A short attempt on the state of reading and the story, of digital publishing and invention.

Two wallpapers that represent the project and the experience of The Last Website. Just take them. They're free.

How does newness enter the world of publishing and storytelling? How do we find an adequate form to publish a combination of media? How does magic happen by collaboration? Here, we share some of the thoughts that came flying along and into the project.

It’s new and exciting for us, but still: we seem to have trouble defining the new medium that The Last Website confronts us with. The labels “book”, “ebook” or “web app” seem too restrictive. Here’s a first attempt of a definition.

Collaborating with real artist is always something special. There is so much emotion and personality going on in every step of the way. We teamed up with three unique artists from the east coast to create a unique story. Don't hesitate and jump right in - you can enjoy it right on your smartphone …

It probably won't be so bad, after all, if Google doesn't release Key Lime Pie in the very near future. Innovation is great – but it should still serve the people, not a handful of hype-horny journalists drooling over the next overblown headline. A more sanguine look at conjectural …

Why discussions about Flat vs. Ornamental design suffer from the myth of Digital vs. Physical.

What a camera producing pictures instantly is worth – in times of anything digital, in terms of emotion, memory, and beauty.

A good sandwich is not just a sandwich. It is also a conceptional masterpiece, with content strategy, UX, execution, and testing brought to perfection. It'll also make your life a little better. Bacon included.

Work

A picture of a graffito made its way around the web a week ago:

And when your job sucks you have the choice between two sensible decisions: make it suck less, or quit.
It's nice when you like going to work for the reason that you enjoy what you do and care about it. At Opoloo, we …