http://freelanceswitch.com/working/34-places-to-get-design-inspiration-online-and-off
"Everyone who hasn’t encountered designer’s block, raise your hand. Just as I thought. Well then, chances are you could use some places to get inspiration for those days when the pixels aren’t aligned and your mouse finger isn’t clicking like it should. We’ve compiled a list, online and off to serve up everything from logos to icons to art to fashion to just inventive ideas to get your mind ticking. So kick back and let your senses run wild as we bring you 15 websites packed full of inspiration, 10 must-have books and 9 things to do to get inspired."
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Pixel Implosio - portfolio
http://pixelimplosion.com/portfolio/
"The Pixel Implosion is a small, Denver-based graphic factory. It's so small that, in fact, Bobby Andersen is the sole employee. Despite this lack of manpower, the 'implosion and Bobby Andersen have been known to create all sorts of things for clients, such as interfaces, web sites, icons or anything else that has been thrown at them. The company has built its foundation on the pursuit of pixel perfection and a never-ending ambition."
"The Pixel Implosion is a small, Denver-based graphic factory. It's so small that, in fact, Bobby Andersen is the sole employee. Despite this lack of manpower, the 'implosion and Bobby Andersen have been known to create all sorts of things for clients, such as interfaces, web sites, icons or anything else that has been thrown at them. The company has built its foundation on the pursuit of pixel perfection and a never-ending ambition."
Manhole covers
http://manhole-covers.net/galerie/slide.php3?f=0
"These manhole covers have been prior chosen for their esthetic interest. So, this galerie doesn't pretend to be an exhaustiv view of french old patterns. Models slightly similars or without visual attraction are simply not shown yet.
The city name mentionned for each, is the name of the place where the picture has been taken
Some of these models have been removed since I made these pictures, during the 80's, and can't be seen anymore in situ."
"These manhole covers have been prior chosen for their esthetic interest. So, this galerie doesn't pretend to be an exhaustiv view of french old patterns. Models slightly similars or without visual attraction are simply not shown yet.
The city name mentionned for each, is the name of the place where the picture has been taken
Some of these models have been removed since I made these pictures, during the 80's, and can't be seen anymore in situ."
Colour Lovers: Colors of the World's Best First Class Experiences
http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/08/16/colors-of-the-worlds-best-first-class-experiences/
"Have you ever flown first class? Have you ever really wished you could? Well, the top ten from Forbes’ World’s Best First Class article seems to shoot down every actually-comfortable, well-padded seat I’ve walked past. From bed-chairs to private nooks, Heaven seems to recline at 40,000ft."
"Have you ever flown first class? Have you ever really wished you could? Well, the top ten from Forbes’ World’s Best First Class article seems to shoot down every actually-comfortable, well-padded seat I’ve walked past. From bed-chairs to private nooks, Heaven seems to recline at 40,000ft."
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Foldspy: Get the most from your ads with FoldSpy.
http://www.foldspy.com/
"Put simply, FoldSpy is a tool for finding out the actual dimensions of your visitor’s browser window. This data was surprisingly difficult to get your hands on, but not any more. Not only does FoldSpy give you access to this data but it presents it in completely new way, the data from FoldSpy is overlayed on your site."
"Put simply, FoldSpy is a tool for finding out the actual dimensions of your visitor’s browser window. This data was surprisingly difficult to get your hands on, but not any more. Not only does FoldSpy give you access to this data but it presents it in completely new way, the data from FoldSpy is overlayed on your site."
portfolio.com: Bloomberg makeover
http://www.portfolio.com/infographics/2007/06/terminals
"These terminals area a must-have for any Wall Street warrior, but they're also unsightly. We asked three top design firms-IDEO, thehappycorp, and Ziba Design-to put the Bloomberg's interface through a rigorous redesign."
"These terminals area a must-have for any Wall Street warrior, but they're also unsightly. We asked three top design firms-IDEO, thehappycorp, and Ziba Design-to put the Bloomberg's interface through a rigorous redesign."
WebAppers: Javascript/CSS progress bar
http://www.webappers.com/progressBar/
"Sometimes, when we are building websites and web applications, we need a percentage bar / progress bar to show the progress of a specific task. However, it is very difficult to find a working and easy solution without using Flash. Therefore WebAppers have created a simple Javascript based Percentage Bar / Progress Bar which is inspired by Bare Naked App. Bare Naked App taught us how to display Percentage Bar with 2 images only by using CSS. And then I used a little bit of Javascript to make it more interactive. You can use it anywhere you can think of. Use your Imagination, I am sure you will find it useful somewhere."
"Sometimes, when we are building websites and web applications, we need a percentage bar / progress bar to show the progress of a specific task. However, it is very difficult to find a working and easy solution without using Flash. Therefore WebAppers have created a simple Javascript based Percentage Bar / Progress Bar which is inspired by Bare Naked App. Bare Naked App taught us how to display Percentage Bar with 2 images only by using CSS. And then I used a little bit of Javascript to make it more interactive. You can use it anywhere you can think of. Use your Imagination, I am sure you will find it useful somewhere."
Functioning Form: Strategic Skills of Designers
http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?568
"In a recent workshop, I outlined how designers can apply their existing skills to strategic work. The natural follow on question is: what are these skills?"
"In a recent workshop, I outlined how designers can apply their existing skills to strategic work. The natural follow on question is: what are these skills?"
Rob Goodlatte: JUSTIFYING DESIGN DECISIONS
http://www.robgoodlatte.com/2007/06/27/justifying-design-decisions/
"The craft of graphic design is replete with ratios, rules of thumb, and math—all an attempt to rationalize decisions that otherwise fall to subjectivity. Finding justification for design decisions is important to me—I want to bring purpose and intent to my work and depend less on taste and opinion. But I often find myself designing on impulse or intuition—pushing pixels around the screen or lines down a sketchpad with no structure, no rationalization— just because it “looks right”. That haphazard and experimental process gives me a lot of freedom, but it isn’t really design."
"The craft of graphic design is replete with ratios, rules of thumb, and math—all an attempt to rationalize decisions that otherwise fall to subjectivity. Finding justification for design decisions is important to me—I want to bring purpose and intent to my work and depend less on taste and opinion. But I often find myself designing on impulse or intuition—pushing pixels around the screen or lines down a sketchpad with no structure, no rationalization— just because it “looks right”. That haphazard and experimental process gives me a lot of freedom, but it isn’t really design."
Digital Web Magazine: Corporate Web Standards
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/corporate_web_standards/
"We’ve all heard the fairy-tales about the prince kissing the princess, but the story just ends there; they both live happily ever after, riding off into the sunset, never to be seen again. But in real life, that’s just the beginning of the story—after the kiss and the sunset comes the hard work and the real relationship."
"We’ve all heard the fairy-tales about the prince kissing the princess, but the story just ends there; they both live happily ever after, riding off into the sunset, never to be seen again. But in real life, that’s just the beginning of the story—after the kiss and the sunset comes the hard work and the real relationship."
CSS Juice: 30 Weblogs with Grid Based Design
http://cssjuice.com/30-weblogs-with-grid-based-design/
"Grid based designs is more popular and hot in the internet. A basic well designed grid systems layout can make your designs not only more beautiful and legible, but more usable. A grid is made up of vertical and horizontal lines and is the foundation of nearly every type of visual media. The structure is there to shape the content into proportions that are pleasing to the eye. Below is the top 30 weblogs with grid based designs. Besides, i also searched some tutorials about grid designs for you to further reading."
"Grid based designs is more popular and hot in the internet. A basic well designed grid systems layout can make your designs not only more beautiful and legible, but more usable. A grid is made up of vertical and horizontal lines and is the foundation of nearly every type of visual media. The structure is there to shape the content into proportions that are pleasing to the eye. Below is the top 30 weblogs with grid based designs. Besides, i also searched some tutorials about grid designs for you to further reading."
artzmania: artwork showcase for global designers
http://www.artzmania.com/
"Artzmania is an independent venture showcasing outstanding international creativity and culture. With blazing passion for design, it is the latest platform for Designer's Territory to inspire, express and share with fellow art enthusiast profiling diversified design.
"Artzmania is an independent venture showcasing outstanding international creativity and culture. With blazing passion for design, it is the latest platform for Designer's Territory to inspire, express and share with fellow art enthusiast profiling diversified design.
Founded in January 2007 by a team of arts and graphic enthusiasts in Malaysia and exclusively supported by Spotbit.com, Artzmania.com was officially launched in January 2007
This super e-zine has attracted international designers in their quest to showcase their superb creativity through design and arts and is distributed on worldwide platform for all walks of life to enjoy. It is widely recognized as one of the most successful free e-zine in the web.
Artzmania team welcomes all who enjoy this super e-zine and thank all the contributors. If you would like to be part of them in contributing your design and arts, we welcome you to contact us. If you have general query about Artzmania, please send your email here."
Digital Web Magazine: Designing the "Future Of" Sites
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/designing_the_future_of/
"I’m passionate about branding. At my previous company, Apples To Oranges, we were fortunate to be able to do a lot of branding and identity projects—either creating new brands, or evolving existing ones. As designers, our work never sits in a vacuum. Each piece is part of the brand’s visual identity. It’s our job to ensure the sites we design not only look good, but also reinforce and communicate the message of the brand."
"I’m passionate about branding. At my previous company, Apples To Oranges, we were fortunate to be able to do a lot of branding and identity projects—either creating new brands, or evolving existing ones. As designers, our work never sits in a vacuum. Each piece is part of the brand’s visual identity. It’s our job to ensure the sites we design not only look good, but also reinforce and communicate the message of the brand."
Spotbit: Paperless publishing
http://www.spotbit.com/main/inside_search.php?&title=3
" Spotbit empowers you to publish, sell your e-books in a fast, easy and free method.
Spotbit.com provides paperless solution to publishing industry which end result is an E-Book make available in a unique and standalone digital format that is different from most formats available in the current market."
" Spotbit empowers you to publish, sell your e-books in a fast, easy and free method.
Spotbit.com provides paperless solution to publishing industry which end result is an E-Book make available in a unique and standalone digital format that is different from most formats available in the current market."
Smashing Magazine: 80 Beautiful Typefaces For Professional Design
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/08/80-beautiful-fonts-typefaces-for-professional-design/
"You don’t like to scroll? Be prepared. (We warned you.)
"You don’t like to scroll? Be prepared. (We warned you.)
Every now and again designers stumble upon the very same problem: the choice of a unique and beautiful typeface which manages to fulfill three basic tasks. Support the corporate identity, enrich the visual appearance and is compatible with the overall design. However, usually there are simply too many options you can consider, which is why you need time to find the option you are most comfortable with. Although the choice usually depends on clients’ requirements, it is necessary to have some pretty starting points for your font decision."
CSS Juice: Modern Navigation Menu Solutions
http://cssjuice.com/modern-navigation-menu-solutions/
"A stunning navigation menu can take your websites interface to the next level. At the previous post i had selected a complete list of free professional CSS navigation menus, just check out here if you are interesting. Here we presented some great and snazzy navigation menus that it might be useful for you to the next design projects. They are categorized to font hovering, graphical hovering, illustration, underline, artistic fonts, strike-through and miscellaneous. Don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any more nice examples that can be featured on this list."
"A stunning navigation menu can take your websites interface to the next level. At the previous post i had selected a complete list of free professional CSS navigation menus, just check out here if you are interesting. Here we presented some great and snazzy navigation menus that it might be useful for you to the next design projects. They are categorized to font hovering, graphical hovering, illustration, underline, artistic fonts, strike-through and miscellaneous. Don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any more nice examples that can be featured on this list."
maryland media: Logic Based Design - Design is 50% Selling
http://blog.marylandmedia.com/2007/08/logic-based-design-design-is-50-selling/
"Imagine a world were design wasn’t subjective; imagine a world were design intentions were in-sync with design executions. A design’s worst enemy is not the input of a non-designer – a design’s worst enemy is when its designer can’t sell it. Design is only half the process, being able to sell that design is where the real work gets done. Without being able to sell your design to its audience; your design intentions will never match its execution."
"Imagine a world were design wasn’t subjective; imagine a world were design intentions were in-sync with design executions. A design’s worst enemy is not the input of a non-designer – a design’s worst enemy is when its designer can’t sell it. Design is only half the process, being able to sell that design is where the real work gets done. Without being able to sell your design to its audience; your design intentions will never match its execution."
design snips: collecting snippets of good design
http://designsnips.com/?feed_src=27
"design|snips first days have been very successful and both the website’s design and concept have gotten a very favorable response. We’ve already broken past the 200 subscriber count!
"design|snips first days have been very successful and both the website’s design and concept have gotten a very favorable response. We’ve already broken past the 200 subscriber count!
Thanks to everyone who’s been visiting and submitting, don’t worry, improvements and feature additions are on the way."
modern life: Six of the best: Recommended Reads
http://www.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk/article/six-of-the-best-recommended-reads
"Summer has always been somewhat of a quiet time on the blogging front, with folk jetting off on holiday and enjoying the sunshine - anything other than being cooped up indoors writing."
"Summer has always been somewhat of a quiet time on the blogging front, with folk jetting off on holiday and enjoying the sunshine - anything other than being cooped up indoors writing."
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