Figure
6 weeks ago by tstephens
Fun looking; gorgeously designed iPhone app for making noise and music.
design
inspiration
software
6 weeks ago by tstephens
8 Reasons Users Don’t Fill Out Sign Up Forms - UX Movement
7 weeks ago by tstephens
Signing up for a website is a big commitment for most people. Users that sign up for your website are giving their personal information and trust to you. If you misuse their personal information or violate their trust, you can upset your users. Most users today are more wary than ever about who handles their personal information. In a cyber world full of hackers and spammers, who can blame them? If you aren’t seeing many sign ups, your form is raising a red flag for users. Here are eight reasons users don’t fill out sign up forms.
ux
forms
design
usability
signup
via:popular
7 weeks ago by tstephens
Unique Sidecars Showcase
october 2011 by tstephens
If I owned a motorcycle I'd insist on having a sidecar. Sidecars are cool
automobile
design
thingsIwant
october 2011 by tstephens
The 60 Coolest TV Show Title Sequences of All Time
october 2011 by tstephens
The best title sequences not only express the concept of a show, feature the typographic logo, and present the key production and cast members, but they capture our attention and draw us in to the show’s mood. These are the 60 Coolest Main Title Sequences of All Time.
tv
design
culture
october 2011 by tstephens
Golden Grid System
august 2011 by tstephens
Golden Grid System (GGS) splits the screen into 18 even columns. The leftmost and rightmost columns are used as the outer margins of the grid, which leaves 16 columns for use in design.
Now, 16 columns sounds a bit much for anything other than huge widescreen monitors. This is where the folding, inspired by the DIN paper system and Unigrid, comes in. The 16 columns can be combined, or folded, into 8 columns for tablet-sized screens, and into 4 columns for mobile-sized ones. This way GGS can easily cover any screen sizes from 240 up to 2560 pixels.
css
grid
design
framework
webdesign
Now, 16 columns sounds a bit much for anything other than huge widescreen monitors. This is where the folding, inspired by the DIN paper system and Unigrid, comes in. The 16 columns can be combined, or folded, into 8 columns for tablet-sized screens, and into 4 columns for mobile-sized ones. This way GGS can easily cover any screen sizes from 240 up to 2560 pixels.
august 2011 by tstephens
Olly Moss
june 2011 by tstephens
Gorgeous work of retro-style illustrations for all sorts of pop-culture items.
design
illustration
inspiration
portfolio
posters
june 2011 by tstephens
CSS3 Patterns Gallery
april 2011 by tstephens
Gradient wizard Lea Verou compiles all her crazy I-didn't-know-that-was-possible patterns into one library with easy to snag code samples. Make sure to click the patterns for full screen view.
css
design
patterns
tools
april 2011 by tstephens
The League of Moveable Type
april 2011 by tstephens
We're done with the tired old fontstacks of yesteryear. Enough with the limitations of the web, we won't have it. It's time to raise our standards. Here, you'll find only the most well-made, free & open-source, @font-face ready fonts.
design
fonts
typography
april 2011 by tstephens
Before I Die
april 2011 by tstephens
Neighborhoods need more stuff like this.
art
design
inspiration
april 2011 by tstephens
The 50 Greatest Opening Title Sequences of All Time
february 2011 by tstephens
A great list to the finest opening credits ever made.
movies
design
lists
february 2011 by tstephens
Starfleet Bridge Illustrations
february 2011 by tstephens
Great illustration of all the Star Trek Bridges. ALL of them.
scifi
cool
design
february 2011 by tstephens
31 CSS Code Snippets
february 2011 by tstephens
Excellent list of CSS hacks and snippets. Very useful.
cheatsheet
code
css
design
web
february 2011 by tstephens
Mastering Photoshop
february 2011 by tstephens
Noise, Textures, Gradients and Rounded Rectangles. Good tips in here.
design
photoshop
tutorial
webdesign
february 2011 by tstephens
CSS3 Submit Button
january 2011 by tstephens
Create a IE Submit Button natively with CSS. Slick.
css
coding
design
january 2011 by tstephens
Nike Better World
january 2011 by tstephens
wow, nice scrolling effect. Impressive layering, very slick.
design
html5
inspiration
web
january 2011 by tstephens
Susan Kare Prints
december 2010 by tstephens
Susan Kare, the designer who created these original Macintosh icons, has released an edition of art prints featuring the famous icons.
art
design
poster
shopping
wishlist
december 2010 by tstephens
Little Big Details
december 2010 by tstephens
Good Collection of UI subtleties.
design
inspiration
ui
ux
december 2010 by tstephens
Ben the Bodyguard.
december 2010 by tstephens
Brilliant site design. Love the scrolling.
animation
design
html5
webdesign
cool
december 2010 by tstephens
Next Generation of Wildlife Crossings.
december 2010 by tstephens
Today, the ARC International Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure Design Competition unveiled its five finalist designs for a next generation wildlife crossing at West Vail Pass, Colorado. The competition is intended to solve the problem of ensuring safe travel for humans and wildlife.
architecture
design
cool
december 2010 by tstephens
RCA student radically improves the UK plug
december 2009 by tstephens
Brilliant industrial design example here.
industrial_design
design
cool
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december 2009 by tstephens
Sietch Nevada
december 2009 by tstephens
I like this. MATSYS took the idea of a Sietch from Dune, and created this project, Sietch Nevada, that projects waterbanking as the fundamental factor in future urban infrastructure in the American Southwest. Sietch Nevada is an urban prototype that makes the storage, use, and collection of water essential to the form and performance of urban life. Inverting the stereotypical Southwest urban patterns of dispersed programs open to the sky, the Sietch is a dense, underground community.
architecture
cool
future
design
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december 2009 by tstephens
Digg digs into IE6 usage.
july 2009 by tstephens
Basically, IE6 users are forced to use IE6 at work. Giving them a message saying, “Hey! Upgrade!” in this case is not only pointless; it’s sadistic.
design
browsers
development
standards
statistics
july 2009 by tstephens
SlickMap CSS
july 2009 by tstephens
SlickMap CSS is a simple stylesheet for displaying finished sitemaps directly from HTML unordered list navigation. It’s suitable for most web sites – accommodating up to three levels of page navigation and additional utility links – and can easily be customized to meet your own individual needs, branding, or style preferences.
cool
css
design
webdesign
july 2009 by tstephens
Pentagram takes on Cigarette Marketing.
june 2009 by tstephens
..."Marlboro filtered cigarettes can cause lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy. Quitting smoking now greatly reduces serious health risks. Smoking by pregnant women may result in fetal injury, premature birth. Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide...BUT WHO CARES.
design
ads
funny
june 2009 by tstephens
Low-Fi Sci-Fi
may 2009 by tstephens
If the main objective of a book cover is to make you stop, pick up said book, perhaps read the back or the first few lines (and consider buying it, of course) then the new Gollancz range of science-fiction classics has certainly got something right.
design
books
covers
scifi
art
cool
things_i_want
may 2009 by tstephens
Don't use @import.
april 2009 by tstephens
Wow. I had no idea. Steve (who knows what he is talking about) talks about how using @import is actually slower and worse for the browsers than link elements.
design
webdesign
css
browsers
html
performance
optimize
tips
april 2009 by tstephens
Tampa Bay Mug Shots: Index
april 2009 by tstephens
This is a great site. It's well designed, clear with a complex reporting system that works for you. Sort by gender, height, age, weight. It's endless fun. Well-done.
crime
fun
design
infographics
mugshots
newspapers
april 2009 by tstephens
Musselsoppans Vänner: Danish 70s Interior Design Porno Style
march 2009 by tstephens
Wow. I kinda want rooms that look like this. It's pretty brilliant. Sorta NSFW, but only barely.
design
fun
awesome
retro
interior_design
march 2009 by tstephens
Approximate Conversion from Points to Pixels
march 2009 by tstephens
I was being lazy this morning, and needed a quick way to convert some points into the appropriate EM size. Viola'. This chart helps out immensely.
reference
webdesign
tools
design
march 2009 by tstephens
You only can live here if you have a Really Nice Ride.
march 2009 by tstephens
Tokyo's stunning levels of overcrowding pose one of the most severe architectural constraints around--it's one of the reason that it's become home to lots of amazing architecture and product design. In that vein, two design firms have solved a problem you might not have even guessed existed, by creating apartment complexes aimed specifically at giving motorcycle fetishists a safe place to park—and show off—their rides.
japan
cool
architecture
design
automobile
march 2009 by tstephens
Periodic Table of Typefaces
march 2009 by tstephens
Now this is cool. I'd totally buy a poster of this. It combines two great memes into one package full of awesome. Plus it has Futura and Helvetica as the top two elements, which is proper.
cool
design
art
funny
typography
wallpaper
awesome
fonts
poster
march 2009 by tstephens
The Design Process Diagram
february 2009 by tstephens
An excellent diagram from Todd Warfel on the Design Process. So many times clients want to JUMP ahead to the visual comps, this will help you show them how much is needed before that point.
design
architecture
web
usability
development
ia
february 2009 by tstephens
Tiny Art Director
february 2009 by tstephens
Bill has been doing art based on the direction of his little girl, who then critiques the hell out of it. It's immensely hilarious, and well worth spending some time browsing his art.
fun
art
design
children
kids
february 2009 by tstephens
Evil Masterminds have the best design.
february 2009 by tstephens
Spy Vibe is dedicated to the 1960s Spy Style. And frankly we can determine that 1) design was MUCH cooler then, and 2) Evil Masterminds had amazing interior decorators. Or an amazing sense of style. Or both.
design
movies
retro
blog
vintage
february 2009 by tstephens
A House that Takes Outside/Inside to the Extreme | Design & Innovation ...
february 2009 by tstephens
I like this (in the proper climate). California architects of the 1970s were a big force in popularizing the idea of indoor/outdoor living, with houses that featured huge patios and glass-walled living rooms. But a new villa in Germany pushes the idea to its logical extreme.
architecture
cool
design
february 2009 by tstephens
Phantom Corsair from 1938 - Boing Boing
february 2009 by tstephens
Wow. Why don't they build cars like this? This is super-mega-fantatically-awesome. Seriously. Build this and jetpacks, so I can die happy.
things_i_want
cool
design
cars
february 2009 by tstephens
Robot Tattoos
january 2009 by tstephens
I don't have any tattoos, but if I were to ink up, a robot tattoo would probably be at the top of my list. There is one really fake photo in here, but the rest look legit.
tattoo
robots
design
art
cool
january 2009 by tstephens
Movie Poster Remakes.
january 2009 by tstephens
Olly has decided to create a series of movie posters reinterperated in a kinda minimalistic post modern German-ism style. Six posters (The Dark Knight, Die Hard, Deer Hunter, Rain Man, The Great Dictator, and American History X) are listed here. The Deer Hunter and Die Hard are probably the best in my opinion.
movies
culture
design
january 2009 by tstephens
Book Cover Archive
january 2009 by tstephens
For the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design
art
books
lists
gallery
design
layout
print
january 2009 by tstephens
Top 36 Cool Backgrounds and Patterns Resources for all Designers
january 2009 by tstephens
Searching for that perfect background for your design can be pretty difficult, from these resources you can browse through 1000s upon 1000s of backgrounds and patterns. Hopefully this will make your search that little bit easier, mind you with this number of resources it may make it harder.
design
lists
wallpaper
patterns
resources
list
january 2009 by tstephens
flipping typical
january 2009 by tstephens
A nice way to explore typefaces. Type in your phrase at the top, and see it reflected with a ton of popular typefaces. Nice.
fonts
design
typography
january 2009 by tstephens
The Golden Ratio in Web Design - NETTUTS
december 2008 by tstephens
While it might be obvious to some to use the Golden Ratio (or Divine Porportion to some) (1.62) in web design, it might not to others. This is a good, basic tutorial covering just how to use that ratio, and make your site better.
design
tips
how-to
december 2008 by tstephens
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