Excellent discussion and code examples for 12 different ways to treat paragraphs on the web over at Jon Tangerine’s Log. There are many other articles about typography and the web there as well - be sure to look around!
Archive for the 'Web Design' Category
New and astonishing artwork is submitted to our instructors every week by our extremely talented students. We thought it was time to update the gallery!
When I came across this link I was expecting a list of reasons, but what I found instead was a solid workflow for designing with CSS. Bookmark it, folks!
I was looking for some examples of beautiful web portfolios, and came across benek’s, which is not only beautifully put together but also is a great example of horizontal design on the web. It’s a non-intuitive interface, so there’s a subtle but obvious instruction to the user. It also helps that the content doesn’t break in the normal fashion - part of it overlaps in the browser no matter your resolution, so you know there’s more to see over there.
Fascinating set of sketches over at Deeplinking. Above is the original concept for what became Twitter. You can see the wireframe sketches for Vimeo and Flickr, and several others as well. See, we aren’t teaching you this process just to be mean- this is what people do! Plan first, execute later.
The 404 Error page - Page Not Found - is often neglected by designers, mostly because it’s not something you see right away, or something you even process when you do see it. But if you neglect the 404 Error page, you’re missing out on an opportunity to redirect users to content you want them to see.
Here’s how you create your own 404 page.
Once you get the basics down, check out this great compilation of fun, useful, and creative solutions to the lost/mistyped URL:
1. Thou shalt not abuse Flash.
2. Thou shalt not hide content.
3. Thou shalt not clutter.
4. Thou shalt not overuse glassy reflections.
5. Thou shalt not name your Web 2.0 company with an unnecessary surplus or dearth of vowels.
6. Thou shalt worship at the altar of typography.
7. Thou shalt create immersive experiences.
8. Thou shalt be social.
9. Thou shalt embrace proven technologies.
10. Thou shalt make content king.
Oh, lovely! I’ve been waiting for this for a while - LaurenMarie has finally published her new design for Creative Curio.
It’s full of texture and white space, has wonderful colour and organization, and is just a delight. I’m glad her extremely informative posts now have a home worthy of them!
Congratulations, LaurenMarie!