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Windows 8 : Rebrand

Layout & Grids

Myspace Rebrand

Windows 8 rebrand was launched recently, it was applied to a set of screen based mediums e.g smartphones and laptops. The colour scheme and grid systems applied to the relaunch are very current and up to date with the fast moving technology of today.

Layout and grid design has become a huge part of web design in the past few years. The research above has similarities to Windows 8, which highlights current trends on the internet today. Grids are important as they help break up information.

Justin Timberlake relaunched Myspace this year and invested in a completely new look for the social networking site. The website is fresh and interactive as it has pushed the static website into the past with overlay lightboxes and drag and drop applications.

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Responsive Collaboration | BBC Brief | D&AD talk

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D&AD Judging

- Design for the good - Design the value - Take into account use principles - Don't add complexity, take it away - Move away from the static website - Websites should flow - Constantly moving and updating - Updated and engaging - Audience can interaction - How can the BBC interact back?

- iplayer - fits all devices - Radio outputs - accommodates a large range of niche topics for a range of audiences - Learning sections - Wildlife to cooking - Quality of programs for niche audiences - Remember the public is a wide audience - Have a clear idea of who you are designing for - Expand that blueprint to other services?

- Everything needs to work across 4 screens - Needs to be relievent

- Inovation - Ambitious - Ground breaking - Values - what will your idea provide?

- Quality of designs / concepts - How will it reach to people?

- Tight and concise ideas - Focussed ideas - Does it feel like the BBC? - Does it challenge the BBC?

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Responsive Collaboration | BBC Brief | USA Today

USA Today : Rebrand Last year, USA today did a fantastic rebrand of both their newspaper and online presence. The website feels like an iPad app with a horizontal experience and visual emphasis. A click feels like a finger swipe. The grid is anchored by images and color.The seamless flow creates a more continuous reading experience, unlike the abrupt stop and start of headline-driven reading. This design encourages readers to use section fronts as more than a way station between articles.

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