This very poignant interface design by the Sydney Morning Herald does a good job in illustrating the crisis of Darfur in Southern Sudan. The use of an Interactive map and a scroll tool for the children’s pictures provides even more of an idea of the socio-political situation of Sudan as well as the experiences of the children that grew up in the region. Viewing the latter section reminded me of the drawings children used to make when they were imprisoned at Auschwitz. I believe that the effective manner in which the victims are presented in this site really details the very tragic human story that has unfolded for decades.

I think this is a very good example of flash journalism. I feel that the multimedia presentation of natural sound, songs, interviewees voices in the introduction portray a very moving picture of a people that fled war and face the quandary of leaving their new homeland for a ruined nation. The scroll bar contained herein has several examples of individual interviews, Liberian church parishes in Minnesota and several other presentations that give a clear and professional presentation of New Americans.

This website seem to be the most suitable that I have found in random number generation. I feel that such a program can be converted to use in any flash project that requires such a necessary device. Not only does it generate random integers but also narrows down values and formats them into columns. Also for the more experienced user there is the option of choosing a numeral system and an output format.

Here is an example that is most familiar to individuals that have used Google. The engine that Google uses provides a quick and easy visual overview of the area, quite similar to the Brazil example that I provided earlier. Upon clicking on the blue icons the user is prompted to a link detailing either tourist attractions or a map for the more experienced individual. I think that this example is straight forward, visually concise and devoid of clutter.

This website displays the poignant example of how War affects the home front. I like how the designers made a simple site with a growing perforation of dots marking the casualties accorded to each region in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Once clicked on the dot become a person and the user is prompted to share memories and thoughts about the individual. Also included are bar graphs of The average ages, locations and dates of death. Overall this is an excellent site dedicated to closure and reconciliation of the victims families.

I like the presentation that Biography.com did for last year’s Black History Month. The design is concise, visually rich and highly nformative. There are links provided as the user scrolls to information pertaining to the selected subject including: a synopsis of the event, quick facts referring to said event and a short quiz segment (presumably for schoolchildren).

This Rio De Janeiro tourism board site provides the necessary information for potential sightseers visiting the city. I like the rugged simplicity and the ability to scroll over a certain landmark. However, I disagree with the basic information that is displayed despite the links that are provided to more informative sites. Again I am most appreciative of its simplicity and direct provision of information.

In reviewing Today’s article about protests in South Korea I noticed the liberal use of Light Boxes in the presentation. The utilitarian concept of the Light Box is very apparent. The images contained overlap the story and place the images center stage. The first Provides a highly visceral image of South Koreans in Seoul and abroad defacing images of the dictator Kim Jong-il and his family as well as the DPRK flag. In contrast the secondary light box presents historical and current socio-political information of the belligerent nation. I think that I will incorporate this concept in my final capstone project.

This situation is possibly Kafkaesque in the sense that every American feels that they have a frustrated search for meaning, (which is quite possible as we worry about so much more than our grandparents did), A constant unseen danger symbolized by the perpetual orange alert symbol on T.V., (which is now absent with Obama’s administration), and a powerful controlling institution which is the media. We acknowledge that the media is powerful because we allow it to be such a big part of our lives, but peace is just a remote click away. I doubt many will take that thought to heart.