority of users upgrade to those browsers, if we embrace the progressive enhancement of content, we’re well on our way to pushing adoption among developers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Progressive Enhancement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Learning to produce progressively enhanced content, giving up pixel-perfect rendering in every browser, and embracing graceful degradation in older browsers can free up time to concentrate on other areas of development, such as accessibility and platform-delivery agnosticism.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;If users of your website don’t have JavaScript or CSS enabled, they can still access and enjoy your content in a more limited way, unlike Flash websites, which typically don’t deliver content in the absence of Flash or JavaScript.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Designing with progressive enhancement in mind and building from the ground up require designers and developers to think more about the infrastructure of a website, and this typically exposes the kinds of issues that arise when working from the top down (i.e. designing a website and then considering the fall-back).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Smart Phone Browsers and Context Delivery&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;The mobile Web is still in its infancy and usually an afterthought in the design process, but standard-based designs can degrade as nicely on phones as they do on older desktop browsers. In the absence of the Flash plug-in, a website can still deliver an exceptional experience without much extra effort (which would be cumbersome with a Flash website).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Mobile Web browsing is increasing exponentially, and ignoring these users is unwise. Web standards are the only option to deliver richer interactions in mobile browsers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Content Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Giving website owners and editors the ability to edit interactive content inside a content management system means not having to coordinate with Flash developers to create and maintain content outside of the system. Many agencies have ditched Flash for WordPress-powered websites that use JavaScript to enhance the experience, allowing for quick and easy updates to portfolios and content.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Openness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Web standards being what they are (i.e. standard agreement on the way code is constructed and served), user agents and scripts from outside a website can be written to access data directly from the HTML. Search engines, microformats, feeds, translation and bookmarklets all work because of the open nature and consistency between the data.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;If we want the Web to be truly scalable and interconnected, then microformats and microdata and APIs for content might be just the answer. Otherwise, we’ll remain in the same position we were years ago when websites erected walls around their content.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Freedom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Many people believe that the technology behind the Internet should be open and not competitive as it has been in the past. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;People should be free to consume and create information&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;, without being tied down to the kind licensing restrictions and legalities seen with the likes of Flash, Silverlight and other corporately owned technologies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Creating and delivering content with Web standards not only is the best technological solution but supports the freedom of an open Web.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 30px/normal Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Flash Does, And Will Continue To Do, Many Things Well&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Just because Flash-driven websites are gradually disappearing doesn’t mean that Flash will disappear altogether. Too much content and infrastructure have been set up to magically vanish. Without vast restructuring or realigning of organizations and processes, plenty of Flash developers will continue to be employed, and plenty of Flash advertising will be directed at those ready to ignore it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;We owe a lot to Flash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt; for making the Web what it is today, and it deserves that credit. Even though it showed less potential compared to the other plug-in technologies, such as Java applets, that emerged early on, it had a nice balance between seamless delivery to users and ease of development and deployment. Many other Web technologies, such as VRML and SVG, have tried to overcome Flash’s hold on the Web but have continually fallen short.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Where would the Internet be without Flash and the innovations it brought?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Ease of Use&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Out of the gate, Flash was intuitive and easy-to-use application for both designers and developers, delivering the simplest of animations, yet able to scale to serve complex applications.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Because of its ease of use, Flash posed a lower barrier to entry for budding designers and developers. And combined with the suite of applications from Adobe, Flash fits well in the designer’s workflow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Consistency&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;You can’t argue with the fact that for many years Flash has been the only way to deliver rich interaction in a consistent way across a wide range of platforms and browsers. It’s still the only way to deliver video and audio to older browsers, and it will retain its throne for several more years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;If you’re a stickler for fonts and demand special ones for your website, then you’ll be saddened by the current state of font support in the browser. This shortcoming will have to be compensated by Flash and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;swfObject&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt; until &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Courier; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;@font-face&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt; and various font formats become more widely supported.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Standards Not Quite There&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;As much as Web standards have advanced, we’re often stuck having to support older browsers in which Flash may be the only way to deliver audio, video and complex data-heavy interfaces. Thanks to early adopting Web browser providers, we can start using the HTML5 audio and video tag today. But we still have to plan for a Flash fall-back to deliver media in older browsers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;The same could be said for the canvas element for delivering complex visualization, 3-D animation and games. If a browser like IE6 needs to be supported, providing a decent fall-back for the canvas element can be complicated. Flash might just be the best choice for development in such cases. As always, your current and potential audience should determine your direction.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Progressively Enhanced Flash and Flash Injection&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;The best Flash developers take the same approach as the Web standards crowd, using Flash as a layer to enhance their websites and applications. If that continues, Flash will continue to have a place in delivering a great experience, serving mobile devices and reaching search engines and other user agent technologies. The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/semanticflash/"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Flash injection technique&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt; is the easiest way to meld the best of both worlds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 23px/normal Georgia; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;The Future of Flash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Adobe has never been the type of company to let a product stagnate. You can be sure it will keep pushing to get Flash on as many mobile devices as possible.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;With Creative Suite 5, developers will be able to output Flash projects as native iPhone applications using the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashcs5/appsfor_iphone/"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;iPhone Packager&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;. And Flash could soon evolve from its early roots as an animation application to a full-fledged desktop and mobile application development environment with the help of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/devices/demos/"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;AIR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt; and related advancements (AIR might reach the mobile space pretty quickly).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Flash developers will likely be in even greater demand, as the demand to deliver applications consistently between desktop and mobile devices increase—even if they aren’t asked to create run-of-the-mill websites.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 30px/normal Helvetica; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Flash, HTML, CSS And JavaScript Are Just Tools&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Web standards and Flash (and other plug-in technologies) are simply tools to create content for the Web. Even if Flash is on the decline for websites, Flash developers have no reason to worry about becoming obsolete.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Everything that is true for creating rich Internet applications holds true for whatever other tool you use, and transitioning to Web standards development may be easier than you think.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Flash and Web standards developers have more in common than they don’t&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;. Interface and interaction design, typography, layout, graphic design and object-oriented programming are all still valid and important for both technologies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Developers on both sides of the spectrum struggle with many of the same issues. They both set out to create a great user experience, to design intuitive interactions and to make websites easy for users. All of this is done not by the technology itself but by the people behind it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9183553895472226926-4302574891674754598?l=blueprint-ad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/feeds/4302574891674754598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/04/gradual-disappearance-of-flash-websites.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/4302574891674754598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/4302574891674754598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/04/gradual-disappearance-of-flash-websites.html' title='The Gradual Disappearance Of Flash Websites'/><author><name>muze</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08420906920550741178</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JzvSgcm-dz8/Tr5Scv_F1sI/AAAAAAAAA30/_s53gHnwcTE/s220/muaaz%2Bafro.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183553895472226926.post-7612385229371452171</id><published>2010-03-28T12:29:00.001+03:00</published><updated>2010-04-14T12:31:13.728+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A burst of creativity...'/><title type='text'>Innovate: Sketch out your ideas</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); line-height: 16px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;By &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/author/thechadengle/" title="Posts by Chad Engle" style="color: rgb(174, 31, 35); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Chad Engle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt; for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="www.fuelyourcreativity.com"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;FUEL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#555555;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;We’ve all done it. We rush right to the computer. We don’t even think, we just blindly move shapes around hoping to come up with something creative. We do eventually, but what if that first “warm-up” period could be faster. What if we could get right to the good designs? You can.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Freedom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Sketching will always be faster than using a computer. Even if you have a tablet, it’s still easier and faster to sketch out your thoughts instead of moving shapes on a computer. David Airey illustrates that by showing that you can switch between styles very easily. He make square B’s, organic b’s, geometrical b’s and everything in-between.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.8px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidairey.co.uk/berthier"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;BERTHIER – DAVID AIREY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img src="webkit-fake-url://3E14D16D-2166-42A6-897C-665DC9BAAE00/pastedGraphic.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic.pdf" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6; min-height: 13.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Original Creative&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;If you are on a computer you are tempted to peruse your favorite inspiration outlets. This is fine provided the timing is right but, you are starting something new and it’s not the time to look. It’s the time to think. Looking at the crucial ideation stage will make you regurgitate previous designs that someone else has already thought through. Marc Hemeon sketches concepts that would’ve taken him a while to achieve on a computer. The best part is he experiments with different marks, swirls, and type BEFORE hitting the computer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.8px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://hemeon.com/2009/07/how-to-design-a-logo-creating-the-teefury-bird/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;HOW TO DESIGN A LOGO, CREATING THE TEEFURY BIRD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.8px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt; – MARC HEMEON&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img src="webkit-fake-url://3E14D16D-2166-42A6-897C-665DC9BAAE00/pastedGraphic_1.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic_1.pdf" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Rapid Thinking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;The beautiful thing about pencil &amp;amp; paper (or pen) or whatever you medium you choose is that it gives you the distinct ability to jump around from one idea to the next. The best apart about this is: rapid exploration. On a computer you have to spend 10 minutes connecting a few letters that could’ve taken you a few seconds on paper. This is vital because you can play out “the bad ideas” that cloud your creative judgement and then you get into the real groundbreaking creative. Alex Cornell sketches out the movement of a penguin. This movement is easily captured on paper. Through his sketches he notices the most important parts of the figure are its wings, beak and eyes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.8px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.iso50.com/2010/03/10/plancast-penguin-development-process/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;PLANCAST LOGO – ALEX CORNELL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img src="webkit-fake-url://3E14D16D-2166-42A6-897C-665DC9BAAE00/pastedGraphic_2.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic_2.pdf" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6; min-height: 13.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Location&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Sketching also gives you the ability to be creative anywhere, anytime, anyplace. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://pentagram.com/en/partners/paula-scher.php"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Paula Scher&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt; from Pentagram designed the Citi logo on a napkin in a board meeting. We as creative beings are not always sure when we will be inspired so carrying a sketchbook or having access to a napkin is always good idea. Creatives have also been known to have a sketchbook in every room. It’s a good practice that sometimes comes in handy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.8px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hillmancurtis.com/index.php?/film/watch/paula_scher/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;PAULA SCHER – CITI BANK LOGO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img src="webkit-fake-url://3E14D16D-2166-42A6-897C-665DC9BAAE00/pastedGraphic_3.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic_3.pdf" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Rough Mock-up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Many illustrators sketch out a general shape and then take it into photoshop or illustrator to color it or sometimes finish drawing. This gives you the added benefit of using a sketch but also the clean lines (if you choose) of a digital version. Soft Facade shows how the designs were thought out before being finalized into beautiful icons.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.8px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.softfacade.com/post/390988163/simplegeo-icons"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;SIMPLEGEO ICONS – SOFT FACADE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;img src="webkit-fake-url://3E14D16D-2166-42A6-897C-665DC9BAAE00/pastedGraphic_4.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic_4.pdf" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Comments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Do you sketch or do you just go straight into the design. Has this changed your thoughts on sketching or are you still going to do it the way you did it before?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Resources&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 5.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.8px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://designinformer.com/sketch-question/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;TO SKETCH OR NOT TO SKETCH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px 'Myriad Pro'; color: #d6d6d6"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Here is another great article on Design Informer that illustrates the same principles. Thanks to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/paddydonnelly"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;@paddydonnelly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt; for the tip.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9183553895472226926-7612385229371452171?l=blueprint-ad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/feeds/7612385229371452171/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/03/innovate-sketch-out-your-ideas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/7612385229371452171'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/7612385229371452171'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/03/innovate-sketch-out-your-ideas.html' title='Innovate: Sketch out your ideas'/><author><name>muze</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08420906920550741178</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JzvSgcm-dz8/Tr5Scv_F1sI/AAAAAAAAA30/_s53gHnwcTE/s220/muaaz%2Bafro.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183553895472226926.post-537130447445749663</id><published>2010-03-17T12:33:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2010-04-14T12:35:04.434+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A burst of creativity...'/><title type='text'>Color Isn’t Always Better</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'American Typewriter'; color: #ebebeb"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; "&gt;By &lt;a href="http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/author/jennifermoline/" title="Posts by Jennifer Moline" style="color: rgb(174, 31, 35); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; "&gt;Jennifer Moline&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "&gt; for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/03/www.fuelyourcreativity.com" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); text-decoration: none; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "&gt;FUEL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'American Typewriter'; color: #ebebeb"&gt;Do designers dream in Pantone with visions of rainbows in their heads? Color is a vital part of any graphic designer’s life – after all, they’re the ones paid to come up with pleasing color combinations that will sell a product. That’s why you often see a bold use of color for logos (think Pepsi’s use of primary-color red and blue) as well as websites (such as Graphic Design Blog’s &lt;a href="http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;paint-spattered header&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;). While color definitely garners attention, there are times that black and white or a sepia tone will generate a different feeling. Think of how The Wall Street Journal, with its use of black and white, commands a serious, all-business sense, or how photos from the 1800s and early 1900s have an old-timey look with their sepia tone. Here are some more examples.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;img src="webkit-fake-url://29D004B7-3D26-4FE6-B078-70738DD50E57/pastedGraphic.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic.pdf" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px 'American Typewriter'; color: #ebebeb"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;David Airey's blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'American Typewriter'; color: #ebebeb"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;Graphic designer David Airey maintains a simple website with clean lines and black text on a white background. That lets the color photos on his blog – which are often of his work – shine through. The lesson here? Use black and white when you want other elements, such as your portfolio pieces, stand out.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Helvetica"&gt;&lt;img src="webkit-fake-url://29D004B7-3D26-4FE6-B078-70738DD50E57/pastedGraphic_1.pdf" alt="pastedGraphic_1.pdf" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px 'American Typewriter'; color: #ebebeb"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;i live here:SF blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'American Typewriter'; color: #ebebeb"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;Nothing says “classic” like a tone down from bright colors. Color photos can be beautiful, of course, but sometimes they can be garish. A sepia tone works well when you want to use a photograph on, for example, invitations, memorial service cards and business cards, because it conveys a sense of respect. A two-tone color scheme also works for the website example above because it creates a sense of contentment and relief; a full-color photo would have signaled more joy, but the essay – about recovering from cancer – is more about a happiness well earned after a lot of heartache.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'American Typewriter'; color: #ebebeb"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;Graphic design is not always about flashy and new. There is a time and a place to go back to basics and choose black and white instead of color. 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(Sited)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Original Post found at: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/02/web-design-criticism-a-how-to/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/02/web-design-criticism-a-how-to/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;MUZE: In my opinion, this also applies to other fields of design, in a general broad term...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Web design is a relatively young field. It’s youthful, growing and made up of people from all kinds of backgrounds, many of whom lack formal design training. We have learned, and still are learning, as we go.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  color: rgb(30, 30, 30); line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;div class="post-32213 post hentry category-workflow tag-criticism post"  style=" padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px; padding-left: 0px; clear: both; font-size:1em;"&gt;&lt;div class="entry inner"&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;I came into my first job as a Web designer for Boeing back in the mid-1990s, with no formal design training. I was lucky to get some training on the job, and I would guess that my experience there was similar to that of many who are reading this article. I had the opportunity to work with some very talented and highly experienced designers who all had made the jump from other design fields to the Web.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;It was there, as part of that training, that I learned about &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;critiquing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;, both giving and receiving, through regular design reviews.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style="padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; font: normal normal normal 2.5em/normal Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(47, 47, 47); "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Formal Design Reviews = Fun? Maybe not. Educational? Heck, Yeah.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Those reviews weren’t fun. They were difficult and demanding and required quite a bit of effort. However, they were also meant to yield the best possible design work through careful evaluation and constructive criticism. They weren’t inherently negative, but they did focus on what was wrong with a design and what could be improved, rather than what was working—which, to some degree, makes sense. The goal was to improve the quality of work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Many days I left those reviews feeling like a failure, and some days I felt unnecessarily beat up. But I was often reminded that these reviews weren’t personal and were tough for a reason. In hindsight, I’m glad I had them. They improved the quality of my work immensely and taught me quite a bit about how to evaluate my own work as well as the work of others. Still, I look back and can’t help but pick out problems—not with the process or intent, but with the specific things we used to evaluate our design work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Almost exclusively, we evaluated the designs based on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_elements_and_principles"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;established visual design principles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;, many of which are sound and worthy of consideration when evaluating a website design. But, at least in the beginning, we rarely touched on things that went beyond the visual design of the websites and products we were building. I think we could be forgiven that; again, Web design was new then, and we were all learning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Shortly thereafter, I got involved with the Web design community outside of Boeing (though Boeing had a thriving, diverse and rather large community in its own right), and I began to see how the rest of the world judged design work. It was mostly limited to informal comments in forums and such, again very much “thin-slicing” and focused on snap judgements and gut reactions related to style and visual design. I felt lucky to have what I had: formal, informed, passionate and professional feedback, even if it wasn’t as deep as it should have been.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style="padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; font: normal normal normal 2.5em/normal Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(47, 47, 47); "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;How We React&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;This hold true today, more than 10 years later. A person tends to critique a design in one of several ways. The most common, and usually least valuable, is by gut reaction. Gut reaction is valid and can be valuable; in fact; if you look at most established design principles, you’ll see something about emotional connection. On the Web especially, this connection is often formed in an instant. It can and often does develop over time, but the initial reaction should be noted and can be important to the overall success of a design.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Gut reactions often hold little value in a critique because they are not properly articulated. The person giving the critique will reduce their initial reaction to words like “suck,” “awesome,” “like,” “hate,” which does nothing to help the designer improve their design. These kinds of reactions are fine to note, but to be valuable they need to be articulated well. This requires a longer look at the design and a clear understanding of what the designer is looking for.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;The most common reason the process breaks down is because it’s hard to follow. It takes time, attention and an understanding of what is being evaluated. Unfortunately, people don’t seem willing or able to go that extra step to make their feedback, whether positive or negative, helpful. They’re more concerned about getting their gut reaction off their chest and moving on. In some cases, they simply don’t have the tools to reflect on and articulate their reaction. A good critique requires time and a grasp of fundamental design principles.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Honestly, why else would a designer fire off a “That sucks” comment? If you’re reviewing a fellow designer’s work, you should feel obligated to make your review as helpful as possible. Those unhelpful comments result more from a lack of understanding than a lack of willingness to put in the effort. To this end, I wanted to see whether established principles exist by which to judge Web design and whether we have guidelines along which to offer critiques. So, I did some research.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style="padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; font: normal normal normal 2.5em/normal Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(47, 47, 47); "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;As With Most Things, Begin With Research&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;I began with some extensive research on Web design criticism and critique. I didn’t find much, but a few things are worth sharing. Jason Santa Maria, who is a wonderful designer and a leader in our field, wrote &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://v3.jasonsantamaria.com/archive//2006/02/02/utl_2_critiquing.php"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;a good article about giving and taking criticism.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt; He has some good advice there, and through his formal schooling he seems to have had a similar experience with criticism and design reviews that I did. He goes into the specifics of critiquing itself, and any designer could benefit from a quick read of it. As well, a few months ago a good post on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/10/01/how-to-respond-effectively-to-design-criticism/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;responding to criticism&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt; was posted here on Smashing Magazine. It’s about responding to criticism rather than giving it, but some useful ideas are there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;As interesting as those articles are, I couldn’t find anything on giving critiquing Web designs in particular or on established design principles by which to judge websites and applications. In hindsight, and after many revisions to this article, I’m not all that surprised. Given the broad and multi-disciplinary nature of the Web, the subject is difficult to tackle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style="padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; font: normal normal normal 2.5em/normal Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(47, 47, 47); "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Any Universal Web Design Principles?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Some attempts have been made to define universal principles for Web design, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/01/31/10-principles-of-effective-web-design/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;here on Smashing Magazine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.digital-web.com/articles/principles_of_design/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;over on the much-missed Digital Web&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;, but these (for me at least) are too broad to be readily usable. They’re a good place to start, though, and worth studying.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;More helpful would be to dig deeper and look at more specific principles, such as &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_elements_and_principles"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Principles of Design&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt; and Jakob Nielsen’s &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.useit.com/papers/heuristic/heuristic_list.html"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Usability Heuristics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;. With these, we could begin to dissect a Web design into its component parts and critique each individually. But let’s be realistic: not many will take the time to do that.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Learning the principles of usability, user interface, typography, visual design and so on is something every Web designer should work towards. This understanding will give you some of the language and criteria you need to effectively criticize. The rest is effort.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;In addition to my research, I’ve spoken to many other designers about what makes for a useful critique. While one would expect many of the answers that were given, most people believe that it depends largely on engaging with the design and the designer, on having a conversation with them. I’ve noticed a lot of this happening in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dribbble.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Dribbble&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;, a great community for designers that’s currently in beta. I have a few invitations, which I’ll give to those with the best comments. Just note in your comment that you’re interested in the Dribbble invitation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;After all this research and reflection, I’ve come to define a good critique as one that takes a gut reaction, applies context and understanding to it, and then communicates that in a constructive, conversational way.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;To this end, I’ve formulated some simple rules for judging a Web design.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3 style="padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; font: normal normal normal 2.5em/normal Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(47, 47, 47); "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Some Guidelines For Constructive Web Design Criticism &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Read more on each point at the original post source...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4 style="margin-top: 35px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; font: italic normal normal 1.9em/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;1. Note Your Gut Reaction, But Take Time to Explore It.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: normal; font-style: italic; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:23px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;2. Learn to Articulate Your Observations, and Invite Being Questioned.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: normal; font-style: italic; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:23px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;3. Be Specific, and Offer Suggestions if Appropriate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: normal; font-style: italic; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:23px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;4. Always Consider Context and Audience-Appropriateness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: normal; font-style: italic; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:23px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;5. The Most Important Measure of a UI’s Success Is How Well It Meets Expectations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: normal; font-style: italic; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:23px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;6. Subjectivity Is Fine if Labeled as Such and Articulated Properly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: normal; font-style: italic; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:23px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;7. Don’t Neglect the Content.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: normal; font-style: italic; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:23px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;8. Study the Principles Used to Judge Design, and Learn the Language.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:7;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" line-height: normal;font-size:30px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="line-height: normal; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:30px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Conclusion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 1.15em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;Giving a great critique isn’t rocket science, as long as you take some time and use a proper frame of reference (knowledge, context, criteria) to engage and think critically about the design. So, what do you think? Agree? Disagree? I’d love for readers to weigh in here on what they think makes for a useful Web design critique and share what they think makes a Web design successful. Also, feel free to critique this article… I know I could use it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="bio clearfix" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 30px; padding-right: 25px; padding-bottom: 30px; padding-left: 25px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-right-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-bottom-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-left-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250); "&gt;&lt;div class="gravatar" style="padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: 78px; height: 78px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); float: left; background-position: initial initial; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CCCCCC;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7b2ca4a242702c1dba016584f314f3cb?s=78&amp;amp;d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D78&amp;amp;r=G" class="avatar avatar-78 photo" height="78" width="78" style="margin-top: 1px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="about" style="font-size: 1.08em; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(60, 60, 60); margin-left: 105px; "&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/author/keith-robinson/" title="Posts by D. Keith Robinson" class="post-author" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: block; font: normal normal bold 1.23em/normal Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#666666;"&gt;D. Keith Robinson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#666666;"&gt;D. Keith Robinson is a writer, designer, artist, publisher, etc. currently living in San Francisco.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9183553895472226926-584854510120399231?l=blueprint-ad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/feeds/584854510120399231/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/03/web-design-criticism-how-to-original.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/584854510120399231'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/584854510120399231'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/03/web-design-criticism-how-to-original.html' title='Design Criticism: A How-To... (Sited)'/><author><name>muze</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08420906920550741178</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JzvSgcm-dz8/Tr5Scv_F1sI/AAAAAAAAA30/_s53gHnwcTE/s220/muaaz%2Bafro.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183553895472226926.post-1457320776651161732</id><published>2010-02-25T01:53:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2010-02-25T04:01:16.091+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A burst of creativity...'/><title type='text'>Google search at #1 position...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S4XKig27l7I/AAAAAAAAABA/lc68VPtakOU/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-02-25+at+3.44.19+AM.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S4XKig27l7I/AAAAAAAAABA/lc68VPtakOU/s400/Screen+shot+2010-02-25+at+3.44.19+AM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441978419031807922" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We are please to share with you all that we have been placed at position # 1 on "Google Search Engine" when searching for Blueprint Communications. Previously we were at about 4 or 3 tops... However, while browsing online earlier today, we stumbled upon this newfound fact... &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you all for the support and browsing through our humble website...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9183553895472226926-1457320776651161732?l=blueprint-ad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/feeds/1457320776651161732/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/02/google-search-at-1-position.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/1457320776651161732'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/1457320776651161732'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/02/google-search-at-1-position.html' title='Google search at #1 position...'/><author><name>Blueprint Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03965815767971970307</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S4XKig27l7I/AAAAAAAAABA/lc68VPtakOU/s72-c/Screen+shot+2010-02-25+at+3.44.19+AM.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183553895472226926.post-8239060571572206318</id><published>2010-02-24T19:24:00.004+03:00</published><updated>2010-02-24T19:35:09.961+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A burst of creativity...'/><title type='text'>Job application, a new page...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S4VS7ULfvpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/HaA5zTEmWzk/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-02-24+at+7.24.38+PM.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 129px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S4VS7ULfvpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/HaA5zTEmWzk/s400/Screen+shot+2010-02-24+at+7.24.38+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441846903729798802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;To maintain a similar user experience to our previous website, with a touch of newly implemented twist, we have added the Job's page back again....&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;However, there are some differences between this page and the one from the previous website. The later allowed anyone to upload their CV, and in this current version we did not enable this feature (For security purposes)...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nonetheless, we found this way to be better and more precise as we get to obtain the information we are seeking... Further information can be requested and or shared during the interview...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Please feel free to share your thoughts on the direction we have...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Regards,  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9183553895472226926-8239060571572206318?l=blueprint-ad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/feeds/8239060571572206318/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/02/jobs-application-new-page-added.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/8239060571572206318'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/8239060571572206318'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/02/jobs-application-new-page-added.html' title='Job application, a new page...'/><author><name>Blueprint Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03965815767971970307</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S4VS7ULfvpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/HaA5zTEmWzk/s72-c/Screen+shot+2010-02-24+at+7.24.38+PM.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183553895472226926.post-6976403783741981924</id><published>2010-02-16T01:39:00.003+03:00</published><updated>2010-02-16T01:46:59.324+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A burst of creativity...'/><title type='text'>CREA's Work Uploaded...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ShXa00C3A0o/S3nNV7TYNqI/AAAAAAAAAx8/9U2K3h_Saro/s1600-h/crea.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 216px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ShXa00C3A0o/S3nNV7TYNqI/AAAAAAAAAx8/9U2K3h_Saro/s400/crea.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438603801606502050" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;Good day all...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is just quick update announcement on our websites progress...as promised we have uploaded some of CREA's work... &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For those who don't know, Blueprint is official licensee for CREA, the physical branding italian agency here in Saudi and the GCC region...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As quoted from their website as we all Blueprinters know&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFF33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFF33;"&gt;Crea International is a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=" ;font-size:14pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFF33;"&gt;multi-disciplinary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFF33;"&gt; design company, a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFF33;"&gt;thinking lab&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFF33;"&gt; that executes ‘sense making’ projects for branded architectural spaces, and whose visual and styling work is supported by comprehensive strategic planning and research.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Working through the unique method of ‘&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;  font-size:14pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFF33;"&gt;physical brand design&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFF33;"&gt;’, our strength lies in integrating our extensive knowledge and experience in the delivery of strategically relevant and commercially successful brand experiences for our clients, by bringing the spirit and philosophy of the brand ‘to life’ within the space, expressing its true &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFF33;"&gt;soul&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FFFF33;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So if you are interested in acquiring CREA's services please drop us an email and we would assist in getting your brand, physically speaking!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Regards, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Muaaz...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9183553895472226926-6976403783741981924?l=blueprint-ad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/feeds/6976403783741981924/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/02/crea-work-uploaded.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/6976403783741981924'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/6976403783741981924'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/02/crea-work-uploaded.html' title='CREA&apos;s Work Uploaded...'/><author><name>muze</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08420906920550741178</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JzvSgcm-dz8/Tr5Scv_F1sI/AAAAAAAAA30/_s53gHnwcTE/s220/muaaz%2Bafro.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ShXa00C3A0o/S3nNV7TYNqI/AAAAAAAAAx8/9U2K3h_Saro/s72-c/crea.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183553895472226926.post-384685060509519910</id><published>2010-02-15T01:47:00.001+03:00</published><updated>2010-02-16T01:54:02.640+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A burst of creativity...'/><title type='text'>BPCOM's work updated...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ShXa00C3A0o/S3nPHB8ys_I/AAAAAAAAAyE/3RXTi3OIz28/s1600-h/bpcom.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 89px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ShXa00C3A0o/S3nPHB8ys_I/AAAAAAAAAyE/3RXTi3OIz28/s400/bpcom.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438605744716035058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So we have been working really hard lately and, thankfully, we have acquired some new accounts for our sub-division, BPCOM BTL Production Services...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;BPCOM is a recently established sub division in Blueprint, with its standalone paper work in all... that caters for all production services to all clients that are interested in such service...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We go beyond just producing work, we maintain a certain standard and compete on quality keeping in mind a good price...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Please let us know if you are intrested in BPCOM's services...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Regards,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Muaaz &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9183553895472226926-384685060509519910?l=blueprint-ad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JzvSgcm-dz8/Tr5Scv_F1sI/AAAAAAAAA30/_s53gHnwcTE/s220/muaaz%2Bafro.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ShXa00C3A0o/S3nPHB8ys_I/AAAAAAAAAyE/3RXTi3OIz28/s72-c/bpcom.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183553895472226926.post-4558819969379136147</id><published>2010-02-10T02:26:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2010-02-13T02:38:10.196+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A burst of creativity...'/><title type='text'>Website updates...</title><content type='html'>Some have reported that our website does not work with Internet Explorer...&lt;div&gt;Well thank you all for your comments and feedback on the website, now we have a fully working website...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The website was tested on all major browsers "after fixing the bugs of course" and now works seamlessly with all...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tests were done on:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Safari&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Internet Explorer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Opera&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Google Chrome&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Firefox&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;Should you have further comments, please do share them...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thanks :) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9183553895472226926-4558819969379136147?l=blueprint-ad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/feeds/4558819969379136147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/02/website-updates.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/4558819969379136147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/4558819969379136147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/02/website-updates.html' title='Website updates...'/><author><name>Blueprint Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03965815767971970307</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183553895472226926.post-9098525874828538621</id><published>2010-02-01T02:22:00.001+03:00</published><updated>2010-02-13T02:36:14.903+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A burst of creativity...'/><title type='text'>New website, new era...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S3XlxVwteNI/AAAAAAAAAAc/4YuFVKa6AJo/s1600-h/bp.png"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S3XlxVwteNI/AAAAAAAAAAc/4YuFVKa6AJo/s320/bp.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437504760937543890" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;As visitors can notice, we have updated our website completely...&lt;div&gt;This new direction was the result of our many brain-storming sessions and one brilliant idea...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;TAADAAA, as one might say... there you go... our new and improved website...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You can see our own individual characters jumping outside "the-box", as that represent our thinking... &lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:12px;"&gt;THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, LITERALLY...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:12px;"&gt;Please feel free to share your input on the website and report any bugs or errors you might encounter to: advertise@blueprint-ad.com...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:12px;"&gt;Thanks and hope you enjoy browsing...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9183553895472226926-9098525874828538621?l=blueprint-ad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/feeds/9098525874828538621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-website-new-era.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/9098525874828538621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/9098525874828538621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-website-new-era.html' title='New website, new era...'/><author><name>Blueprint Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03965815767971970307</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S3XlxVwteNI/AAAAAAAAAAc/4YuFVKa6AJo/s72-c/bp.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183553895472226926.post-4544669203578598040</id><published>2010-01-26T02:12:00.004+03:00</published><updated>2010-02-16T01:55:41.396+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A burst of creativity...'/><title type='text'>Blueprint RANKED #20 Saudi Fast Growth 100...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S3XlA6hPCOI/AAAAAAAAAAU/nhrlgaLF_oU/s1600-h/sfg.png" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 96px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S3XlA6hPCOI/AAAAAAAAAAU/nhrlgaLF_oU/s320/sfg.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437503928991156450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;Thanks to all the support and hard work put forward from the team, Blueprint was ranked #20 in the Saudi Fast Growth 100 companies...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;This was announced on the event held in Riyadh, and was attended by our MD Mr. Rakan Tarabzoni, who is needless to say is happy to receive the announcement and the recognition on behalf of the team...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;Well done all...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9183553895472226926-4544669203578598040?l=blueprint-ad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtIgrEI1NM0/S3XlA6hPCOI/AAAAAAAAAAU/nhrlgaLF_oU/s72-c/sfg.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183553895472226926.post-4353855795427997405</id><published>2010-01-13T02:17:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2010-02-13T02:21:44.237+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A burst of creativity...'/><title type='text'>Blueprint Ad Appearance...</title><content type='html'>Blueprint Communications ad was published on the newly released "Agencies" Magazine.&lt;div&gt;The ad introduced the improved direction of our agency along with our individual characters.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Also on the ad, the second page, you can some of our work, note the word some, as we have been working hard for the past years with several clients. It was hard to choose which to display...but we managed to place some...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Those smily faces represent each and every individual at Blueprint...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9183553895472226926-4353855795427997405?l=blueprint-ad.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/feeds/4353855795427997405/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/01/blueprint-ad-appearance.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/4353855795427997405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9183553895472226926/posts/default/4353855795427997405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blueprint-ad.blogspot.com/2010/01/blueprint-ad-appearance.html' title='Blueprint Ad Appearance...'/><author><name>Blueprint Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03965815767971970307</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
