Monthly Archives: June 2010

Time-saving Tools You Shouldn’t Miss

Smashing Magazine recently posted an excellent roundup of powerful time savers for web designers–a whopping 50 of them. Funny, trolling through a list of 50 web design tools built to help you save time doesn’t seem very efficient. That’s why you can find a recap of 4 of the most helpful/innovative/time saving ones below. They’re [...]

Using Open Source Fonts from Google

Until recent history, the folks working in print were having all the fun with fonts. On the digital side, web designers have had to resort to workarounds and text-filled images to even come close to the richly diverse fonts available to print designers.
But the good folks at Google are working to change that, one open [...]

Don’t Miss Out: Summer 2010 Hot Web Design Conventions

It’s easy to let the creative juices cool off during the summer, what with all the sun and sand and vacation time. So how about a day or two of intensive inspiration therapy? Conventions can be a great way to put some fire under your well-tanned bum. You meet like-minded colleagues, hash out the latest [...]

Fall Fashion Forecast: Innovative Web Design

After a rough year, the fashion industry is making a comeback–but not without some help from innovative new web concepts. Leading the charge is fashion mega-mag InStyle, which plans to complement its jam-packed fall issue with an online pop-up store powered by StyleFeeder, an online product recommendation service.
During its 5 week run, the online mini-store [...]

Find Inspiration From 2010 Webby Winners

Prepare to be inspired folks–the 14th Annual Webby Award results are in. Presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the Webbys honor the best and brightest in more than 100 website, interactive advertising, online film, online video, and mobile web categories.
Indeed, the 2010 winners are an eclectic group, featuring everything from a [...]