As design firm Spoon Graphics’ blog points out, illustrations of landscapes are trendy in web design right now. But what’s interesting to notice is how simple and minimalist many of those illustrations are.
Ironically, I feel like I only spent about a quarter of my time on this project actually designing! That’s what happens when you redesign a site with content that is visual, as well as textual.
The 2005 redesign is on its way out. At the time, I considered it an achievement, but now I can’t overlook its flaws.
It’s geek childhood flashback time! Why? The “coming soon” site for Silverback, uses CSS to create a fun parallax scrolling effect.
Now that I’ve seen “that one layout” I always wanted to do – at someone else’s site – I’m glad I didn’t do it.
I felt like designing on Saturday morning, so I challenged myself to see what I could do in one day.
No, seriously. A little ambition can take you a long way, but don’t let it take you past the mark.
The Wii didn’t always look so sexy. It once looked like home stereo equipment.
Chipotle’s web-based ordering system actually makes me want to cook my own food.
If time is the fourth dimension, the World Wide Web has done little – if anything – to leverage it. Could it be done? Should it be done?