Month: April 2013

We are all (micro) publishers now

Proposals for incentives as part of a new system of independent, self-regulation of the press have been refined to make sure “micro-business” blogs are outside of the scheme. [DCMS news story] I’m checking out the pretty chart and wondering why this malarky has been made so complicated. Why single out bloggers anyway as you then […]

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Simpler, clearer, faster (maybe)

So the the GOV.UK site from the Government Digital Service won the Designs of the Year 2013 award. This is proving to be somewhat divisive: FOR are those designers who appreciate its “agile, user-centred design” AGAINST are those who like a pretty website, and UNDECIDED are those like me who would like to be FOR […]

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