by Jose Mauricio Duque | Apr 18, 2008 | Inspiration
You can always find inspiration in lists of best-looking sites, but what about the worst ever? I know, I know that would be harder, to decide among the countless horrendous sites from Geocities or Angelfire, lol – it’s way easier to hand pick the cream of...
by Jose Mauricio Duque | Mar 24, 2008 | Freebies, Inspiration
Chiyogami: A highly decorative type of Washi paper (和紙, Washi or Wagami? literally, “Japanese paper”) printed paper used for craft purposes. It was originally printed with wood blocks but now other printing methods such as silk screening are used. Many of...
by Jose Mauricio Duque | Feb 7, 2008 | Inspiration
3rd Edge is a communication firm located in the USA since 1996. Their approach to design is quite clean and clever, and you can tell that as soon as you enter their online portfolio. Check out some of their work: More @ 3rdedge.com
by Jose Mauricio Duque | Dec 13, 2007 | Inspiration, Reference, Trends
We have been talking about avoiding clichés lately, instead trying to reflect the unique personality of every business. That way our design will stand out among millions. Sometimes the hardest situations come when our clients ask us to implement some not-so-unique...
by Jose Mauricio Duque | Dec 3, 2007 | Inspiration, Interview
Elliot Jay Stocks is a senior Designer at Carson Systems, a regular writer for industry-leading publications such as .net, a speaker at conferences and events (in his last one he told us to “destroy the Web 2.0 look”), and also a copious blogger at his own...
by Jose Mauricio Duque | Nov 23, 2007 | Inspiration, Trends
In my last post, “How To Destroy The Web 2.0 Look” based on Elliot Jay Stocks’ proposal, I showed some sites that illustrate an opposing trend to the current popular style. This new look has rich textures and an organic feel. The purpose behind...
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