My video setup: Canon HG10 with 35mm adapter

Thursday, 4 February 2010, 8:54 am

I've had a penchant for filmmaking ever since I was a little kid. I've never had the right equipment, though. I'm trying to finally change that, while still trying to stay within budget. The photo ab. […]

Michael Bierut on clients

Monday, 1 February 2010, 6:38 am

Michael Bierut is such a down-to-earth, practical designer (and speaker) who works hard to do amazing work without the typical stigma associated with graphic designers. This practicality is clearly e. […]

Colosseo: Available March 2010

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 10:27 am

Watch the full resolution video on Vimeo. This project began 12 months ago when Suzanne and I purchased tickets to Rome. It's consumed a good portion of my working life since then. This is a sneak pr. […]

The Muggle Coder

Friday, 4 December 2009, 5:46 am

It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of frameworks. As I mention in a recent .Net interview: I don’t like magic. I like knowing how something works. I don’t like taking things for. […]

Tweetie2 & Lessn

Monday, 12 October 2009, 11:53 am

With the upgrade to 2.0 Tweetie for the iPhone and iPod touch now supports custom url shorteners. I’ve received a couple of emails and tweets (Twitter != Support) about using Lessn with Tweetie. […]

Lessn’go

Monday, 14 September 2009, 1:07 pm

Lessn has been updated to 1.0.5 and supports two new arguments when Lessning a url: api: returns just the Lessn’d url as plaintext. Example usage, http://yourdomain.com/lessn/-/?url=<long url. […]

Can you survive without Flash?

Saturday, 6 February 2010, 7:39 am

First the iPad, and now a debate on the relevance of Flash. Apple continues to ignore it and touts HTML5 as the future. Google is also pushing HTML5 on YouTube, with other video sites starting to foll. […]

Haters to the left.

Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 4:04 am

The Apple iPad has polarized the tech industry in the past week. I’m amused by this development, not in the context of product innovation or what it could mean for web design and development, bu. […]

This week in web design & development podcasts

Saturday, 30 January 2010, 5:21 am

Or as a like to call it: podcasts that have caught my eye in the past week or so. And they differ in several ways, so there’s sure to be something for everybody. Take your pick: The Wayward Irre. […]

Free Vector Social Media Set

Monday, 8 February 2010, 12:00 pm

In case you’ve missed it, I recently released a free vector set of Social Media Icons at IconDock. It includes 50 icons of the most popular social media networks. The icons are available at 32px. […]

47 Amazing CSS3 Animation Demos

Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 7:10 am

Here is a compilation of 47 jaw-dropping CSS3 animation demos. They demonstrate the possibilities of the CSS3 transform and transition property. Some are very useful and can be used as Javascript alte. […]

What to Expect in 2010: UX/UI Design Simplicity

Monday, 1 February 2010, 6:56 am

Guest Post by Chuck Longanecker In January of each year, we flip over the hourglass and, once again, we have everything in front of us. The new year gives us a clean slate, a chance for change and enc. […]

Need Inspiration? Get Out!

Sunday, 7 February 2010, 8:34 pm

There’s been much back-and-forth about telecommuting vs. working in a cubicle. One of the arguments often cited by people who work from home is that they’re free of distractions at the office; the. […]

Web Banner Templates: Photoshop & Illustrator

Thursday, 4 February 2010, 9:40 pm

We know starting a project can be a real pain no matter how easy the task may be. We’ve put together the IAB standard size ad templates for you in one little packaged up file. They come in two f. […]

Modern Bicycle Concepts That Will Blow Your Mind

Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 10:38 pm

Transportation Designers have always tried to push the envelope when it comes to speed, style and grace. The world of streamlined bicycles is driven by all of these same principles. However, several c. […]

Improve Conversions by Connecting with your Audience

Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 6:00 am

Do you understand your audience? What makes them tick? These are important considerations in creating conversion-friendly experiences.

A Q & A with the Speakers from UX London

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 6:30 am

Sometimes it's important to take a step back from reading articles related to user experience and listen to the stories told by those at the forefront of our discipline. So to that end, we sent out a. […]

A Brief History of Eye-Tracking

Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 6:00 am

Today, eye-tracking is used heavily by marketing groups to craft effective designs in advertising, and by usability researchers to define the optimum user experience. This technology is anything but n. […]

How to Create a Somber Composition in Photoshop

Monday, 8 February 2010, 5:08 am

Best of the Web – January 2010

Monday, 8 February 2010, 5:07 am

How to Create a Stone Giant Matte Painting – Psd Plus Tutorial

Thursday, 4 February 2010, 1:30 pm

Color Theory for Designer, Part 3: Creating Your Own Color Palettes

Monday, 8 February 2010, 3:58 am

  In the previous two parts of this series on color theory, we talked mostly about the meanings behind colors and color terminology. While this information is important, I'm sure a lot of p. […]

SimpleFolio: A Free Clean Portfolio WordPress Theme

Sunday, 7 February 2010, 8:35 am

  Today we are glad to release a beautiful, simple and clean portfolio WordPress theme — SimpleFolio, designed by Omar E. Corrales and released for Smashing Magazine and its readers.. […]

Beautiful Motion Graphics Created With Programming: Showcase, Tools and Tutorials

Saturday, 6 February 2010, 5:50 am

  When you hear the word "creative", what type of profession comes to mind? Maybe a graphic designer, painter, sculptor, illustrator, or writer? It's unlikely that you would consider a "pro. […]

Illustrator to HTML5's Canvas

Thursday, 14 January 2010, 6:15 pm

I've spent a bit of time playing around with HTML5's canvas element lately. It's a fun new toy and has a lot of potential to be useful. But the biggest headache I'm finding so far is the lack of autho. […]

Older Than...

Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 9:36 pm

For no particular reason, I present to you a list of things that were true on August 27, 2001: The iPod, XBox, YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, Ubuntu, and Blu-Ray did not exist. IBM was still in the PC bus. […]

Dear Adobe

Friday, 8 January 2010, 12:50 pm

In the spirit of Dear Adobe, I submit the following two minute Photoshop gripe: As a sanity-check before posting I put this video out on Twitter, and received the following tidbits: The lack of abilit. […]

Threadless Bestee of the Year - Giveaway

Monday, 8 February 2010, 8:41 am

Every month a design is voted as the Bestee of the Month at Threadless. At the end of the year the Threadless community votes on the Bestee of the Year. The winning designer gets the prize of $20,000. […]

The Music Series

Monday, 8 February 2010, 6:46 am

The Music Series is a collection of posters done by the Argentinian graphic design studio called Minga. The series features ten posters that each represent a style of music, check out the posters and. […]

The Perfect Office #23

Monday, 8 February 2010, 5:54 am

We've seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we'll assemble a perfect office, and we'd lik. […]

A close look at the Creativity of Illustrator Pasquale D’Silva

Friday, 13 November 2009, 1:59 am

Every now and then we all come across a designer who takes us by surprise, and reminds us what it means to truly be a creative person. This is exactly how I felt when nearly 2 years ago I came across. […]

Revisited: Creating Custom Write Panels in WordPress

Thursday, 15 October 2009, 6:50 am

Almost a year ago (wow, time flies!) I wrote a little tutorial explaining the nuances of add_meta_box in WordPress, and how it can be used to create some nifty Custom Write Panels. It was a nice littl. […]

Beautiful Post Thumbnails: Top Examples & Best Practices

Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 5:32 pm

Your blog post thumbnail will play a big part in how your users see your website, and how they navigate it. A well designed post thumbnail can really engage your visitors and help encourage them to ex. […]

Buy Slammer = Help Haiti

Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 1:12 pm

The grid-generating app Slammer is part of the Indie+Relief initiative. Buy it and all proceeds from today (01/20) will be donated to Haiti.

Eternal Network

Wednesday, 6 January 2010, 7:42 am

Lovely minimal grid based site design that’s reminiscent of old computer paper.

Fluid 960 Grid System

Wednesday, 6 January 2010, 7:40 am

A jQuery based fluid grid system template based on Nathan Smith’s 960 Grid System. Allows multiple layouts including 12 or 16 fluid columns and 12 or 16 fixed columns.

Mocksup - Make more of your mockups

Monday, 8 February 2010, 10:06 am

Imagine being able to easily browse every version of every mockup you’ve ever created, as well as everything that was ever said about them. With Mocksup you can. Mocksup keeps every version of e. […]

northtemple - Stockholm Syndrome

Monday, 8 February 2010, 7:52 am

Those us us who work in tech love our tools with all their complexity. We relish in the fact that we know all the keystrokes for doing every little task in our favorite apps. We are secure in our inve. […]

UIs that lie

Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 6:24 am

User interfaces are one of the principal sources from which a person learns about his or her work. That understanding gets turned into diagrams, charts, and maps that, whether accurate or not, come t. […]

How nth-child Works

Monday, 8 February 2010, 5:24 am

There is a CSS selector, really a pseudo-selector, called nth-child. Here is an example of using it: ul li:nth-child(3n+3) { color: #ccc; } What the above CSS does, is select every third list item ins. […]

Threadsy Invites / Haiti Poster Project

Friday, 5 February 2010, 5:33 am

Two things today. First, have you guys heard of Threadsy? I hadn’t, but apparently they got 2nd place at TechCrunch 50, which is pretty great. It’s a web application that combines several. […]

Link Underlines Grow to Backgrounds on Hover

Thursday, 4 February 2010, 7:10 am

A reader recently emailed in asking if I knew a way to have links be underlined, and then have the underline grow upwards on hover and turn into a background/highlight effect. I ended up trying three. […]

The Celebrated Miscellany of Colly

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 4:00 am

Rather lovely redesign a long, long time in the works. Simon delivers the goods. Yet again. The Celebrated Miscellany of Colly January 25th

Week in Review: Design Reviver Answers

Friday, 5 February 2010, 4:12 am

It has now been two weeks since our launch of Design Reviver Answers, and we couldn’t be happier. Even more members, yet more visitors, an abundance of questions and a hell of a lot more answers. […]

5 Web Design Articles Worth Reading

Thursday, 4 February 2010, 4:30 am

Web design is all about learning new techniques, discovering new and useful resources and, ultimately, it is about pushing the web experience forward. There is a lot of responsibility on the shoulders. […]

5 Practical Ways for Using Ajax

Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 12:57 am

Over the past few years we’ve seen an increase in awareness and interactive use for AJAX, it’s becoming more and more popular and it has empowered web apps with the functionality of deskto. […]

What I Have Learned About the 80/20 Rule

Friday, 5 February 2010, 8:03 am

Any good freelancer has surely hear the saying that 80% ...

Episode 18 - Practice Writing Proposals

Monday, 7 December 2009, 3:25 pm

This is one of my shorter vidcasts, but an ...

Useful Ways Creatives Can Use Digital Cameras

Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 9:45 am

I think many of us, myself included, rely on free ...

Hartley Botanic | .Net Makeover Feature

Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 7:23 am

.Net Magazine was in touch recently, about contributing some design and editorial to a website makeover feature for publishing. I jumped on the opportunity, and the makeover appears in the December 20. […]

Redesign Triggers Wave of New Trials

Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 6:05 am

In this work review we’re looking at HelpSpot, an automated help desk product by the folks at Userscape Inc. Amidst an overhaul on the HelpSpot app UI, the client was looking to develop a new ma. […]

Nutrition Advantage Site Design

Friday, 20 November 2009, 5:28 am

I’d like to introduce a web development studio I’ve been collaborating with lately on a few projects. They’re Synergema, headed by president, Brandon Steiger, and headquartered in T. […]

Using SVG for Flexible, Scalable, and Fun Backgrounds, Part II

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 1:00 am

In Part II, dig deeper into the technology behind using SVG for your site design. Explore how to incorporate SVG in a cross-browser friendly manner, including using SVGWeb to ensure that the SVG shows. […]

Using SVG For Flexible, Scalable, and Fun Backgrounds, Part I

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 1:00 am

Many of us think of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) as an also-ran: fine for charts and tables, but not much else. Yet SVG can actually enhance a site’s overall design, and can be made to work in eve. […]

The Survey, 2009

Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 2:00 am

For the third year in a row, good citizens of the web, we ask that you take a few minutes to tell us about your professional skills, educational background, career prospects, job benefits, and more.

On the Subject of Design 2

Friday, 29 January 2010, 11:29 am

Once again I’m adding to my list of recommended books with some good reads I’ve come across in the past few years. I’m always up for finding new books to help me better understand d. […]

Stuff That Matters

Thursday, 10 December 2009, 12:27 pm

It’s official: I’ve started a design studio called Mighty. I’ve been working under the name since earlier this year, and today I’m launching a small site for the endeavor. The. […]

On Web Typography

Tuesday, 17 November 2009, 9:17 am

Well, it only took nearly a hundred issues since working on the A List Apart redesign for me to get around to writing an article. I’ve had a blast working behind the scenes working with authors. […]

Designfruit exclusive Photoshop brush giveaway

Thursday, 4 February 2010, 10:42 am

Designfruit has offered up a set of 38 royalty free Photoshop brushes for the UMS community to use.

Interview with Bastian Allgeier creator of Zootool

Monday, 1 February 2010, 6:51 am

Bastian and I talk about his creation Zootool. What went into it, how he came up with the idea for it and we also discuss the hurtles and issues he's facing while trying to turn idea into a commercial. […]

How to Stay Busy – And Profitable – In a Choppy Economy

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 6:03 am

I work with enough designers to know just how painful the current economic downturn has been to the other half of the creative community. For every project that goes forward, it sometimes seems like t. […]

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Working with RESTful Services in CodeIgniter

Thursday, 4 February 2010, 5:47 am

Quick Tip: How to Use the New “Post-Thumbnail” Feature in WordPress 2.9

Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 11:58 pm

An In-Depth Overview of File Operations in PHP: New Plus Tutorial

Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 12:42 pm

A Whole New Wooooorld: Structure + ExpressionEngine

Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 1:31 pm

Even with the EE 2.0 release in December, I think the best ExpressionEngine event in 2009 was the rise of Travis Schmeisser's Structure. While 2.0 lays the groundwork for a bright future, in the short. […]

Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Designers

Monday, 1 February 2010, 7:21 am

Alright. You've got me. These Valentine's day ideas aren't just for designers. They can be for anyone with a divine sense of taste and style just like you and me. Here's a few ideas that came to mind. […]

VigePops : Making Them Look As Good As They Taste

Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 5:33 am

Recently, Owen Shifflett and I combined forces (not unlike the Wonder Twins) to work on the design for Viget's annual holiday gift (it's still January, it's not too late to write about holiday things. […]

Creative License #67- The Final Comic.

Thursday, 31 December 2009, 7:00 am

Creative License #66

Thursday, 24 December 2009, 7:00 am

Creative License #65

Thursday, 17 December 2009, 7:00 am

Georgia Institute of Technology: Senior Front End Developer

Monday, 8 February 2010, 4:31 pm

(Atlanta) Georgia Institute of Technology is looking to hire a senior front end developer to help drive its innovation in online collaboration, teaching and learning. This position will work in close. […]

Georgia Institute of Technology: Senior Front End Developer

Monday, 8 February 2010, 4:31 pm

(Atlanta) Georgia Institute of Technology is looking to hire a senior front end developer to help drive its innovation in online collaboration, teaching and learning. This position will work mainly in. […]

TENDER: Web Developer

Monday, 8 February 2010, 12:49 pm

(New York City, NY) Seeking experienced web developer with expert knowledge in HTML/CSS able to convert designs into clean standards compliant code. Position fulltime on-site and available immediately. […]

space150: (X)HTML/JavaScript Specialist

Monday, 8 February 2010, 11:27 am

(Minneapolis, MN) space150 is a hybrid agency: blending art and science, we're the experts that make things better.space150 designs for the future, and our work environment reflects this commitment. O. […]

Tribble Designs: Web Production Artist

Saturday, 6 February 2010, 6:47 am

(Anywhere)  Tribble Designs is seeking a freelance web production artist. The right candidate will be friendly, easy-to-work with and great at estimating projects and meeting deadlines. Typical p. […]

Broadway.com: Front-End Developer/Designer

Friday, 5 February 2010, 2:02 pm

(New York) Broadway.com - a theater marketing and sales agency serving thousands of domestic and international travel professionals, traveling consumers and New York-area theater patrons. Broadway.com. […]

Ventana is looking for an Usability Specialist / UI Designer in San Francisco, CA, USA

Monday, 8 February 2010, 5:48 pm

Usability Specialist / UI Designer Can you envision user-friendly healthcare in America? With hidden prices, complicated insurance plans, disaggregated health data, and confusing medical jargon, every. […]

Heyzap is looking for a Lead Graphics/UI/UX Designer in San Francisco, CA, USA

Monday, 8 February 2010, 5:00 pm

We are looking for an amazing Graphic/UI/UX Designer to work at the online social gaming platform Heyzap in a full-time position. We have a whole range of new products to design and existing products. […]

JWT INSIDE is looking for a Digital Producer in Seattle, WA, USA

Monday, 8 February 2010, 4:26 pm

If you're interested in solving creative and communication challenges for Fortune 500 companies while working with a subsidiary of one of the most revered firms in advertising, then we have a great op. […]

Digitas is looking for a Lead Interaction Designer - 21410 in Atlanta, GA, USA

Monday, 8 February 2010, 2:55 pm

Atlanta Digitas USA About Digitas Founded in 1980, Digitas-one of the world's leading digital marketing and media companies-is at the forefront of the new digital age. As an independent global network. […]

Eventbrite is looking for an User Experience Expert in San Francisco, CA, USA

Monday, 8 February 2010, 2:22 pm

We are seeking a team member with passion for great user-centered products to help design the best experience possible for our customers! Position Summary: The User Experience Expert will lead interac. […]

Pop Art, Inc. is looking for a Web Developer in Portland, OR, USA

Monday, 8 February 2010, 2:11 pm

Pop Art is looking for a multi-faceted web developer to join our growing agency. We're building a team of interactive rock stars and you could be our newest addition. Our list of national clients has. […]

Ventana: Usability Specialist

Monday, 8 February 2010, 5:42 pm

Location: San Francisco, CA URL: www.ventana.com Usability Specialist / UI Designer Can you envision user-friendly healthcare in America? With hidden prices, complicated insurance plans, disaggregate. […]

Eventbrite: User Experience Expert

Monday, 8 February 2010, 2:34 pm

Location: San Francisco, CA URL: http://www.eventbrite.com We are seeking a team member with passion for great user-centered products to help design the best experience possible for our customers! Po. […]

TU Group: User Interface Designer

Friday, 5 February 2010, 3:49 pm

Location: Vancouver area, BC, Canada URL: http://www.tu-group.com/ You are an experienced UI designer who is passionate about building clean web interfaces that support outstanding customer experienc. […]

Broadway.com: Front-End Developer/Designer

Friday, 5 February 2010, 2:07 pm

Location: New York, NY URL: www.broadway.com Broadway.com – a theater marketing and sales agency serving thousands of domestic and international travel professionals, traveling consumers and Ne. […]

Sapient: Senior Manager Interactive Development

Friday, 5 February 2010, 11:38 am

Location: Toronto, ON URL: www.sapient.com What does it mean to be the largest independent interactive agency in the world? Besides everything you’d expect – award-winning creative, genius market. […]

isocket: Web Designer / Front End Engineer

Friday, 5 February 2010, 12:12 am

Location: Burlingame, CA URL: www.isocket.com Web Designer / Front End Engineer Do you want to be part of a ground floor, funded and growing web startup? isocket is adding a few amazing people to our. […]

Web/Graphic Designer - eMarketer Inc. - (New York City) - FullTime

Monday, 8 February 2010, 3:55 pm

eMarketer is a dynamic, growing company that provides market research and trend analysis on Internet, e-business, online marketing, media and emerging technologies. We are looking for web/graphic d...

Web Content Coordinator - iPressroom, Inc. - (Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX.) - FullTime

Saturday, 6 February 2010, 12:15 pm

iPressroom, Inc. (http://www.ipressroom.com), which provides hosted software solutions to marketing and public relations organizations through its powerful iPressroom Media Platform CMS is looking for. […]

Graphic/Digital Designer - Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau - (Anaheim, Californa) - FullTime

Friday, 5 February 2010, 9:08 am

Ideal person: The ideal candidate will be skilled in both the print and digital world, and offer innovative and creative designs for web layouts, online and print campaigns, collateral, and advertisi.. […]

Senior Digital Technology Lead - PJA Advertising + Marketing - (Boston, MA) - FullTime

Friday, 5 February 2010, 7:30 am

PJA Advertising + Marketing, a BtoB and BtoC agency, and three time Agency of the Year by AdAge's BtoB Magazine, is seeking a Senior Digital Technology Lead to help with our growing list of technology. […]