Unfortunately, the new service doesn’t support many portable players yet (only the Nomad Zen Xtra and several Palm PDA models work at the moment), so most users will have to burn CDs and re-rip tracks to take them on the road.Īs for its media player, RealNetworks has a promised a kinder and gentler approach to (ahem) product promotion than the company has provided in the past. The new store’s 192-kilobits-per-second AAC files are also the highest-quality paid downloads I’ve heard. Both services show you an artist’s entire discography even if they can’t sell you most of the albums in it–a helpful touch. The RealPlayer Music Store has a lot in common with Rhapsody.
#WINAMP FOR PALM PC#
I’ve spent a few hours with the new store and media player, and the news is pretty good so far.īack in the September 2003 issue of PC World, I gave high praise to RealNetworks’ Rhapsody subscription service. The biggest recent digital music news–apart from Apple’s deal to produce Hewlett-Packard-branded IPods–was RealNetworks’ new RealPlayer 10 and its associated RealPlayer Music Store. It probably won’t kick Apple ITunes out of its spot as my default media player but it may very well become my favorite app for ripping CDs. All in all, Winamp 5 is a pretty nice release. Video playback, while not super smooth, is handled adequately.
#WINAMP FOR PALM PRO#
You can set up simple or complex rules to create customized views of your music library that perform the same function.Īs far as the basics, CD ripping is quick and ultra-configurable in the $15 pro version. Smart or rules-based playlists are handled through the music library as well. Preference pages give you nearly unlimited control over the organization of your music library–everything down to whether you want a dash separating the track number and title in the file names of newly ripped MP3s. The individual elements of the identity system are further detailed, and available to download, on a launch microsite co-created with Moving Brands.But it’s the other little ways you can get under the hood that make Winamp a truly useful media player. Color choices were made in tandem with the app development to be optimized for the mobile UI. The hero DeviantArt Green was made more vibrant but used sparingly for effect and highlighting, while carefully selected dark neutral grays are used pervasively to showcase art. The brand’s color palette was evolved to present art in its best light. Symbol crops were used to create containers for content and communications. The identity system allows the characteristics of the DeviantArt community to shine -a kindred sense of family and belonging, and the magnetism of a truly addictive art experience.Īngles within the system are derived from the 62° angle of the symbol, including brand typography and a fully customized iconography set for the website and the mobile app. This is further articulated with a unique brand pattern made from the symbol that reveals the both the right side up and upside down “A.” The logo is a careful evolution of their existing mark and a literal representation of their desire to turn the art world upside down. From vetting potential business and sponsorship opportunities to launching a new app and a refreshed web experience, the criteria for judgment is always “will it bleed and breed art?” That single declarative statement drives every brand initiative. To guide these changes we defined and articulated their core story - “Bleed and Breed Art.” This is a bold promise and challenge from the world’s largest collective of digital art and artists to nurture creativity and spread art throughout the world. In partnering with DeviantArt to redefine their core beliefs to enable growth, we were ever-mindful of their relationship to their community and the impact of changes to the brand and experience. They consider themselves a community, not a business, united in love and support of art and artists. Moving Brands was engaged to support the drive for new partnerships and aggressive goals for growth, working with senior leaders on branding, experience design and communications.ĭeviantArt’s strength comes from it’s phenomenally large and loyal user base. DeviantArt: The largest gallery in the palm of your hand.ĭeviantArt, the world’s largest online social network for art, approached Moving Brands to undertake a massive rebranding, as well as the design of a revolutionary new app.Īn internet institution, DeviantArt had grown from a niche platform for sharing original Winamp skins to a digital art juggernaut with 32 million registered members, making it one of the largest social media sites in the world.
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