I’ve had the thought for a while about a homepage to hold data from all the websites that you visit on a regular basis.  This would obviously be customisable to individual usage, but could contain email, blog feeds, ebay, itunes, online banking.

Using a living room as an example, the data could be presented on various objects within the space.

- The telephone could light up as new emails come in.

- Saved youtube videos could play on the television.

- Images from design blog feeds could appear in photo frames - a new image would appear each time the blog was updated.

- The bookcase could store webpages in a similar way to the way online bookmarks work.  Each book would contain a different subject.  Taking this one step further would be to make this in to more of an application, allowing you to highlight text from webpages or to cut and paste snippets of information, creating an online scrapbook.

- The clock could count down the time left on ebay auctions.

The user wouldn’t be restricted to using a living room.  The application would be completely customisable, and the data could be stored in any imaginable way.  Another possible example being New York City - the flame on the Statue of Liberty could light up as new emails come in, webpages could be saved in the windows of the Empire State Building.

Whether this concept would simply be a homepage or would be more appropriate as an independent application I am not quite sure, it would probably depend on how complex it became.

On a slightly deeper track, the idea of storing data in physical settings reminded me of the process of remembering information by mentally storing it within rooms, and creating palaces of memories.  This could very easily be created online, but needs a little more thought, as I think there could be more to it than the direct translation in to a virtual world.

It’s been a busy couple of months.  I recently completed a placement at Pravda Advertising and, although it’s not exactly what I’m looking to get in to, it was more experience within a creative studio.  I also managed to get a number of ideas through to the pitch stage which was encouraging.

I’ve had quite a few meetings over recent weeks, with some positive feedback and good ideas on how to progress.  One of which came from me being shortlisted for the Northwest Vision and Media digital internship scheme.

Currently I’m in the process of designing / developing my Christmas cards, so if you’ve heard from me recently expect something soon!