The BBC’s Global Experience Language

Posted by Jyll Stuart on Jul 21, 2010 in Reviews | Comments Off

BBC’s GEL I’ve spent the past hour or so reading through the BBC’s GEL (Global Experience Language). It’s an amazing design philosophy that unifies their online user experience. As they describe it, “GEL is the glue that ties all BBC services together.” The design pattern is based on a 976px wide page that’s divided up into 61 16px vertical units. This...

Seesmic Desktop

Posted by Jyll Stuart on Feb 22, 2010 in Reviews | Comments Off

There are a plethora of desktop applications to monitor and manage Twitter accounts. One of my favorite is Seesmic Desktop.  Seesmic is based on the Adobe Air platform and installs quickly and painlessly. You can manage multiple Twitter accounts and integrate with your Facebook status updates as well. The Seesmic team keeps up to date on all the latest features, so expect updates on a frequent...