Category | Streaming Media: Uncategorized

I've been a fan of the documentary film showcase 'Point of View' on PBS for a couple of years now. I was just checking out their site on PBS to see if they were starting to make any of the shows available via streaming media. Unfortunately, they are not (however, you can order them) but I was pleasently suprised & enchanted to stumble across a web-only multimedia series by the same production team, called Borders . Without a doubt, work a look. Kind of a multimedia mish mash of Flash, HTML, audio, video and slide show graphics, but well executed. Designed and deployed by a web design firm in Santa...

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"I'm interested in human culture, what we do, where we have been, what we have left behind, what we have learned or not learned from past experiences. Ruins are a window into human histories, they tell the stories of the past through the stark presence of objects and architectures. Ruins capture the imagination with their ability to tell stories about our past. " Hi Context Low context

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Full copyright applies to most stuff on the web. But this search helps you find photos, music, text, and other works whose authors want you to re-use it for some uses -- without having to pay or ask permission. I'm a big fan of creative commons, and have mentioned it before.

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It was a rough weekend this weekend, don't really feel like explaining why, so entertain your self with "Jaws" re-enacted by little bunnies. Why? I don't know. http://www.angryalien.com/

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The Point Defiance Zoo is located at Point Defiance Park, and is currently exhibiting their Asian Forest Sanctuary. The Zoo basically did a pretty nice job with some of the landscaping (lots of bamboo), the animals are pretty exotic and fairly interesting. Unfortunately, on our way to the Zoo we hit some hideous Tacoma rush hour traffic (we were late leaving) and ended up at THE CONGESTED INTERSECTION OF DOOM. It's hard to be patient with traffic, but it's like complaining about the weather. My girlfriend was sick and wouldn't let me drive (this is a phenomenon that I really don't pretend to understand...

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Practically any web page layout can be categorized into four* distinct spaces: Context (Logo, Navigation, Related Links, ...) Content (Article, Movie Trailer, Photo Gallery, ...) Advertisement (Animated banners, Sponsored Links, ...) White space (empty areas) All four have their reason of existence. Context will let you know where you are and where you may go if you want to stick to this site. Advertisement supports the webmaster, but only works if the visitor is attracted by the actual content. And finally white space cleans the design, leaving you room to think, and it also separates...

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