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Clients love to request [splash pages] and these are the arguments I use to shoot them down
- The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web - a practical guide to web typography webtypography.net
A practical guide to web typography
- In-Browser Wireframe Prototyping with Frametastic xml-blog.com
What I’ve really longed for is an ultra-lightweight, simple tool for producing wireframes right inside the browser. No flash, no java, darn it - no server even - just a pure HTML / CSS / Javascript solution.
- Designer New Zealand made Shower Curtains, Bath Curtains, Lamps, Stationery and Homeware catherinedaviddesigns.com
- Microsoft Design | ClearType microsoft.com
Seven new fonts that will be part of the new Windows O/S, codenamed Longhorn.
- On fonts for the Web | clagnut/blog clagnut.com
Quick fonts on t'web roundup.
- Typefaces no one gets fired for using ~ Authentic Boredom cameronmoll.com
Make a list. Tested typefaces that are rock-solid reliable for print, web, or both.
- Design by Fire designbyfire.com
- .:Terra Plana:. .:Home:. terra-plana.co.uk
- CSS Frames | 456 Berea Street 456bereastreet.com
- Andy Budd::Blogography: Layout Grid Bookmarklet andybudd.com
A quick Photoshop style Layout Grid Bookmarklet
Fine textiles in every context: fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and shopping.
- Vitamin Features » Designers, Engage Your Brain thinkvitamin.com
Many designers don’t think about the code behind the sites they design [...] The good news is designers don’t need to learn code; they just need to change the way they think.
- Etre - Get Results. etre.com
We design, manage and deliver profitable user experiences.
- Dogmas Are Meant to be Broken: An Interview with Eric Reiss - Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the design boxesandarrows.com
It’s not particularly spectacular, and it’s not the Ten Commandments. These are simply why users find [some] sites and devices less usable than others.
- Chrome bags chromebags.com
- The Guided Wireframe Narrative for Rich Internet Applications - Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the design boxesandarrows.com
Just as IA/UX/ID designers were settling into a comfortable working rhythm, the next step in the never-ending information architect’s challenge arrived: designing for rich internet applications (RIA).
- Telegraphics - Free plugins for Photoshop & Illustrator...and other software telegraphics.com.au
Including plugins for ICO files.
- Yahoo! UI Library: Grids CSS developer.yahoo.com
A suite of seven web page templates and the ability to nest grids of one to four columns within the content area of those templates.
- Openwave Developer Network - Tools & SDK - Openwave Phone Simulator developer.openwave.com
A free software development kit [featuring] the latest versions of the Openwave® Mobile Browser and Openwave® Mobile Messaging Client, as well as documentation and sample code for authoring wireless applications using XHTML/CSS and MMS-SMIL.
It’s time we designers stop thinking of ourselves as merely pixel people, and start thinking of ourselves as the creators of experiences. And when it comes to experience on the web, there’s no better way to create it than to write, and write well.
- The Man in Blue > CSS Love Child themaninblue.com
"[A] little bit of Perl scripting lets you take the HTML from one page, add the styles of another, and end up with a hideously mutated beast that can sometimes be amusing, sometimes be revealing, but most of the time looks like a fourth generation hillbil
When using PC-native file formats such as PDF or spreadsheets, users feel like they're interacting with a PC application. Because users are no longer browsing a website, they shouldn't be given a browser UI.
Here is a small collection of web design trends that I predict we will all be completely sick of in about 6 months.
- zooming content | weblog | donotremove donotremove.co.uk
Each page is based on what I'm calling a 'zooming' layout. By that I mean that the information view and relevance on the page zooms out as the page goes down.
- :: reboot_frontpage :: open.bbc.co.uk
Help us discover what bbc.co.uk 2.0 looks like. We don't just want you to redesign the bbc.co.uk homepage, we want you take it all the way back to the drawing board…
- Branch: Sustainable Design for Living branchhome.com
- Particletree · A Designer's Guide to Prototyping Ajax particletree.com
“Wireframing AJAX is a bitch.” [...] while I can’t deny the statement, I do think there are steps we can take to alleviate the pain."
Based on Suckerfish HoverLightbox this one uses my multi-page layout system but includes images instead of text. Unlike the Suckerfish HoverLightbox this version is pure CSS.
- Yahoo! Design Pattern Library developer.yahoo.net
A pattern describes an optimal solution to a common problem within a specific context.
- Retro patterns and designs | Ask MetaFilter ask.metafilter.com
I'm looking for retro- and solid patterns with good geometry and curves and fun shapes that I can use to add texture to web page headers and to site backgrounds.
- A List Apart: Articles: Home Page Goals alistapart.com
The home page is your first impression. And like the old saying goes, you only get one chance. So home pages themselves have a unique set of design goals.
- A List Apart: Articles: In Search of the Holy Grail alistapart.com
Three columns. One fixed-width sidebar for your navigation, another for, say, your Google Ads or your Flickr photos—and, as in a fancy truffle, a liquid center for the real substance.
- johnoxton.co.uk: Scalable logos johnoxton.co.uk
I hit the problem of making my logo scale up or down when the user resizes the text, without lose of quality.
- Juicy Studio: User-Defined Access Keys juicystudio.com
"Access keys are a contentious area of accessibility, as they can sometimes clash with the shortcut keys used by user agents. One method to get around this problem is to allow users to define their own access keys. This post suggests a PHP class that allo
- R.E.Load Baggage > custom handmade messenger bags reloadbags.com
- farm21.co.uk | modern rural design farm21.co.uk
- Exclusive Designer Home Products with Free Delivery from Wheredidyoubuythat.com wheredidyoubuythat.com