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July 18, 1999, in Visual Design
640 x 480 Isn't Dead Just Yet
by aardvark | I've always kept a little list going of reasons why I still design for monitors and windows set to 640x480, and a list of reasons why I don't want to design for 640x480 anymore. My reasons for accom Read More »
July 12, 1999, in Visual Design
Give the User Control Over Your Fonts
by aardvark | There's nothing quite like getting your text just right with all your CSS attributes in place, and sitting back knowing that you finally have some typographic control over your pages. It's just too bad that's not the case for your users. Read More »
June 25, 1999, in Visual Design
Combining Colors
by mantruc | I've always loved playing with colors. As a kid I played with finger-paint, wax
pencils, color pencils, felt-tip pens, and paint! Then color papers, brushes and
paint, watercolor, etc. Until I Read More »
June 23, 1999, in Visual Design
Design is not Art
by brandon | Designers are not artists. They can be, but the immediate relation between the two is somewhat opaque. Read More »
June 03, 1999, in Visual Design
Teresa's Theory Of Good Design
by Teresa | In principle, only a few factors make up good design. These are simple: Contrast, Balance, Readability (or, intentionally unreadable), Color (which is really a part of all three, and Read More »
June 02, 1999, in Visual Design
Optimizing Art for the Internet
by marlene | Why should you optimize your art for the internet? Find the answer below, as well as tips on how to streamline your scanned and/or digitized images for use on your web site. A few of these Read More »
April 30, 1999, in Visual Design
Designing Web Graphics.3
by Emily | I picked up Designing Web Graphics.3 as soion as it hit the stores, but haven't looked at it a great deal yet. Has anyone else bought it, and if so, is it worth the price? (It's more than $50USD.) Read More »
