Webdesignfromscratch has an interesting post that dissects the graphical style of current – how you say – “Web 2.0″ style in web design. In short, big text, white space, gradients, and cute icons. So – attention all you web designers because this is really important – we should all make our web sites look like this.
I personally always use rounded corners so my users do not hurt themselves using my sites. Seriously, though, it’s a good read, and demonstrates some of the very important lessons that designers have learned as the web has matured. Namely, that web design is becoming more and more content-centric. This is good for usability and communication.
If you are noticing a lot of broken images in web pages viewed in Firefox 2.0, visit this page to help diagnose the problem.
The Nonist is a beautiful weblog by Jaime Morrison. He is a graphic designer that lives in Manhattan. Check out the background image on his blog. I can’t stop staring at it – it’s wonderful.
Firefox 2.0 is wonderful. Not only is it great for browsing the web, it’s a great tool for building for the web. With a few extensions, it can become an invaluable tool for your web and Flash development. Here’s the rundown: Read more...
- Flash Switcher – (via Zeuslabs) allows you to switch Flash plugin versions on the fly, without reloading Firefox. Supports versions all the way back to Flash 2.
- FlashTracer – With the Flash 9 debug player, you can view your trace information right inside Firefox. Great for remote debugging!
