Design news | Dec 02
Striking colors and fonts useage on Nando Cornejo appropriately named site {BLOCKMACHINE.net}
Minimal but striking with a good seperation of interface section and elements: .: l a m o s c a :..
Pared-down and eclectic use of lines and elements: C A T A R S E
Sign of the times: Netscape browser to disappear? Read: AOL 'Communicator' Threatens Netscape by Nate Mook, BetaNews
and Why is there still Communicator 4.x releases now that Netscape 6 has been released?
Big brother looming again. I wonder why they don't put their all out efforts in monitoring spammers and pornographers??? Nah national security is something that everyone will pay for (not minimizing the threat nor the problem) whereas spammers and pornographers are very lucrative and profit bearing businesses ultimately pouring more money to the tax coffers.
Bush to propose ISPs as monitors. Government seeks internet security system by John Markoff and John Schwartz / New York Times
Bedding of serious < Magnitude! Gosh this is beautiful.
The guys from redoctober.... relaunched a new site version (again!) Explorative nav not really usable but innovative. Check it out.
Bubbles and opening frame for navigation, ready, set2net, go!
Thanks to Allan (for your call + digging info), Anton for re-posting on your blog and Porter (for the link). Rob from FWA just sent me this note:
*Check out https://www.k10k.com which is obviously the same people/set-up.*
Proof of concept of domain squatting! Quite similar to another company that did the same with the .tk extension for several domains, including netdiver.
A month ago netdiver was ripped off - tx to all who have reported this and tx to Pirated-Sites for featuring it (check the side by side comparison).
My initial mails went nowhere... since the site is written in chinese. Recently the site owner added a *notice* and link to netdiver; tx to Hadlina - I now know what it means: *if I receive a notice of copyright I will take the site down*(sic)???... Pretty lame excuse... especially that the css was ripped, the graphics were butchered and the content taken as was one of the portfolios pages...
But that's not the first time we're ripped... and this, is a much worst scenario. In 1995, we registered *netdiver.com* as both our company name and domain. Guess what? The billing contact was the ISP, we didn't know and over some problem (which we later solved and though we had tried to reclaim the right to transfer it)... to no avail, the domain name was hijacked upon expiry and resold...
The domain was held up by a squatter (we have tried through the years to contact owners without success) until Nov 15 / 02 when it was transferred to yet another owner and for the first time since '97, a site is up... which is opening on this topic *Top sites for WEB DESIGN* and the page title reading as: *netdiver.com: best sites for WEB DESIGN* but when you click on a subsequent link on the left - it looks like some kind of a directory listing... then you are taken to another titling which says: *search results for INTERNET* and this on ALL pages except when you hit the *home* button...
If there is anybody that can help us it would be greatly appreciated; we - think - they are possibly waiting for us to make a huge offer of money to buy back the domain...
From the producer of Requiem from a dream, visit his site -- murAtDesiGn __--
Using a QT .mov as interface? Impossible? Check .movTV
On the topic of copyright and distributing your work while protecting it - have a look at Creative Commons project; Sabin Densmore wrote a good article related to this: Copyleft and the independent content producer.
She is a true interactive explorer and immersive techniques artist, her name? Seol Euna, please proceed, have a glance.
The Psychology of Navigation by Jesse James Garrett
The Laughting Stock: illustration with originality, wit and style. Featuring the best in rights-protected stock illustration and assignment resources.
He self-describes as an illustrator and visual thinker - his work is splendid: jeremy otis *
CSS has enabled immense flexibility in the positioning of images on HTML pages. If used correctly, it can help create page designs match that of print.
Super Ragged Floats by Nilesh Chaudhari.
Heard On The Street: New Names Good For Dot-Coms by Ken Brown
“A funny thing happened on the road to respectability. A study by a group of finance professors shows that companies that shedded their dot-com names saw their shares jump, as if investors were rewarding them for mending their greedy ways.”
“Pyongyang has issued a series of threats, including one to "destroy the earth" if the US resorted to nuclear war against it. South Korea's president, Kim Dae-jung, and the president-elect, Roh Moo-hyun, sought to calm the mood by saying they wanted a peaceful resolution.”
Rumsfeld gets tough on North Korea by John Gittings in Hong Kong and Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
Industrial design shop who is ergonomic by design? Non-obstrusive use of flash with cool actionscripts: :::ARTIM:::
Interesting presentation for their manifold services .:: PSD:Fitch.
Illustrations??? en français: AGENT 002.
User Agent Accessibility Guidelines becomes a W3C recommendation.
A flashforum and bowlfull of resources: Kirupa.
Uh-oh! Spam the spammer (initiated by Slashdot and how Ralsky gets what he deserves)??? The web bites back from BBC News
Creative Types: A Lot in Common by Kendra Mayfield
About copyright and other related issues - a must read because “Like McGuinn, many artists are turning to the Web to maximize exposure, yet retain some control over their work.”
Showdown? IE Continues to Gain (93%) in Browser Wars by Thor Olavsrud
Trusted computing' threatens consumer freedom by Matthew Fordahl
From Palladium to LaGrande read how the big guys are going to take over our machines with trusted computing in order “to thwart hackers and foster online commerce, the next generation of computers will almost certainly cede some control to software firms, Hollywood and other outsiders.”
Usability is NOT everything! brought to you by nothing.ch.
Another whimsical + flash design for a talented firm - Cyclone Design
They produce unconventional design projects this ::::: SMOL, a Collectif Gaussien de qualité.
They are back online - GRAF d'SIGN; beautiful illustrations.
I am completely impressed by the illustration proficiency and storyboarding sense and humor of this site: <<<===---- Rolito lanD
Going retro for ~~LINOLEUM a studio de communication créative.
Flash to its best - interactive nav + presentation of content: HRS DDB.
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Another flash site designed with humor and extremely well done illustrations: >>> Salted Herring.
Chris Bush has got some Sectorzero_code snipppets available for downloads: kSQL; newsapp; query a query; credit card encrypt and more.
Eat Me, Drink Me, Push Me: In which the subtle arts of the interface are examined by Christina Wodtke. Worth reading with visual support as examples.
This is an incredible flash usage: an illustration of a hand as a cursor? Check this debut site for DigitallyGrown
This is a must read interview with Gene Gable:
“As much as we all like to romanticize brands (and Seybold certainly benefited from that) in the end, unless you are an owner, they are really just places to work. And we've all left great jobs because of strategy disagreements or differences in vision.
We are at significant intersection as an industry, and everyone is going to have to adapt and change once more. I'd rather make those changes in a more stable setting...”
I just love this: 3 New Good Reasons Why You Should Make A Trip To Your Nearest LOMO Shop brought to you by fFurious.
Australia makes landmark net ruling. Australia's high court has ruled that the financial publishers Dow Jones can be sued in the Australian state of Victoria over an article that appeared on their website (in the US) <source: BBC News>.
Some execs scored big as company values plunged by Chris O'Brien and Jack Davis. Check the numbers cashed in - this is disgusting.
Get the camera, Honey! It's a tech IPO! by John Paczkowski (or how Seagate is facing more greed than money)
E-Mail Overload Is a Myth (sic - wonder *Who* was their base target audience?) Study Says Findings Differ From Popular Belief by Shannon Henry
Voluntary Downsizing. People who dare to downsize get mixed results by Todd Pitock
Designlink: A monthly newsletter for architects and designers brought to you by HM folks. There are research summaries, case studies, designer biographies, a search engine and archive of past news and lots of relevent links to events and resources.
Who wouldn't want to design (with flash) like Ac'laim does? Take your time and visit all sections... let the *about* movie roll and see for yourself! Exhilarating!
+R.I.P+ (tnation) don't let the title fool you - DesignTemple is an outstanding minimalist site for a tremendously talented designer.
Consult on the fly a *poster* archive for quick conceptual ideas.
Check this site portfolio the boygirlgboy studio. Now you've got to visit from top to bottom this mini-site they developed and check the fluidity and smart useage of interactivity. I am floored!
Vespertine
has now renewed under Mette Walsted and now she operates under Mending 
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From the Rustboy vastly talented author/maker: XL5design. Check the portfolio - this guy is so talented - every project he thouches turns spectacular.
Another fonts site: Closefonts - monolith.
Opera browser global donations program. This offering is available for:
Schools, kindergarten through the 12th grade
Web designer schools, organizations or companies
Organizations representing physically challenged people
Clean and lean with potent talent, YEAHYEAH...
A striving studio who builds community / cultural projects: FLAT.
Retro feel with top notch projects: McGarr creative. Casey, HE actually turned out to be... not a powagirrrl!
Colors! This topic has produced more debates than are colors in the web-safe palette but Quick Color Class laced with examples does it better by Adrian Roselli
New browser on the block - that has the same filtering option as Mozilla (kills popups): Crazy Browser is a freeware.
Cool idea: join the *workspaces* project! Send a pix of your desk, office, lounge or wherever you work. <source: Anthony B.>
Did you know that Niko Stumpo (theremediproject) was a professional skater? Attention: more in this unusual interview!
A must visit site - full of information: mybigfuture; take care of yours!
Executives from AT&T Business Services, IBM Global Services, and Intel Capital Investments on Thursday formally launched a jointly owned company called Cometa Networks, with the intention of building the largest nationwide Wi-Fi network by Ephraim Schwartz.
The coolest industrial design objects byMaze from an amazing creative crew.
A cool site for a contemporary theatre: :: The Boise.
Who said that blue corporate was dull? Meet Burnkit v.1.
The flash intro is a piece of art and truly innovative: Habit shoes.
PHP Intro to Objects and Classes by Tony Light.
Interior designers with an edge? S+2 Design.
Howard Rheingold: SMART MOBS [7.16.02]
“The big battle coming over the future of smart mobs concerns media cartels and government agencies are seeking to reimpose the regime of the broadcast era in which the customers of technology will be deprived of the power to create and left only with the power to consume.”
STU Magazine (channelstu) new facelift.
Website design guidelines for improving usability by Craig Cockburn
Usernames. What on earth do we need them for?
Email security and issues with online banks.
Country drop lists for form validation and breaking the rules of usability.
A naive line art site design with strong 3d skills: longneck.
One of the first fonts repository FOUNTAIN has got a new face & fonts.
Love is for the human race. It is all we need. My wish to you all: may love abound.
Today - take a moment to ask for world peace. While tensions are rising and threat of mass destruction are issued it will take but a moment - don't underestimate the power of prayer.
