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Processing: the Software that Shaped Creative Coding

Eye on Design

This relationship dates back to the 1960s, when computational pioneers used code to create novel forms. The bridge between technology, design, and art has always been in the exploration of tools, and how those tools enable code to become a medium for new forms of expression. Ben Fry: DBN was under-featured, and intentionally so.

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Perusing the Digital Junk of a Web Designer

SpeckyBoy

From sloppily hand-coded HTML documents to complex (and still sloppy) PHP, the files run the gamut of design fads and of-the-moment technology. I combed through a portion of the digital junk I’ve accumulated over the years. It was one of the first tools I used that featured code highlighting. What did I find? Let’s find out!

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14 fonts to fall in love with: trending typefaces that designers adore

Creative Boom

"Together with our wonderful rag-tag team of collaborators, crew and clients, we explore the relationship type has with code and technology – delivering projects with purpose," they say. Its symmetrical structure is balanced with an organic drawing and a particular digital flavour. Nan Tragedy by NaN 3.

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Top 10 Logos of the World’s Richest Companies

Inkbot Design

Choosing lowercase letters made Facebook more accessible, less formal, and stuffier than older tech titans in 2004. Like a digital democracy promising equality, no letter towers over others, just as all hold equal status in sharing life stories with friends wherever located. Do logos no longer matter for digital native companies?

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How Has Website Design Changed Over Time? A Detailed History

Inkbot Design

Digital marketing also evolves and demands more willingness and adaptation to the latest trends. He coded his CERN site with HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). The Razorfish digital agency developed the first-ever responsive website , Audi.com. It also appeared as the largest social network between 2004 and 2010 worldwide.

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Improving The Accessibility Of Your Markdown

Smashing Magazine Graphics

It was created by John Gruber in 2004 with the goal of making writing formatted text in a plain text editor easier. Two notable examples are comments on GitHub and the source code for posts on Smashing Magazine! Accessibility is a holistic concern, meaning that it affects every aspect of creating and maintaining digital experiences.

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14 Famous Hidden Messages in Logos

Inkbot Design

Designers introduced this hidden symbol in 2004 to signal the happiness the Goodwill mission brings. That was when Goodwill added a surprise smiley face to its iconography in 2004. Designers introduced this hidden element 1995 to symbolise LG “leading the advance into the digital age.”

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