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All The Fake Websites From Doctor Who Make Me Wish They Were Real
TV show websites are notoriously bad and comically unreal yet I can’t help but be charmed by their hilarious simplicity (and god awful horribleness). Can you imagine if there were giant flashing RED ALERT messages popping up at you? Or if hacking was as simple as just slapping the keys on the keyboard a few times? I want to exist in this world of fake websites.
Why This Simple Government Website Was Named Best Design Of The Year
When was the last time you tried to find a government form on the internet? The labyrinth of independent sites you have to visit before finding what you’re looking for is amazing. Bringing the web presence of an entire government under one roof is a Sisyphean task, and the UK has done it with with Gov.uk, a one-stop web shop that launched earlier this year.
The Fake Websites Of Law & Order Are So Stupid I Wish They Were Real
Law & Order has never been a paragon of TV realism — just take a look at the websites it makes up as plot devices. Poor Ice-T has to browse a web that’s nothing but rape sites and murder porn.
All The Best Fake Websites TV Shows Have Dreamed Up
The internet is great and all, but the fake internet on TV is even better. This mashup from Slacktory takes you on a whirlwind tour of all the best (read: worst) sites that (probably) don’t and shouldn’t exist.
Rethinking Instagram (On The Web)
Surely, by now, we’ve all seen the latest addition to Instagram, the long-awaited website. What did you think of the turnout? Was it what you expected? To be perfectly honest, I had no idea what to expect. My hope was that they would create some sort of a nice grid layout. To my surprise, they did not. As a long-time interface designer, I wanted to test my skills and design the Instagram I wanted for myself.
