520 Grid System
If you’ve dabbled in creating a custom facebook tab for your page, or tried to style a custom tab, you’ve probably found it a little frustrating. I know I’m not a fan of inline styles and the tiny window Facebook gives you to work with. But there is a solution…
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The web design process: part 2
Time for part 2 of 4 in the web design process series. Today I’m going to cover Photoshop comps, reviewing your goals, and coded comps. Check out the overview below to see all the main steps in the design process.
Make sure you check out in the web design process series.
Overview
» Defining the end goal
» Navigation planning and sitemap
» Hand-drawn rough layout
» Photoshop comps
» Review comps to ensure the end goal has been met
» Coded comps (alpha)
» Dynamic content integration
» Browser testing
» Launch checklist
» Soft launch (beta)
» Launch and promotion
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10 Best RSS Feeds for 2008
2008 was the year of RSS for me. I’d checked out RSS feeds a bit in the past, but I never really got into them until January of 2008! Now it feels like I’ve been reading them forever. I don’t know how I lived without it feeds the past. Anyhow, to mark this “grand” occasion, I thought I would give you guys a list of my top 10 RSS feeds for 2008.
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Setting Type on the Web to a Baseline Grid
There’s a great article over at concerning . This is a problem that has always driven me mad in web design. My print background wants everything to look the same! They outline a simple technique that will help your type and layout overall.
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Grids At TheGridSystem.org
http://www.thegridsystem.org
Isn’t it great when you find a new website that just blows your mind? is one of those websites and it is also one my new favorites.
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