Archive for March, 2011

Every week we take a look at a new website and analyze the design. We’ll point out both the areas that are done well in addition to those that could use some work. Finally, we’ll finish by asking you to provide your own feedback. Today’s site is Rachilli, the personal portfolio of photographer and designer Rachel Shillcock. If you’d like to submit your website to be featured in a future Design Critique, it just takes a few minutes. We charge for critiquing your design – considerably less than you’d pay for a consultant to take a look at your site! You can find out more here. < ... Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers. These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today. So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons. Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below as well as any related stories of your own… Read the rest of the article on : Webdesigner Depot

Reading codes in websites can be challenging if no syntax highlighter is used (check 11 Syntax Highlighters To Beautify Code Presentation). Language specific tags, functions, etc. will be hard to recognize specially in long pieces of codes. Syntaclet is a bookmarklet which can automatically highlight codes on web pages that are not already highlighted. The [...] Read the rest of the article on : WebResourcesDepot

Android OS – a great mobile operating system from Google is rapidly its market share and giving hard time to already established OS like iOS, RIM, Symbian and others. Recently, reports has shown that it outsmarted RIM and iPhones sale in this quarter. Well, the most obvious reasons for its great showdown is all big companies like HTC, Samsung, Motorola are manufacturing their phones with Android OS installed. There are many other reasons that users get attracted towards Android phones such as high quality camera, bigger screens, google apps pre-installed, increasing App Marketplace and many other features too. I am an proud owner of Android phone too from last 7 months and it’s working quite great till now. Due to know why I brought a new Android phone because I lost my iPhone in a restaurant and was not able to recover it. That incident gaves a lesson and believe me since then I always find a good app that helps to track t … Read the rest of the article on : SaveDelete

This is our weekly selection of our favorite web designs from the past week, thanks to everybody for their recommendations. Feel free to comment and let us know what you think. We have recently launched StylesInspiration, a web design showcase that aims to not only showcase the best and most innovative web design styles currently available, it also aims to give you a visual overview of current web design trends and highlight the latest in innovative web technologies. You’ll love it Read the rest of the article on : Speckyboy Design Magazine

An absolutely stunning clock interface for the iPhone. I love the bold use of black and white and the unique design ideas implemented here. The designer clearly has a keen eye for typography! This design was featured on the Saturday 12th of March 2011. It falls under the category of site, and has a layout style of Other. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

A simple but effective logo design that makes the two colour idea work hard! I love the combination of lime green and dark grey while the choice of lowercase for the text helps to make it recognisable. The use of gradient on the logo itself is really effective at making it shine and stand out! This design was featured on the Saturday 12th of March 2011. It falls under the category of Logo, and has a layout style of Other. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

An awesome site that showcases fascinating high quality gadgets. The use of photography is excellent, as is the uncluttered nature of the site. I particularly like the concept that the page should scroll sideways, it’s novel and adds an interesting twist to the gallery format. This design was featured on the Saturday 12th of March 2011. It falls under the category of Misc, and has a layout style of Other. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

While this is of course a web design, it fits perfectly into the category of interface design due to its beautifully tactile user interface. I love the draggable menus, switches, and buttons, they really make this a fun place to be. While many sites could become frustrating with this amount of user interaction, a designer’s personal portfolio is the perfect place to try out wacky user interface ideas. This design was featured on the Friday 11th of March 2011. It falls under the category of site, and has a layout style of Other. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

You don’t have to be the most creative person in the world to create a practical business card. This person threw a quick one year calendar on their card. This is really handy to have in your wallet and is a great way to help ensure the person carries your card around for at least a year! This design was featured on the Friday 11th of March 2011. It falls under the category of Business Cards, and has a layout style of Other. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack