Prototype

As a way to learn some ColdFusion basics, in 2003 I decided to implement a project I had been meaning to do for a long time in PHP: A central Bookmark manager. I never envisioned some of the social possibilities that del.icio.us has implemented since, but I was thinking along those lines.

While any web browser worth its salt has a feature for saving favorite URLs, users of more than one computer or browser (Mozilla, MSIE, Lynx, Opera, Home, work, laptop, etc) often find themselves with several different bookmark lists, each one out of sync.

In addition to the design and upkeep of the Stanlee.net web site, the Stan Lee Media web department (known as "Squnkwurx" within the company) was also responsible for exploring new technologies and developing new concepts. The so-called Mobile Web was a hot topic at the time, and for a brief time the company toyed with the idea of publishing an AvantGo channel. The project was eventually shelved, but these are some of the concepts I put together.

Mobile Interface Concepts

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Another consideration was the fact that most PDAs can’t display Flash movies, which were the chief attraction of the main Stanlee.net web site. The natural alternative was a "Comic Strip" format which could be sent to AvantGo as a series of panels turned 90 degrees to the right. The resulting left to right scroll when viewed on a PDA held sideways is more intuitive for reading content in this format.

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