Monotype for web fonts

I still don't see a strong argument for using web fonts in banners, unless you're doing a lot of dynamic text. Even then, it's not always the best approach, due to file size.

Monotype is eager for the day to come, which it surely will, when ads are mostly using web fonts.

http://www.monotype.com/resources/articles/fitter-happier-more-productive-how-web-fonts-can-lead-to-workflow-efficiencies/

will-change animation bugs in Chrome

https://greensock.com/will-change

Variable Fonts in Open Type

A variable font is a single font file that behaves like multiple fonts. OpenType news: https://medium.com/@tiro/https-medium-com-tiro-introducing-opentype-variable-fonts-12ba6cd2369#.8lqm9j7m9

ads coming to adblock

http://www.adnews.com.au/google-pulls-support-from-adblock-plus

fla-exporter

interesting but it looks like it needs a monthly subscription?
http://www.fla-exporter.com/GreenSock-Tutorial-Smaller-Faster-HTML5-Ads-with-FlaExporter-and-Adobe-Animate/

animate cc looking better

will be using this for some projects in August:
https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/using/creating-publishing-html5-canvas-document.html?scid=social63001666&adbid=752578275449278464&adbpl=tw&adbpr=15667744

FLIP animation

I can use FLIP animations at work sometimes - First, Last, Invert, Play  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj1aLTnxLQ4

SVG tips from Val HEad

The most basic thing about keeping artboard to artwork bounds would have saved me a lot of trouble. http://valhead.com/2015/08/19/timesaving-illustrator-svg-tips/

Adobe Max HTML5 banner dev video

I believe the talk is from this Oct 2015 conference: http://blogs.adobe.com/animate/flash-professional-cc-at-adobe-max-2015-october-3-7-los-angeles/

https://goo.gl/oZ8rnw

related CreateJS doc: http://createjs.com/html5ads/

on ads and ad blocking

https://trib.tv/2016/03/29/on-ads-and-ad-blocking/

Surveillance Capitalism on the internet

http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/the-digital-debate/shoshana-zuboff-secrets-of-surveillance-capitalism-14103616.html?printPagedArticle=true

web design is dead?

I'm surprised at this point in my working life to be making an income merely by pushing buttons on a CMS. I'm not directly using my background in typography, html, javascript, or even web design. My main task is to copy and paste URLs into online forms and spreadsheets. What happened? It's just the inevitable consensus as we approach the place where the bottom line is formed. Creativity seems interesting at first, but in the end, business concerns win out.

Eventually the robots will learn to feed themselves. Meanwhile, I'm lucky to have my boring and slightly stressful job.

Good  article:
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/01/is-the-internet-killing-creativity/

I enjoyed this article and its follow-up:
https://uxmag.com/articles/more-thoughts-on-why-web-design-is-dead

banner links today

Who are the ad servers? What should we be using?

https://advertising.amazon.com/ad-specs/en/policy/approved-3p-ad-servers

http://www.bannerflow.com/

http://visionmedia.github.io/move.js/

display advertising not going away

In fact it's growing:

http://www.emarketer.com/Article/US-Digital-Display-Ad-Spending-Surpass-Search-Ad-Spending-2016/1013442