Recordings have been posted online from the Webstock 08 and Webstock06 conferences.
Lots of good Web design and development discussions to check out:
March 2008 Archives
Lots of interesting and handy information about design and Abode software:
Great reference. A continuously updated list of all CSS properties:
Looking for typography? Here's a great list of online resources:
Another grid system for your design layouts:
"The 960 Grid System is an effort to streamline web development workflow by providing commonly used dimensions, based on a width of 960 pixels. There are two variants: 12 and 16 columns, which can be used separately or in tandem."
Good article about using PNG images:
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/web_standards_creativity_png/
Great online reference guide for HTML/CSS development. Good place to review or learn the rules of the game:
From Web Designer Wall:
"if you are looking for inspiration for grid and column design, here is a nice collection of 32 column-based websites. These sites show how grid layout can be applied on various type of sites — whether a massive content editorial site or just a personal blog. Check out how the layout can be divided into 3 columns, 4 columns, a mixture of narrow and wide columns."
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/trends/grid-and-column-designs/http://www.webdesignerwall.com/trends/grid-and-column-designs/
Astheria blog post: Presenting some portfolios that succeed, and why.
A compilation of some online resources for your retro Web design projects. Go vintage here:
http://www.webdesigngoldmine.com/2008/03/05/10-retro-fonts-illustrations-and-websites/
Twiddla is a web-based collaboration tool that let's you mark up websites, graphics, and photos, or start brainstorming on a blank canvas. It's like a digital whiteboard. No plug-ins, downloads, or firewall voodoo required. And it is free!
http://www.twiddla.com/Home.aspx
From Smashing Magazine:
"... dirty stains, torn images, “broken” icons and creased pieces of paper are as popular as hand-drawn elements and dirty textures. The main purpose of hand-drawn elements lies in their ability to convey a personality and an individual note. And dirty textures are often used as background images for navigation menus, photos and overall layouts. Usually these elements are regular objects from our daily life, replicated in their real form without any glossy effects."
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/11/the-secrets-of-grunge-design/
From Google developer Dean Edwards:
IE7 is a JavaScript library to make Microsoft Internet Explorer behave like a standards-compliant browser. It fixes many HTML and CSS issues and makes transparent PNG work correctly under IE5 and IE6.
IE NetRenderer allows you to check how a website is rendered by Internet Explorer 7, 6 or 5.5.
Just type in a URL in the search field to try - it's free!
At Smashing Magazine, an article about creating online portfolios:
"Focus on simplicity, ease of use, hitting your objectives, professionally managing the project, and you’ll end up with a successful portfolio. In this article we’ll review 5 pitfalls that commonly plague portfolio design. Then we’ll cover Portfolio Tips that if carefully considered and well executed will deliver quality results for your portfolio."
Take a look through the gallery at PaulRand.com, a site devoted to the legendary designer:
http://www.paul-rand.com/gallery.shtml
And check out this great interview with Steve Jobs talking about working with Paul Rand to develop the Apple logo (about six minutes in length).
From A List Apart:
"The goal of embracing details is to get you to think critically and present the best possible design you can—right from round one. In essence, you want your design to be ready for a real client presentation. So how do you take a design to 100%? You need to achieve polish, ridding the client’s mind of any doubt that the design is unfinished.."
From Cameron Moll:
Introducing “The Highly Extensible CSS Interface,” a four-part series of how-to’s and savvy conversation to be published in the coming weeks, with the first article debuting this week. The phrase “highly extensible” is in reference to designing and coding interfaces that are flexible enough to adapt in ways the designer or developer may not foresee when handing off coded templates, while still retaining the overall aesthetic integrity of the layout."
