Website Design

How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell - The Oatmeal

2011-03-08T17:59:00.000-08:00

A very funny cartoon about the experiences of a web designer and a client. It made me laugh.

What if architecture was like web design?@Everything2.com

2011-03-08T17:57:00.000-08:00

"What if architecture was like web design? Posted on A List Apart, author unknown, but probably a contract web developer having attended too many client meetings. I find this incredibly funny, but maybe that's just because I'm a web developer myself."

Funny stories about website design.

13 Website Design Mistakes that Designers Should Avoid | Blog@PixelCrayons™

2010-08-10T13:20:00.000-07:00

"Based on these lines, this post is to avail you with the most horrible website design mistakes that should not have been the part of the website ever. Just scroll down to see the list"

Some of the examples are laugh out loud awful.

Web Design is Dead! Introducing a much improved web design process.

2010-08-01T19:07:00.000-07:00

"What we know as web design is on its way out. The process of briefing the web designer, reviewing a couple of options, implementing their best guess, and hoping for the best is ineffective and it won't be around for long.

It's time to reinvent the discipline of web design. Web designers are faced with a challenge: to be professional web site architects, or to seek work as decorators."

Excellent. Good material. Design is not the same as construction.

What is the Relationship Between Graphic Design and Web Design

2010-08-01T19:03:00.000-07:00

"A lot of people view web design as primarily a graphic discipline. It is not. Web design is a broader than simply making good-looking graphics. I’ll start by examining what design is. I will then put graphic design in that context, and finally describe the broader web design discipline."

Some good thinking about the difference between graphic design and web design.

Website Design – Follow Top 20 Dos And Don’ts To Build Successful Sites

2010-07-28T16:26:00.000-07:00

"Excellent website design is vital to your website’s success. An effective design can expand your client base and increase earnings. On the other hand, a bad design can hinder website usage despite excellent products and service."

Solid list of Do's and Don'ts.

The Easy Way to Learn Professional Web Design Skills - Ben Hunt's best-selling Ebook Save the Pixel - London web designers (Scratchmedia)

2009-09-29T15:55:00.000-07:00

“Save the Pixel” is the best-selling ebook by Ben Hunt that gives you an easy-to-follow philosophy of Simple Web Design together with dozens of practical tips for making your web sites more direct, more appealing, and more successful."

The chapters deal with key components of website design.

The Definitive Guide to About Me Pages | Web Design Ledger

2009-09-02T18:39:00.000-07:00

"One of the most important and least used aspects of any website is the “About Me” page. It’s not enough to have an interesting site and great product if your visitor can’t find a way to relate to you. Never under-estimate the power of personality."

A fresh look at a standard type of page.

25 Exceptional Contact Forms to get Inspired - Geek Sucks

2009-09-01T21:52:00.000-07:00

"Contact form is one of the most important parts for most of the website. It plays a vital role to interact with your clients or well-wishers. So, many of the designers pay plenty of concentration to design a contact form."

Wow. Some extraordinary ways to deal with the contact form.

Carsonified » Top 10 UX Myths

2009-08-26T13:33:00.000-07:00

"So, let me entertain you with a list I compiled of my favorite ‘User Experience myths’. Then perhaps you, like many UX folks, will have some myths of your own to share …"

Website Design - top ten myths.

10 Useful Tools for Choosing the Right Color Palette | LimeExchange Blog

2009-08-26T11:36:00.000-07:00

"Colors communicate website themes, design and its main objective... Psychologists have also discovered that over 60% of approval/rejection of a design/website is dependent on this fact... Here is a list of some useful color palette resources to generate color palettes, schemes and themes for your design work."

Excellent list of tools to help pick colors for your website.

20 of the Worst Designed Websites In the World | Manolith

2009-08-25T18:38:00.000-07:00

"We all come across some seriously bad websites in our day-to-day lives on the Internet. It’s just an unavoidable fact of life, like coming across monsters on the way to the market in video games. When you come across these things, you should approach them with a modicum of fear, for it is something you don’t know, after all. But, more than that, you need to be brave, and you need to relish the experience with full sense of humor employed. These are the 20 worst websites we could find from across the world."

These are so bad they are fun.

SiteProNews: The Best Page Layout and Design for Content Websites

2007-08-13T21:44:00.000-07:00

"To understand which layouts work you only need to look at the industry gorillas. These are the online content publishers who have been around for years, and who have tested just about every layout combination. Good examples are some of the most read websites on the internet including:"

Excellent advice for website design.

Wikipedia:Public domain image resources - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2007-01-21T13:23:00.000-08:00

"There are a number of sources of public domain images on the Web."

Comprehensive list of resources for free images on the Internet.

99% of Web Design Books are Not

2006-09-04T20:42:00.000-07:00

"Most books that claim to be about web design aren’t about web design at all. They’re about publishing in HTML and CSS, which by and large has little to do with the problems of the users we’re supposed to be designing for."

Designing for the Web

2006-01-10T10:42:00.000-08:00

"Designing for a Web-based environment enacts a set of unique issues that need to be considered before implementation can be successful."

Do Fuss

2005-11-19T13:18:00.000-08:00

"Well if you can’t imagine it, start. I’ve heard it many, many times: “Don’t fuss over minute details that don’t really matter”.

Bull. I say, “Do Fuss”."

Iconico - Tools and Services for Graphic Designers and Web Developers

2005-10-07T22:23:00.000-07:00

"Tools and Services for Graphic Designers and Web Developers"

B U D . U G L L Y . D 3 S I G N

2005-09-26T08:36:00.000-07:00

This is a site that demonstrates every bad website design. If it is on this site, it is bad design, bud uglly d3sign.

Sex and Web Design

2005-08-24T13:55:00.000-07:00

"Designing sites differently for men and women may strike some as sexist or old-fashioned. Choosing designs or designers based on gender raises even more issues. Nevertheless, gender differences play a large role in the way men and women design and view websites.

Researchers at the UK's University of Glamorgan have identified many differences in the website design preferences of men and women."

The leading free stock photography site

2005-08-23T21:21:00.000-07:00

"Welcome to Stock.XCHNG, the leading FREE stock photo site!"

Get Cooking with Photoshop and CSS

2005-08-11T00:10:00.000-07:00

Get Cooking with Photoshop and CSS - 3 Low-fat Recipes [Design Practice]:

"Because of the current dearth of tutorials that take readers from concept to code, I'm going to go over three 'flavors' of Web design. We'll start with the Clean and Crisp flavor, where almost all of the layout and design is achieved through a style sheet. Then, we'll move on to the Edgy Eye-Candy flavor, adding some shadow and gradient effects. Finally, I'll wrap up with the Curiously Strong Retro flavor. "

Website design is 'biased to men'

2005-08-03T22:57:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Website design is 'biased to men':

"Websites could be missing their target audiences because their design is biased towards what appeals to men, researchers have found."

Website Design Tool

2005-07-14T10:51:00.000-07:00

DUB - DENIM:

"An Informal Tool For Early Stage Web Site and UI Design"

A website prototyping tool. It allows feehand sketch of the website, including links between pages. View the site in sketch form. Show the design to the client before extensive construction.

Webmaster Resources

2005-05-19T21:02:00.000-07:00

Webmaster Resources: Free Graphics, Scripts Templates & Tutorials:

"Since 2001 Newbie Hangout's webmaster portal has been providing consultation services, affordable web hosting, domain name registration, custom web and graphic design, professional web templates and web services training for new webmasters and seasoned web professionals needing affordable solutions for their company small business. We take you by the hand and walk you through each step to help you establish, design and maintain a successful on-line presence."