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Designing to Golden Ratios

Tuesday, 09 September 2008 11:06

If you're having troubles trying to determine your column sizes when you're designing a site, try putting together a site using the golden ratio.

The golden ratio is seen as having the most pleasing dimensions and is derived from observing nature.

Wednesday, 20 August 2008 02:01
Are you looking for ideas to design a portfolio site? Maybe all you need is a single-page site? Single-page design works if you don’t have much content, but just want to showcase your work. It can save time and cost because you don’t need to build the CMS and templates. Read More Add Comment (0)

Monday, 30 June 2008 23:05
In case you haven’t noticed yet, the hand drawn style is one of the hottest design trends. There are several ways to create hand drawn images — you can create it from scratch in Photoshop or you can scan an actual hand drawn sketch. Read More Add Comment (0)

Saturday, 14 June 2008 12:25
About a year ago, I compiled a huge list of artistic sites. It seems like the trend has carried on in 2008 and is growing stronger (thank God the glossy style is gone). So what’s hot now? Pencil sketches, handwritten notes, card stocks, watercolor effects, collage art, script fonts, grungy and splatter ink backgrounds (glossy gradients are not "in" this year). Read More Add Comment (0)

Wednesday, 28 May 2008 18:13
Did you like my previous CSS tutorial on how to create gradient text effects? I’m using the same trick to show you how to decorate your images and photo galleries without editing the source images. The trick is very simple. All you need is an extra `<span>` tag and apply a background image to create the overlaying effect. Read More Add Comment (0)