Websites related to transhumanism come and go, and they often fail to keep up with the latest web technologies and design trends. For almost a decade, the official website of transhumanism was a relic of the 1990′s where text was heavy, typography was light, and graphics were small, annoying, or both. This movement embracing emerging technologies seemed strangely resistant to updating its own websites.
WTA website - screen capture 5-28-2009
In my short time at Humanity+ earlier this year, we worked on the finishing touches of a new website with the design firm they had hired. Certainly this new site is a step up from the previous website, and hopefully there will be other steps forward to take advantage of technologies and trends available today. There are some flaws with the new site, though, including the faint shadow of a runner (from an image previously removed) blemishing the top graphic. I am surprised this detail was missed prior to launch, and I am surprised at the quiet nature of the launch.
Humanity+ website - screen capture 5-28-2009
My opinion about the Humanity+ website is of course colored by experience and, more importantly, the arrival earlier this year of the awesome h+ Magazine website. Modern, colorful, dynamic, frequently updated, and accompanied by a community portal making use of the Ning platform, the h+ Magazine website is the first transhumanism-related website to take good advantage of current web technologies and design trends.
H+ Magazine website - screen capture 5-28-2009
Not many websites related to transhumanism have been a regular part of my daily web browsing. H+ Magazine is different. Not only is content updated on a regular basis – surprising, for a digital magazine that only comes out quarterly – but the content is often fun, engaging, and/or unique. I notice myself enjoying certain voices, thanks to the great team of writers the website has gathered. The latest posts are often even relevant to current events and pop culture; for example, the release of Terminator Salvation in movie theaters last week was the occasion for a flurry of engaging articles.
Edited by R. U. Sirius, h+ Magazine was originally published by Humanity+ but spun off earlier this year to Betterhumans owner and former Humanity+ Executive Director James Clement. The spin off appears to have been the occasion for rapid development and deployment, and I hope this continues. With HTML 5 and CSS 3 on the way, pending semantic and “intelligent web” technologies, the rapid growth in online video consumption, and the quick uptake of smartphones like the iPhone, h+ Magazine has the potential to become the dynamic center of transhumanism on the web. I know from experience that keeping up with web technologies and design trends is very hard to do, but with the team h+ Magazine has gathered, I am hopeful they will avoid the fate of so many transhumanism-related websites before them. It would also be awesome if h+ Magazine develops some of those technologies and trends itself!
Check out the h+ Magazine website because it is great-looking, informative, frequently updated, and home to a growing community of transhumanists and other people interested in following the latest trends in emerging technologies!
H+ Magazine Website Shines
Websites related to transhumanism come and go, and they often fail to keep up with the latest web technologies and design trends. For almost a decade, the official website of transhumanism was a relic of the 1990′s where text was heavy, typography was light, and graphics were small, annoying, or both. This movement embracing emerging technologies seemed strangely resistant to updating its own websites.
WTA website - screen capture 5-28-2009
In my short time at Humanity+ earlier this year, we worked on the finishing touches of a new website with the design firm they had hired. Certainly this new site is a step up from the previous website, and hopefully there will be other steps forward to take advantage of technologies and trends available today. There are some flaws with the new site, though, including the faint shadow of a runner (from an image previously removed) blemishing the top graphic. I am surprised this detail was missed prior to launch, and I am surprised at the quiet nature of the launch.
Humanity+ website - screen capture 5-28-2009
My opinion about the Humanity+ website is of course colored by experience and, more importantly, the arrival earlier this year of the awesome h+ Magazine website. Modern, colorful, dynamic, frequently updated, and accompanied by a community portal making use of the Ning platform, the h+ Magazine website is the first transhumanism-related website to take good advantage of current web technologies and design trends.
H+ Magazine website - screen capture 5-28-2009
Not many websites related to transhumanism have been a regular part of my daily web browsing. H+ Magazine is different. Not only is content updated on a regular basis – surprising, for a digital magazine that only comes out quarterly – but the content is often fun, engaging, and/or unique. I notice myself enjoying certain voices, thanks to the great team of writers the website has gathered. The latest posts are often even relevant to current events and pop culture; for example, the release of Terminator Salvation in movie theaters last week was the occasion for a flurry of engaging articles.
Edited by R. U. Sirius, h+ Magazine was originally published by Humanity+ but spun off earlier this year to Betterhumans owner and former Humanity+ Executive Director James Clement. The spin off appears to have been the occasion for rapid development and deployment, and I hope this continues. With HTML 5 and CSS 3 on the way, pending semantic and “intelligent web” technologies, the rapid growth in online video consumption, and the quick uptake of smartphones like the iPhone, h+ Magazine has the potential to become the dynamic center of transhumanism on the web. I know from experience that keeping up with web technologies and design trends is very hard to do, but with the team h+ Magazine has gathered, I am hopeful they will avoid the fate of so many transhumanism-related websites before them. It would also be awesome if h+ Magazine develops some of those technologies and trends itself!
Check out the h+ Magazine website because it is great-looking, informative, frequently updated, and home to a growing community of transhumanists and other people interested in following the latest trends in emerging technologies!