Rejected Designs and What We Should Do With Them
July 30th, 2009 — 12 Comments
When it comes to web design, a standard practice in the industry is to create multiple mock-ups of a design and have the client choose which one they think is most suitable like the most. What usually happens is that rejected designs get thrown away or stored deep down in the murky depths of a hard drive somewhere to never be seen again.
Read more...Superb Examples of Online Order Form Design
July 28th, 2009 — 6 Comments
Order form design is a very important area for online stores or companies offering paid-for services. Good design can encourage users to become a paid customers but poor design can put users off and cause them to leave before purchasing anything.
Form design in general is an overlooked part of web design in my opinion and without web forms, customers will be unable to purchase anything. Therefore it is in companies’ best interests to focus their efforts more on forms design such as the sites below.
Read more...The Ultimate A-Z of the Best Design and Development Related Sites
July 20th, 2009 — 62 Comments
This list is being constantly updated so keep coming back to see the new additions. Also, please leave any suggestions in the comments. Thanks.
For anyone in the web design and development industry, you should be checking most of these on a regular basis and you can’t go wrong subscribing to the RSS feeds of the following sites:
Read more...Inspect Element Redesign
July 7th, 2009 — 1 Comment
A month ago I launched Inspect Element with the aim of sharing what I learn in web design and development with the world. The basic problem was that the design just wasn’t up to my usual standard. It wasn’t rushed or pushed out early but had quickly become something that I wasn’t proud of. The combination of that and the fact that this is something I’ll be working seven days a week meant that I had to do something about it sooner or later.
Read more...Creative Uses of Navigation
July 6th, 2009 — 1 Comment
With the combination of javascript and CSS, navigation doesn’t have to be static transitions between content or just another standard boring menu. Below is a showcase of creative navigation that can make the user experience more interesting and memorable.
Tap Tap Tap smoothly slides in and out product information.
Read more...Creating a Web Design from Scratch: Getting Started
June 23rd, 2009 — 4 Comments
Often the most difficult part of web design is getting a design off the ground. It is important to sufficiently research whatever project you’re working on before you really get stuck into the design. Even then you may find yourself staring at that daunting blank PhotoShop screen. There are a couple of things that can help you get going.
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Superb Examples of Form Design
June 22nd, 2009 — 20 Comments
Following on from our look at fantastic login pages comes a look at more comprehensive form design such as contact forms, order forms, sign up forms and comment forms. Below are just some of the best examples on the web.
WPCoder uses a high quality image of a clipboard for their order form.
