A beginner’s guide to Web 2.0

05.10.07

Filed Under: Tutorial, Web 2.0 with 4 Comments

Remember when first knowing the term Web 2.0, I have no idea about what it is except Web 2.0 is the latest generation of web trend. It took me sometime to have a clear picture of it. So, if you are new to Web 2.0, this post is for you because I will teach you [...]

16+ the ten list for web designers

28.09.07

Filed Under: Inspiration, Resources, Web 2.0, Web Design with 8 Comments

As web designers I am always hunt for resources on the web, for example tutorials, gallery showcases, and thoughts from the experienced designers so that I can learn something from it. I subscribed to many designer’s blog feed and surf Del.icio.us regularly, and I found out some The Ten List from various websites to inspire [...]

ArtzMania Super Web 2.0 and Blog addict meter

11.08.07

Filed Under: Art & Design, Downloads, Inspiration, Web 2.0 with 6 Comments

To all web 2.0 lovers out there, great news that Artzmania released an e-book about collection of web 2.0 graphics and innovation, free for download at here. I already download and gone through the book, it shows some nice web design showcase, separated in different categories. Plus at the back, showcasing web 2.0 logos, some [...]

About button design

05.08.07

Filed Under: Art & Design, Inspiration, Resources, Web 2.0 with 5 Comments

Last week, I had been doing some UI design which consists of many buttons. When the first time I did for review, they said my button is too flat and not delicious enough to click. Hmmm okay.. Actually it is hard to judge a good button design but certainly is lack of research material out [...]

7 Delicious Web Design Galleries

16.07.07

Filed Under: Art & Design, Inspiration, Web 2.0, Web Design with 7 Comments

Web design gallery is the great inspiration place for many designers and enthusiasts. It showcases the best sites that combines both usability and aesthetics of design. Getting listed in one of those could be a great honor to the firm and the designers. Here, I present some of the sites that showcases the great web [...]

Logo inspiration sites you should’t miss

08.07.07

Filed Under: Art & Design, Inspiration, Resources, Web 2.0 with 2 Comments

Everything needs identity. For human, we have name as our basic identity. In medieval era, heraldry was used as identity, which now is still visible in modern world. For companies, brands, society etc, they need a logo as identification. Logo is important because it represents the company to the world. So logo has to be [...]

10 simple ways to make glossy button

07.07.07

Filed Under: Art & Design, Resources, Tutorial, Web 2.0 with 7 Comments

Woot. My first tutorial! Glossy button is current in thing in web design, because it is eye-catchy, pretty and friendly. Not sure about how the trand started but I pretty sure is Apple button style! There are some ways to “glossify” a button, which I will teach you how to make below. Tutorial work file [...]

Don’t have Photoshop? Try Picnik

21.06.07

Filed Under: Web 2.0, Web Design with 0 Comments

Yesterday, I read through an article about the “25 web Sites to Watch“, I stumbled upon this website: Picnik.com. The web site is nicely designed with eye soothing graphics like grass and faded clouds. It is an online photo editor with some basic tools like: Resize, Crop and so on, plus with many cool and [...]

Open Source Food Logo

10.06.07

Filed Under: Web 2.0 with 1 Comment

This is the site that inspires me to write this post. Introducing OpenSourceFood. It’s about food sharing and rating community site. When I entered website, immediately attracted by the cleanliness, user friendly layout and.. the LOGO! The logo is a sliced boiled egg, constructed by just using two round shape, one yellow on top and [...]