The Lighthouse Keeper’s cat

I love Flickr.

I always did. I pay for Flickr. I respect the rules on Flickr. I got in contact with amazing artist via Flickr. I keep in contact with friends far away and next door via Flickr. I print my business cards with Moo via Flickr. I blog about art I find at Flickr…

Okay in short i am in LOVE…

I am not a social networking type. Not in the real world, not on the internet. I start to enjoy twitter though…but this is another post.

I am usually critical of most internet hypes and interaction website designs. Most internet services make me just mad and angry… very angry… even most of the ones I am involved in ^_^…

So why Flickr?

Now – other than in the real world where I always fall in love with the wrong guy – there are many good reasons to love Flickr.

The team behind Flickr manages to provide a service which actually knows what it does and does it very well. You store and share images.

Graphic design

The design never gets in your way and never tries to outmatch your content. It even makes your content look better.

Just think about how fantastic – and rare – that is. And while doing this it preserves one of the best and most significant brands online, with just (a quite small) logo, 2 lead colours, typo in one font, black and white and shades of grey.

Easily done? Try selling something like this to one of your clients (or mine).

Interaction design

You never have to search for action buttons. They are there just above your content. Titles and descriptions can be added directly. click > edit > save.

The complexity of the tools in use grows with the complexity of the task, as does the interface design. “Organize” (working with hundred of photos) uses a very different interaction design approach and language than any other page.

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Huiiiiii, this gave my the hibby-gibbies today! Very nice piece by Jordan Metcalf living in Cape Town, South Africa. There is not much information about him in his Flickr profile. But there is heaps of nice stuff on his Flick photostream … Read the rest of this entry »

Puh! It was really hard to pick my favorite one, all his work is just amazing! Nicolas Guittard aka ORES lives and works in Lille, France. Read the rest of this entry »

Found on Flickr today ^_^ One Little Painting by Leontine Greenberg, Jackson Heights, NY, USA. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Eekeemoo in the Cloud City’ is a great adventure sketch book by comic artist and illustrator Willymj. And…. You can enjoy it online! You will find heaps of information in the Butternut interview ‘Willy MJ about eekeemoo’. Read the rest of this entry »

This little devil warmed my heart today – seeing that it is freezing cold in Wellington … brrrr. It’s usual purpose is to keep your iPod or iPhone save and cosy. “Diablo my be mischievous, but he’s got a pair of white felt wings to show you his angelic side. You can trust him to keep your iPhone or iPod Touch safe and warm.” Quote annamatic’s esty shop
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Ariela’s Tree, by Johnny Siu, Thylacine Graphics, San Francisco, USA… OMG could I please be sooooooo talented! Just for one second. Read the rest of this entry »