What’s with all the faceless cartoon characters I’m seeing in designs lately? The Magic Numbers and Bjorn Again are two examples but there are many more. People too lazy to add features? It would seem not. For Stephen’s latest project, Ultragloss, the client was very clear to specify on no undertain terms should the characters [...]
Published on November 16, 2006
Filed in General, Web design
Bring me problems, not solutions
“You’re not just getting a computer nerd who can write code in his or her sleep. I have no doubt clients who embrace this will get far more out of their designer than those who don’t.” - right on.
(tags: webdesign)
Published on November 16, 2006
Filed in Links
Broken Flowers (2005)
is a subtle, funny and very watchable film. I retented the DVD on saturday and watched it twice before returning it to the shop last night. Don’s mate Winston is straight out of Napoleon Dynamite. Recommended.
(tags: flim)
Microsoft unleashes improved Firefox
is blatantly some sort of joke but I’ve as yet not managed to [...]
Published on November 15, 2006
Filed in Links
Web Design is 95% Typography
“Our medium is very tricky. Even though we design for the screen: Websites have nothing to do with TV. That is as true for this website, as for yours or for YouTube. Even though we can choose among millions of colors, it’s not art, what we do, it is pro
(tags: webdesign)
Five [...]
Published on November 14, 2006
Filed in Links, Web design
I got bored of the previous design so ive swapped in this rather plain version instead. Don’t worry, I’m not going all low-fi on you. I’m going to be developing up a new design over the next couple of months. I put the last face-lift live on new year 2006 so let’s see if a [...]
Published on November 11, 2006
Filed in General
Daring Fireball: Stikkit
a review of the new web app for stickies
(tags: webdesign webapps web2)
CSS: Browser testing order
Andy Clarke explains what browsers he test in - and which one’s he doesn’t.
(tags: webdesign browsers)
Published on November 11, 2006
Filed in Links
GUUUI - The Interaction Designer’s Coffee Break
Why this wasn’t in my delicious links is beyond me. Usability, user interaction stuff.
(tags: webdesign usability)
Getting Real - online book
much better than the pdf i bought last year. For some reason the pdf always looked really bad on may mac and pc.
(tags: webdesign book)
Published on November 10, 2006
Filed in Links
Twitter: A Whole World in Your Hands
what u up 2?
(tags: webdesign)
Twitter / guyweb
my out of office assistant
(tags: business)
Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0
from the w3c
(tags: webdesign mobileweb)
Jarvis Cocker
Looks promising.
(tags: music wishlist)
Published on November 8, 2006
Filed in Links
Sending XHTML as text/html Considered Harmful to Feelings
or not. Hilarious.
(tags: webdesign)
Published on November 7, 2006
Filed in Links
Colly’s Winter Stew
Tasty sounding (and looking) winter stew.
(tags: food)
Big labels are f*cked, and DRM is dead - Peter Jenner
Peter Jenner on the future of digital rights management.
(tags: music)
Published on November 6, 2006
Filed in Links
Guy -- off to see Quantum of Solace tonight. I hear it's not very good. #
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GuyWeb is the personal website of Guy Carberry, a web designer based in Buckingham, England. He currently works full-time as a web designer for the Open University. He also undertakes interesting freelance projects where time allows. You can contact Guy by emailing Guy at this website's address.