In-Depth Review of Tumblr’s Custom Theming Ability
Sep 3, 2010 General
Tumblr . If you’re a savvy tech maven, you may have heard of, or had the chance to use, this powerful microblogging platform. No wonder; millions of people have chosen Tumblr as their blogging service, and the average Tumblr user creates 14 original posts every month. Half of those posts are photos, and the rest consist of text, links, quotes, music and video.
Tags: brandeluxe, content, custom, Design, designer, domain, facebook, naldz-graphics, time, tumblr, using-the-queue
Touchscreens and Hover states
Sep 3, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
With the huge popularity of mobile touch devices and the current major drive to make everything web related compatible with these devices, today’s Design Reviver Answers discussion is certainly relevant with current development trends. The question that was asked was “Will Touchscreen devices make hover states a thing of the past?” You can leave your thoughts and point-of-view below, or you can leave your answer on the original question on Answers here: Will Touchscreen devices make hover states a thing of the past? Will Touchscreen devices make hover states a thing of the past? This question was originally asked by Mpstud .
Tags: css, Design, designer, developer, illustration, illustrator, Inspiration, past, touchscreen, tutorial, User Interface, vintage, Web Design
Showcase Of Appetizing Restaurant Websites
Sep 2, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
They say the first bite is taken with the eye. If so, these appetizing restaurant websites succeed in whetting our appetites, inviting us to a savoury next bite. In these designs, color scheme and introductory copy show vastly different aspects of the restaurant experience. Moody warm tones create atmosphere, vibrant greens underscore freshness, and earthy colors communicate a relaxed, friendly attitude.
Tags: chipotle, Design, designer, flash, Inspiration, interior, online, Photos, Resources, restaurant, showcases, Tutorials, user
The Case For Open-Source Design: Can Design By Committee Work?
Sep 1, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
In celebrating the merits of free software and the excitement over this radical networked production method, an important truth is left unspoken. Networked collaboration shines in the low levels of network protocols, server software and memory allocation, but user interface has consistently been a point of failure. How come the networked collaboration that transformed code production and encyclopedia-writing fails to translate to graphic and interface design? The following is an investigation into the difficulties of extending the open-source collaboration model from coding to its next logical step: interface design.
Tags: code, collaboration, committee-work, Creative, Design, designer, Inspiration, Tutorials, wikipedia
Winners of Custom Stickers from Sticker Mule
Sep 1, 2010 General
After more than 300 comments on last week’s Sticker Mule giveaway , we finally have the results. As you know, Sticker Mule makes awesome custom stickers in all different shapes and sizes as well as skins that you could use, for example, for your laptop, iPhone or iPad. These are not only great fun, but can also be used as excellent promotional tools, or even gifts. Each of the 5 winners has won a voucher worth $100, which can be applied to any of Sticker Mule’s stickers or skins.
Tags: advertising, contests, designer, development, freebies, fudge-graphics, spoon-graphics, sticker, sticker-mule
A Selection of Mobile UI Wireframe Sketches
Aug 31, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Reading about the UI design process of any web site, web application or even a mobile app can be very informative and inspirational for any designer. But nothing would beat experiencing the initial design process, as the original designer did, and getting the chance to view the fruition of a UI concept. The only way you could experience this is by having a look at the designers initial wireframe sketches, and that is exactly what we have for you today in this news round-up – A Selection of Mobile UI Wireframe Sketches. iPhone Sketches: Paper, Pencils, Wooden Forms, Ink and Brush iPhone Sketches: Paper, Pencils, Wooden Forms, Ink and Brush Harvest iPhone App Sketches Harvest iPhone App Sketches Early Ember Sketches in Color Early Ember Sketches in Color By Paul Andrew ( Speckyboy and speckyboy@twitter ).
Tags: color, Design, design-reviver, designer, developer, tutorial, Tutorials, vintage
10 Popular Design Competition Websites
Aug 30, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
The irony of any website design is that the name of the designer is relegated right down to the bottom of the page and that too in small font sizes that are barely legible. And in some cases, the name of the designer is simply not there or is taken over by the client. Designers spend days and months designing websites for their clients and what they get in return, most of the time, is payment for their work. So, how does a designer like you show the world what you are capable of?
Tags: communication, computer-arts, design-week, designer, downloads, illustration, Inspiration, Resources, Showcase, Tips, Tutorials, work
Sites of the Week #117 – Ronin App Giveaway
Aug 27, 2010 General, Inspiration
For this Sites of the Week, we have a special edition with a giveaway from Ronin App , I’m sure you’ll love it! Also we have selected some great sites such as Organizze and Spring. As usual we would love to hear from you, keep sending your suggestions and don’t forget to enter to the giveaway! <!–break–> About Giveaway We’ll be giving away 3 lifetime premium Ronin Solo/Freelance accounts. To win, simply follow Ronin on Twitter @roninapp or Like on Facebook and tweet @roninapp, post a wall comment, or add a blog comment below about how you plan to use Ronin. Tell us about your freelance photography, design, or creative business.
Tags: app-web-app, design-css, designer, facebook, marketing, online, organizze, power, pure, ronin, search, spring, suggestions, themetrust-com, Websites
How to Stay Simple with your Product
Aug 27, 2010 General, Resources
Let’s face it, we designers love to start from scratch. For example: How may times do we revamp our own portfolios? Staying simple is crucial when starting from scratch. We hear this “staying simple” phrase a lot these days.
Tags: bounce, Design, designer, development, dmitry-dragilev, how to, marketing, product, Resources, review
Ideal resolution for an image on the web
Aug 27, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
What do you recommend? Should your web image have a resolution of 72dpi or is it irrelevant as the browser works in pixels and 100 pixels are 100 pixels no matter what dpi you select? What do you think? You can leave your thoughts or recommendations below, or you can leave your answer on the original question on Answers here: What resolution do you recommend for an image on the web?
Tags: answers, design-news, design-reviver, designer, illustration, illustrator, photo, photography, Photoshop, Tips, Tutorials, vintage
