Category Archives: Web Design

Helvetireader

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Helvetireader is a minimal, anti-social theme for Google Reader which uses a hosted user stylesheet for Google Reader served via a user-script. It aims to make the interface a clean, minimal experience where you’re not assaulted by an array of colours, social features and buttons … Read More

The 960 Grid System Made Easy

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For those of you that are interested in ‘playing’ with a grid system framework for web design, but aren’t really sure how to use 960gs, you’d be wise to take a look at this great little 960gs tutorial by Joshua Johnson of Six Revisions.

Grid-based Expression Engine Themes

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If you’ve been looking for a quick way to get some of the well-known grid-based frameworks, such as Blueprint and 960gs, into your Expression Engine installation, it might be worth taking a look at the useful tool created by Nick Johnson of LIM, who says: … Read More

WordPress Grid Theme

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A recently added, grid-based WordPress theme, Studio 960 by Cudazi that looks quite nice and offers lots of scope for making it your own. A quick, inexpensive way of getting a clean, bold site up and running if you fancy it, too. I just thought … Read More

Applying Mathematics To Web Design

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Smashing Magazine show you how to use different mathematical formulae to create a structured ‘grid’ to your web designs. They cover the usual supsects; the Golden Ratio, but there is another Indian-based ‘philosophy’ that I have never come across before, Kundli, which is based on … Read More

Welcome to The New AisleOne

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Antonio Carusone, creator of Aisle One, a resource blog focused on graphic design, typography, grid systems, minimalism and modernism, has recently wrapped the site up in a fancy new design. The new site design utilises keyboard navigation to ‘enhance the viewing experience’ and uses the … Read More

Design trends (predictions) and minimalist grid designs in 2010

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Nick La of Web Designer Wall has posted his predictions of the way web sites will be designed in 2010. Not too many surprises in his post but it makes for an interesting read. There is a specific section on Minimalist & Grid Designs where … Read More

72 Rivington St.

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An interesting grid design for 72 Rivington Street, London, the new physical home of YCN, a multi - purpose space comprising a public ground floor, two floors of studio and a rooftop too. The space has been designed for YCN by the Klassnik corporation, with interiors installed … Read More

Data Tables In Modern Web Design

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Matt Cronin of Neuro Software has written an interesting article on the different approaches to displaying tabular data. Tables have played a major part of web design and graphic designers are always keen to add their own personal touch to make them more usable, as … Read More

Templates for Rapid Interactive Prototyping on 960 gs

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Stephen Bau has created a collection of useful web elements built on Nathan Smith’s 960 grid system. The Fluid 960 Grid System templates have been built upon the work of Nathan Smith and his 960 Grid System using effects from the MooTools and jQuery JavaScript … Read More