Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Google design

  • Google has designed an extremely simple Doodle in honor of German-born architect and educator Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who is linked with the saying "less is more.
  • (searchenginewatch.com)
  • "We all hated it. It probably took up 20% of each page and all the pages had it," said WhaleShark Media Inc. Chief Executive Cotter Cunningham, referring to the RetailMeNot.com couponing site his company acquired.
  • (Wall Street Journal)
  • "We all hated it. It probably took up 20% of each page and all the pages had it," said WhaleShark Media Chief Executive Cotter Cunningham, referring to the RetailMeNot.com couponing site his company acquired.
  • (Wall Street Journal)
  • The next Xbox Live update completely overhauls the Xbox interface and allows for Bing content search, cloud saving, and a much more streamlined design. Not content with playing second fiddle to startups, Google adds video overlay ads.
  • (CNET News)
  • Todays Google Doodle (above) commemorates the birthdate of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, one of the fathers of modern 20th century architecture.
  • (Dallas Morning News)
  • People love Google Plus. Wait, they hate Google Plus. No, that's not right, either. Lots of people are using Google Plus. No, it's a ghost town.
  • (New York Times Blogs)
  • You get the same text layout on all the Web sites. You have the same design because you have the same constraints, Russell said.
  • (Computerworld)
  • In place of the traditional multi-colored logo, the Google homepage today is emblazoned with an image more, a minimalist motto he made the core of his clean, spare, striking designs.
  • (The Christian Science Monitor)
  • MacStories, http://bit.ly/fmGGKBThe whole point of the app is to get design inspiration. And so theyve gone out that the app is more addictive than reading my own text-heavy Google Reader.
  • (Daily Design Inspiration for iPhone - CNet)
  • Google's data center in Belgium, which was the company's first facility to rely entirely upon fresh air for cooling, instead of energy-hungry chillers. For the vast majority of the year, the climate in Belgium is cool enough that this design works with no problems.
  • (ECNmag.com)

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