Design news | Oct 02
Sweet illustrations by 149design.
What's cookin'? Office Kitchen revised design is elegant and fresh.
Industrial design and 3D illustrations of the highest quality, check FICTIONPIXEL™ site.
A lean flash site for placere; I really like the use of the gray shades and textures to make this site a fast loading one. Excellent projects completed.
Please update your bookmark for DevXSearch.
Fee-free direct recruitment for new media freelancers? Check NoAgenciesPlease - some projects are off-site too.
A cutting-edge design for a print shop: :: signprint ::
Net attack dismissed (???). Security experts: Assault on root servers easily defeated by Hiawatha Bray
Federal investigators don't know who launched the massive attack on the Internet's 13 root servers, the basic directory system of the network. But they're worried about the sheer ambition of the attack. Companies like Lexington's Arbor Networks Inc. make products that Internet providers use to identify and filter out illicit data flows. Arbor cofounder Ted Julian said that his company worked with customers on Monday to tune the filters and block many of the offending packets.
Patent Troubles Pending. Small companies say they're being sued for employing common practices for doing business on the Net by John Soat.
Keep it simple - Client Centered Design by Peter-Paul Koch.
“First of all, don't promise too much, which is an easier mistake to make than you'd think. Avoid talking about multimedia, applications, animations and such. Once you've mentioned these possibilities, the client is more likely to assume they'll be used in his site, than to assume you're suggesting them.”
Universal Design studio is one of the best interior design sites I have seen. Let it roll and watch how the screen changes to display clients' work. Click on the scrolling icons and the new background loads - click on background and navigation collapse, so you can see the sharp picture behind.
Finally!!! Direct marketers want anti-spam laws by Declan McCullagh
Remember last week's news about SWA (SouthWest Airlines) being sued on an *accessibility* issue? Well a federal judge ruled Friday that Southwest Airlines does not have to revamp its Web site to make it more accessible to the blind. Read the whole story.
Judge: Disabilities Act doesn't cover Web by Declan McCullagh
and another one just ruled the opposite! Judge Rules That Inaccessible Website Violates ADA.
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via: Eric Mayer.
Looking for safeplaces? Click on the box by the left hand to bring up the sound system. Explore by mousing over details. Slick flash animation.
PHONO is a music site with a retro feel design; the chromatic palette is beautiful.
atomicPDX has got a brand new bag!
Serge Mineo just launched his new studio site |||| X6TENCE ||||.
An outstanding encore for Dept. 3 new site redesign!
SNAPSHOTS | 100% design 2002 london - a report on the eighth annual UK Contemporary Design Show.
Would you say that Surf & Sing is a good mix? Well Donavonf does.
Back to the User: Creating User-Focused Websites by Tammy Sachs
Pixelism: “To many designers, a few pixels make the difference between a professional effort and a sloppy failure. Many clients agree. Ours, for instance.” by Jeffrey Zeldman.
Meandra??? The San Francisco Design Museum which is open to international work submissions, has for mission to showcase the path to creation. As a sharing environment seeking to create legacy by inspiring legacy... they are staging a fund-raising event on Oct 23, and YOU can participate. For more information check this beautiful .pdf presentation.
Some news on M$: another attack on Linux / Open Source - Microsoft's Ballmer Sees Free Software as Enemy No. 1 (Update3) by Dan Goodin.
Is Microsoft Trampling on First Amendment Rights? by Wendy Goldman Rohm
“In three separate legal actions, Microsoft has been using the courts in an attempt to smoke out sources, challenge the first-amendment rights of writers and reporters, and chill press coverage and public disclosure of important information that it prefers remain secret.”
On copycating Apple ad campaign - Ad fiasco: we will act, says Ballmer by Nathan Cochrane.
Get a good overall idea of what the *bubble* is about and its potential impact around the world.
The unfinished recession from The Economist.
Wild? Think something along the line of wildly original! FarukAkin Project is a multi-tasking multi-talented multi-media artist who has truly achieved outstanding multi-projects! You've gotta see it to believe it!
Codewalkers.com is hosting an interview with Monty Widenius. Monty is the designer and lead programmer of the MySQL database. Questions will be accepted until October 22, 2002.
At that time, the top rated questions will be sent off to Monty for answers. You can submit your questions here.
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via: Matt Wade / Evolt.
When travelling you explore so republikization : travel diary does exactly that. Unusual navigation - best viewed on a high res screen.
Net Technologies and what they mean to you (Part iii) brought to you by Scene360.
The need for integrity in business is NOT an option! The IBM Link to Auschwitz by Edwin Black
“The infamous Auschwitz tattoo began as an IBM number. And now it's been revealed that IBM machines were actually based at the infamous concentration-camp complex.”
10plus1 = wow! Check layer effects when loading a section and mouse_overs interactivity.
A fabulous pixel site zeeha which shows somebody spent quite a few hours achieving illustration mastery.
Anna Catrine portfolio joins our powagirrrls directory!
Women blast 'sexist' billboard by Nick Farrell with a link to DisGraceful Award in Advertising.
Another usability / accessibility related lawsuit! Man Sues Airlines for Fare Access by Kendra Mayfield
“The outcome of the suits will determine whether the same law that requires movie theaters, department stores and other public spaces to provide ramps and other accommodations for the disabled also applies to the Internet.”
A quick loading flash site Superhere. A good example of a portfolio site.
This is such a cool ezine design - STYLEBOOST™.
Minimalist flash for outstanding branding studio? ELXR:DSGN
An interesting flash useage: :::::::: neo creative powerful portfolio.
Are you looking for (older) browsers versions to test sites with?
A close-ups* interview with Rene Barsalo who is one of the most prominent member of the Quebec Internet industry, an all around innovator, thinker, activist.
The Secret Life of Markup by Steve Champeon
“When Web designers talk about how the concepts are related (or how and when they should be kept separate, or even what technologies actually implement them) things get especially confusing.”
A publishing giant goes XHTML + CSS in their redesign. Wired News: A Site for Your Eyes by Jon Rochmis
sub.vitamine version.2 sports a flash book look.
Designing CSS Web Pages by Christopher Schmitt.
Between the definitive guide and the learn by example type of book, this one makes you think before you code. New trend? Website instead of CD? Just hope the web site stays online. ...more
Read his close*up interview, if you missed it.
Sara Bailey's t u r b o v i s i o n has a yummy face! She was elected Designer of the Year 2001 by the Canadian New Media Awards.
Excellent article (even 2 years old) that explains what in fact constitutes the *websafe* color palette and why, we're still in the woods... Death of the Websafe Color Palette? by David Lehn and Hadley Stern
Interesting interview with Joe Shepter - the journalist of design on Substitud. *Google the Adobe Senior Editor and you will find loads of intereresting interviews.
The many blurred lines of Jimmy Chen's genius by Joe Shepter.
How are your table manners? (Hey girrrl how does that relate to design, would you say? Read along) by Sally Abrahms
An out of the box presentation for e_business company Innodigm.
Puntkomma*tva is a marketing + communication agency that takes advantage of flash for their web presence. Check the way they display who works there.
Group Think and Risky Shift by Chris Jarvis
“The judgments and decision processes of people in groups often differ from how they make up their minds when acting alone. The notions of 'group-think' and 'risky shift refers to two observed processes of group dynamics.”
Update your bookmark for onceuponaforest to joshua davis / praystation. BTW he's got a new book on Flash MX. Check it out.
Tolerance.org hopes to awaken you to the problem of hate and intolerance, equip you with the best tolerance ideas and prompt you to act in your homes, schools, businesses and communities.
For people who make websites:
Scope creep by Hal Helms
“WEB DEVELOPERS ARE A TOUGH LOT, willing to brave constantly changing technologies, competing standards, and tools that are often clumsy and dull...”
CSS design taming lists by Mark Newhouse
Check orgdot.org = abc flash game!
Excellent storyboard, flash useage with line arts and company presentation for property investment consultants <<<Michael Elliott>>>.
A nice portfolio + desktops, John Iacovello's Fresh Media -::- v2.0.
Critical insights on the IT industry as journalists write reviews of the recent Internet World event in NY. Overall gloom but there is hope (perhaps not for the event). Being realistic and having a sound bussiness outlook is what we must have in post-bubble times.
News Flash: Internet World Sucks This Year, But... by Jen Runne
Viewpoint: Internet World -- R.I.P. by Rebecca Lieb
With more than 750 members, they are the largest local club of visual communications professionals in the nation. Sound a little overwhelming? It is.
Check Dallas Society of Visual Communication, DSVC site, don't miss the ROUGH section?!
Is Reservocation RIP???
This project has become a legend: The Mirror Project reached the 10K mark of submitted self_pictures in reflective surfaces.
Way to go Heather!
IA/Usability: Building accessible tables by Tim Roberts (Evolt)
Stylist with style, Mandy Zelinka has excellent photos to support what she evidently does with brio.
Roy Botterell displays his foto-grafic talent in a fast loading flash site.
Astonishing 3D industrial designs from offbias.
The next wave? by Michael Fitzgerald
“Forget all the futuristic hype about subatomic robots. Nanotechnology is already here... not necessarily showing up where you thought it would though.”
This article is a sheer inspiration in view of technological apps.
Not the kind of vestibule you would expect. Check their portfolio.
Minimalist site with stylish and refined elements as well as an outstanding list of projects; meet the creative powagirrrl behind Mandy's site: Nanette Wallace
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ndlr: Upcoming launch of press 26 a collaborative effort (with a few states in between) of nanette wallace, kirsten o'loughlin and a few pieces of letterpress equipment.
Hands On Photoshop 7: Tutorial Workshops by Stan Shire (Associate Professor/Department Chair, Community College of Philadelphia)
“After teaching Photoshop for many years, I've finally put all of my course assignments (with CD.) The book has what I think are important concepts in PS and I've tried to keep this as straightforward as possible. It probably won't be as useful for experts as it would be for newbies.”
Freedom 2 Operate (f2o.org) is dedicated to providing an ad-free learning environment so developers have a place to experiment with different programming environments, learn new technologies and expand their skills.
Funky nav in blockarchitecture site.
The collective consciousness of Typophile is attempting to create the letter alphabet. Interesting interactive experiment.
Lawrence Lessig's Supreme Showdown by Steven Levy
Lawrence Lessig helped mount the case against Microsoft. He wrote the book on creative rights in the digital age. Now the cyberlaw star is about to tell the Supreme Court to smash apart the copyright machine.
