( Note: If you read the article, it will give the massive amount of images time to load for you. Unless I’m really boring the life out of you, in which case, please feel free to scroll down. ) So I was browsing around looking…
Category: Design
It’s almost time to do the yearly blog change to pink again. In case you’ve forgotten why we mark a breast cancer awareness month with this tradition now, PinkForOctober.org will fill you in. If you’d like to join in and don’t have a theme handy,…
This is a ‘Back to Basics’ sort of article, talking about techniques that we know are good to use, but sometimes forget to implement. I browse the web on a very fast connection. One might assume that sites load super fast for me. Not really.…
I adore using PNG graphics in my designs, but I hate the way IE6 handles them. We know all about needing a PNG fix and using one, but recently I encountered my first major problem using one. While working on my new primary site design…
There is a great article over at UIE.com called "Thinking in the Right Terms: 7 Components for a Successful Web Site Redesign." Definitely worth a read if you are considering a re-design or handle re-designs for your clients. (edit: Whoops. It helps if I include…
There are two new WordPress themes that I like online today, each one definitely in a different category. Todays winner in the minimal category, sporting a very Web2.0 color scheme, goes to Prisa from NofieIman.com. The only thing lacking in this one is an online…
This is a fairly useful technique when you need to include images in your website design or layout, and want them to coordinate with the rest of your design. We often have photos and drawings that we would like to use in a website design,…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how I have no problem conceptualizing site designs for my clients, but when it comes to my own sites, I tend to let design take a backseat and just leave them functional. It’s kind of like the…
FreshBooks sent out an announcement that tomorrow they will implement their new design. They are calling it version 4.0 (currently 3.0) and mention some new features that users will have. Personally, I rather like the current user panel. Very clean and simple and easy to…
Anyone out there check out MyPoints lately? Talk about a massive redesign. MyPoints went from being a very old-school cluttered and difficult to navigate site, to having a great new design. The new design looks fabulous and is definitely an improvement. Now, if only they…