This weeks web design critique is Ma.tt by Nicolò Volpato. A design inspired by Roy Lichtenstein. The designer has layered Lichtenstein’s style across the whole of the blog design. I also love the simplicity of the bold colors in the sidebar, Lets Discuss.
It takes a lot to tick me off nowadays. I guess I’ve mellowed with age. There was a time when the slightest thing would push me over the edge. People who chop the crust off their sandwiches, boy bands, mountain climbers and frosted windows – the most inane things ruffled my feathers. Some might say red was my favourite colour. Read More
WordPress 3.0 release adds some lovely features to help run your blog / cms / publishing system – check out this great video on the new WordPress 3.0 features.
Some biscuits are made for dunking, some are made for sinking. This revelation hit me harder than a runaway train about five minutes ago when half a rich-tea became shipwrecked in my cup of coffee.
Air sea rescue mounted a desperate operation in the form of a spoon but the sodden remains of said biscuit are yet to be found. Read More
This weeks web design critique is Render Wave by Reset Studio. A design oozing blinging minimalism – if there is such a thing! Love the angular scrolling portfolio pieces. The subtle shades of blue & grey force a calm emotional response and the angular lines press home a precision finish. Lets Discuss.
If Mohammad can’t go to the mountain, let the mountain come to Mohammad. If your audience is not coming to you, you should go to them. Visit the websites they are visiting, have a presence on the issues they care about and have a voice where they do. Your website marketing plan should include joining and being part of your prospect’s existing communities.
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Apple® today released Safari® 5, the latest version of the world’s fastest and most innovative web browser, featuring the new Safari Reader for reading articles on the web without distraction, a 30 percent performance increase over Safari 4,* and the ability to choose Google, Yahoo! or Bing as the search service powering Safari’s search field. Available for both Mac® and Windows, Safari 5 includes improved developer tools and supports more than a dozen new HTML5 technologies that allow web developers to create rich, dynamic websites. With Safari 5, developers can now create secure Safari Extensions to customize and enhance the browsing experience. Original Post
Freelance Web Designers sometimes don’t get out much, I admit just last year my typical research technique was to check out the competitors websites and study the sector from the online comforts of Wikipedia. You should still use websites for research but why not include a further myriad of offline bricks and mortar resources in the real world.