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Website wireframing: Which app should I be using?
Posted June 7th, 2009 in Design Examples | No Comments »
When it comes to building wireframes for my next big project I usually cringe, especially if there are going to be multiple UX team members building them. Everyone has their own style, and usually their own favorite application. I’ve seen wireframes built in Powerpoint, Word, Excel (yes), Visio, Illustrator, Balsamiq Mockups, the list goes on. So which of these great apps is best suited for the task?
Contextual Blog Layouts
Posted October 20th, 2008 in Code Examples, Design Examples | No Comments »
This is a handy-dandy article that talks about formatting the layout of your content contextually based on the content within the post. So if the content is a new item it will look one way, if it’s portfolio item it will look another way. A subtle formatting tip, but useful none-the-less. Check it out!
How to use 3D in Illustrator
Posted September 26th, 2008 in Design Examples | No Comments »
I don’t know about other designers out there, but my utilization of the 3D tool in Illustrator is pretty infrequent. Sure, it’s good for skewing an image or illustration to composite on an image or something, but really, what can you create with it? Well, my eyes were opened after I read this tutorial. Give [...]
WordPress Developer Toolbox
Posted September 17th, 2008 in Code Examples, Design Examples, Web Tools | No Comments »
It’s the mother load of WordPress info, rightfully named the Developers Toolbox. Everything you can think of spawns off of this link. A great repository from Smashing Magazine. Follow the link!
Creating a WordPress Theme
Posted September 8th, 2008 in Code Examples, Design Examples | No Comments »
So you’ve just set up your WordPress site. Pretty cool huh? But the basic theme is pretty blah, and although there are some freaking cool free themes out there, the satisfaction of creating your own original layout is missing. Well, it’s time to create your own theme! Follow this link to a great guide on [...]
Create those complicated patterns in Illustrator
Posted September 4th, 2008 in Design Examples | No Comments »
This is a superb tutorial from the fellas over at GoMedia. If you’ve ever wondered how in the world some people can create such complicated patterns and textures in Illustrator, well chances are they used a form of this method.