A transmission from the deep south.
Letterboxd, the social film diary and review site I’ve been working on with a few colleagues over the past year, is nearing its public beta launch. We’ve continued to add to and improve the site since launching at Brooklyn Beta last October — film pages have had an overhaul as you can see above, among many other improvements.
If you’d like to be part of the private beta, drop your email address at letterboxd.com over the weekend, and we’ll get an invitation out to you early next week.
For a good part of this year I’ve been working with the guys here at Cactuslab on a new site called Letterboxd. It’s a site for film lovers; a place where you can keep a log of the films you watch, rate or review them, and keep up with what your friends have been watching.
I demoed this service at Brooklyn Beta last month. The feedback has been terrific, and we are continuing to make improvements while in private beta mode. If you’d like early access, leave your email at the site, we’re inviting new users every few days.
Tapmates’ Robin Raszka redesigns Instagram for fun.
Ollie, now for sale.
“Use it to find the photography you like using the simple idea that people whose work you like, probably like stuff you’ll like. You start with a set of pictures — if you authenticate, it’ll use 20 of your last 100 favorites — otherwise it’ll start with somebody’s favorites. Click any picture to load more.” Great idea, works beautifully. (via Jarred Bishop)
Chris Messina, father of the hashtag, suggests three “pointers” to differentiate the provenance, and specify the destination, of tweets. It’s a small change that adds all-important clarity, and might save a character or two in the process. I hope this takes off. (via Loren Brichter)
Jon Phillips of Spyre Studios has compiled a list of more than 80 Twitter accounts related to typography in its many forms. My thanks to him for including my Nice Type account! Here’s the ready-to-follow version using Twitter’s new Lists feature.
Doug Bowman’s influence arrives on Twitter’s new home page, with an improved palette and realtime display of popular topics. Biz Stone:
We’re eager to see if encouraging a sense of wonder and discovery leads to a better first impression of Twitter.
Birdbrain for iPhone is on sale in the App Store. It tracks changes in and provides stats over time for your Twitter friends and followers, and is designed to be complementary to your favourite mobile Twitter client. I helped out on the UI design, and the app’s icon was created by the estimable Andrew Archer. Introductory pricing of US$1.99 for launch. If you’re a fan of Garrett Murray’s Ego and obsessed with all things Twitter, Birdbrain might be for you.
Written and designed by Matthew Buchanan. Colophon. Please give credit. Email
