Much ado about pixels » future http://blog.seanmartell.com Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:18:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 A Web Browser Renaissance http://blog.seanmartell.com/2009/06/30/a-web-browser-renaissance/ http://blog.seanmartell.com/2009/06/30/a-web-browser-renaissance/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:22:13 +0000 mart3ll http://blog.seanmartell.com/?p=405 dv1

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With the launch of Firefox 3.5 today, I’m excited to post an all new wallpaper to commemorate the event!

Within the web today, a browsing transformation is underway.  We’re seeing constant advancement from the static browsing Middle Ages of old and the ushering in of a new Modern Era of openness, speed and security.

Taking advantage of all the glorious advancements this new era has to offer has never been easier with the newly relased Firefox 3.5!

To add to the excitement, when a person decides to upgrade to the speediest, safest and most advanced Firefox yet, it is best to update your desktop wallpaper to show your love for the browser.  Why not download a freshly baked Firefox 3.5 wallpaper?  Our wallpaper is rich in pixels and has 100% of your daily visual intake of Firefox fun.

A big shout out to the team of Alex Faaborg, Jennifer Boriss, Alexander Limi and John Slater for the idea and feedback!

Now, go get one now!

(Update: Now get this wallpaper as a Firefox Persona skin!)

download the widescreen version

download the widescreen version

download the fullscreen version

download the fullscreen version

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There were some excellent concepts for the future of web browsing – very minimalistic UI that fades away upon highlighting the web content, interesting takes on the history and bookmarks (a coverflow kind of navigation) and also an interesting little widget overlay control scheme that can be summoned when needed. (no, not like Clippy in Word. A little fox crying “I see you want to go back a page…” would be far too annoying)

During the session, I was stealing notes for the UI I’m designing for Mozilla Mobile… ssshh.

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