Posts Tagged ‘Design’
Method & Craft
Method & Craft. This is a big deal. Lots of blood, sweat, tears, and awesomeness went into the latest project from Phil Coffman, Noah Stokes, and Trent Walton. The material is just awesome, this is the stuff you and I want to read about. Also, not to be taken lightly: Rogie‘s got another screencast. Sorry [...]
On this Whole Kickstarter Thing
If you haven’t heard of Frank Chimero yet there’s a good chance you will over the next few days. He just this month launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Shape of Design, a book that can only be summarized by the Kickstarter page itself. Frank went into amazing detail about a dream he’s got for [...]
Of Course it’s About the Tools, it Always Has Been
I’ve said before that tools don’t matter, but there’s a lot more to that weighted statement I think we can agree on. We’ve got our trusted toolset, our trusted workflow, but what if we could be doing it better?
Improving Your Process: Work from the Inside Out
Many designers and developers I’ve observed over the years have a particular way of tackling a new project. I approach new projects in a specific way, working from the inside out, in an effort to be as forward thinking as possible on as detailed a level as possible.
Please Excuse the Wet Paint, it’s Just About Dry
One of the goals I challenged myself with for 2010 was to redesign Monday By Noon. I’m really happy to say that inspiration struck early, and I was able to launch the revamp much sooner than originally planned. I’d like to share with you the process I went through in designing the latest version of MBN, and also request that you check out the latest and greatest design.
We’re Ready for CSS3, but are we Ready for CSS3?
We’re all smitten with CSS3. It’s reinvigorated that sense of newness that CSS and Web Standards brought our way just a few years ago. We’re able to more easily replicate the set of design standards that has become nearly universal much faster than before with just a few CSS declarations. There are a number of CSS3 rules I’d be writing for each and every project, but I’m just not sure it’s as ready for prime time as many designers are making it out to be.
Flexible Web Design Book Review
Flexible Web Design by Zoe Mickley Gillenwater is a book on modern Web design focusing on liquid and elastic CSS layouts.
Inspiration is Something to Have and to Hold
Inspiration is very important to Web designers, it’s important to cultivate and care for it.
Current Events: Lazy Admins and WordPress Security
WordPress has been receiving some bad press about a recent security issue. Make sure you’re not being lazy.
Handcrafted CSS Book Review (Video Edition) and Giveaway
Dan Cederholm of SimpleBits recently published his latest book, Handcrafted CSS, which also includes a companion DVD starring Dan himself.
