Are you interested in design, either web design or graphic design? Want to find resources and tips on typography, css and other design related issues? Like to reflect on these things? Here you will find a bunch of information!
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The open source model has, over the last 20 years, proven that collaborative development is one of the best ways to incorporate the newest ideas and latest concepts into design.
In fact, the open source model, which began with programmers, has been so successful that it is currently being applied in government, media, education and private business. But despite these new applications, the unique combination of the open source model with the universalism of web design remains one of the... Read Full Story
How to Create a web design that sells ?Fortunately, that part is easy to explain. Unfortunately, it is not so easy to accomplish. Many web designers think of themselves as artists, but they think of this “art” in the wrong way. They think they’re visual artists who create art using the electronic medium of the web. That is not the case. Web designers are more like interactive or audience participation artists. They are more like illusionists and magicians than they are like mimes. This... Read Full Story
Recently, I started reading Faust by Goethe. It is a book adaptation of a German legend about a pact that the protagonist (Faust) makes with the Devil. The version that I started reading is written in, or rather, translated to Russian, published in 1956. What really peaked my interest was the cover. As you can see, the title is set in a blackletter-style Cyrillic typeface, which really has a great aesthetic connection to the dark plot and characters of the book. My first thought was ‘can I... Read Full Story
5 Critical Questions To Ask BEFORE You Hire a Web Designer Whether you're building a website or a blogsite, the investment in a designer can be fairly significant. It's at this point that many service business owners decide to cut costs and have their 16-year old nephew design their site. This works out well until something breaks (with technology, it's never a question of IF it will break, only WHEN) and your nephew is out of touch because he just started his first... Read Full Story
30 Exceptional CSS Techniques and Examples - In this article, I've pieced together 30 excellent CSS techniques and examples that showcases the capabilities and robustness of CSS. You'll see a variety of techniques such as image galleries, drop shadows, scalable buttons, menus, and more - all using only CSS and HTML. 1 Vote(s) Read Full Story
