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September 28, 2000, in Visual Design
Design to realistic window sizes
by marlene | Once you've figured out what your target audience is using in terms of window size, you need to determine the realistic window space for designing your site. I've attempted to do the legwork for yo Read More »
August 16, 2000, in Visual Design
Netscape Themes Contest
by djc | To get some excitement going about the upcoming release of Netscape 6 and to get more developers interested in the new product, Netscape is sponsoring a themes contest.
The new release of Netscap Read More »
February 04, 2000, in Visual Design
Tradesmen, or robots?
by persist1 | I received the following in my mailbox Friday morning:"I noticed something on your web site that caught my eye: 'Having information is good; being able to sort it all out is what makes it useful - es Read More »
September 22, 1999, in Visual Design
simple 3D
by daniel | For simple 3D images, try using xara 3D (an app that renders and animates text) or something similar, and use a dingbats or webdings font (or whatever stupid name they have). You can find some cool sy Read More »
September 02, 1999, in Visual Design
Outdesigned by your computer?
by MartinB | A study published in Science magazine claims that trained computers make better designers than untrained humans in producing creative adverts.
The study found that computers programmed with procedura Read More »
August 26, 1999, in Visual Design
CMG announces colors for 2001
by wolf | According to the Color Marketing Group, blue will be the most important color for the new century, also a choice of neutral colors in cool and warm grey, earthy brown colors, brownish grey and light Read More »
August 11, 1999, in Visual Design
Picture Perfect Scans
by Ryan | Your uncle's friend's cat knows this dude who sells fur hats and wants you to put together a web site. Except, all you have to work with is photos from an old battered-up catalogue. Here are a few Read More »
July 26, 1999, in Visual Design
Some Caveats with Using Frames
by aardvark | While frames are not evil by default, there are many issues that must be considered before they are implemented on a site. Many sites on the internet appear to be unfamiliar with these issues, and use frames haphazardly, contributing to the overall inaccessibility of information online. Read More »
July 25, 1999, in Visual Design
Obscuring the Idea with Technique
by marlene | A List Apart has an excellent article on "Execution Versus Concept" -- or the dangers of losing your site's message by adding too many bells and whistles. An interesting comparison to modern advertis Read More »
July 20, 1999, in Visual Design
White Paper on JPEG 2000 Available
by aardvark | The Digital Imaging Group has made the white paper for JPEG 2000 available, finally. Apparently the ISO JPEG Committee and the Digital Imaging Group want to ensure that the standard is both robust, and unlike PNG, actually gets widely adopted. Read More »
