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| Ten Laws to Design By |
| 2010-07-27 09:46:18 |
As designers we have to be aware of the function of our work and design as much as we care about the aesthetics and visuals. There are a lot of terms for the design of how the site functions and works, from “usability design” to “user experience,” what remains constant is that if we want [...]...
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| It’s Not Just What You Present, But How You Present It |
| 2010-07-21 09:10:58 |
Designers, how you show your clients/bosses a concept has just as much impact over sign off as the concept itself. I am sure that we have all been guilty of saving a PSD to a JPG and e-mailing it off for review… Or maybe you were coming up with a price and the quote was [...]...
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| Your Design May Be Beautiful, but It Might Still Suck… |
| 2010-07-13 09:00:16 |
I want to preface this post by first saying that I believe one of the great strengths of our industry is that we have people from such diverse backgrounds. The evolution of the personal computer and the sophistication of design programs like Photoshop have created a low barrier to entry in the development of graphics. [...]...
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| Safe Ways to Code a Site in HTML5 Now |
| 2010-07-06 09:00:56 |
I will be the first to say that it is questionable if HTML5 is really a realistic technology to use at this point. In most instances there is no reason to use a technology that is not widely supported when we have good options that are. That being said there are reasons to use HTML5, [...]...
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| The Business Case for Microformats |
| 2010-07-01 21:54:51 |
There is so much that happens with web design it is easy to miss important pieces of technology. After all there are new technologies introduced all the time and a lot of the time they are never adopted (*cough* silverlight *cough*). I hate to say it that Microformats was never high on my radar. Over [...]...
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| Best techniques for modern font implementation |
| 2010-06-01 20:36:57 |
Great designs take advantage of typography. The days of limited font choices and poor anti aliasing by browsers are long gone. Here are four modern font implementation techniques as well their pros & cons, examples & resources. All of which allow for proper semantic markup of content.
Font Stack
Pros
Works in all major browser
Cons
Extremely Limited Font Choices
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| Go Green With Your Design Company |
| 2010-05-11 11:11:54 |
Being environmentally friendly doesn’t just apply to automakers. We all should be aware of how our companies (or ourselves as freelancers) are effecting the environment around us. The actions we take today not only effect the world that we live in but will continue to shape the world that our future generations will experience as well. Just because as [...]...
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| Is HTML5 “Book Ready”? |
| 2010-05-04 09:43:44 |
In many ways I am a creature of habit. There are some things that I end up doing every morning, often with out thinking about it. Morning cup of coffee, brush my teeth and waste time looking through delicious.com/popular…. Today, staring back at my on the list of popular bookmarks was a holding page for [...]...
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| A Review of Basecamp, as Web Designers |
| 2010-05-03 15:17:24 |
As a creative type project management ranks on the “fun scale” somewhere between falling off a boat and getting assaulted by farm animals. Luckily the other advantages and benefits of being a business owner make doing project management work bearable. That being said I am always looking for ways to “ease the pain” of managing [...]...
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| Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference |
| 2010-04-22 14:38:03 |
If you missed out on South by South West this year (like me) and are looking for a good conference to go to you may want to consider Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference. There are some great speakers lined up such as Jesse James Garrett and Steve Krug.
The Voices That Matter team contacted me [...]...
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