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Deborah Carver

Deborah Carver is the publisher of The Content Technologist. She is an independent consultant on all things digital publishing, specializing in large content-driven websites.

361 posts

newsletter-archive

CT No.97: Netflix good? Facebook bad? C'mon let's get nuanced

10.7.21: The last time I'll ever write about Facebook + the third and final installment of UX/UI reviews

information architecture

Major media in streaming adolescence: Disney+, Peacock and Discovery+ Streaming UX/UI reviews

Century-old media behemoths are the disruptors of streaming tv, adding intriguing new possibilities to the consumer experience of self-guided television. Surprisingly, they've used their deep media company pockets to serve up some truly delightful UI and advance the medium.

Production

Graphic design for the mobile-social-remote era: Projector review

Projector is an alternative to Canva to create images for social media, presentations, web graphics and other impermanent visuals.

CT No. 96: Does Peacock serve everyone Party Monster or is it just me?

9.30.21: Newsies, the Blues Brothers, ghost tv and a graphic design program for the current era.

information architecture

What's worth your attention? Streaming service UX/UI reviews: Criterion Channel, Mubi, Kanopy

Powered by Hollywood's priorities of intellectual property rather than Silicon Valley's focus on user experience and innovation, the shifts in smart tv interfaces are palpably different than those on a desktop. Here's how prominent film-focused channels stand up.

the future of content

CT No.95: No algorithms for the cinemaphile

What are the conventions of streaming tv interfaces? How do they reflect the content within each streaming service?