From the site: Fluid builds user interfaces, designs commonly used interactions, teaches others how to build good user-centred designs, and works with other software projects to integrate our solutions into their applications. Fluid is a project of the Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University, funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Free (back-link required) GUI elements, interface icons and color schemes for Adobe Illustrator.

Jon Hicks trials alternatives to Adobe Fireworks.

Jacek Galanciak’s sort and filter animation plugin for jQuery.

Dave Shea’s “Chalkwork” icon set is now freely available.

Classy, Microsoft.

A little research by the WordPress development team on user interface preferences based on 10 variations on the existing UI.

Richard Rutter discusses PolyPage, a jQuery plugin for building context-dependent wireframes (e.g. logged in, not logged in) using cookies.

Mark Boulton and Leisa Reichelt on developing user categories for the Drupal 7 user interface redesign.

Good showcase of major operating system GUI designs starting with the Xerox Alpha in 1981.

Brian Christiansen introduces a new podcast from UIE. The format is one question from a caller, and an answer from Jared Spool and Robert Hoekman, Jr., per episode.

Mark Boulton and co will contribute user interface work to Drupal 7.

Ze Frank has made a Flash-based drawing application that takes sound as its input.