Desktop November issue!

Published monthly, Desktop is the only design magazine on the Australian market to have been digitally set since its first issue. Desktop has continued to give readers the best information and features on the creative happenings, where digital technology parallels and intersects design, communication and publishing culture.

The November issue of Desktop magazine is pretty interesting, and has one particular article in it that explores the latest trends in mobile technology, apps (applications) that you can download on your phone that are interactive and have to do with just about anything.

Every phone company seems to want newer better applications for their latest mobile technology gadget. What I found most interesting about this article was the way companies and clients are able to explore and produce incredibly innovative and creative apps that people can get on their phone. e.g. one app mentioned in the article allowed people to take photos of problems in their local area, such as ugly graffiti tags, a cracked footpath, fallen tree or pretty much any issue that can be remedied by the local council. Then, using their phone’s GPS they can send this image – along with notes – to the council to alert them to the problem, and where they can find it.