Friday, September 28, 2007
15 Excellent Examples of Web Typography
I Love Typography provides some beautiful examples of web sites that stage typography that mimics print, leverage web technology, and good use of CSS. Read the article here.
Web Designer of the week
Empire Elements is a web design company located in London, England. Richard Kacerek (CEO), leads a group of qualified, forward-thinking, creative designers to provide a first-class web design service at realistic prices.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Photoshopsupport.com
Here's a great website I came across for those who use Photoshop when building websites.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
10 Signs You Need a Website Makeover
Everyone wants to be part of the big bandwagon called Web 2.0. Most have no idea what Web 2.0 is or it’s value. What they do know is that their current site doesn’t work and they want something better. Read on.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Moving From Print Design to Web Design
Moving from print design to web design involves taking into account various subtle but important differences between the two mediums. This article describes both the technical aspects of web design as well as the various differences in the mediums.
Do's and Dont's Guide to Great Web Design
The following guide will prove to be quite a valuable web design resource. From the inexperienced to the experienced, this guide has something for everyone.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Web Design Wiki
Here's a great Wiki site covering numerous web design topics stemming from New York University.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Firedoodle
A Firefox add-on that allows you to turn any web page into a white board. Easily mark up any web page, image, or map for review purposes, or just for fun. If you create an account, you can even save your doodles for future reference. (Link: Firedoodle)
Thursday, August 30, 2007
An Event Apart
Featured Speakers for An Event Apart San Francisco
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Joe Clark Building Accessible Websites
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Jared Spool User Interface Engineering
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Aaron Gustafson Advanced DOM Scripting, A List Apart
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Kimberly Blessing PayPal, The Web Standards Project
and more
Web 2.0 How-To Design Guide...And How Not To
In this tutorial, Ben Hunt, describes various common graphic design elements in modern web ("2.0") design style.
He then attempt to explain why they work (i.e. why they have become common), as well as how, when and where you might use each element in your designs.
It follows on from his Current Style article, and analyses in greater depth the design features of the current "Web 2.0" design style.
Read Ben's design guide here.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
A Design Process Revealed
For individuals who are neither designers nor artists, it may seem like those who are, use a lot of smoke and mirrors, magically whipping up each stunning creation. Artistic talent and creativity can certainly aid and enhance the final result, but design, in particular, generally follows a process.
What a designer has to do when looking for a job
"If I take a trip down memory lane to the time that I was looking for a job, I immediately remember very vividly how hard it was to get noticed or heard. I’m talking pre-internet days so things were handled via snail mail." Read more about Veerle's trip down memory lane on getting noticed as a graphic/web designer.
CSS @ Ten: The Next Big Thing
CSS is ten years old this year. Such an anniversary is an opportunity to revisit the past and chart the future. CSS has fundamentally changed web design by separating style from structure.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Inspirational Web Designs
Best Web Gallery is an inspirational gallery site where you'll find a collection of wide range quality design websites (Flash & CSS). What is quality design? Quality design = visual + technical + creativity.
Web Site of the Month
Web Designer Wall is designed and maintained by Nick La, who also runs N.Design Studio and Best Web Gallery. He's been designing for several years and his works have been published on numbers of magazines. Nick loves to share ideas and design techniques. WDW serves as his public blog where he posts his design ideas, tutorials, and talks about modern web design trends.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Simplicity: The Hardest but Most Important Part of Web Design
This article is by the most veteran blogger Down Under, who has who has a beautifully simple blog design - well worth checking out his examples, tips and recommendations.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Designer Source
Designer Source is an online showcase of selected web designs. This website is good for web and logo design inspiration.
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