HTML 5: Game Changer

Posted June 24th, 2009 by Albert Banks

This year, the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) released it’s HTML 5 proposal. HTML 5, is a significant update to the prominent web presentation specification. The changes focus on web application development, ones that might even make proprietary plug-ins such as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Sun JavaFX irrelevant.

Below are the most significant new features and their current browsers support:

Video and Audio Tags

The long awaited video and audio tags that would standardize how we include these elements in websites. With HTML 5,  including video to your webpage would not require utilizing third-party plug-ins (ie. Flash, Quicktime) or video codecst.  Developers would also be able to manipulate videos and built-in video controls.
Browsers: Firefox 3.5

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Our Digital History is History

Posted June 11th, 2009 by Lindsey Reminga

In an article written by Lynne Brindley, the chief executive of the British Library, she makes a shocking assertion that in the future, the 21st century may just be a big black hole in our history.

With everyone storing their information online, we tend to casually delete any outdated information and upgrade with the new. So what happens to the old information? Does it disappear forever?

Lynne begins her article with a statement about the United States’ President website. Apparently, all old information on the site is erased forever when a new president comes into office:

“At the exact moment Barack Obama was inaugurated, all traces of President Bush vanished from the White House website, replaced by images of and speeches by his successor. Attached to the website had been a booklet entitled 100 Things Americans May Not Know About the Bush Administration – they may never know them now. When the website changed, the link was broken and the booklet became unavailable.”

Whether or not this statement is entirely true, it makes me think about my personal history on the Web. I delete, rewrite, redesign, and reorganize my life on a monthly- sometimes weekly- basis without ever thinking about losing those memories. The social Web of today is an amazing diary of so many people’s lives- How do we store this history of the human personality in 21st century America? Will it continue to be destroyed, and ultimately forgotten in the future?

New Summer Intern!

Posted June 9th, 2009 by Lindsey Reminga

Krista Duran Betz just started as our newest Intern at Myijve. Her graphic design background is an awesome fit with us and we’re so excited to have her here!

The 2008 AIGA Charlotte Portfolio Review was the first time the Myjive crew met Krista. As a young designer, she definitely impressed us with her unique talent and knowledge of design- A full year of experience later, we just couldn’t say no when she applied for our ’09 Summer Graphic Design Internship.

We are continuously looking to learn as much from Krista as she learns from us. The experience of exchanging information with a fresh set of eyes (on both ends) is an amazing opportunity that will evolve our entire team as a whole.

So, Krista- Welcome to the Jive! We’re excited to see where the next few months take us, and glad you’re on board!

Click Here to read more about Krista in the latest Membership Spotlight from AIGA Charlotte.