Designer In The Spotlight: Chris Spooner

by Editor on 9th November, 2008 07:36 AM (justcreativedesign.com)

Designer In The Spotlight (DITS) is a weekly feature that I run every Sunday (or more) to help particular individuals in the design community get their name ‘out there’ and to educate the community as a whole. It is a series of questions that asks the designer about themselves and their job as a designer. If you would like to be featured in an upcoming DITS post fill out the form here.

Illustrated Part 6 - Web Design

by Editor on 8th November, 2008 05:37 AM (designmeltdown.com)

The samples collected for this category were chosen because they use illustration as a means to make their site stand out. Many of the sites below would be unmemorable if they had not included the illustrations. Others are completely developed around the illustration. Only a few of them are for portfolios which actually sell them, which I figured wasn't the most inventive idea.

Web Design Gallery

by Editor on 6th November, 2008 10:59 PM (www.hostpattern.com)

Ever growing database of amazing designs! Find your source of inspiration right here!

Obama's Change.gov Goes Live

by Editor on 6th November, 2008 10:24 PM (change.gov)

Well, he didn’t waste much time. President-elect Barack Obama already has his new website up and running: Change.gov. And guess what? You can apply for a job at the White House there.

How to: CSS Large Background

by Editor on 6th November, 2008 11:24 AM (www.webdesignerwall.com)

Since I posted the huge collection of Large Background Websites, I received several email requests on how to make a large background site with CSS. So, I thought it would be a good idea to share my techniques on designing large background websites. In this tutorial, I will provide various CSS examples on how you can create a large background site using either a single or double images.

Extract: Know Your Site

by Editor on 6th November, 2008 11:12 AM (www.digital-web.com)

A good starting point for planning the future of your website is to analyze what you already have. To some extent we are doing this all the time. That is how new projects happen. However, a more formal approach helps to better inform your decision-making throughout the web project.

Image Caption Design: Simply Elegant or Boldly Graphic?

by Editor on 6th November, 2008 11:08 AM (www.smashingmagazine.com)

Image captions are an often-overlooked element of Web design. They’re often thought of more in terms of function than form. As long as they include the proper photo credits or identifying information about the image subject, not much more thought is given to them.

12 Most Inspirational Political Websites

by Editor on 6th November, 2008 08:59 AM (elitebydesign.com)

This guest post was written by Brian Franklin and Eva Vesper at Web Hosting Search. He occasionally writes for design blogs but also has his own hosting blog, where he writes about hosting, designing, and random potpourri. Web Hosting Search is a respected guide on web hosting providers and helps visitors chose the best hosting for their needs.

Why I Love Web Without Words

by Editor on 4th November, 2008 11:41 AM (www.devlounge.net)

Web Without Words (sorry for not typing it like you want to, creators, but it disrupts the type) is a great site. I love the idea, and as a designer, I love what it represents.

Well Designed E-commerce Websites

by Editor on 4th November, 2008 11:32 AM (fadtastic.net)

Being a designer I am always being inspired by fellow creatives. Every now and again I like to “take my hat off”

Web Standards 2008: Three Circles of Hell

by Editor on 4th November, 2008 11:24 AM (www.alistapart.com)

Readers and conference participants know that the more I write and talk about web standards, the more I point out that they really don’t exist

Most Wanted Ajax Techniques: 50+ Examples and Tutorials

by Editor on 3rd November, 2008 11:25 AM (www.noupe.com)

Web applications have made huge leaps and bounds in improving user experience thanks to a lot of recently developed Ajax technology. When you combine some neat functionality courtesy of PHP with the cleverness of javascript you can produce some pretty cool results. In an effort to help you take it up a notch, we’d like to share some methods for helping your site anticipate a user’s next move.

CSS Library - Amazing CSS menus

by Editor on 2nd November, 2008 06:22 AM (www.dynamicdrive.com)

Here you'll find original, practical CSS codes and examples such as CSS menus to give your site a visual boast

24 Beautiful Flash Website Designs

by Editor on 1st November, 2008 11:39 PM (www.toxel.com)

Believe it or not, there was a time when Flash websites were considered to be the future of the internet. However, nowadays Flash is mostly used for animated ads, games and online video.

15 Key Elements All Top Web Sites Should Have

by Editor on 29th October, 2008 09:06 AM (freelancefolder.com)

There are a lot of details to consider when designing and developing a web site. In reality, it can seem like an endless list — but if you look carefully you’ll see that there are certain elements that are more important than others, elements that are used consistently among the most successful sites.