HTML 5 & DJ'IN // Beatport launches new site

The folks @Beatport (including my bro @ClarkWarner) just flipped the switch on a stunning HTML 5 site / store. It's a great example of building with HTML 5 so that your platform can scale to many devices, unlike Flash.

The player functionality is quite nice and similar to iTunes functionality where you can listen to the track next to the track name. That said, if there is one flaw on this, iTunes allows you to click to Play but it also allows you to Pause too. Beatports approach is to have to move your mouse up to the top of the page where the player controls are. Sorry Matt & Co., it ain't working for me. But I'm not a DJ, so what the fuck do I know.

Regardless of that one minor point, this is a shining example of a great build and design. Beatports always been an innovator and invested in by some very innovative artists, such as Richie Hawtin (Plastikman), so it's no surprise that they've push for forward-thinking technology. 

Well done guys!

So get up on it!

If you're not fimilar with Beatport...

Beatport is the recognized leader of electronic music downloads by DJs and fans alike delivering content in premium-encoded formats that match the professional performance quality standards of the world's leading sound systems. Beatport.com allows users to access the world of club music through secure, legal, hi-speed, high quality downloads in MP3, MP4 and WAV formats on a pay per download basis from an impressive library of the world's leading independent labels. 

HTML 5 // Balls & Clouds

Really nice experments by @mrdoob who as far as I can tell is a fucking genius. Check his site. 

HTML 5 // Subways and Sounds

Created by @alexanderchen and posted on @ChromeExp this experiment is based on the intersections of all the subway lines on the MTA. Very Cool.

At www.mta.me, Conductor turns the New York subway system into an interactive string instrument. Using the MTA’s actual subway schedule, the piece begins in realtime by spawning trains which departed in the last minute, then continues accelerating through a 24 hour loop. The visuals are based on Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 diagram.

HTML 5 & VIDEO // Arcade Fire and Google

This is one of the coolest experiences I've seen. It's original.
I know this is old, but I'm cataloging some stuff that I loved and want on my Blog for reference.

Check it if you haven't seen it already. 

HTML 5 & FLASH // Exporting to HTML 5

Adobe has given a sneak peak to some new software that will convert your FLA to HTML 5. When are they going to create a HTML 5 APP (like) flash so designers can continue developing cool stuff like Flash without using apps like Dreamweaver?

Check it on YouTube