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Wall Street Journal utiliza gráficos animados para ilustrar el mercado de la vivienda en China
Lam Thuy Vo, multimedia editor at The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, recently emailed me about a multimedia project they have been working on about China’s housing market. They incorporated simple motion graphics to explain China’s complex housing market, as well as produced a variety of other video profiles, graphics, and timeline of events. I particularly appreciated the introductory motion graphic video since I was unfamiliar with the topic. While I see a couple areas for improvement in terms of the information design of the package, there are several great aspects of the site that are well worth your time.
El documental Web “La caída del muro” de France 24: la narración deja que desear a pesar de la interfaz interactiva.
Adam Westbrook recently alerted me about France 24 and Tandem Production Berlin’s latest web documentary titled “The Fall of the Wall,” and I was eager to check it out after Adam prefaced the link by “lots of good interactivity but poor on the storytelling.” Did this mean that they prioritized functionality over content? I had to go check it out for myself and low and behold, I actually agree with Adam’s assessment – they succeeded in making an interactive web documentary, but unfortunately the actual story content was quite underwhelming.
AVA Colorado Rafting company pone a los usuarios en una balsa para navegar su sitio
I am currently working on a multimedia site about the intrinsic connection between energy and water in America for UNC’s News21 project, and I have been perusing numerous water-related sites to get inspiration for my project. One site I came across was that of AVA Colorado Rafting Company whose site mimics the feel of a person rafting from a first-hand perspective. Furthermore, rather than utilizing a boring horizontal or vertical navigational bar, they built the navigation into a GPS phone as if you were navigating your way down the river. Very creative!
El calendario del Mundial FIFA 2010 hace que rastrear a los equipos sea fácil
Regardless if you are excited about the 2010 World Cup or not, you should check out Marca.com’s bilingual calendar of events. In the shape of a color wheel, you can quickly view information by team, date, groups, and rounds. Or, you can browse the games happening in a particular stadium or city. I particularly like the content that is displayed when you roll off of a particular section …
Tras bambalinas: “Prison valley”
Last week I highlighted the extremely innovative French interactive documentary “Prison Valley.” I was so impressed with the end product that I had to learn more. My amazing Spanish editor Andrea Ballocchi also speaks French (how convenient!) so she conducted an email interview in French with producer David Dufresne. After reading the English translation, I am extremely excited to share his behind the scenes account with you all.
Imperdible: Prison Valley
Stop what you are doing. Seriously. I don’t think I’ve been this excited about a multimedia project since I came across the interactive documentary “Journey to the end of coal.” Now, you are going to have to dedicate quality time with “Prison Valley” – to take a peek before quickly getting distracted by your email or RSS reader. The French duo David Dufresne and Philippe Brault decided decided to produce a documentary on the issue of incarceration in Colorado. But, they didn’t just throw up a passive, hour-long, badly compressed web video. Instead, they created an interactive documentary with user-submission tools throughout. They created an iPhone app, and they have a presence on Twitter, Facebook and their blog. They will then reverse publish it to a book and TV show. Welcome to the next generation of storytelling!
Tras bambalinas: “La huella de un violador en serie” de The Washington Post
Today Kat Downs, Information Designer at The Washington Post, details her experience designing and building the impressive interface for the series “On the trail of a serial rapist.” I asked her to describe her experience organizing this data-rich story into a clean and compelling interface because I think that many of you will be faced with a similar situation (if you haven’t been already). I know I was overwhelmed when I produced “Above the Law?” for The Roanoke Times! Years of court cases, connections, archival footage, and the endless other resources may become baffling, but the trick is to parse and present it in a consistent manner. I hope you take the time to read about Kat’s trials and tribulations so you are prepared when you are tasked with a similar assignment!
Mesa Redonda de Multimedia | “Carrying Darisabel”
After watching “Carrying Darisabel” by The York Daily Record, I knew that it would be a great fit for II’s round table series. Specifically, I have two distinct questions I would like to ask you regarding this site. First, do we, as producers, still need to create a Flash intro screen to “glam up” a video or other simple media presentation? Then, going back to the infamous length question, is 20 minutes too long for a passive video story that occurred in the past with limited real-time content?
El interactivo del terremoto de Chile de AP Chile mal utiliza la navegación
I recently came across AP’s Chilean earthquake interactive via Interactive Narratives, and my immediate reaction was one of confusion with their navigation. Five headings were presented, three of which were based upon the medium used (“Maps,” “Gallery,” and “Video”) while the other two were based upon the content (“Deadly Quakes” and “Aftermath”). However, the “Deadly Quakes” section contains a map, so why isn’t it in the “Map” section? Furthermore, “Aftermath” contains maps and images, so why isn’t it within the corresponding “Map” and “Gallery” section?
Entregar versiones Flash y HTML del mismo sitio… Vale la pena o es pérdida de tiempo?
During my User Interface Design course today, we discussed the site “Museumsinsel Berlin,” which used 3D models, graphics, and interactivity to depict the changes to this famous collection of German museums. While the interactivity is comparable to other online infographics, our attention was drawn to the navigational option to switch views back and forth between an HTML and Flash version. I’m impressed that they duplicated their bilingual content, but I’m not sure it was worthwhile …
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