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I thought it would be cool to dish out interesting links you can check out this weekend. Hope you find inspiration in them.
Pixar’s Brad Bird on Fostering Innovation: Anybody who’s been the tiniest bit interested in art eventually finds Pixar as a haven for all creatives. Brad Bird says it’s not easy to continuously churn […]
I am on the verge of receiving my first Macintosh computer. It is going to be an iMac, coming in with a striking 24″ display with plenty of power underneath its slender frame. And let me tell you, I couldn’t be more excited! It is going to be my primary design machine, and from what […]
Often overlooked and misunderstood, typography stands, to many, as one of the least interesting aspects of design. Plenty of us have a predetermined collection of 5 or 6 fonts that we always choose from; a go-to pool of familiar looks. We let default line heights rule the roost. However, by expanding the breadth of our […]
One of the concepts in web design I like most is the grid, gridified design. Popularized by Grid-Posterboy Khoi Vinh the beauty of the grid finds its way every day more in modern web design. There are numerous examples of great grid design. Recently a grid CSS framework was released and many designers offer tools, […]
You’re a celebrity addict, and want nothing more than to be the next Perez Hilton, right? And you also love the color pink, and want your celebrity blog to be covered in it. Or maybe you’re just a celebrity renegade that wants to unleash tons of celebrity smut, and make a little money […]
Monday I brought up the idea of a redesign for this site and my good friend Mike Papageorge just wanted more content, which makes perfect sense. Eventually the design goes to the background and you come to the site to see one thing: content. However, sometimes the design is what inspires the author to continue […]
When Simon Collison wrote the end of CSS showcases my initial thoughts were that they really ended a long time ago when everyone decided they would start their own showcase. It got to the point where every new site was being showcased at the same time so there was nothing really unique between the […]
Fortunately or unfortunately I haven’t been that involved with the design community for the past couple of months besides what I notice in my newsreader. Last year I wrote a post about the movers and shakers in our industry and thought it would be cool to see who you thought is making the most noise […]
To follow up on my post concerning your Knowledge Portfolio I thought it would be nice to gather what you find to be the essential books that any programmer or designer should have. Here is what I have come up with so far.
Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach To Web Usability
Information Architecture: Blueprints […]
Much noise has been made about Todd Dominey’s slideshowpro and for good reason since it is a high-quality Flash component. However, maybe you don’t need all that functionality or the client’s budget doesn’t allow for spending an extra $20 (hey, I’ve heard of worse), but you still need some slideshow capabilities. And let’s face it, […]
