When I was still in college studying Graphic Design, I met a lot of lecturers and guest teachers that taught me the problem solving skills and design theories, which are very useful and guided me to create a better design. Many thanks to them. There is one tip that have the most impact on me [...]

In 2007, I posted a blog post about 4 Japan web design galleries that worth visiting to introduce web design showcase sites that is from Japan which showcases nice Japanese web designs. Since then, I found more Japan web galleries and would like to add them up to the list.
In my opinion, Japanese websites are [...]

As a designer we always wanted to be creative and think out of the box and breaking the grid. But in my opinion getting boxy in design is actually quite nice and pretty too. Boxy designs give me a feeling of professional, clean, and systematic. With boxes and standard grid, viewers eye can be easily [...]

Recently I stumbled upon this absolutely cute and interesting site call bio-bak. A portfolio for the Dutch web designer Coen Grift, the site was done is flash with huge artwork background and it also have really interesting sound effects and interactive animation that for sure putting some smile in your face. I really like [...]

Before Javascript, websites are pretty much static where the whole page refreshes and go to another page. If you want to have some little animations and the information loads within the same page, you will need flash to do. But now with Ajax and powerful Javascript framework like Jquery, Mootools, Script.aculo.us and more, websites can [...]

Color is one of the critical aspect in any design field. Different color and give different feeling and meaning and different color combination can give different mood to the viewer too. Great selection of color and make the design memorable, while bad selection of color can bring misconception and disaster to the outcome. So for [...]

Last month I bought an 8GB iPod Touch in order to listen to Learning Japanese podcast when riding train to go work or away from keyboard. I’m absolutely love my iPod Touch very much but certainly it needs cool wallpaper to accompany with. So I stumbled upon this cool site from Pixel Lab, where they [...]

Certainly water plays a vital role in our normal daily life, we simply can’t live without it. Water keeps us fresh and healthy. Plus, water also giving a sense of serenity and symbols of live. Recently, I saw some site designs also incorporating the water elements into the design, which I think is really unique [...]

You are sitting in front of the computer, scratching your head and scribble your sketchbook to churn out the great idea. But the idea just won’t come out. Sounds familiar? Sometime I will get into this kind of situation, it is very frustrating and helpless. But the image inspiration sites will come into rescue. In [...]

Japan is a country that has a very rich and unique styles in designs and culture that balance between usability and aesthetic, modern and traditional. I really like the traditional Japanese styles of designs, patterns, and colors which implemented into modern living lifestyle. Well, web design is no exceptions too.
Recently, i came across this great [...]