August 13, 2014 at 1:43 pm
This is such a good touch, so cheeky and funny. I was culling the myriad of tabs I had opened when I noticed something odd about one. I didn’t recognize the snippet of the title “Don’t forget to r…” Sure enough, when I click on the tab, the tab title changed back to the article title. Very clever. Now back to actually reading the article. (via Invision)
August 1, 2014 at 9:26 pm
After my post the other day about wireframe.cc, I received a new follower on Twitter by the handle @moqups. That led me to their website and it impressed me.
I’m still leaning towards wireframe.cc because of it’s minimalism. I like to have the bones and blocks, then move to coding a working prototype. I would get bogged down in Moqups trying to overwork things that I could do when coding.
But if you like to be further down the user interface waterfall — closer to a prototype than a wire frame — Moqups is a good solution. It’s quick to setup, quick to add elements in, and provides more options for customizing and tweaking elements. This gets you something more like the end product. There’s a lot of options that need at least a free account to work; that includes saving, sharing, and exporting your project. All in all a good option for mockups, just not my workflow.
May 11, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Live avatars is definitely a design concept I’m going to implement in my next redesign. Subtle, personal, lively. It seems so simple an idea, I’m surprised there isn’t more of them out there.
April 26, 2013 at 11:44 am
I know I’ve looked at, played with, or used at some point a lot of jQuery plugins. Keeping track of old favorites while staying up to date with new releases and techniques is one of the challenges I always struggle with. So I’m digging this well designed, organized database of jQuery plugins complete with search, some video demos, and an RSS feed of new entries. Well done, indeed.
January 3, 2012 at 9:22 pm
As every year comes to an end, reflection and anticipation come together. If you have a part in the ever changing world of web design, you might start to wonder, “Are my websites missing some trick or trend, some technique that would make them just a little bit better?” I wandered the web a little bit and came up with the following list of four web design trends that need to be on your radar for 2012. If you are already doing these things — you are an awesome web designer, keep up the great work! If you’ve never heard of it — take a look at each further reading section and make yourself a smarter, better web designer for 2012.
The hot topic issue of 2011 was responsive web design. Using CSS3 media queries, layouts and content can adjust based on width, height, device orientation, and more. Continue reading