Archive for the ‘Design’ Category

Ooh-aah Pretty Websites

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

A great collection of the most awesome web 2.0 characters. read more | digg storySHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ooh-aah Pretty Websites", url: "http://whitesandsdigital.com/wordpress/2008/04/23/ooh-aah-pretty-websites/" });

Websites Celebrating Earth Day 2008

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

I thought I would point out some of the best Earth Day blog posts as well as the sites that have done something on their site to help promote Earth Day 2008. read more | digg storySHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Websites Celebrating Earth Day 2008", url: "http://whitesandsdigital.com/wordpress/2008/04/23/websites-celebrating-earth-day-2008/" });

All 120 Crayon Names, Color Codes and Fun Facts

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

For the last 100 years or so kids have been exploring and creating worlds of color with Crayons. For a lot of us, our life long love affairs with color began with these wax sticks and a blank sheet of paper. Here we go down crayon color memory lane with ...

Commercial Graphic Design is Not Self-Expression

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Take a look at your design portfolio. Does piece for client A have distinct similarities to piece for client B?... Do the pieces share similar concepts and/or layouts? Do the same typefaces, color palettes, and types of imagery appear project after project? Is there a “look and feel” that permeates ...

10 Sites With Premium WordPress Themes

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

These 10 Sites with WordPress Premium themes should prove to be a valuable resource for people that want a semi-unique blog theme, but have a little cash to invest in their blog. 1. Wordpress Themes Market 2. Web Refill3. PremiumPress by Magnus Jepson 4. Premium Themes5. Premium News 6. GRAPH ...

Web Site Clinic May 8 in Plano Texas

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

At this site clinic, you will interact with seasoned interactive and search marketing professionals who will be able to analyze and critique your site from a search engine optimization, pay-per-click marketing, usability, design and conversion rate analysis standpoint. read more | digg storySHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Web Site Clinic May 8 in ...

Brand Satisfaction? depends on how you look at it [Pics]

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Remember when the 2012 logo got goatse'd. You'd think UK branding agencies would have learned their lesson. guess not... read more | digg storySHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Brand Satisfaction? depends on how you look at it [Pics]", url: "http://whitesandsdigital.com/wordpress/2008/04/23/brand-satisfaction-depends-on-how-you-look-at-it-pics/" });

Adobe Fireworks Tutorials and Downloads - Best of

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Adobe Fireworks is the industry leader for prototyping and rapid web-site building. Some of you may not be aware of this, as you may be using Photoshop for each phase of web-site production. The articles, tutorials, and resources gathered here will convince you of the power of this application. read more ...

A Comparative Study of Logo Design between the 70s and 90s.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Corporate Identity in the modern world is a critical part in the success of any business and comparing the complex marketing and branding strategies used by corporations throughout the 70s and 90s, will illustrate how to achieve corporate identity success, and why it is important... read more | digg storySHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ...

How to use Photo-Filters/Gradient-Maps in Photoshop

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

This is an in-depth tutorial on learning the use and how-to use of gradients and photo filters in photoshop. read more | digg storySHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How to use Photo-Filters/Gradient-Maps in Photoshop", url: "http://whitesandsdigital.com/wordpress/2008/04/23/how-to-use-photo-filtersgradient-maps-in-photoshop/" });