Recommendation
Free repeating patterns by Doug Hill
Doug Hill released 115 background tiles for free use. There are some really good ones. I prefer minimalist, small tiling patterns, he has a few of those, but most are fairly elaborate.
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Announcement
WebMonkey.com Relaunches
So I must have missed this one, but age old Web design resource WebMonkey.com has relaunched. It is completely revamped and is gorgeous. One of the coolest things I’ve seen so far is that all of the tutorials are managed by MediaWiki and are completely globally editable! No more out-datedness! Nice work. Hoping to see […]
Resource List
Mid-April Design Linkage
In addition to all the GTD links, there were some excellent Web design links. Here are some of the best (IMO) Getting Creative with Web transparency – rounds up some good cross-browser PNG transparency techniques 60 More AJAX and JavaScript Solutions for Professional Coding – I’m becoming a jQuery or custom-only guy, but there are […]
Recommendation
Free Icons: PI Diagona
Good looking set of 200 free icons. Gives fam fam fam a bit of a run for it’s money! Pinvoke: Icons and Pixel fonts
Commentary
SXSW 2008 Panel – A/B Testing: Design Friend or Foe?
A/B Testing: Design Friend or Foe? – Corey Chandler Lead Interaction Designer, eBay Inc – Jake Cressman Producer, Electronic Arts – Chris Maliwat Sr Dir of Prod Mgmt, Vuze Inc – Micah Alpern Design Dir Social Search, Yahoo! Inc – Elliot Shmukler Principal Prod Mgr, LinkedIn Very valuable panel on testing design changes to determine […]
Commentary
Google Changes Algorithm, Site Networks Suffer
So, my blog now has the same page rank as Engadget. Go me!!! Oh… wait. Anyone who has been paying attention has already heard the news about the shift in Google’s algorithm that seems to be penalizing sites for massive cross linking. This is especially relevant to myself as my job is as Lead designer […]
Link Post
Online Calendars and Date Pickers
Smashing Magazine posted a nice roundup of Online Calendars and Date Pickers.
Link Post
A List Apart: Findings From the Web Design Survey
Okay this is just flipping cool. A List Apart: Findings From the Web Design Survey > In April 2007, A List Apart and An Event Apart conducted the first survey of people who make websites. Close to 33,000 web professionals answered the survey’s 37 questions, providing the first data ever collected on the business of […]
Commentary
Grid Layout
Grid Layout via JavaScript. I still don’t get why people are excited about using behavior-controlling scripts for presentation…
Quick Take
New Amazon.com Design?
Is anyone else noticing a redesigned Amazon.com? Here’s a screenshot, click through for a full version. Note about my recommendations. – I’m very interested in Christian Theology – ESV is my favorite bible translation – I have no idea why they are recommending Casting Crowns to me. – I love Harry Potter
Commentary
Ryan Block on keyword popovers
Ryan Block on keyword popover ads. Amen brother, they will have to fire me to get this code into Engadget.
Reflection
An Event Apart – Chicago 2007
I had the good fortune to be at An Event Apart – Chicago, and I used this as a place to take notes for my own personal use. Maybe you’ll find it interesting too. I suck at live-blogging, but that’s why I design blogs, rather than write them ;) Enjoy. Highlights so far: – Lunch […]