I started my new and final slate of classes at BCIT last week. Wow, the past nine months have flown by.
In our Trendsetters class we will be looking at citizen journalism, Twitter, etc. Some of the trends teacher Earl Einarson pointed out were:
- handmade over mass-produced (giving graphics a more organic look as opposed to a plastic/metal appearance)
- hand lettering as opposed to ‘template’ fonts
- retro
- online communities
- DIY
- indie music
For our group project we will look at touch screens and how they will impact designers/programmers. But that covers such a diverse range of devices, will it all be C and C++ coding? We haven’t learned that!
While I was writing this post, Scobleizer Twittered about some favourite mashups, which lead me to programmableweb. This site looks like a fantastic resource, I will be reading its article on How To Make Your Own Web Mashup. But not now … sleep time zzzzzzzzz.
