Interactive 3D for the Open Web

Channel Art - YouTube Help On Android, the safe area is scaled down to the width of the mobile screen. Note: The channel icon appears in a circular window and overlaps with a small portion of the channel art in the bottom left corner. The color of the action bar is based on the prominent colors present in your channel art. Here's an example of channel art on an Android phone: Android tablets On tablets, a slightly wider slice of the image is used. Why Great Design Is the Future of Content Marketing Chuck Longanecker is the founder of Digital-Telepathy, a user-experience design company passionate about creating products, like SlideDeck and Impress. Follow him at @dtelepathy. Although it's still early in 2012, the importance of visual storytelling is clearly one of the year’s breakout trends. Facebook Timeline, Pinterest, and Instagram are forcing brands to think and act more visually. In other words, the “beautification of the web” era is upon us. Apps Are Leading the Way Flipboard’s design made people think about content consumption differently. The strategic emphasis on the intuitive design of these services contributed to their popularity and fast growth. That’s why Google and Facebook are no longer just buying technology, they’re hiring designers who can create visually rich and memorable experiences. Special Effects Are a Key Factor Users continue to spend more time on tablets and smartphones, leaving behind the archaic desktop navigation paradigms of the early 2000s.