Resources for Students
Mike Rohde, a designer, writer and artist from Wisconsin, attended the SEED conference this week, and took/drew these really amazing Moleskine sketchnotes. Not only are they an example of design-on-the-fly, but they also contain shiny nuggets of wisdom from some of the web’s best designers and developers.
Really beautiful CSS-based design over at the Dulles Dodge Ball site. It also sounds really fun 
Dodge Ball –> [via webcreme]
One of my very favourite daily reads, design*sponge has gotten a redesign, and it’s gorgeous. The owner worked with Also Online to create the look, and it’s a huge success. As always, I could do without the huge amount of animation in the Advertisements section, but that’s the internet, I suppose.
You can now view all of the thousands of posts by category, mini trends, or by specially-picked guides for different items and even cities.
Fabulous grungey photos in small, medium and large sizes. You can use them to make photoshop brushes, or to grunge up or texture your websites, illustrations and designs. Or they can be used as the basis for your own 3D textures (so long as you make them tileable!).
Brand-new (so low in content so far), but utterly gorgeous new site by ridiculously talented artist and designer Nick La. He’ll be following design trends, CSS, Photoshop tutorials, technology, etc. I think it’ll be worth keeping an eye on.
Wonderful set of 37 CSS navigation techniques. Tabs, lists, drop-downs, and more.
“This guide will attempt to take you step by step, through the process of creating a fully functioning CSS layout.”
This is a MUST READ for all of my current Web Design students.
“Ballpoints and fine tips just don’t fill the page like a Sharpie does. Fine tips invite you to draw while Sharpies invite you to just to get your concepts out into big bold shapes and lines.”