Links tagged “design”

awwwards.com

Awards site that recognises and showcases web design and digital creativity, with a daily selection of nominated sites, a studio directory and courses.

flatinspire.com

Curated gallery of websites built in a flat design style, browsable by category as a reference for designers.

httpster.net

httpster A curated showcase of shit-hot web design with a less-is-more bent.

thedesigninspiration.com

Daily gallery of design work — logos, illustrations, websites, business cards, typography and photography — curated as inspiration for designers.

typewolf.com

Typography resource showcasing type-driven websites, with a site of the day, font recommendations and notes on the typefaces each design uses.

unmatchedstyle.com

Web design gallery and blog curating notable site designs, with articles and a newsletter on design trends and resources.

paulgraham.com

Notes for a 2001 MIT panel on programming language design, arguing languages should target good programmers and favour brevity and user control.

blog.codinghorror.com

A rundown of what an ideal login dialog does — email-based login, clear feedback, password-manager support, caps-lock detection and rate limiting.

brandcolors.net

A reference listing the official hexadecimal colour codes of several hundred brands, copyable individually or downloadable in bulk.

stuffandnonsense.co.uk

We’re Stuff & Nonsense, a small, British web design studio with a big reputation around the world because we design flexible websites that look fabulous on every type of device.

dribbble.com

Dribbble's gallery of design shots, where designers post work for inspiration and feedback, alongside hiring and freelance listings.

iotic.com

Super cool -- algorithmic font generation: http://t.co/h1lU4abg (via @tom_nichols)

smashingmagazine.com

Guide to rapid prototyping of user interfaces: what to mock up, at which fidelity, and how to run feedback rounds before development starts.

stoufetjeanouf.canalblog.com

Bande dessinée en quatre cases où les demandes d'un client finissent par écraser le travail des créatifs.

steve.yegge.googlepages.com

ma-like trance whenever I tried to skim through

youtube.com

Alex Martelli's Google Developers Day talk on design patterns in Python, arguing that patterns can only be studied in the context of the language they get implemented in.

grokdotcom.com

Questions whether Jakob Nielsen's F-shaped scanning pattern holds regardless of a page's design, arguing that layout, imagery and formatting steer where visitors look.

ilovetypography.com

Weekly typography roundup gathering new typefaces, book covers, letterpress work, packaging and type-related videos from early April 2009.

colorschemedesigner.com

Color wheel tool that derives monochromatic, complementary and triadic palettes from a base hue and previews them on sample layouts; now published as Paletton.

iconpot.com

Icon library offering SVG and PNG icons free for personal and commercial use, browsable by category.