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Skokie Public Library

I love everything about this so much. Just shows what can be done when a few creative people take control of a flagging public service, positively benefiting the whole community for minimal outlay.

My Dad works for the Kent Library service, I’ve sent this to him in the hope that someone takes this idea and does something amazing in the UK.

http://www.skokielibrary.info/

“Skokie Public Library supports lifelong learning, discovery and enrichment through a broad spectrum of materials, technologies and experiences. Serving a diverse population, the Library facilitates access to information, the exchange of ideas and the building of community.”

My problem with Chrome

That bar. Because Google chose to scrap a dedicated search box and address bar and use a single bar that spans the width of the browser, any text entry bar a full URL results in a Google search for the term entered.

For example, typing ‘Twitter’ into the address bar of Firefox takes you directly to the Twitter site. It’s a neat shortcut, and is fairly intelligent in terms of deciphering spelling mistakes or if you’re searching in a rush. Chances are if you’re typing ‘Twitter’, you want to go directly to the twitter site and not to a search. If you want to search, you use the alternative box on the far right.

By using one box for two functions, Chrome has to default to a search result as they don’t know your intentions when entering the term.

It’s a small niggle, and realistically doesn’t affect my work or browsing that much, but it does add an extra click or two into a function that I’ve become pretty used to.

New watch, thanks to all of the lovely, lovely people at MOO. I’ll miss them all.

New watch, thanks to all of the lovely, lovely people at MOO. I’ll miss them all.

Why doesn't every decent mobile application do this?

Release your application on all platforms your target market might use at the same time. Easy, isn’t it.

Infinite music - Möbius music box

McDonalds are swapping their yellow on red colour scheme for yellow on green, in an attempt to seem more eco-conscious.

McDonalds are swapping their yellow on red colour scheme for yellow on green, in an attempt to seem more eco-conscious.

Vimeo Loading icon - much more interesting that the mac wheel that everyone seems to have coined as standard.

Vimeo Loading icon - much more interesting that the mac wheel that everyone seems to have coined as standard.

The average salary for a graphic designer is £24 514, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Building facade projection

Thought I’d dig up some old phone photos occasionally. This must be on a train, somewhere.

Thought I’d dig up some old phone photos occasionally. This must be on a train, somewhere.

Skokie Public Library
My problem with Chrome
Why doesn't every decent mobile application do this?
Reminds me of experimentation on clouds we did, years ago
"The average salary for a graphic designer is £24 514, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics."

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A weblog by Alex Jarvis, full of fun and interesting stuff. I currently work in London as UX Designer for Nokia, and an also a mentor on the FdA Mentorship scheme at the LCC in London.

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