Category Archives: Design

Freeware AS3 Screensaver Generator

Posted on August 25, 2008 by

While poking around the internets I came across a freeware, Flash Player 9 compatible screensaver utility called InstantStorm. It was used to make Simon Heys’ Word Clock which is a great looking, cross-platform typographic clock. InstantStorm, unfortunately, is Windows-Only, however, … Continue reading →

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IA Design Patterns

Posted on May 19, 2008 by

Here’s a site with some cool IA patterns. Nice One If you liked that, there’s more at Yahoo’s Design Pattern Library. This link is from Information Aesthetics… aaand there’s more like this on Ethan Eismann’s blog who is incidentally an … Continue reading →

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Leopard 10.5 supports 512 pixel icons

Posted on November 28, 2007 by

While playing around with Icon Composer in the newest version of XCode Tools for I noticed that Leopard now supports 512×512 pixel icons – much larger than the older 128×128 pixel icons. I assume this has to do with the … Continue reading →

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Napkintop web design for maximum impact

Posted on November 26, 2007 by

This link is an oldie but a goodie. It has helped me remember to KISS countless times and to focus on the needs of users when designing sites. Check it out. An Introduction to Using Patterns in Web Design [37 … Continue reading →

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How Ironic – Aviary is a CS3 competitor built with Adobe products

Posted on November 26, 2007 by

Aviary is a platform ecosystem for people who create. It is organized around a suite of Flex-based rich internet applications geared for artists of all genres. From image editing to typography to music to 3D to video, we have a … Continue reading →

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