http://www.designfloat.com Web Design News & Tips Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:00:11 -0500 en http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-15/ 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 [...] ]]> Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:00:11 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 8 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-15/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/win-5000-business-cards-from-uprinting-11/ For online purposes, a great portfolio website or blog is a perfect way to spread the word, but for offline purposes, nothing beats the traditional business card.
We’ve partnered with UPrinting to bring an amazing contest to WDD. One week from today, [...] ]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 6 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/win-5000-business-cards-from-uprinting-11/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/fantastic-content-sliders-for-your-inspiration/ Some have automatic slideshow capabilities or buttons to scroll sideways or up and down, and most of them feature a transition effect, usually a slide motion.
Sliders can be [...] ]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 10 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/fantastic-content-sliders-for-your-inspiration/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-kill-the-design-community/ The possibility that such discussions are going to improve the [...] ]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 10 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-kill-the-design-community/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-build-a-footer-that-doesn’t-stink/ But above-the-fold thinking neglects the natural flow of vertical page layout. What happens when people reach the end of a page?
You can bet that a simple copyright statement won't hold visitors' attention, but many pages are designed with the expectation that [...] ]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 13 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-build-a-footer-that-doesn’t-stink/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-feb-21-feb-28-2010/ The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here's a quick and useful compilation of the [...] ]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 10 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-feb-21-feb-28-2010/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-14/ 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 [...] ]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 9 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-14/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/a-review-of-consistent-designs-on-the-web/ In fact, in observing the best websites, you notice that the small details speak to you subconsciously and that consistency improves your experience of the website and as a result makes you more likely to return.
In this article we’ll [...] ]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 9 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/a-review-of-consistent-designs-on-the-web/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-wackiest-and-most-creative-iphone-cases/ With nearly 50 million iPhones sold to date, there are hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of iPhone cases that have been created.
In this article, we have compiled some of the most creative ones, but also a few of the wackiest [...] ]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 7 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-wackiest-and-most-creative-iphone-cases/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/what-is-the-future-of-online-news/ Many newspapers have embraced the Internet and use their own websites to post news. But their online revenue is a fraction of what they got from print advertising and subscriptions.
Newspapers [...] ]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 8 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/what-is-the-future-of-online-news/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/showcase-of-great-web-app-interfaces/ We have put together a great compilation of beautiful web application interfaces.
The web applications that were selected to be part of [...] ]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 5 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/showcase-of-great-web-app-interfaces/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/happy-cog’s-redesign-of-visitphilly-com-an-exemplary-modern-website/ I can honestly say that I’ve never been more impressed with a website redesign than I was with this one.
That [...] ]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 8 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/happy-cog’s-redesign-of-visitphilly-com-an-exemplary-modern-website/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-feb-14-feb-20-2010/ The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here's a quick and useful compilation of the [...] ]]> Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 5 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-feb-14-feb-20-2010/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-13/ 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 [...] ]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 6 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-13/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/a-collection-of-“coming-soon”-web-pages/ A well designed “coming soon” page is a great teaser to grab the attention of potential visitors and make them look forward to the website’s launch.
These pages usually include a short sign up [...] ]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 8 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/a-collection-of-“coming-soon”-web-pages/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-many-faces-of-nazaury-delgado/ He begins the process with a photograph of himself or others, which he then overlays with another photo collage. The entire composition is then faded together to make the final product.
Delgado is nineteen years old and is currently [...] ]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 8 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-many-faces-of-nazaury-delgado/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/blast-from-the-past-vintage-technologies-that-we-no-longer-use/ Advances in their design have occurred in tandem with the advances in technology in this digital era, with many large products being redesigned and miniaturized into amazingly small sizes.
While we may laugh at the [...] ]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 7 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/blast-from-the-past-vintage-technologies-that-we-no-longer-use/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-create-a-vintage-camera-in-photoshop/ We’ll use various tools and techniques to create a vintage camera from scratch, from the basic Marquee Tools (to create simple shapes) to the Brush Tool (for highlights and shadows).
The tutorial has 23 steps, and it targets users with [...] ]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 6 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-create-a-vintage-camera-in-photoshop/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-myth-of-dpi/ Images on the web are measured in pixels. Yet many people go through the trouble [...] ]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 6 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-myth-of-dpi/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-feb-7-feb-13-2010/ The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here's a quick and useful compilation of the [...] ]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 6 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-feb-7-feb-13-2010/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-12/ 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 [...] ]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 5 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-12/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/using-a-pre-launch-checklist-for-your-website/ The problems aren't the details themselves, but rather the process of making sure that seemingly minor details don't add up to sloppy work.
The best solution is to write it all down.
The worst solution is to not take [...] ]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 5 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/using-a-pre-launch-checklist-for-your-website/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/out-of-this-world-coral-photography/ It refreshes our mind and gives us something to think about in new and exciting ways.
I’m a huge fan of character illustration, especially monsters and aliens.
When searching for inspiration for these illustrations, I find taking a good look at the world beneath us, [...] ]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 7 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/out-of-this-world-coral-photography/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/free-speech-and-freedom-of-information-advice-for-bloggers/ And what many bloggers don’t realize is that information they put on their blogs can have a direct legal impact.
Even if what you’re posting to your blog isn’t breaking [...] ]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 7 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/free-speech-and-freedom-of-information-advice-for-bloggers/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/a-collection-of-free-ipad-icons-tutorials-and-psds/ In this post we have compiled a list of great resources, that teach you how to create your own iPad icons, as well as a collection of ready made icons and PSDs.
To download the files, please click on the preview image [...] ]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 7 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/a-collection-of-free-ipad-icons-tutorials-and-psds/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-jan-31-feb-6-2010/ The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here's a quick and useful compilation of the [...] ]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 5 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-jan-31-feb-6-2010/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-11/ 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 [...] ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 5 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-11/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-plan-for-the-absence-of-javascript/ You could divide your traffic sources into four broad categories:
Search engines, mobile visitors, visitors using screen readers and visitors [...] ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 6 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-plan-for-the-absence-of-javascript/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-hidden-art-of-camouflage-photography/ It allows animals and plants to remain indiscernible from the surrounding environment through deception.
Adopting this concept, a new wave of camouflage artists use special techniques for  their photographs that allow them to show people blended into their surroundings.
For each photo, the camouflage artist must meticulously design a [...] ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 9 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-hidden-art-of-camouflage-photography/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-grow-as-a-web-designer/ Getting in a rut is often the result of not staying up to date with the latest trends and technologies in the industry. Even if we do stay up to date, many of us at one time or another feel anxious about whether [...] ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:00:03 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 7 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/how-to-grow-as-a-web-designer/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/a-showcase-of-minimalist-workstations/ Getting rid of paper, digitizing your business cards, minimizing your office supplies are just some of the measures you can take to declutter your workspace and redesign your work life.
Working [...] ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 7 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/a-showcase-of-minimalist-workstations/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/20-years-of-adobe-photoshop/ On February 10th, 2010, Photoshop turns twenty. To mark this anniversary, we’ve come up with an article that takes you through the evolution of Photoshop from its modest beginnings as a bundled program sold with [...] ]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 6 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/20-years-of-adobe-photoshop/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/winners-of-“fluid-web-typography”/ Congratulations to all 5 winners: Christopher Barnes (#392), Claudiu (#145), Tutorial City (#403), Austin (#113) and Patricia (#346).
Each of you have won a free copy of this excellent [...] ]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 6 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/winners-of-“fluid-web-typography”/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-jan-24-jan-30-2010/ The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here's a quick and useful compilation of the [...] ]]> Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 6 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-jan-24-jan-30-2010/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-10/ 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 [...] ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 7 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/comics-of-the-week-10/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/10-tips-for-better-print-style-sheets/ Print style sheets have definite benefits. For example, reading on paper is less tiring on the eyes than reading on screen.
Also, following tutorials [...] ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:00:01 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 5 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/10-tips-for-better-print-style-sheets/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/impossible-gravity-defying-ads/ One of the great things about design is that we can use our imagination to break free from the norm by rewriting the laws of physics.
In this post, we invite you to look at our reality in [...] ]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 7 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/impossible-gravity-defying-ads/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-principle-of-proximity-in-web-design/ The book deals with designing for print, but I thought it would make a great topic to discuss in the [...] ]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 4 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/the-principle-of-proximity-in-web-design/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/win-5-copies-of-“fluid-web-typography”/ In a great effort to bring light to typography on the web and how to use it properly, one of our respected authors, Jason Cranford Teague, in association with Peachpit has released the book “Fluid [...] ]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 6 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/win-5-copies-of-“fluid-web-typography”/ http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-jan-17-jan-23-2010/ The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here's a quick and useful compilation of the [...] ]]> Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:00:02 -0500 WebdesignerDepot Web Design 7 http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/our-favorite-tweets-of-the-week-jan-17-jan-23-2010/