Photo of the Day - May 9, 2008
Posted by Dan
This is a great shot. The reflections are great and the opacity of the buildings is very cool….
Fire And Ice. by *Goodfoot42 on deviantART
Design of the Day - April 23, 2008
Posted by Dan
I came across this on webcreme.com and I’m really digging it…
Design of the Day - April 20, 2008
Posted by Dan
I found this site on cssmania.com. It is an excellent concept of creating depth in web design….
Design of the Day - April 17, 2008
Posted by Dan
I found this site on cssmania.com during my lunch break today. I love the overall design. It’s doing a weird side-scroll that I don’t think was intentional. Once that’s fixed, this will be awesome…
Design of the Day - April 16, 2008
Posted by Dan
Digg had a post today with some great Aviary tutorials. I had never heard of it, but I thought this image was pretty striking. So, you get a funky design and a tut on how they pulled it off…
The “Design of the Day” starts now….
Posted by Dan
“My name is Dan and I am a design-a-holic.”
I spend as much of my day as possible consuming design. I work full-time as a web designer and during my lunch breaks, I scour css gallery sites, iStockphoto.com, SmashingMagazine.com and various other resources. If I’m not working my other job, I’m consuming more on deviantart.com and other great sites.
So, I have decided to share.
During my days, I’m going to pick one item to feature for my “design of the day”. It’s going to be a wide open category because my interests are so varied. Web design, graphic design, photography, architecture, etc. will all be rolled up into one. Basically, it will just be my favorite “eye candy” of the day.
Web Designer
Posted by Dan
I have been so busy that I haven’t had time to sit back and realize that I am now an actual web designer. Well, I actually started in January, but I began with the basics of updating current sites. Now that I have actually had a few concepts approved and coded out a site, I feel official!
It is so awesome because I am not a natural. I developed an interest in web design while learning pc repair and networking. The interest turned into passion and I could literally spend all day online checking out websites. (And I have a few times). I am definitely in the development process myself. Thankfully, I have an awesome team leader to coach me along the way. I want to learn more and more about the psychology behind design and the backend coding which is a challenge for me. My interest is mostly visual, so I have focused on styles and layouts.
So, I plan to list some of the resources that I find along the way that help me design. First and foremost is iStockPhoto.com. For my skillset, iStockPhoto is the number one resource for web design. My design process is more of a coordination of design elements instead of true start-from-scratch design. So, I find wonderful items at iStock for cheap. $1 gets you some pretty amazing stuff. If you haven’t joined up, I’m attaching a link for you to check it out. (Yes, it’s an affiliate link)
