//: FRESH - THE INTERNET IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
In the first of a new IdN series for the new millennium focusing on the Internet, we asked several web-development companies to give us their thoughts about the Internet and where it may be going. We encouraged them, after telling us a little about themselves, to be as free as they felt like being with their opinions - on technology, services or concepts. We're looking for "fresh" input - no matter how apparently crazy or even impossible.
EXTRA DESIGNS
Founded
in 1997, Extra Designs does a wide range of graphic work, from printing
to the web. Many of these works can be seen on its website. Extra has collaborated with some foreign designers such as Fountain and a Danish magazine, Virus. Nobutaka Sato and Shin Sasaki answered our questions on behalf of Extra.
Based
on your professional experience and vision, what do you think will be
happening in the Internet world in the new millennium?
Nobutaka:
Millions of sites will be on the web. Too many sites will be searched
when you use search engines, so you won't be able to find what you
want.
Sasaki: The world is getting smaller and smaller
because of the Internet and this situation must go on. Designers will
work together across the borders.
Which project is the company most proud of?
Nobutaka: goo (www.goo.ne.jp)
Sasaki: It's difficult to answer. At present, I like MONO*crafts www.yugop.com the best.
Does the new millennium hold any special meaning for you?
Nobutaka:
Nothing. It's just easy to remember. I hear the word "millennium" all
the time, everywhere, in Japan. It's just stupid.
Sasaki: Nothing, really.
E-commerce and e-business are the hottest topics on the web right now; what do you think of them?
Nobutaka: I'm not interested in them so much.
Sasaki: I think I'm using the Internet in a different way to people who are involved in e-commerce and e-business.
Are you interested in Internet shopping? And will you actually purchase merchandise through the Internet?
Nobutaka: I won't purchase anything as I don't own any credit cards.
Sasaki:
I love walking around town looking for something new. I prefer going
shopping to getting something thorough the Internet. But import duties
are just terrible, actually, they double the price of things. So if the
Internet solves that problem, I'll gladly purchase through it.
Which Internet browser you prefer? Netscape or Internet Explorer - or some-thing else?
Nobutaka: Netscape. But I've just realized that Internet Explorer is good.
Sasaki: Netscape.
What is your ideal browser? What elements do you think should be included in a browser?
Nobutaka: It would be great if there was no waiting time to see the next page, just like a book.
Sasaki: An automatic translation system.
PHILLIP DWYER, APT 13
He
started doing things under the name apt13 in the summer of 1996, while
still in university. He began by doing album covers for his band and
some friends' bands, along with flyers for their shows. He needed a
little tag name to put on the work, and since the apartment he was
living in at the time was #13, he thought it seemed appropriate. He has
just finished an interactive piece for the CodexSeries02 CD-ROM project
that will be out in the summer, and an upcoming issue of K10K.
Based
on your professional experience and vision, what do you think will be
happening in the Internet world in the new millennium?
I
think the Internet, or the computer in general, will become joined with
television and gaming machines to be the be-all and end-all of home
entertainment, all packaged into one easy-to-use console. On the
downside, it will also become our number one source for education and
news. I think that's a scary thought, especially with how
commercialized the Internet has become in the past year.
What kind of technology do you expect to find on the Internet in the future?
As
I said above, I think there will be a melding of different consumer
technologies into one "console." The sad thing is that the Internet
will become more involved with people's everyday lives, not only as a
form of communication, but as a way to control our surroundings. It
will turn on our lights, pay our bills, walk our dogs and eventually
take the place of our partners. I think it's a scary idea, but you can
already see it happening today.
Which project is the company most proud of?
Whoever
invented the ability to show movie times on the Internet is a fine man.
I honestly have little interest in the Internet. I use it to
communicate with people and check movie times, that's about it.
Does the new millennium hold any special meaning for you?
There
is no special meaning for me. The year 2000 is just another year. I
still have to work to pay the bills. Nothing has changed, and I
seriously don't see it being any different for quite some time.
E-commerce and e-business are the hottest topics on the web right now; what do you think of them?
I
think it's pretty disgusting. Using the Internet as any sort of
educational machine has become severely compromised by big business and
blatant commercialism. But at the same time, I'm not surprised, nor do
I blame big business. They just go where the money is, and at the
moment the Internet is where all the money is. Businesses understand
that in the near future everyone will be online, and in turn
downloading their latest ad campaigns. I've always enjoyed the more
personal aspect of the Internet. I get a lot more out of people doing
things on their own, without the constraints of trying to please
someone else or trying to sell something. It's much more a form of
artwork in that aspect. It will always be there, but it is constantly
being swept further and further under the rug and much harder to find.
Are you interested in Internet shopping? And will you actually purchase merchandise through the Internet?
I
wouldn't necessarily say I'm "interested" in Internet shopping. Sure, I
have done it before, but only with items I couldn't readily get at a
store in person. I know it's kind of a hard concept to grasp, but I do
actually enjoy going outside as often as possible, and most of the time
I much prefer interacting with a person face-to-face rather than typing
in my credit-card number on the computer.
Which Internet browser do you prefer? Netscape or Interent Explorer - or something else?
I'm
sure they are all good for various reasons, but I use and enjoy
Netscape. For some reason I just don't feel comfortable with Internet
Explorer (or any Microsoft products for that matter). Plus, I can't get
my own website (www.apt13.com) to even work in IE. If I can't even get it to work right, I'm not going to use it.
What is your ideal browser? What elements do you think should be included in a browser?
Just
as long as it does what it's supposed to, I'm happy. If it comes with
all the necessary plug-ins, or has easy access to them, it's fine with
me. I want to look at any kind of site and not have to worry about my
system crashing. I want to be able to check my e-mail and check for
movie times. As long as it works the way it's supposed to, it's good.
FUTUREFARMERS
Futurefarmers
is a New Media construct specializing in data visualization via 3D
animation, web design, interface design, print, games, motion graphics
and environmental design. Equally comfortable in new and traditional
media, Futurefarmers has completed distinctive print and electronic
assignments for major clients including The New York Times, G-Shock,
Levi's, Autodesk, Nike, NEC and MSNBC.
Based on your
professional experience and vision, what do you think will be happening
in the Internet world in the new millennium?
The
Internet will become less and less visible. It will be able to do work
for you without having to interface with a browser or graphics. It will
become much more personal.
What kind of technology do you expect there to be on the Internet in the future?
I expect artificial intelligence will grow in the next few years.
Which project is the company most proud of?
Ken Goldberg's telegarden is a good example of the kinds of uses the Internet will be entering into.
Does the new millennium hold any special meaning for you?
I
hope that the our consciousness as a planet will increase. As we become
connected by the Internet, I suspect communities will sprout up with
common interests and at some point will want to meet in the real world.
I hope that the Internet will inspire like minds to collaborate and
band together to create a snowball effect of positive projects. I feel
I have a lot of work to do this millennium.
E-commerce and e-business are the hottest topics on the web right now; what do you think of them?
Yes.
Yes. Eeeee. Ouch. I think it is a wonderful aspect of the web. If
commerce and business can reside in a virtual space, it leaves more
room in the real world for activities outside of these realms.
Ultimately, I think it can be a positive thing for the environment. If
fewer people are on the roads, I will be happy.
Are you interested in Internet shopping? And will you actually purchase merchandise through the Internet?
Again,
I think Internet shopping is wonderful. Personally, I am not a shopper.
I only shop when I have to for necessities. I appreciate the ability to
go online and order basic products - office goods, house products, etc.
I don't have to stand in line, I don't have to haul it all around to
and from the store and I don't have to drive. I fear that the lack of
human contact will begin to have a huge effect on our culture. For
instance, living in San Francisco, it is more often than not that I
bump into an acquaintance at the grocery store or the post office. I
often make plans to spend further time with these people or sometimes a
job comes of this encounter. We can build this feature into e-commerce
sites, but the physical experience is priceless.
Which Internet browser do you prefer? Netscape or Interent Explorer - or something else?
Netscape.
What is your ideal browser? What elements do you think should be included in browser?
I want my e-mail in my browser. I want my browser to notify me of messages.
LESS RAIN
Less
Rain is a multimedia collective based in the heart of the new media
community, Hoxton in London, England. Drawing on a pool of talent from
photography, copy writing, illustration, concept, music and
programming, it works across all platforms (web, CD-ROM, kiosks, print)
to create intuitive user interfaces, organic environments, dynamic
simulations, interactive sound, non-linear narrative and typography.
Based
on your professional experience and vision, what do you think will
happen in the world of the Internet in the new millennium?
Vassilios:
Well, things are generally going towards e-everything and this is going
to keep up until there is nothing left that you cannot do on the
Internet. The entertainment industry is going to be another key source
of content on the net, using broadband, ADSL, broadcasting and whatever
else it takes to solve the bandwidth problem.
Lars: There
will be more of everything - more video, more shops, more people, more
bandwidth, more crap and, hopefully, more variety and brain as well.
Stine: More content.
What kind of technology do you expect there to be on the Internet in the future?
Lars:
Anything that will make the web look more unlike print. I expect there
to be more use of dhtml, and technologies like Flash, which will make
the web more like TV and cinema, but I guess this is nothing new.
Vassilios:
A technology that allows us to create interesting interactive content.
Maybe incorporating the Shockwave plug-in in Netscape and Explorer.
Stine: Technology does not really bother me too much, it's what you do with it that matters.
Which project is the company most proud of?
Vassilios:
It is very difficult to say. I am a big fan of John Maeda, so I like
the books/disks he published in the mid-nineties (Flying Letters and
Tap, Type, Write by Digitalogue). As far as Internet projects are
concerned, I guess www.antirom.com/antirom01 back in 1996 was the project that got me into funky interactive web thingies and gave me hope.
Lars: I really appreciated projects like www.backspace.org,
which offered a forum or platform for creative and conceptually
interesting ideas. Now there are quite a lot of them around (such as
the remedy project, fabrica, etc.).
Stine: The best? Hmm,
it would have to be a project that experiments .... and pushes the
borders of what I expect to see. The e13 site (www.e13.com) does this, but to pin down one project really is very difficult.
Does the new millennium hold any special meaning for you?
Vassilios: Not really.
Lars: There seems to be as much or as less meaning as before.
E-commerce and e-business are the hottest topics on the web right now; what do you think of them?
Vassilios:
Unfortunately, we cannot avoid them. At least, the competitiveness of
the net now helps us to get away with bolder ideas because everybody
wants to be one step ahead of the crowd.
Lars: I just hope
that they won't dominate the web too much. Stories like the one about
e-toys are alarming signs, but I'm quite optimistic because there is
enough space for everybody.
Are you interested in Internet shopping? And will you actually purchase merchandise through the Internet?
Vassilios:
I buy my CDs and books through the net, and concert and airline
tickets. Let's just say that once you get into it, it's very difficult
to turn back. After all, it is convenient to buy that stuff on the
Internet!
Lars: I somehow believe in the concept of online
shopping, but haven't purchased a single thing over the net so far. The
majority of shops are really uninspiring. Even buying a burger at
McDonald's seems to be more exciting than any online shopping facility.
Stine: For me, it's an easy way to get what I need, when I
know exactly what I want, otherwise I like to see and feel what I buy.
Which Internet browser you prefer? Netscape or Internet Explorer - or something else?
Vassilios:
It depends on the project and the technology we are using. I usually
tend to support Netscape, although Explorer has become so good lately
that I have to re-evaluate the situation.
Lars: I seem to
have more and more of those Explorer days. I am really sick of the fact
that there is more than one browser. Everyone working on the net knows
how exciting and creative it is to create various versions of a project
for all those different specifications. Just imagine if people could
spend all that time thinking about the quality of the contents. Or
maybe go to the beach instead.
What is your ideal browser? What elements you think should be included in a browser?
Vassilios:
I like browsers really stripped, taking as little space as possible on
screen. I would really like to have alternative ways of navigating
through sites, more visual ways of recording your trip so that you
could trace things back easily. Including basic functionality like
video, Shockwave or Beatnik would not hurt either.
Lars: The one that would work like my Macintosh interface, with a huge wastebasket in one corner of the screen.
Stine:
For me, the browser is just a tool to see a site through, and I really
prefer to use the navigation that the site provides rather than the
browser facilities. However, I tend to use Netscape.
AGENCY.COM
Agency.com
is an industry leader with offices strategically located throughout the
world. But it is also young and energized with all the excitement of a
new industry. And, of course, it is growing - with new hirings, mergers
and acquisitions. And it is engaged in long-term partnerships with
companies such as British Airways, Compaq, Sprint, Texaco and Unilever.
Based on your professional experience and vision, what do
you think will be happening in the Internet world in the new millennium?
In
the near short-term (a couple of years?) - robotic pets. Technology
with personality. Tail-wagging, ball-catching things that not only sit
on your lap and purr but kick your ass at playstation, program your
VCR, order the catfood from pets.com, and chew on your slippers when
you're not watching. Interaction between soap operas and soap, between
sitcoms and T-shirt buying. You're on the couch and a particularly
fetching sofa appears on your favorite half-hour show. You stop the
show (even though it's putatively on a "schedule"), mouse over the sofa
and click. Info on brand, costs, materials appear. Along with a story
as to how your favorite characters on your favorite show bought the
sofa in an hilarious adventure. Would you like to watch this story? Buy
the sofa? Store the sofa in your universal shopping basket?
In
the next year - more examples, like levis.com, of visible consumer
brands deciding that a go-it-alone web store isn't in the cards. More
templated interface design. Interface gets amazoned. Check out the big
sites for toys for the best examples: www.amazon.com/toys, www.etoys.com, www.kbkids.com, www.toysrus.com.
More cartoons online that tell great stories and make us laugh. Some
experimentation with user interaction with narrative in cartoons. More
math in web-based development applications.
What kind of technology do you expect there to be on the Internet in the future?
Over
the next year, XML - particularly the Scalable Vector Graphics
specification - will open new design and animation possibilities. It'll
allow design experimentation as design and data merge. And, of course,
XML is platform agnostic, which will spur interactive design on
different platforms (PCs, TVs, cell phones, PDAs, fishtanks). And AI -
sooner rather than later these darn machines are going to get real
smart. Not just chess smart, but smart the way your mum was when she
knew you'd been up to no good.
Which project is the company most proud of?
As
far as big, high-profile projects are concerned, there's really very
little that you can point at when you look at the Internet and say,
'That's unique. That's different. That only happens online.' Most
consumer-based e-commerce is a more sophisticated rehash of catalogue
shopping. Most business-to-business e-commerce is EDS-style
communication on steroids.
AOL, however, has created
something different. You could make the argument that online chat,
e-mail and instant messaging are simply online versions of real-life
conversations either face to face or on the phone. But they're not.
Online, you're not visible; you're reflective; you speak a different
language; you're multi-tasking; you're more likely to speak exactly
what's on your mind; you're 'talking' with a mass of folks all around
the world at any one time; you can create your own identity. It's not
the same as real life. But the power of AOL, and other companies that
offer similar services, is that they are bringing people closer to
other people (and people, even in this media-saturated society, are by
far more interesting and interactive than movies, TV or video games) in
a way that's never been done before. When it comes to small,
low-profile, projects - www.desires.com, www.dhky.com, www.volumeone.com.
Can art live online? Tired of interacting with data instead of ideas?
Check out these sites to find young designers passionately poking holes
in the status quo.
Does the new millennium hold any special meaning for you?
No.
I'm getting older. The TV show Space 1999 didn't come anywhere near
being true. Which is a bummer. I think living on the moon would be
kinda cool, especially if Martin Landau was your boss.
E-commerce and e-business is the hottest topics on the web right now. What do you think of them?
Fast
Company. IPO. MBA. Portfolio. Dow 13000. Business is the cultural
zeitgeist. It's our "roaring twenties", "depressed thirties",
"conformist fifties", "rebellious sixties", "greedy eighties". Business
interest will define our generation. Whether you like it or not, it
will.
Business today represents personal expression. It's
an art form, a religion, an opportunity to make a difference. Start
your own business and you now have the perfect forum to reject the ways
of your father, the bureaucracy, two-martini lunches, gas-guzzling
cars, middle-management, nepotism, sexism, homophobia. Start your own
business and you become an architect for our times. It doesn't matter
what business you're in. You're in the business of culture creation.
The "e" in front of the two words above isn't the foundation of this
generational fascination. Instead, it's a catalyst. It's probably
easier to start a business today than at any other time. The question
really should be: "What's all this leading to?" Growth is such a valued
activity. How do we keep growing and growing and growing? Faster,
faster, faster? Without destroying all the other values?
Are you interested in Internet shopping? And will you actually purchase merchandise through the Internet?
Yes
and yes. Mostly, because I'm lazy. I hate carrying cat-litter boxes. I
have two cats and they pee and crap a lot. So, I find myself buying
cartons of cat litter. And that stuff is heavy as get out. But now, I
can go online and have pet sites fight over themselves to deliver to my
door the heavy cartons of cat litter! And because I live in New York
city, I'm getting shafted by the price of cat litter at my neighborhood
pet store. It's something like US$45 for a big thing of dry cat food.
Big, heavy thing, remember. Online, they charge $25! I don't know if
they can go on like this indefinitely. Making no money and delivering
everything for free. But as long as it goes on, I'm happy. And so are
my cats.
Which Internet browser do you prefer? Netscape or Explorer - or something else?
Netscape
completely fell asleep at the wheel. As a result, IE5 is much faster,
more refined, and more flexible than Netscape has ever been (and the
Mac version is slick, too).
What is your ideal browser? What elements do you think shuld be included in a browser?
One
that allows chunks of media of any media (text, graphics, video,
plug-ins, etc.) to be embedded, stacked and scripted to interact with
other chunks. Oh, and one that does that without bugs. Across
platforms. And everyone has it.
TREE-AXIS
A
web-design company that also has strengths in CD-ROM and print design.
Formed by Stella Lai and Krister Olsson in October 1998, its client
list includes large corporations as well as small, non-profit concerns.
Based on your professional experience and vision, what do
you think will be happening in the Interent world in the new millennium?
On
the technology front, we think things will pretty much progress as they
have been doing. Computers and Internet connections will continue to
become both faster and more ubiquitous. The real concern is whether or
not the actual Internet infrastructure will evolve and scale to meet
demand. As things speed up, the web will feel less like a collection of
static pages and more like a collection of networked applications. We
are looking at consumer appliances (particularly cell phones and new
all-in-one PDA/cell phone/MP3/stapler/neckties) as being the next great
web platforms. San Francisco dot.com mania will spread like a virus
throughout the rest of the world, making everyone a little excited, but
also somewhat queasy.
What kind of technology do you expect to find on the Internet in the future?
3D
on the web will eventually come of age, thanks to fast computers and
fast connections. We expect to see some incredibly outlandish worlds,
the products of warped minds who grew up playing Doom and Quake. Also,
see the answers to the previous question!
Which project is the company most proud of?
This question is a little vague. There's a lot of interesting Internet work out there.
Does the new millennium hold any special meaning for you?
The
millennium itself doesn't really hold any special meaning, but because
there has been so much noise made about it, it has been more of a time
for reflection. The rate of human invention has been accelerating
pretty incredibly, particularly since the 1970s (when most of us were
born!). It will be interesting to see what the world will be like in
the next decade, century, millennium.
E-commerce and e-business are the hottest topics on the web right now; what are your thoughts on them?
There's
so much to talk about e-commerce ... B2B is all the rage right now, but
B2C businesses are really interesting because the industry is in such a
state of tumult. A few points: We find it interesting that a new
economy is developing on the Internet. People are making real livings
from trading on e-bay. Also, new forms of currency (such as airline
mileage) that exist outside the traditional currency markets are
becoming more and more popular.
The Internet was supposed
to make it easier and cheaper to both shop and set up shop. But even
with traditional middlemen removed from the picture, storefront sprawl
on the Internet has spawned a new type of virtual middleman: the
company that specializes in comparison shopping. People love to browse
... for books, CDs, clothes, whatever. And while future technologies
might make it easier for people to visualize what they are purchasing
online, bricks-and-mortar stores will always be important. People want
to be able to touch and feel what they are buying.
Are you interested in Interent shopping? And will you actually purchase merchandise through the Internet?
We've
been buying stuff online for years. Krister started buying CDs online
from a store that sold them through a telnet interface (pre-browser!)
several years ago. Stella buys everything that way, from CDs and books
to bargain clothing and cosmetics. She finds it really convenient to
buy gifts for friends overseas because she doesn't have to deal with
shipping. If she bought something at a bricks-and-mortar store and had
to mail it to someone overseas, it would probably sit in her closet for
months.
Which Internet browser do you prefer? Netscape or Internet Explorer - or something else?
We've
been using Netscape out of habit, but honestly, it has been really
stagnating for the past few years. Being a primarily Mac shop, however,
we can't really go the Internet Explorer route, as the page rendering
on IE 4.5 for the Mac is very buggy. We're looking forward to the
release of IE 5 for the Mac, as we run it on our PCs and we have to say
it is very, very fast. On our Mac OS X box we run OmniWeb, and it is
quite fast as well, though a bit lacking (no Shockwave!). We've also
played with iCab, but it's not quite there yet.
What is your ideal browser? What elements do you think should be included in a browser?
Our
ideal browser is simply a window to the Internet. No other
functionality. Minimal auxiliary navigation (we'd like to get rid of
the traditional home/back/forward/stop/etc. buttons, but they'd
probably have to keep them so that people wouldn't freak out!). It
would be very fast, and support all media types via plug-ins, which
would be auto-updating. All the other browser clutter (bookmarks, form
auto-fill, etc.) would be removed from the core browser and rewritten
as stand-alone applications. There would be only one base browser
application, but individuals could buy/download different plug-ins and
add-ons.
Can you think of a new name, rough logo and rough interface for your ideal browser?
Our browser concept is visually quite simple. A static design wouldn't really do it justice!
JUSTIN FOX, DFM
DesignFix
Media caters for a vast array of clients. The leading Australian design
companies, communication companies and advertising agencies contract us
to design the Some of their industry-related contractor/clients
include: Hothouse Productions, Radiant Productions, Brand Dialogue,
Australian Business Theatre, Capital Public Relations, Rochfort Thomas
Mackintosh, Atomic Communications, Bold Entertainment Technologies and
New Toys Multimedia.
Based on your professional
experience and vision, what do you think will be happening in the
Internet world in the new millennium?
There will most
likely be more e-commerce activities and more and more people making
transactions online and getting comfortable with the new medium.
Design-wise, I feel that there will initially be a kickback against
complex, database-driven design (e.g. portal sites, sites with hundreds
of links off the home page) as well as multimedia-rich sites with a lot
of Shockwave and/or Flash, and the move will be towards cleaner, more
functional, faster-to-view websites that will be better designed and
become more timeless as a result. As we can already see, there is a
movement towards online collaboration and communication on the web
(chat, icq, etc.) Multiplayer online gaming and virtual worlds will
also rise.
What kind of technology do you expect there to be on the Internet in the future?
Technology
advances in the computer world will affect where the Internet goes from
here. More data-transfer standards, which may lead to integration of
media and hardware (TV, radio, Internet, palm pilot, laptop, computer,
mobile phone), may lead to wearable computers and public computer
stations.
What is the best project to have come out of the Internet so far?
I
think the best projects are still to come. We have tried to do so much
with the Internet as it is, but speed has been a major problem. Once we
have blinding speed (more bandwidth) we will see amazing projects. The
best projects to date I feel have been the collaborative ones. The
Internet to me is all about collaboration and communication. I have
been collaborating on design and artworks on the web with international
designers and artists for a few years now. And I never cease to find it
nothing short of amazing.
Does the new millennium hold any special meaning for you?
Yes.
It's time to drop our paranoias and get on with life! And break down
monopolies and create better standards. Look at the New Year's
predictions for an example of our paranoia. The media stuffed our
brains with thoughts of the end of the world, tsunamis, hail storms,
Nostradamus, the millennium bug, airplanes falling out of the sky, no
electricity, riots. All of which didn't come true.
E-commerce and e-business are the hottest topics on the web right now; what do you think of them?
I
like the idea of a small business having a chance to make it on the
web. Renting commercial property to start a business is very expensive
as opposed to an Internet-based shop. This will hopefully help to break
the monopolies. They just have to make sure that e-commerce and
e-business are accessible to small businesses, not only the big
companies.
Are you interested in Internet shopping? And will you actually purchase merchandise through the Internet?
I
think it's great. I enjoy paying my bills online (but don't enjoy
receiving them!) and doing my banking online. I am looking into food
shopping online, too.
Which Internet browser do you prefer? Netscape or Internet Explorer - or something else?
I prefer Netscape, but hate both of them.
What is your ideal browser? What elements do you think should be included in a browser?
I
think in order to get the browser right, we have to get the operating
system right. Sure, the desktop analogy/metaphor was great to get
people into computers. The idea of a desk and a trash can and folders
all seems logical, but a computer is so much more than a desk!
Basically, I feel a desktop metaphor for an OS is severely limiting. I
think one obvious thing I would like to see in both dominating browsers
is standards as well as WYSIWYG.
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English and Chinese. It is the only publication of its type in the
Asia-Pacific region and has become a rendezvous and showcase for
digital artists worldwide to share their experience and experiments and
to publicize their latest endeavors. IdN's highly respected and trusted
printed media will continue to play a crucial role in the
content-creation community, and our growth will accelerate through our
continued diversification into the Internet and electronic media.