Designer's Food . . .

Only a web designer who loves letterforms and typography could fully appreciate the humor (and skill) that produces a whimsical item such as this! I would love to have one on my desk! See more illustrated fruit on Sarah King's web page.

A New Web Design Is Born!

We have just finished a new web design in record time! In less than three weeks from start to finish we developed an e-commerce website that I consider some of our finest work yet. It is a web design for premium quality organic textile products. This was a tough challenge. Fortunately, we came up with a great concept for the design from the first draft that was quickly approved by the client. Without such a fast approval it would be impossible to get this website completed within three weeks! Visit our latest web design and send us your comments!

Web Design 2.0?

I am fascinated at how the the fads and trendiness that typically afflict fashion and pop music have also affected the technology of web design. "Web Design 2.0" is the new buzzword. If you're hip and trendy, then your website has all the latest Web Design 2.0 gimmickry. Like fashion trends, there are also visual trends common to Web Design 2.0. You've seen the look. Flat, airy pages with large "plastic" style buttons and clean blocky layouts. The problem is that all the Web Design 2.0 websites are starting to look alike. They're blogs on steroids. I am not saying that there is not some good design in the mix. There is. The problem is that every other designer is copying it. Plus, I am not so sure that the public is fawning over the visual Web Design 2.0 look as much as designers are. To my eye, much of it misses the warm human element that carries far more persuasive power than the cool, sterile look that characterizes Web Design 2.0. What do you think? Maybe I'm just a bit old fashioned . . .

Spring Web Design Contest

Aaaah, Spring . . . In the spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of . . . web design? If you enjoy web design and would do it even if no one paid you for it . . . Why not enter the Second Open Source Web Design Contest. The top prize is $1,000.00. That's a pretty measly sum by US standards. Yet, this contest is international. So, in many countries that will be considered a hefty prize. I will not participate but will check in to see what international web designers are up to when it is over.

Web Design and Great Photography

As a web designer, few things are more frustrating than being given a handful of bad photos and poorly designed graphics and told to create a wonderful web design from them. Sometimes, we can make a "silk purse from a sow's ear." However, more often than not, the design is compomised by poor photography and logo design. However, good photography is one of the best ingredients in great web design! Here is a website we are completing this week that sells luxury 100% organic blanquettes. The photographer created a wonderful image that provided all the inspiration we needed to create a compelling, complimentary web design. Be on the lookout for the completed design--it will be added to our web design portfolio very soon!