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See how today’s designers engage with technology and what their experiences mean for design, design tools, and society.

The invisible city: Design in the age of intelligent maps

by Kazys Varnelis and Leah Meisterlin
New mapping technologies are fundamentally changing the way we experience the city. Varnelis and Meisterlin explore the busy intersections of design and cartography.

Design anthropology: What can it add to your design practice?

by Dori Tunstall
Design Anthropology takes user research to a whole new level. Dr. Elizabeth Tunstall explains how this emerging field can help to redefine design by exploring what it means to be human.

The fake-space race: Design and the future of travel

by John Thackara
With everyone from game developers to telecoms pouring millions into telepresence, why aren't we "there" yet? John Thackara examines what it means to travel without moving.

Telling stories using data: An interview with Jonathan Harris

by Liz Danzico
Designer, programmer, and storyteller, Jonathan Harris is using interactive technology to pioneer new forms of narrative. Liz Danzico talks to Harris about the projects that have led him from the Arctic, to Bhutan, to the Museum of Modern Art.

The road to finding is paved with data: Web analytics and user experience

by Louis Rosenfeld
Too often, web users get lost in the cracks between Search, Browse, and Ask. Information architect Lou Rosenfeld predicts that web analytics will enable designers to create truly integrated finding experiences.

The value of multimedia in learning

by Patti Shank
Explore research and best practices related to the use of multimedia in learning environments.

Creative gesture or vapid prototyping? The importance of fictional products

by Allan Chochinov
Many of today's most creative product designs were never meant to be manufactured. Allan Chochinov looks at how prototyping is transforming the ways in which products are discussed and developed.

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Dialog Box

Experts share new ideas in motion graphics and digital design.

The incredible, shrinking screen

by Kimberly Grob
Mobile phones are everywhere—and they’re the creative professional’s newest canvas.

Shades of Green

by Leta Baker
Designers are thinking creatively about sustainable print solutions—and creating beautiful work while they’re at it.

Nature's Lightroom

by Stephen Trimble
Fourteen photographers, under the spell of Iceland's golden light, discovered its breathtaking beauty.

How we really use the web

by Steve Krug
Scanning, satisficing, and muddling through — discover the difference between how we think people use web sites and how they actually use them.

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Leading designers, developers, and Adobe experts introduce you to Adobe applications, and highlight new features and key techniques. There's something for new and experienced users alike.

Integrating Ajax with Spry

by the experts at Adobe
In this excerpt from Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Classroom in a Book, you’ll learn how to add Web 2.0 functionality to your Web pages using Ajax and Spry.

Variable-speed changes and time remapping in Premiere Pro

by Chad Perkins
This video shows you how to apply speed changes, such as slow-motion, to an entire clip in Premiere Pro. You learn how to apply time remapping to increase, decrease, stop, or reverse speed, and how to copy and paste an animation from After Effects.

Administering a website

by Mark Fletcher
This video shows you how to administer a website using Contribute. You learn how to create and edit a custom role for your website, so a new group of users can edit the site. You also learn how to specify and restrict the files that your users can edit, and how to create and use connection keys.

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