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Archive for July, 2009
Best of Innovative Interactivity, July 2009
After a brief tapering off period while I was in Honduras, I’m proud to say that July has been the best month yet for II. We had nearly 8,000 pageviews from 92 countries around the world. While U.S. visitors still form the majority, I have seen a significant rise in visits from Germany, UK, Canada, India, France and Brazil, among others. Welcome everyone, and I promise to look into implementing language translation options for our international visitors!
Five examples of innovative step graphics
Step graphics are a type of interactive presentation, which present a variety of graphics organized sequentially in steps or nodes. Illustrations, 3D models, animations and explanatory text can all be combined across a variety of frames to tell a story. Best used for successive information, these presentations excel at breaking down complex information into visual, digestible bites for users to learn at their own pace.
Sydney Morning Herald knows great multimedia design
I first blogged about The Sydney Morning Herald’s inspirational multimedia stories back in December, and I have been keeping up with their work ever since. While I was in Honduras, they launched their latest package, “Sexual warfare: rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo.” Although this an exceptional piece in terms of storytelling, the design of the site is what really grabbed my attention.
Multimedia Tip: Five quick fixes to enhance your next interactive
While judging the last quarter of SNDies, I came across an interactive by The Detroit News, titled “Why Michiganians are leaving the state and where they’re going.” Although I was impressed with the time and effort they invested in this package, I also noted several quick fixes that could have elevated this from a mediocre presentation to an exceptional piece. Using it as an example, I came up with a list of five suggestions to improve any multimedia presentation.
Washington Post launches interactive video and comments feature
The Washington Post recently launched an interactive video feature titled, “Scene In.” Produced with a Canon 5D Mark II by talented videographer Alexandra Garcia, this weekly fashion video package features a variety of innovative elements, including an interactive video control and an animated comments section.
Multimedia Tip: Editing and converting audio files
During my reporting trip to Honduras, I made my first attempt at a documentary audio slide show. In the production phases, I came across several troublesome areas while editing my audio. Therefore, I wanted to pass along my trials and tribulations to hopefully help others who may come across similar issues.
Multimedia Round Table | Beyond the barrel
It’s been several months since I opened up conversation about a particular multimedia piece, but I enjoyed the conversation so much from last round table that I would like to hear your thoughts on an interactive I came across today by the Arizona Daily Star, titled “Beyond the barrel.” Spend some time on this package, look at how they organized and designed the site, and think about what medium they used for each part of the story. Then, add your opinions in the comments on what you liked, what could have been improved, and your general impression on this interactive.
Still Hoping showcases inspirational multimedia
I didn’t plan on watching for nearly seven minutes. I had three other browsers open with a total of six tabs to distract me. But I watched from beginning to end with tears in my eyes. To me, that proves what professionalism, dedication and talent can do to storytelling. I introduce to you, “Still Hoping.”
Inside News Innovations at The Washington Post
In this week’s edition of II’s summer guest blogger series, Steven King takes us inside the News Innovation team at The Washington Post. He details recent projects of the “web ninjas,” and answers reader questions.
Multimedia Standards launches beta site
After an early release in May excited many, Multimedia Standards has officially launched in public beta. Built by Rich Beckman’s class at Miami University, this all-encompassing Web site has a little bit of everything for multimedia journalists. I can already tell this is going to be an excellent resource and community for all.
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