Free Association

There has been a lot of debate recently on the issue of the state of Flash partly, if not mostly, because Apple’s stance on not supporting Flash on the iPad (like its cousin the iPhone). One of the biggest issues discussed is video via Flash versus the upcoming HTML5 spec. We can debate all day about that, but I wanted to just bring another example of what standard web technologies can provide that many thought we only capable in Flash.

A great example is SketchPad. Not only does this web app demonstrate that there are alternatives to Flash but also alternatives to desktop apps themselves. SketchPad could easily fill the gap for a light-weight drawing tool instead of feature-bloated Photoshop for novice users. Something the iPad seems to be catered towards. I’m curious how this could also translate interface wise on the iPad. Interesting to say the least and this is only the beginning…

“In many ways, this defines our vision, our sense of what’s next.”

– Jonathan Ive

So with every new year, people tend to plan out some changes. The team have been discussing a bunch of things and one thing we would to go develop further is our knowledge in “user experience” or “ux” for short. As many of you in the design industry, it’s becoming more and more prominent.

In addition to ux, the visualizing of data is becoming quite the topic of conversation lately. People like Feltron who are visualizing their own individual metrics from coffee intake to iTunes songs played to miles flown.

So, to bring this back to full circle, health is always something that everyone tends to re-evaluate each new year. And what better way to combine health+ux+visual data together than with biometrics.

I’m personally very excited about this and see to how this takes off.

Oh, btw, Happy Twenty Ten!