Prototyping and Wireframing Tools
10.10.2011
A website wireframe is a basic design draft done before any artwork and used in web design to show the structure of a website, custom user paths, most important user interface elements, their position and relationships between website pages. Wireframes lay out in black and white schematically most important elements in the interface such as header, footer, contact form, navigation.
The User Experience And Psychology Of Colour
06.09.2011
There is a lot of psychology in colour, and while I don’t claim to be an expert, every now and then I come across something that seems to be rather counterintuitive.
Logo Trends 2011
16.06.2011
Last year was brighter. This year is lighter. Your humble servants at LogoLounge.com were called out by some after last year’s Trends Report on allegedly favoring brightly hued logos. In truth, though, like with all Trends Reports, we were objectively reporting what we saw. The color dial was certainly pegged.
Bokeh Effect in Web Design: 30 Excellent Examples and Tutorials
06.06.2011
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so, I am sure everyone is aware of the Bokeh effect. This article will showcase the Bokeh effect in web design from bright and bold backgrounds to the subtle black and white. Some even go as far as to make the Bokeh effect animated, which looks really awesome. :) The thing that struck me was that I could remember (or so I thought) seeing a lot of website designs that utilized this effect, yet when I actually went scouring the web for them — there really weren’t that many. I hope you enjoy them and find some inspiration through them.
Overview of jQuery plugins for styling of select elements
06.06.2011
At least once in his lifetime, every single web layout designer has had a quarrel with a designer over some non-standard form elements. But developers have come up with solutions for non-standard selects, so let’s look at them and spell everything out. We all know that standard selects with CSS tools possess quite a low level of styling. Some browsers render them a bit better; other do a not so good work with them, but the overall picture is pretty dim. And generally, where a generic HTML+CSS fails, jQuery comes to the rescue.
20 Essential Tools and Tips to an Accessible Website
05.06.2011
Accessibility is extremely important to your website. Simply put, what good does your website’s content do if certain people can’t see it? Sure, your fancy new design with the tiny fonts and low-contrast colors might look slick to you and your friends, but those with poorer eyesight, color blindness, and any other visual hindrance won’t be able to navigate, much less read, your website. You want to—nay, must—make your website accessible if you want the maximum amount of visitors.
The Future Of Web Standards
13.03.2011
Jeffrey Zeldman predicts exciting times ahead in web design Contrary to popular opinion, the phrase 'Web 2.0' was not coined by Tim O'Reilly and did not, originally, refer to web applications like Facebook and Twitter that enable Muggles, er, non-web-professionals, to share information online. More than a decade ago, Darcy DiNucci predicted that: «The Web we know now, which loads into a browser window in essentially static screenfulls, is only an embryo of the Web to come. The first glimmerings...
Web Design Trends for 2010
23.12.2010
Purists will say that great design is timeless. Yes, in an ideal world, we should ignore trends. Pragmatically speaking, though, there is a lot of value in monitoring and incorporating design trends, especially with regard to websites. Let’s face it: the web changes at a rapid pace. Unlike in other media, design trends on the web are not just driven by aesthetics. Technology is changing that can drastically alter the...
50 Best Websites 2010 by “TIME”
13.09.2010
The Best in the Online World From the helpful to the distracting, the big hitters to the unknowns, TIME offers a road map to the best of the Web Music & Video VimeoVimeo is the video-streaming service of choice for creative types — the indie darling to YouTube's blockbuster. For casual viewers, Vimeo is the place for shorter, artsier clips. Search for "President" and you'll find yourself watching a humorous animated pop-up book that catalogs George W. Bush's presidency. Enter the ...
Designing “Coming Soon” Pages
03.09.2010
Deciding what to do once you’ve purchased a domain but haven’t yet launched the website is always a bit of a conundrum. Leaving up your domain registrar or Web host’s generic page seems unprofessional, especially if you’re trying to drum up advance press for your new project. At the same time, you don’t want to spend too much time on a temporary page when you really should be working on the website itself.
