SkyPlay group on flickr

David Anders (on Photoshoptechniques.com) posted this fun flickr group. I really enjoy seeing people do low-tech stuff that pushes creativity. This kind of approach opens one's eyes, and hopefully helps people get more enjoyment out of otherwise mundane activities.

Adobe launches Open Screen Project

From Adobe:

"The Open Screen Project is dedicated to driving consistent rich Internet experiences across televisions, personal computers, mobile devices, and consumer electronics. The Open Screen Project is supported by technology leaders, including Adobe, ARM, Chunghwa Telecom, Cisco, Intel, LG Electronics Inc., Marvell, Motorola, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Verizon Wireless, and leading content providers, including BBC, MTV Networks, and NBC Universal, who want to deliver rich Web and video experiences, live and on-demand across a variety of devices."

The announcement goes on to discuss using the Adobe Flash Player and AIR as rich, but thin, content solutions. And there has been considerable motion to bring AIR even more light as a distributed application frame. The Adobe Media Player, which I tested in prerelease, is another great solution that gives providers very nice control over advertising and targeting of video content.

Way cool, junior.

Grid layout for web design

960 Grid System is a layout tool for web pages, based on a width of 960 pixels. While not a very flexible tool, it is a great template to help folks get into grid-based design.

http://960.gs/