Monday, February 4, 2008

PushStandards.com launches!

This post symbolizes the launch of my new blog/portfolio: Push Standards. As the name suggests the blog follows my journey of self-improvement (in a business sense - not a hippy sense), and my striving to live off of what I do online. I will blog daily about subjects such as marketing, design and also my own projects - some coming very soon!

Beautiful CSS forms on a grid.

Very nice looking, accessible, semantic HTML forms on a grid using pure CSS for layout. The forms & grid are entirely em based, so when you increase the font size, everything scales.

TPD wacom sketch video II

Polish your concept sketch in GIMP 2.4. Separate colors, shadows and highlights into individual layers, and use the ink tool to create a clean, smooth outline.

Issuu - You Publish

cool app to publish content in flip book style

Information Freebies and Miscellaneous of Internet

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Event Inspiration - Retro Glam

One of the images featured in my Fab Fascinators story inspired this latest story board. Golds, reds, browns and blacks combine to create a feeling of vintage decadence and luxury...

ADVERTISING OPTIMIZATION - AD POSITION

The speculation is flattering elementary( as good as judicious) unequivocally - if we enlarge a array of people who see an ad we enlarge it's chances of converting( note which upon all sides isn't a usually cause, as we'll try after).

Ecommerce and Ocommerce

What is the difference between ecommerce and ocommerce?

Great Advice on how to choose a Web Hosting Provider

This article contains many different hosting options and features that may be underestimated or overlooked for that matter. For some people this may be a good reference. If you want to start building your very own website, this will put you at the beginning.

Techy Artsy - Digital Graphics Community for Techs & Artists

A Graphic Design site that promotes combining art and technology. Aimed at helping digital artists get started - AND get noticed. Topics on Photoshop, 3D, Composition. Has a Blog, Forum, Profiles, also offers a FREE image gallery for budding traditional & digital artists.

10 Ways Technology Robs Brainpower

Some workers tell you that technology has atrophied human brainpower. Or perhaps where you work, it has simply provided workers … as Aldous Huxley predicted … with more efficient means for going backwards. Are mental problems surfacing where you work while technology increases its mechanical grip?

A Facebook Rival: Pick your own Cubed Friends

While you are on the net, or at your work desk, why not have some friends to physically keep you company? Why not enlarge your circle with a few additional cubes? The Cube World Series 1 and 2 is a fun way to play with new friends and introduce between them.

Choosing Domain Name in Building Web Design

Domain name of a website reflects the image of the business. New websites to be launched must desire perfect domain name at the same time as doing website design to have a rigid grip in the huge mass of the cyber world.

Vote for the 2007 User>Driven Hall of Fame and Shame

Thank you to everyone who wrote in nominations for the 2007 User>Driven Hall of Fame and Shame. We have 14 nominations for the Hall of Fame and 7 for the Hall of Shame. Post your votes below as comments by Saturday, February 9th. The votes will be counted and winners declared on the 10th.

Creative Web 2.0 Icons that are 100% Free Vol. 1

Now you don't need to open any single graphics application nor should know anything advance with creating your own vector graphics. With a single click, you can just download it in your computer. All you have to do is to resize it and your good to go.

Billions of videos from all kinds of sources!

It is a video world when you on the web. Billions of videos from all kinds of sources - on every subject imaginable. So video is crucial online and an Ottawa company has come up with a way put video on websites that can personalize the site. vdoLife.com is starting to gain some attention.

Where to Put Your Navigation Menu

The navigation menu can be a tricky thing, especially when you are trying to figure out the best spot for it. Quick info on how to pick the right spot for your website.

SH0PPING

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Arsitek Rumah Minimalis, Desain Gambar Denah Jasa Online

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Internet Branding: When Advertising Fails To Deliver

With 2008 upon us, the traditional advertising techniques of yesteryear leave something to be desired: Internet users are blind to the standard ad spots we've been taught to know and love. However, if you think outside of the box, you can effectively brand your products/services.

design blog for the new web

only just new, but articles about w3c flash and web2.0 and some designs for cutting edge projects. More to come.

Solar beauty (part 2)

These days I am working on a solar panel project, and I stumbled over this lamp from the designer Damian O'Sullivan. Again I was surprised to find anything esthetic in the solar panel-world! It's exactly what I want to do for my project- make (practical) solar panel-products look good. It's about time!

What Web Designers May Not Know About Links

Nobody starts their design with the objective, 'We need our home page to be as complex as we can possibly make it.' On the contrary, everybody wants to build simple designs. Yet, somewhere along the line, simplicity translated into 'Provide as few links on the home page as possible.'

A Cool Lighting Effect In Photoshop

It's basically some lighting effects with blurs and blend modes, but the effect is awesome.

Solar beauty (part 2)

These days I am working on a solar panel project, and I stumbled over this lamp from the designer Damian O'Sullivan. Again I was surprised to find anything esthetic in the solar panel-world! It's exactly what I want to do for my project- make (practical) solar panel-products look good. It's about time!

Envisioning Green: Pictures and Colours that Sells

Denise Waggoner, vice president of creative research at Getty Images, has a vision about green marketing. Waggoner has been studying the kind of colours and images that appeal to green-minded consumers. Water, trees, forest, animals - what, exactly, get consumers attention? Along the way, Waggoner found out that not all shades of green are equal.

6 Keys to Understanding Modern CSS-based Layouts

Much of CSS is pretty straightforward and, I suspect, quite easy for most people to grasp. There's font styles, margin, padding, color and what not. But there's a wall that people will run into... that point where a number of key elements need to come together to create a solid CSS-based layout that is consistent cross-browser.

$5 Fish-Eye Fun - Make A Wide-Angle And Fish-Eye Photo Lens

Get wide-angle and fish-eye effect for about $5 with this DIY lens attachment. Expands your camera's viewing angle up to 200 degrees. Great for tight-quarters indoor shots, stunning landscapes, and funny fish-eye photos. Amazing results.

Innovative Hyundai Flash Advert

I'm so glad that advertisers are starting to really embrace the Web, and do amazing work like this.