I’ve recently been pondering the effects of social networks. I spent a lot of time on Twitter,Facebook,YouTube,Pownce,and although not a social network AIM and Skype. I’ve been wondering if they are good for you. I really don’t know the effects. I don’t view it as a time waster because the I’d normally be sitting in [...]
When we talk about Web 2.0, it is not very often we get to see a site that started before this phase of the web and has gone on to take the best parts of it and continue to thrive. Suicide Girls (NSFW) is a great example of a site that started with basic community [...]
If you scour the design galleries you have no doubt since this work of art. Color scheme, typography and layout. The total package in aesthetics has been achieved. The message comes across strong, but not overbearing. Throw in a little flash and you have one of the best sites in 2006 so far in my [...]
It’s Jared and it’s pink. Not much else to say.
Images. When used correctly they can be the most effective aspect of any design and a requirement when your site revolves around them. Mojizu is that kind of site that sucks me in due to its images. I will quickly admit that the dual-colored background on the headers is annoying, but the rest of the [...]
I love illustrators. The ones I meet are weird as hell, but their creativity has no bounds it seems. Give them an idea and they will come up with an illustration. Give an illustrator a website and if he happens to have even a smidgen of good design skills lots of times you end up [...]
When I think of wine I think of sophistication and what I love about Cork’d is that the design has a very sophisticated feel to it due to the color scheme and grid layout, yet it includes a very personal and fun vibe which should attract wine lovers to it. The main section on the [...]
Bryan Veloso is hiring at the next big social site company that will get bought up by some stupid media company. You heard it here first. *sigh* I have to add more words to this entry just so that it doesn’t break the homepage. That’s what I get for not paying attention to where I [...]
Last week I wrote about the 80/20 rule and the Design Blogosphere and although I think generally the rule is quickly disappearing, on an individual level it still exists. So I thought it would be nice to see what your top 20 design sites are for news, information, content or whatever. Actually lets just do [...]
I know it’s going to be hard to beat yesterday’s post, but I will certainly try. Whenever you enter the website game there is usually at least one person telling you that the only way you can make quick money is through gambling, prescription drugs or porn. That’s why you get so many of those [...]