10x10
10x10 is an amazing website that hourly presents a collection of 100 images neatly fitted together in a 10 by 10 grid. These images and information are taken from news sources and represent what is going on in the world during a certain hour. The unique thing about the website 10x10 is that it is automated and does not require human interaction for it to operate. This website uses flash and could be a whole new way to check the news. The website is not perfect due to the limitations of computer AI. There may be a few missing links and images. Cognitive Science can only do so much in automating a grid from eternal sources. For a more detailed information of what this website does, click here.
10x10’s core is its visual text accompanied by a few lines of verbal text. It uses visual images to best show what is happening in the world. This could be because “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Although some images are repeats of others, these images are relevant to the topic which it is trying to express. Not only does 10x10's layout display news of the current hour, but it documents and keeps past news so that one may refer back to it. This website is easy to navigate and is keeps everything simple. You are not flooded with text nor are you provided with too few. The images in the 10 by 10 grid are also numbered for navigational purposes. The numbers individually match up with a single word on the right hand side to describe what the image is about. 10x10 provides a different approach to viewing current events in the world today. Whether you chose to use it or not, the decision is yours.
posted by Alan Hui at 3:39 AM
1 Comments:
This is a gorgeously designed site, and the "back end" programming is fascinating, too. There are a lot of sites that are working with computer-generated information displays, crawling the web for material, but this is one of the most compelling I've seen. Your analysis of the multimodal aspects of the site is solid: the minimalist design allows each word and image to stand out strongly, and the juxtaposition of images and text, all culled from current RSS feeds on the web, makes for a powerful impression of the state of the world.
In some ways, we might compare the approach 10x10 is taking with the AFSC Flash movie Jonelle discusses in her post. The "simple" images (of the boots, for example, in the movie) compiled into larger aggregates, add up to much more complex visual arguments than any one image could convey. You'll also remember Kate Hayles' reference to Wittgenstein's philosophy, which builds up its argument by way of small installments that can be read in virtually any order.
I'm wondering how kairos fits into this site's approach to its multimodal presentation of world events. The hour-by-hour updates create a real sense of timeliness and urgency.
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