Muse-Design and publish HTML websites without writing code!

Adobe now launched its fantastic application called Muse,even it still a beta version (version 5 now available), but after check out it's feature, still attract me to give a try.
Videos of introducing MUSC 

Released as a preview or early beta, Adobe Muse is a code-free tool for building websites. Muse uses a drag-and-drop interface to make it possible to construct a site’s entire architecture, build and design pages and add rich content without having to know any HTML, CSS or JavaScript. 

Create websites as easily as you create layouts for print. Design and publish HTML pages to the latest web standards without writing code. With easy-to-use master pages, built-in tools for interactivity and more, Muse makes it a snap to produce distinctive, professional websites.

Chinese typography

About The Puti Trees

Dating back almost 1500 years ago, these two poems are quoted from the original Zen classic, The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch and distinguish differences in creativity between master (Shen Xiu) and apprentice (Hui Neng). The same classical verse can have vastly different conceptions. The second stanza is better equipped to embody (more suitably embodies) the Zen frame of mind in addition to have been more widely circulated.


As every person’s understanding of Zen is a bit different, I’d like to offer my understanding:

1.) each person’s body is a tree of wisdom, every person’s soul is a mirror of brightness (‘the light’). It is important to carefully take care of this light in order to maintain a state of purity versus one of fallen dust.

2.) perhaps the tree of wisdom does not even exist; perhaps brightness (‘the light’) is not a mirror. Actually, if nothing exists, how then might we have dust?

 

there is no buddhist tree at all...

 

and there is bright mirror nor...

 

now there is nothing at all...

how could be dust any more.

via NOD

There is my understanding of the poerty:

Here the "tree" is not literally a tree,PU TI (duddhist tree) means inner peace and wisdom of a person, and the mirror is not actually mirror, it means awareness and mood, therefore, so called "tree" and "mirror" actually not even exist, how then might we have dust? if we already have inner peace and wisdom, have awareness of life and a peaceful mood, then how might we have dust?

Back to the topic of Chinese typography, I think this is an appropriate typeface design for the content. The typeface compose modernity with tradition togeher, use of leaf shape to meet the content, the use of light color and overlying different color convey a kind of spirituality.

Helveticards

Two internationally beloved classics finally meet: Helveticards, designed by Ryan Myers, are playing cards endowed with the irresistible modern minimalism of Helvetica, the world’s most popular typeface. This standard 52-card deck has style in spades—even a game of solitaire sounds much sexier now.--(via)

Modernist typography design, also very practical, the large size of number as well as the layout design, use of color ,simple and clear, easy on the eyes.

Japanese typography

Japanese designer Masaaki Hiromura combined Japanese typography (Kanji) with symbols.



"I always think about ‘how information is conveyed’ rather than ‘how to convey information’. The most important thing to achieve is not expression but to find out essence. I want to continue thinking about the relationship between information and people. The ideal signage system is the one which doesn’t need any signs, I wish it could access one’s brain directly", Massaki Hiromura said.

The redesigned words communicate the idea of the word, without a need for its readers to understand Japanese—making the words recognizable to both Japanese and non-Japanese speakers.

On the go with QR code

As technology advances rapidly and continues to influence our lifestyles, QR Codes become more and more useful and almost everywhere. Is this a way of visual communication? I think the answer is a "yes".

I found some interesting examples below:

Does a Jeans advertising has to includ a Jean image?

 

QR code X'mas wrapping paper!! Difficult to decide what gift to buy? scan the codes on these wrapping paper you may get some ideas.

A Christmas tree that's ten metres high and made completely out of Lego bricks has been unveiled at St Pancras railway statiom,UK.

Even more, how does it change our life style.

Tesco innovates how people shop through their Homeplus Subway Virtual Store by useing QR bar codes to purchase items from your phone to be delivered to your home.

Hollywood moive poster

When I doing research for my movie poster assignement, I noticed that many movie posters looks familiar, even I never heared about them.

Hollywood film industry good at producing commercial movies, those commerical movies always have many in common, as well as the movie posters, we may already noticed that, Hollywood have their own mode, let's give a summary of them, if we can found some inspiration?? or not.

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Marcos sobral--strange paradox

 

Winter, midnight fifth avenue, the potographer catched the moment of lonelyness and coldness in crowd. 

Kinetic Typography

"Kinetic typography—the technical name for "moving text"—is an animation technique mixing motion and text to express ideas using video animation. This text is presented over time in a manner intended to convey or evoke a particular idea or emotion. "--Wikipidea

I found the technic called "Kinetic typography" is a really effective and interesting way to express emotion by using typography in animation. I have saw this technic using in movie credits, I found it's lively and fascinating.

They are uselly usually no scenes included, but only audio and moving text, however, a good kinetic typography animation which use appropiate fonts and motion still convey a strong mood and feeling to viewer, Certain fonts can brought out certain emotion, the size and color of text plays a part of emphasis, combine with moving text and audio, viwer would have an immersed sense.
 
I have seen FIGHT CLUB many times, after I watch this clip, I found the method remarkably effective at creating a "you-are-there" feel.

chamical Burn-Fight Club

Hero of Dots

Hero from Miguel Endara on Vimeo.

Human eyes and brain are very interesting, we see millions of black dots, we also see a lifelook face, depends on the ways of seeing.

The "hero", made by Miguel Endara, a drawing of his dad composed entirely out of 3.2 million ink dots and 210 hours work.

For me it is an amazing work,different level of distance, intensity make single insipid dot alive. simple elements such as dot, line, certain shapes are always a base of design. The work "hero",only element Endara use is dot, small, distinct dots of pure color can form an vivid image, those contour, shadow... Never downgrade those simple and small elements, they brought big inspiration.