EveryBlock source code released

Post by igorgue » Wed, Jul 01, 2009, 3:34 PM UTC

nopal wrote: post #16

Unfortunately, the HTML and CSS that makes EveryBlock so useful is not included in this release. I'm not sure why the Knight Foundation didn't insist that these components be part of the release, unless the designers were paid out of a separate budget. I understand that releasing these components would have led to clones of the site, but I think, to a certain extent, that is one of the goals of the project.

Here is a video of Adrian talking about Everyblock's internals: http://blip.tv/file/1957362

If you're a programmer (which I think you're not), after watching this video you'll know that the design is not the important thing about EB.

Post by nopal » Wed, Jul 01, 2009, 4:22 PM UTC

igorgue wrote: post #21

nopal wrote: post #16

Unfortunately, the HTML and CSS that makes EveryBlock so useful is not included in this release. I'm not sure why the Knight Foundation didn't insist that these components be part of the release, unless the designers were paid out of a separate budget. I understand that releasing these components would have led to clones of the site, but I think, to a certain extent, that is one of the goals of the project.

Here is a video of Adrian talking about Everyblock's internals: http://blip.tv/file/1957362 If you're a programmer (which I think you're not), after watching this video you'll know that the design is not the important thing about EB.

I've seen the video, and I am a programmer.

I understand the power of EB comes from the code that allows it to aggregate, sift and categorize data.

My point is that what makes that data useful is the interface with which people interact with the data.

Look at the interface differences between day one and day 365 - http://blog.everyblock.com/2009/jan/23/oneyear/. UI/UX design is not easy, and it's a challenge for most developers.

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