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

Entheos

This is a well crafted site offering various tips on web design covering areas in Flash, Dreamweaver tutorials, Photoshop, and more.

Web Design Wiki

Here's a great Wiki site covering numerous web design topics stemming from New York University.

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Zpeech

Enables every internet user to comment any website of the world "on the website itself." By adding "zpeech.com/" in front of any URL, a window pops up on the current website URL you have entered and you can add your comments. (Link: zpeech)

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

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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

Website of the Week

The website speaks for itself.

International House of Design - web design studio


Designer Source

Designer Source is an online showcase of selected web designs. This website is good for web and logo design inspiration.