Original link: http://www.zarinmedia.com/n_letter_Apr02.html
Hello,
Welcome to the Zarinmedia quarterly newsletter highlighting the latest news, movements, information and technologies that have been brewing at our studio.
We respect your online time and privacy. You have received this newsletter either because you are a client or a part of the zarinmedia network. If you would prefer not receive this information, simply follow the steps at the bottom of this message to unsubscribe. *next issue in April
Issue highlights:
1. A note from the team
2. What's new
3. Our services in context
1. A note from the team
In the past 3 months, Zarinmedia has enjoyed various forms of professional recognition, and we love it! As a result, this issue of the newsletter welcomes many new readers.
What is on our minds these days? Exploration & experimentation into the structure of "cognitive" Flash websites.
We are interested in how we can use the current body of knowledge in web usability, information architecture/flow, cognitive theory, psychology and marketing to create smarter sites and web applications that take the current user experience practices to the next level.
The next level being adaptive rich media user experiences that learn over time to progressively deliver the best information, navigation, and usability for each user.
2. What's new
2.1 New Zarinmedia site (v2.5) announced, and we need your feedback
It has already been 8 months since our launch of the Zarinmedia (v2) site!
In the fast paced internet world, its time about time for a redo.
In our new site all the information broadcast is contained in one quick loading page, creating elegance through simplicity. Fluid motions, create an unusual, yet intuitive navigation system that "reads your mind", and presents information to you with movements of your mouse.
Before we officially launch this new version, we would like your opinions and critical feedback. Please take the time to check our beta test site, and send us your comments.
You can view the beta test version of the site at http://www.zarinmedia.com/zv25
2.2 Zarinmedia wins Macromedia award
As many of you have probably heard, we have won the 2002 Macromedia Flash/Coldfusion intergration award for our work on the Art Gallery of Ontario Website.
-Press Release: http://www.zarinmedia.com/p_release_feb02b.html
-Article: March 2002 issue of Toronto Computes Can be viewed at: http://www.zarinmedia.com/news_archive_3.html
2.3 Zarinmedia's experimental piece "Fractal Consciousness" a great success
It is through regular and systematic research and development that we position ourselves uniquely in the newmedia industry. Our latest experimental effort was titled: "Zarinmedia: Fractal Consciousness". In this experiment, we challenge the conventional paradigm of the fourth dimension being time, with the notion that group consciousness can be perceived as an interface to the fourth dimension.
- Main feature on: http://www.120seconds.com/ for the week of: Mon, 18 Feb 2002, and now as part of archives.
- Featured as "new voices in web space" at the DigiFest 2002 digital media festival: http://www.dxnet.net/digifest/program.htm, http://207.228.248.181/zarinmedia_v2/news_archive_5.html
- Listed on art experimental site: http://rhizome.org/
- Now magazine site of the week: http://www.zarinmedia.com/news_archive_4.html
- Reviewed at Mind Jack "the beat of the digital culture": http://www.mindjack.com/events/digifest.html
2.4 Flash MX released
The release of Flash MX, to be followed by a family of other MX internet development tools, is part of Macromedia's new strategy. We are quite excited about the new possibilities that this brings our industry, and certainly see the start of a new era of "web-ware" computing.
More information: http://www.macromedia.com/resources/business/solutions/
user_centric/customer/customer_app.pdf
2.5 Zarinmedia on Macromedia Coldfusion MX beta testing team
Its starting to look like the next release of Coldfusion will be one of the most significant releases in quite some time.
More information: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/
pr/2002/flash_mx_apps.html
2.6 List of recent Zarinmedia speaking events
Speaker: Ru Zarin
Event: Jan 23, 2002 : IMAT Flash Special Interest Group : http://www.imat.ca/
Topic: Example discussion of Flash/Quicktime based non-linear interactive video piece titled "a day with the Dick"
Speaker: Ru Zarin
Event: Jan 29, 2002 : Flash in To Users Group : http://www.flashinto.com/
Topic: Deconstruction and explanation of Zarinmedia's "Funky Face" realtime image manuplulation tutorial
Speaker: Zoubin Zarin
Event: March 22, 2002 : Digifest Digital Media Festival:
http://www.dxnet.net/digifest/program.htm , http://207.228.248.181/zarinmedia_v2/news_archive_5.html
Topic: Presentation & description of the experimental Flash exploration into the fourth dimension titled "Fractal Consciousness"
Speaker: Zoubin Zarin
Event: April 16, 2002 : IMAT Skills Special Interest Group : http://www.imat.ca/
Topic: Titled "New Media Skills Development: What have we learned and what do we need ?" The focus of this informal, highly interactive session was on Internet/New Media industry labor market issues and trends.
3. Our services in context
In this section we keep an eye on information and links that put the application of our services into perspective.
3.1 Article: "Flash Forward: A year Later" by Sean Carton
A reflection on the Flash industry from a marketers' perspective. We find Sean right on the money.
Click here to view http://www.clickz.com/tech/lead_edge/article.php/997021
3.2 Flash usability book sightings
A We've spotted two recently released usability texts dealing specifically with Flash.
Flash 99% Good: A Guide to Macromedia Flash Usability by Kevin Airgid, Stephanie Reindel, ISBN: 0072222875
Skip Intro: Flash Usability and Interface Designby Duncan McAlester, Michelangelo Capraro, ISBN: 073571178X
3.3 Current Zarinmedia bookmarks
We're always on the lookout for interesting richmedia sites that explore new possibilities in web-design and user experiences. Here's a small sample of our current bookmark list.
http://www.lt2.fr/
http://lavertue.com/beta/
http://www.miniml.com/
http://www.milla.de/
http://www.sixty-five.com/
http://www.stevebonini.com/
http://www.richardprescott.com/
http://www.gucci.com/
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Monday, April 01, 2002
Wednesday, January 09, 2002
Zarinmedia Quarterly Newsletter: Jan 9th, 2002 Issue 02
Original link: http://www.zarinmedia.com/n_letter_jan02.html
Hello,
Welcome to the Zarinmedia quarterly newsletter highlighting the latest news, movements, information and technologies that have been brewing at Zarinmedia.
Zarinmedia respects your online time and privacy. You have received this newsletter either because you are a current or past client or a part of the zarinmedia network. If you would prefer not receive this information, simply follow the steps at the bottom of this message to unsubscribe. *next issue in April
Issue highlights:
1. A note from the team
2. What's new
3. Our services in context
4. Partnerships and strategic alliances
1. A note from the teamZarinmedia is now entering its 4th year of
operation in the online new media industry. That makes us 1000 years old in internet terms!
2002, is building up to be quite a year in this lightning fast industry. Once again, our focus remains to keep pushing the rich media envelope in terms of aesthetics, technology, functionality, and business sensibility. You can expect many more interesting Flash based project from us this year.
2. What's new2.1 Zarinmedia work featured in Art Gallery of Ontario New Site
This new version of the site is sporting a database driven, fully dynamic, global Flash navigation system, developed by Zarinmedia. We worked closely with the AGO new media team to restructure the existing site, paying strict attention to the sites' public accessibility.
About AGO: The Art Gallery of Ontario is the eighth largest art museum in North America. Its collection comprises more than 24,000 works representing 1000 years of extraordinary European, Canadian, modern, Inuit, and contemporary art.
Click here to view http://www.ago.net/
2.2 E-learning: Flash Tutorial
It all started as an e-learning experiment in delivery of technical instructional information via streamed Quicktime Video. The subject of the tutorial was the real-time image manipulation of a face. The tutorial was recognized on various Flash resource sites (e.g. http://www.flashmagazine.com/), and as a result has not only enjoyed overwhelming downloads, but 8100+ unique views in 2.5 months.
We recently discovered an innovative implementation of this tutorial at: http://www.jumpingjokes.com/mensroom.htm
Click here for more info http://www.zarinmedia.com/tutorial
2.3 Software Success: Quick JPG2SWF
Our release of the "Quick JPG2SWF" standalone application for windows has been quite a success. This very basic Flash based graphic content management component was released as postcard ware. In 4 short months, the software has enjoyed 1700+ downloads from our site alone.
Reviewed on: http://www.flashmagazine.com/?230 (special thanks to Jensa), ultrashock.com , motionculture.org . This software is also listed with following directories: graphicssoft.about.com, freewarePlus.com , freewarefiles.com , download-freeware.com and freewarefilez.com.
Click here for more http://www.zarinmedia.com/software/
2.4 Zarinmedia represents Canadian Business in Michigan
In a trade initiative sponsored by Ontario Exports Inc in co-operation with the Canadian Consulate in Detroit, Zarinmedia was one of sixteen companies selected to present at ITEC's Michigan Technology Showcase in Lansing. At this show, we cultivated important business relationships with various local and national U.S. IT firms, while also identifying export resources and various partners in the area. We found the show highly successful and plan to further expand our trade strategy to include Michigan.
Click here to view release http://www.zarinmedia.com/p_release_nov26.htm
2.5 Zarinmedia's New sales and marketing associate
We would like to welcome Jesse S. Moeinifar to our team as a sales and marketing associate. Jesse's solid business background in various industries will help with Zarinmedia's new marketing initiatives.
3. Our services in context
In this section we keep an eye on information and links that put the application of our services in perspective.
3.1 Article: "Using a Flash Demo to Drive Your Message"
If the benefits of your company's product are difficult to communicate to your potential clients, online rich media simulations might be the solution.
Click here to view http://www.internetday.com/article/0,,1381_916271,00.html
4. Partnerships and strategic alliancesWe believe that for service based industries such as ours, developing partnerships and alliances with similar industries are the way to go. If your company is interested in developing such a program, let's open dialogue on how we can help each other achieve our promotional goals.
4.1 X-mas Mailout: Vectorized Video for Spadina Bus Association
Spadina bus calls itself "an association focused on the convergence of industry, community and geography" Zarinmedia saw a cross marketing opportunity with this well respected organization, which led to an animated vector video X-mas emailing.
Click here to view http://www.zarinmedia.com/spadinabus
4.2 Mcdougall Davies Email Newsletter Rich-Media Component
Mcdougall Davies is an executive search company delivering world-class contributors to early stage technology companies. Under another cross marketing initiative, we developed and delivered their rich media email newsletter.
Click here to view http://www.zarinmedia.com/mcd
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Hello,
Welcome to the Zarinmedia quarterly newsletter highlighting the latest news, movements, information and technologies that have been brewing at Zarinmedia.
Zarinmedia respects your online time and privacy. You have received this newsletter either because you are a current or past client or a part of the zarinmedia network. If you would prefer not receive this information, simply follow the steps at the bottom of this message to unsubscribe. *next issue in April
Issue highlights:
1. A note from the team
2. What's new
3. Our services in context
4. Partnerships and strategic alliances
1. A note from the teamZarinmedia is now entering its 4th year of
operation in the online new media industry. That makes us 1000 years old in internet terms!
2002, is building up to be quite a year in this lightning fast industry. Once again, our focus remains to keep pushing the rich media envelope in terms of aesthetics, technology, functionality, and business sensibility. You can expect many more interesting Flash based project from us this year.
2. What's new2.1 Zarinmedia work featured in Art Gallery of Ontario New Site
This new version of the site is sporting a database driven, fully dynamic, global Flash navigation system, developed by Zarinmedia. We worked closely with the AGO new media team to restructure the existing site, paying strict attention to the sites' public accessibility.
About AGO: The Art Gallery of Ontario is the eighth largest art museum in North America. Its collection comprises more than 24,000 works representing 1000 years of extraordinary European, Canadian, modern, Inuit, and contemporary art.
Click here to view http://www.ago.net/
2.2 E-learning: Flash Tutorial
It all started as an e-learning experiment in delivery of technical instructional information via streamed Quicktime Video. The subject of the tutorial was the real-time image manipulation of a face. The tutorial was recognized on various Flash resource sites (e.g. http://www.flashmagazine.com/), and as a result has not only enjoyed overwhelming downloads, but 8100+ unique views in 2.5 months.
We recently discovered an innovative implementation of this tutorial at: http://www.jumpingjokes.com/mensroom.htm
Click here for more info http://www.zarinmedia.com/tutorial
2.3 Software Success: Quick JPG2SWF
Our release of the "Quick JPG2SWF" standalone application for windows has been quite a success. This very basic Flash based graphic content management component was released as postcard ware. In 4 short months, the software has enjoyed 1700+ downloads from our site alone.
Reviewed on: http://www.flashmagazine.com/?230 (special thanks to Jensa), ultrashock.com , motionculture.org . This software is also listed with following directories: graphicssoft.about.com, freewarePlus.com , freewarefiles.com , download-freeware.com and freewarefilez.com.
Click here for more http://www.zarinmedia.com/software/
2.4 Zarinmedia represents Canadian Business in Michigan
In a trade initiative sponsored by Ontario Exports Inc in co-operation with the Canadian Consulate in Detroit, Zarinmedia was one of sixteen companies selected to present at ITEC's Michigan Technology Showcase in Lansing. At this show, we cultivated important business relationships with various local and national U.S. IT firms, while also identifying export resources and various partners in the area. We found the show highly successful and plan to further expand our trade strategy to include Michigan.
Click here to view release http://www.zarinmedia.com/p_release_nov26.htm
2.5 Zarinmedia's New sales and marketing associate
We would like to welcome Jesse S. Moeinifar to our team as a sales and marketing associate. Jesse's solid business background in various industries will help with Zarinmedia's new marketing initiatives.
3. Our services in context
In this section we keep an eye on information and links that put the application of our services in perspective.
3.1 Article: "Using a Flash Demo to Drive Your Message"
If the benefits of your company's product are difficult to communicate to your potential clients, online rich media simulations might be the solution.
Click here to view http://www.internetday.com/article/0,,1381_916271,00.html
4. Partnerships and strategic alliancesWe believe that for service based industries such as ours, developing partnerships and alliances with similar industries are the way to go. If your company is interested in developing such a program, let's open dialogue on how we can help each other achieve our promotional goals.
4.1 X-mas Mailout: Vectorized Video for Spadina Bus Association
Spadina bus calls itself "an association focused on the convergence of industry, community and geography" Zarinmedia saw a cross marketing opportunity with this well respected organization, which led to an animated vector video X-mas emailing.
Click here to view http://www.zarinmedia.com/spadinabus
4.2 Mcdougall Davies Email Newsletter Rich-Media Component
Mcdougall Davies is an executive search company delivering world-class contributors to early stage technology companies. Under another cross marketing initiative, we developed and delivered their rich media email newsletter.
Click here to view http://www.zarinmedia.com/mcd
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Monday, October 01, 2001
Zarinmedia Quarterly Newsletter: Oct 1st, 2001 Issue 01
Original link: http://www.zarinmedia.com/n_letter_oct01.html
Hello,
Welcome to the Zarinmedia quarterly newsletter highlighting the latest news, movements, information and technologies that have been brewing at zarinmedia.
Zarinmedia respects your online time and privacy. You have received this newsletter either because you are a current or past client or a part of the zarinmedia network. If you would prefer not receive this information, simply follow the steps at the bottom of this message to unsubscribe. *next issue in January
Issue highlights:
1. A note from the team
2. Announcements
3. What's New
4. Partnerships and strategic alliances
1. A note from the team
These past three months have been quite an exciting time for Zarinmedia. We finally got around to the re-design of our own site. After which a lot of necessary strategic and marketing developments have been underway. One example of this is our commitment to this quarterly newsletter, which enables us to keep in touch with our client base.
2. Announcements
Zarinmedia is growing! This December we will be leaving our Bay Bloor office and relocating to Toronto's new-media hub at King and Dufferin. For those of you who are familiar with the neighborhood we are going to be in the beautifully renovated Toronto heritage listed building (the old Toronto Carpet Factory).
If you are in the area, feel free to drop by and say hello.
3. What's New
3.1 Press Release: "Trim the Fat. Leaner websites produce better results."
This was a press release to support the launch of the Zarinmedia site (version 2.0).Click here for more http://207.228.248.181/zarinmedia_v2/p_release_aug01.html
3.2 Article: Email Marketing through ResearchWe executed a two-layer email and media campaign targeting the architectural, and the online marketing industries.
- First we wrote a review based on the quality of online presence in the Architectural industry today. (Which was an email campaign targeted at various international firms)
- Then we followed the hype with an article aimed at online Marketing professionals deconstructing this particular guerilla marketing technique.
Click here for more http://www.zarinmedia.com/arch/emarketing.html
3.3 Website Release: Flash development of Multiidea
Zarinmedia was commissioned to provide Flash development services on this highly sucessful project.
Click here for more http://www.multiidea.com/
3.4 Software Release: "Quick JPG2SWF" file conversion utilityZarinmedia has just released a beta version of a very useful "Quick JPG2SWF" standalone application for windows.
Description:Through a drag and drop interface, this software allows users to convert .jpg files to the Flash .swf files quickly and easily.
Distribution: Originally developed as a part of a self-maintenance solution for one of our clients. We decided to release the application publicly.
Click here for more http://www.zarinmedia.com/software/
4. Partnerships and strategic alliancesWe believe that for service based industries such as ours, developing partnerships and alliances with similar industries are the way to go. With that said, let's open dialogue on how we can help each other achieve our promotional goals.
This message was extended by http://www.zarinmedia.com/
Hello,
Welcome to the Zarinmedia quarterly newsletter highlighting the latest news, movements, information and technologies that have been brewing at zarinmedia.
Zarinmedia respects your online time and privacy. You have received this newsletter either because you are a current or past client or a part of the zarinmedia network. If you would prefer not receive this information, simply follow the steps at the bottom of this message to unsubscribe. *next issue in January
Issue highlights:
1. A note from the team
2. Announcements
3. What's New
4. Partnerships and strategic alliances
1. A note from the team
These past three months have been quite an exciting time for Zarinmedia. We finally got around to the re-design of our own site. After which a lot of necessary strategic and marketing developments have been underway. One example of this is our commitment to this quarterly newsletter, which enables us to keep in touch with our client base.
2. Announcements
Zarinmedia is growing! This December we will be leaving our Bay Bloor office and relocating to Toronto's new-media hub at King and Dufferin. For those of you who are familiar with the neighborhood we are going to be in the beautifully renovated Toronto heritage listed building (the old Toronto Carpet Factory).
If you are in the area, feel free to drop by and say hello.
3. What's New
3.1 Press Release: "Trim the Fat. Leaner websites produce better results."
This was a press release to support the launch of the Zarinmedia site (version 2.0).Click here for more http://207.228.248.181/zarinmedia_v2/p_release_aug01.html
3.2 Article: Email Marketing through ResearchWe executed a two-layer email and media campaign targeting the architectural, and the online marketing industries.
- First we wrote a review based on the quality of online presence in the Architectural industry today. (Which was an email campaign targeted at various international firms)
- Then we followed the hype with an article aimed at online Marketing professionals deconstructing this particular guerilla marketing technique.
Click here for more http://www.zarinmedia.com/arch/emarketing.html
3.3 Website Release: Flash development of Multiidea
Zarinmedia was commissioned to provide Flash development services on this highly sucessful project.
Click here for more http://www.multiidea.com/
3.4 Software Release: "Quick JPG2SWF" file conversion utilityZarinmedia has just released a beta version of a very useful "Quick JPG2SWF" standalone application for windows.
Description:Through a drag and drop interface, this software allows users to convert .jpg files to the Flash .swf files quickly and easily.
Distribution: Originally developed as a part of a self-maintenance solution for one of our clients. We decided to release the application publicly.
Click here for more http://www.zarinmedia.com/software/
4. Partnerships and strategic alliancesWe believe that for service based industries such as ours, developing partnerships and alliances with similar industries are the way to go. With that said, let's open dialogue on how we can help each other achieve our promotional goals.
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