Episode 16: Babies with iPads

Guest: Stephen Riley. We talk about gimmicky vs. innovative HTML5, KNITPICK the Gawker redesign, geckoboard, Facebook’s new photo browser and worry about the new generations’ access to creativity. Cover shot: www.flickr.com/photos/moregoodfoundation 

Stories

• Berlin graffiti font
• HTML5 replicating old flash / HTML5 Zen audio player
• LifeHacker/Gizmodo/Gawker Redesign
• Fellows Facebook App

Site of the Week

• Geckoboard
• Honorable mention: Google.com (Jules Verne Google Doodle)

KNITPICKS

• Facebook’s new photo browser

Mortal Kombat

• As computing devices become more and more specialized and consumption (rather than creation) based, are we doomed to a world of un-creative kids? Are we “elitizing” production to “steve’s truck” owners (Photoshop, xcode, etc is all desktop-only)? What are some good creative apps on iPads?