Web Wednesday; WOW : Wonderwall
Wonderwall is interior design firm in Japan that not only has a pretty impressive portfolio of work, but their website is something of which I have never seen. The site bubbles and moves with every roll over on the front utilizing Flash and presents information and interactivity in a very refined yet fun way. As...
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WOW: Odosketch
This is amazing: Odosketch is a super great online sketching app that allows, well, you to sketch using a variety of brushes and colors. The brushes act sort of like pastel crayons and allow for some really awesome things. They also have a gallery of creations from other people, some of which are really, really...
Web Tools : Baseline
What a super cool tool: Baseline is a web development kit that emphasizes, well, using the baseline to create clear and well-designed layouts. It’s free and gives you a ton of CSS and templates all ready to go, including forms and design on a strict grid. This super awesome idea was put together by ProjectUrbain,...
Web Wednesday : Brand New Redesign
Take a look at who recently redesigned their site and the changes look amazing: BrandNew the blog that discusses idenity and well, branding, has put together quite the fancy redesign, moving everything to the center rather than the left, and incorporating some pretty awesome textures. If you’ve never been to BrandNew, you haven’t lived. They...
Flash Photo Viewers from AIRTIGHT INTERACTIVE
One of my most favorite things in the world are Flash elements that just simply do their job. Elements that can wow you with just the ultility of their design, the ease of use, the power of the simple functions. And most of all, I love when these things are free, downloadable, easy to maintain,...
Pretty Blog Design : Smashing Magazine
For your design enjoyment and inspiration, Smashing Magazine has 50 New Beautiful Blog Designs that really are, beautiful. Some are simple, some full of rich textures and collage elements, and some that gracefully achieve a pretty design. Check them out for sure! PS: Additionally, most of these blogs serve to inspire or share on their...
Know Your Type : idsgn, a design blog
idsgn is an awesome new blog that I found today, linked over at Brand New, and so far, so awesome! They have been running some great articles called “Know Your Type” about the origins and uses of some pretty awesome typefaces. This month, it’s Futura. The article is informative, very thuro and a fun read. ...
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There goes your afternoon : Paul-Rand.com
Paul Rand, who is probably my most favorite modern designer (well, apart from the Eames), left a legacy of work, theory, and methology that matches no other. He gracefully and bravely changed the way we think about idenity and design, advertising and convention. Basically, he’s the boss. He’s the Charles in Charge. (what?!) Paul-Rand.com is...
Web Wednesday : The reason I haven’t called…
So when I’m not working, making stuff for Etsy or writing in this here blogorama, I’m doing design work for my lovely church, Dialogue Church, here in town. It was started about a year ago by some good friends of mine while I was still in college, and I started helping out on the design...
Web Wednesday: Markit.net
Something I totally wish I had while I was still in college: MarkIt is a ‘Web 2.0′ application that allows you to bookmark stuff by highlighting right on the page. This is such a good idea and a good start to these kinds of web applications. Cheers! Found via SwissMiss