Aviary.com launched, online browser based graphics suite..

This is quite something, the guys behind Worth1000.com, a very popular Photoshop-contest site, have launched a suite of feature rich graphics packages the work through your browser.

I've had a quick play with it this morning, and I am mighty impressed so far! Check it out at http://aviary.com

Is this the end of Internet Explorer as we know it?

From Silicon Republic...

Internet Explorer line to end as Microsoft leaps with Gazelle

It’s the end of the line for Internet Explorer, with reports indicating Microsoft’s next browser Internet Explorer (IE) 8 will be the last traditional version of its web browser.

What's most interesting is the news they might be using the WebKit engine..which would be huge in terms of Standardised Web Development..

Variety in Title and Body Fonts..

Nice little article from Build Internet about adding some variety in your choice of fonts...

Variety is the spice of life.

Do we take technology for granted?

Louis CK thinks so... "everything's amazing right now, and nobody's happy"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGYx35ypus

Engaging the blogosphere...Ryanair v the Blogosphere

A couple of incidents occurred this week of prime examples of how NOT to engage the blogosphere, here is one...

An Irish web developer named Jason Roe discovered a glitch on the Ryanair website. He reported it, then found himself on the receiving end of some less-than-friendly responses from Ryanair staff. Needless to say, this thing exploded over the Irish Blogosphere, even making mainstream news outlets. How did Ryanair respond to this PR crisis? They called bloggers "lunatics". Hmmmm...

Any opinions on this? I think someone in Ryanair needs to get up to speed on modern marketing...

Beta version of Safari 4 clocks in at 42x faster than IE7...

Holy moly....this might convince me to move over to Safari....

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49301219,00.htm

JavaScript rendering times is becoming the latest battleground in the web browser wars..

Usability

We'll be taking about usability in greater detail, but this is an interesting article Smashing Magazine ran recently..

Common Web Usability Blunders