Posts Tagged ‘Web Design’
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Hand-Drawing Style In Modern Web Design
- January 3rd, 2008
- 69 Comments
The most valuable and innovative ideas had all been handwritten first. That’s no big news, since designers tend to produce first sketches as paper prototypes anyway; still it’s important, because web design is different from “usual” design. Of course, it also has a personal note and it is hand-made, however ...
Read more...Screen Resolutions and Better User Experience
- November 23rd, 2007
- 50 Comments
In order to work well, designs have to be optimized for simplicity, transparency and, consequently, optimal user experience. The user experience itself is, however, in many cases just an elegant term employed with false intentions and wrong approaches. Optimal user experience is rarely achieved by visual design elements, although some stakeholders ...
Read more...30 More Excellent Blog Designs
- November 22nd, 2007
- 111 Comments
It’s not hard to design a weblog, but it’s getting harder when you try to achieve a unique weblog design. It doesn’t matter what weblog-engine you are using — frequently used themes tend to become boring over time, and they also don’t necessarily reflect the unique identity of the blogger. To ...
Read more...Pagination Gallery: Examples And Good Practices
- November 16th, 2007
- 101 Comments
Structure and hierarchy reduce complexity and improve readability. The more organized your articles or web-sites are, the easier it is for users to follow your arguments and get the message you are trying to deliver. On the Web this can be done in a variety of ways. In body copy headlines ...
Read more...Tag Clouds Gallery: Examples And Good Practices
- November 7th, 2007
- 110 Comments
Compared to conventional navigation patterns tag clouds don’t necessarily offer a more convenient and intuitive navigation. However, used properly, they can provide visitors with an instant illustration of the main topics, giving a very specific and precise orientation of the site’s content. Since human beings tend to think in concepts ...
Read more...RSS: Best Design Practices And Icons
- November 2nd, 2007
- 50 Comments
RSS is extremely simple and yet so powerful. Not only does every weblog need it for content syndication; the number of RSS subscribers is a metric for weblog’s popularity and its success in the blogosphere. However, although millions do use RSS, hundreds of millions don’t. That’s no good news, since ...
Read more...Browser Tests, Services and Compatibility Test Suites
- October 2nd, 2007
- 54 Comments
Cross-browser compatibility is still one of the most complex issues when it comes to web-development. Web standards usually guarantee a (relatively) high degree of consistency, however no browser is perfect and particularly older browsers have always been quite good at surprising web-developers with their creative understanding of (X)HTML/CSS-code. Still you ...
Read more...170+ Expert Ideas From World’s Leading Developers
- September 7th, 2007
- 35 Comments
Few days ago we’ve published the first part of our survey “50 Designers x 6 Questions”. We’ve presented the first three questions which we’ve asked and 175 professional suggestions, tips and ideas from some of the renowned web-developers all around the world we’ve received. Today we’d like to present you ...
Read more...Designing With Grid-Based Approach
- April 14th, 2007
- 88 Comments
The main idea behind grid-based designs is a solid visual and structural balance of web-sites you can create with them. Sophisticated layout structures offer more flexibility and enhance the visual experience of visitors. In fact, users can easier follow the consistency of the page, while developers can update the layout ...
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