Just got an email. Looks like getty images is getting a brand new site.
Now sure when it's going live, but check out the preview below.
New Getty Images
Overall the site is a success. The AJAX search box on homepage is a bit forced, but forgiveably functional. The larger images and new width are more suitable to today's landscape. The new search interface actually seems to take some cues from istockphoto (which getty acquired last year).
I'm not sure it will dramatically improve my user experience, but I think it's a solid iterative upgrade. Design is freshened up and there are few usability tweaks.
I give it a 8/10 ;-)
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
There's a new typeface in town
Roadsigns are about to get a makover. The federal highway association has preliminarily approved a new typeface for our interstate road signage. The new typeface is called ClearviewHwy, and was designed for maximum legibility and ease of recognition. The type designer was James Montalbano.
Overall it reminds me a bit of a love child of Adobe Jansen & FF DIN, but it's really a well executed typeface. Kerning is a bit odd in some of the examples, but it's still better than the old FHWA Series E type in my opinion.
I wonder just how many folks will actually notice once the change takes place? If I see it out of state (not coming to GA anytime soon from what I understand) I'll take a photo and post.
You can learn more about the project below:
http://clearviewhwy.com/ResearchAndDesign/
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