Tuesday, March 08, 2011
How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell - The Oatmeal
A very funny cartoon about the experiences of a web designer and a client. It made me laugh.
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What if architecture was like web design?@Everything2.com
"What if architecture was like web design? Posted on A List Apart, author unknown, but probably a contract web developer having attended too many client meetings. I find this incredibly funny, but maybe that's just because I'm a web developer myself."
Funny stories about website design.
Funny stories about website design.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
13 Website Design Mistakes that Designers Should Avoid | Blog@PixelCrayons™
"Based on these lines, this post is to avail you with the most horrible website design mistakes that should not have been the part of the website ever. Just scroll down to see the list"
Some of the examples are laugh out loud awful.
Some of the examples are laugh out loud awful.
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Sunday, August 01, 2010
Web Design is Dead! Introducing a much improved web design process.
"What we know as web design is on its way out. The process of briefing the web designer, reviewing a couple of options, implementing their best guess, and hoping for the best is ineffective and it won't be around for long.
It's time to reinvent the discipline of web design. Web designers are faced with a challenge: to be professional web site architects, or to seek work as decorators."
Excellent. Good material. Design is not the same as construction.
It's time to reinvent the discipline of web design. Web designers are faced with a challenge: to be professional web site architects, or to seek work as decorators."
Excellent. Good material. Design is not the same as construction.
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What is the Relationship Between Graphic Design and Web Design
"A lot of people view web design as primarily a graphic discipline. It is not. Web design is a broader than simply making good-looking graphics. I’ll start by examining what design is. I will then put graphic design in that context, and finally describe the broader web design discipline."
Some good thinking about the difference between graphic design and web design.
Some good thinking about the difference between graphic design and web design.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Website Design – Follow Top 20 Dos And Don’ts To Build Successful Sites
"Excellent website design is vital to your website’s success. An effective design can expand your client base and increase earnings. On the other hand, a bad design can hinder website usage despite excellent products and service."
Solid list of Do's and Don'ts.
Solid list of Do's and Don'ts.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The Easy Way to Learn Professional Web Design Skills - Ben Hunt's best-selling Ebook Save the Pixel - London web designers (Scratchmedia)
“Save the Pixel” is the best-selling ebook by Ben Hunt that gives you an easy-to-follow philosophy of Simple Web Design together with dozens of practical tips for making your web sites more direct, more appealing, and more successful."
The chapters deal with key components of website design.
The chapters deal with key components of website design.
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
The Definitive Guide to About Me Pages | Web Design Ledger
"One of the most important and least used aspects of any website is the “About Me” page. It’s not enough to have an interesting site and great product if your visitor can’t find a way to relate to you. Never under-estimate the power of personality."
A fresh look at a standard type of page.
A fresh look at a standard type of page.
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
25 Exceptional Contact Forms to get Inspired - Geek Sucks
"Contact form is one of the most important parts for most of the website. It plays a vital role to interact with your clients or well-wishers. So, many of the designers pay plenty of concentration to design a contact form."
Wow. Some extraordinary ways to deal with the contact form.
Wow. Some extraordinary ways to deal with the contact form.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Carsonified » Top 10 UX Myths
"So, let me entertain you with a list I compiled of my favorite ‘User Experience myths’. Then perhaps you, like many UX folks, will have some myths of your own to share …"
Website Design - top ten myths.
Website Design - top ten myths.
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10 Useful Tools for Choosing the Right Color Palette | LimeExchange Blog
"Colors communicate website themes, design and its main objective... Psychologists have also discovered that over 60% of approval/rejection of a design/website is dependent on this fact... Here is a list of some useful color palette resources to generate color palettes, schemes and themes for your design work."
Excellent list of tools to help pick colors for your website.
Excellent list of tools to help pick colors for your website.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
20 of the Worst Designed Websites In the World | Manolith
"We all come across some seriously bad websites in our day-to-day lives on the Internet. It’s just an unavoidable fact of life, like coming across monsters on the way to the market in video games. When you come across these things, you should approach them with a modicum of fear, for it is something you don’t know, after all. But, more than that, you need to be brave, and you need to relish the experience with full sense of humor employed. These are the 20 worst websites we could find from across the world."
These are so bad they are fun.
These are so bad they are fun.
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Monday, August 13, 2007
SiteProNews: The Best Page Layout and Design for Content Websites
"To understand which layouts work you only need to look at the industry gorillas. These are the online content publishers who have been around for years, and who have tested just about every layout combination. Good examples are some of the most read websites on the internet including:"
Excellent advice for website design.
Excellent advice for website design.
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Sunday, January 21, 2007
Wikipedia:Public domain image resources - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"There are a number of sources of public domain images on the Web."
Comprehensive list of resources for free images on the Internet.
Comprehensive list of resources for free images on the Internet.
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Monday, September 04, 2006
99% of Web Design Books are Not
"Most books that claim to be about web design aren’t about web design at all. They’re about publishing in HTML and CSS, which by and large has little to do with the problems of the users we’re supposed to be designing for."
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Designing for the Web
"Designing for a Web-based environment enacts a set of unique issues that need to be considered before implementation can be successful."
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Saturday, November 19, 2005
Do Fuss
"Well if you can’t imagine it, start. I’ve heard it many, many times: “Don’t fuss over minute details that don’t really matter”.
Bull. I say, “Do Fuss”."
Bull. I say, “Do Fuss”."
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Friday, October 07, 2005
Iconico - Tools and Services for Graphic Designers and Web Developers
"Tools and Services for Graphic Designers and Web Developers"
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Monday, September 26, 2005
B U D . U G L L Y . D 3 S I G N
This is a site that demonstrates every bad website design. If it is on this site, it is bad design, bud uglly d3sign.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Sex and Web Design
"Designing sites differently for men and women may strike some as sexist or old-fashioned. Choosing designs or designers based on gender raises even more issues. Nevertheless, gender differences play a large role in the way men and women design and view websites.
Researchers at the UK's University of Glamorgan have identified many differences in the website design preferences of men and women."
Researchers at the UK's University of Glamorgan have identified many differences in the website design preferences of men and women."
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005
The leading free stock photography site
"Welcome to Stock.XCHNG, the leading FREE stock photo site!"
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
Get Cooking with Photoshop and CSS
Get Cooking with Photoshop and CSS - 3 Low-fat Recipes [Design Practice]:
"Because of the current dearth of tutorials that take readers from concept to code, I'm going to go over three 'flavors' of Web design. We'll start with the Clean and Crisp flavor, where almost all of the layout and design is achieved through a style sheet. Then, we'll move on to the Edgy Eye-Candy flavor, adding some shadow and gradient effects. Finally, I'll wrap up with the Curiously Strong Retro flavor. "
"Because of the current dearth of tutorials that take readers from concept to code, I'm going to go over three 'flavors' of Web design. We'll start with the Clean and Crisp flavor, where almost all of the layout and design is achieved through a style sheet. Then, we'll move on to the Edgy Eye-Candy flavor, adding some shadow and gradient effects. Finally, I'll wrap up with the Curiously Strong Retro flavor. "
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Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Website design is 'biased to men'
BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Website design is 'biased to men':
"Websites could be missing their target audiences because their design is biased towards what appeals to men, researchers have found."
"Websites could be missing their target audiences because their design is biased towards what appeals to men, researchers have found."
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Thursday, July 14, 2005
Website Design Tool
DUB - DENIM:
"An Informal Tool For Early Stage Web Site and UI Design"
A website prototyping tool. It allows feehand sketch of the website, including links between pages. View the site in sketch form. Show the design to the client before extensive construction.
"An Informal Tool For Early Stage Web Site and UI Design"
A website prototyping tool. It allows feehand sketch of the website, including links between pages. View the site in sketch form. Show the design to the client before extensive construction.
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Thursday, May 19, 2005
Webmaster Resources
Webmaster Resources: Free Graphics, Scripts Templates & Tutorials:
"Since 2001 Newbie Hangout's webmaster portal has been providing consultation services, affordable web hosting, domain name registration, custom web and graphic design, professional web templates and web services training for new webmasters and seasoned web professionals needing affordable solutions for their company small business. We take you by the hand and walk you through each step to help you establish, design and maintain a successful on-line presence."
"Since 2001 Newbie Hangout's webmaster portal has been providing consultation services, affordable web hosting, domain name registration, custom web and graphic design, professional web templates and web services training for new webmasters and seasoned web professionals needing affordable solutions for their company small business. We take you by the hand and walk you through each step to help you establish, design and maintain a successful on-line presence."
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Ezine Privacy
EzinePrivacy.org - Defending the privacy of ezine subscribers: "The Ezine Privacy Button is Your Guarantee
Sites displaying the Ezine Privacy Button have committed to the Core Principles of Ezine Privacy.
Their display of the button guarantees that they respect you as a subscriber and will not track you and your actions through their ezine."
Sites displaying the Ezine Privacy Button have committed to the Core Principles of Ezine Privacy.
Their display of the button guarantees that they respect you as a subscriber and will not track you and your actions through their ezine."
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Website Credibility Project
The Web Credibility Project: Guidelines - Stanford University
We have compiled 10 guidelines for building the credibility of a web site. These guidelines are based on three years of research that included over 4,500 people.
We have compiled 10 guidelines for building the credibility of a web site. These guidelines are based on three years of research that included over 4,500 people.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Website Credibility
p61-fogg.pdf (application/pdf Object)
"What Makes Web Sites Credible? A Report on a Large Quantitative Study"
"What Makes Web Sites Credible? A Report on a Large Quantitative Study"
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Saturday, February 12, 2005
Online copywriting rules
Online copywriting rules according to Toronto writer Doug Lavender: "E-copy. Web text. Networked content. --When it's properly written, nothing has more impact.
But unlike the linear world of established media, interactive hypertext operates under unique copywriting rules."
But unlike the linear world of established media, interactive hypertext operates under unique copywriting rules."
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Sunday, October 03, 2004
ColorMatch Remix
Having trouble picking colors? This tool helps mix and match colors.
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Friday, October 01, 2004
Web design secrets
A highly readable 3 part list of the secrets of website design.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Usability and Web Design
Jakob Nielsen on Usability and Web Design. Essential readings about website design. Jakob Nielsen is widely sited and quoted by other website designers.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Internet Use Study
Fascinating study of people using the Internet. Great information for good design.
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Monday, August 30, 2004
Website Design
Design is what is included in the website and how the website is to look.
It is not the same thing as website construction. Give the picture of how the website is to look to two different website developers, and they will create different code.
Design is just how it will look. It is what the visitor sees. It is not what is behind the veneer.
It is not the same thing as website construction. Give the picture of how the website is to look to two different website developers, and they will create different code.
Design is just how it will look. It is what the visitor sees. It is not what is behind the veneer.
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