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September 22, 2009
30 gorgeous websites designed in Flash
30 gorgeous websites designed in Flash

To be honest, I’m not a big fan of Flash as a site-building tool. This said, I have to admit that some people are capable of creating really stunning websites with Flash. This collection shares some great websites designed with Flash. 1. Cubic 2. Miki Mottes 3. Soft 4. I Am Always Hungry 5. WaterLife […]

July 8, 2009
15 great navigation design resources
15 great navigation design resources

The navigation is a key element in web design, when creating your website it’s crucial to use the appropriate menu in context. The following collection gives you some menu designing tools, tutorials or showcases to help you improve your website’s navigation. 1. CSS Menu Maker A great online tool to create advanced menus for your […]

May 27, 2009
50 great websites designs for your inspiration
50 great websites designs for your inspiration

It’s always a good idea to keep up with web design trends, this list is here to do so. I’ve handpicked a collection of websites, mostly business oriented, with a good design to help you stay inspired. 1. Narien Teas 2. Falcon Motorcycles 3. Snog 4. Saddleback Leather 5. Seven Trees 6. Daily Bath & […]

May 1, 2009
20 wonderful set of icons for web design
20 wonderful set of icons for web design

Icons are the road signs of the Internet, they let you know at a glance what action to take. When building your own website or web application, you may need some icons, if you don’t have the time to create your own, why don’t you take a look at the ones in this list? Before […]

April 28, 2009
19 jQuery scripts and tutorials to improve your portfolio
19 jQuery scripts and tutorials to improve your portfolio

For freelancing designers, the online portfolio is one the best ways to get some work. Every prospect will check it before hiring you for the job, so it must be good. JQuery can be a great tool to improve your portfolio’s usability or functionalities. In the following collection you will find some great jQuery scripts […]

March 16, 2009
8 CSS tips for better linking
8 CSS tips for better linking

It may sound stupid to say that, but the ability to link is one of the best features of the web. It is then really important to make your links display as convenient for use as possible. In the following collection you’ll find some tips to make your links better looking and more usable. 1. […]

January 5, 2009
Book review: Don’t Make me Think by Steve Krug
Book review: Don’t Make me Think by Steve Krug

Steve Krug’s book title can be misleading because it will make you think for sure. After reading these 200 pages you’ll be more aware of how to improve the usability of your websites and more sensitive to the way user browse websites. After introducing a set of guiding principles, the book gives you design patterns […]

December 5, 2008
CSS Orgy: a new gallery and website about CSS
CSS Orgy: a new gallery and website about CSS

I am glad to announce the launch of a new webdesign related site: CSS Orgy. At this time, you’ll find there a gallery of inspiring website and a blog dedicated to CSS. There will be more functions and resources to come, so you better subscribe to the RSS feed if you don’t want to miss […]

October 23, 2008
Internet Explorer 6 debugging techniques you won’t learn in school
Internet Explorer 6 debugging techniques you won’t learn in school

When confronted to irrational situations, we naturally tend to get lost and lean toward irrational solutions. Debugging Internet Explorer often makes you feel lost, thus pushing you to explore unknown CSS techniques and beyond. I am sharing these techniques with you, but please only use them if you are desperate as they only work once […]

October 16, 2008
Cuteness attack: when design gets cuter than puppies
Cuteness attack: when design gets cuter than puppies

Yes, I have to admit it even though I don’t like them: puppies are cute. This said, some designers find a way to make their work even cuter than some furballs, see it for yourself. Hugging Salt & Pepper, will you ever be cruel enough to separate them? Head chefs, cute as hell, not so […]

September 15, 2008
10 jQuery scripts to improve your site’s interface
10 jQuery scripts to improve your site’s interface

With the past years rise of web 2.0, javascript frameworks have developed and made it easy for the average webmaster to make his site more dynamic. One of those frameworks, jQuery, has become extremely popular due to its ease of use and its incredibly light weight. Following are ten jQuery scripts to improve your site’s […]

September 10, 2008
44 tools to help you in your design work
44 tools to help you in your design work

The web is full of resources, but they’re often hard to reach. This is the reason why I think it’s important to organize them with a coherent structure and share it with you. So just bookmark this page for whenever you’ll need it, it’ll be useful. Please also mention if I missed anything. Organizing Sample […]

August 28, 2008
Coming soon: a mobile version of Photoshop
Coming soon: a mobile version of Photoshop

Starting in september, Adobe will be launchine a mobile photo sharing site named “Phoshop online”. This is no big news for the graphic design industry, but it might be interesting for people using their mobile phone to take pictures. Basically, the features will be: Upload pictures from anywhere (with internet access of course) Access from […]

August 13, 2008
Jakob Nielsen, the man in a polyester suit
Jakob Nielsen, the man in a polyester suit

Unfortunately, I have to say, Jakob has perhaps the worst site design I have ever seen. It is as if, while he is handing out the Oscars, he is wearing a plaid polyester suit. In truth his site is fine from an information architecture perspective. But from an aesthetics perspective it is awful. And aesthetics […]

August 4, 2008
What I’d like the new Delicious to look like
What I’d like the new Delicious to look like

It may sound a little pretentious to share this screenshot of a redesign of the new Delicious design, but as a big user of the bookmarking service I really feel like they have not gone all the way. I actually didn’t do much but try to declutter the interface of the homepage and add a […]