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design without all that… design.

It’s good to see that Microsoft makes an acknowledgment that there are designers in this world, notably so, in regards to the web. While most of us can cite page after google cache of complaints and...

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high5advertising & ylunch borrow stopdesign’s… design?

High5advertising was nice enough to ‘borrow’ the design look and feel of the well known Stopdesign his response to our inquiries of their inspiration? And I quote, unedited and [sic] for your...

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talking apple mail with tim gaden, hawk wings

Adding valuable input to the growth and improvement of Apple Mail, Tim Gaden interviews developers, designers, and all around mac lovers as to the current state of OS X 10.4 Mail… and I’m given the...

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brady j. frey’s logo design featured in logo lounge 3

My logo design for the explore portion of the Smithsonians Luce Foundation will be featured as one of the top logo designs of 2005. The publication will be Logo Lounge 3, on sale this fall from all...

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origami — microsoft continues to ignore web design

The recent buzz of a potential Microsoft tablet/media handheld device is impressed upon the public with this roughly coded and developed site: http://www.origamiproject.com One page. 14 errors. Flash...

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microsoft’s ipod packaging redesign

The truth hurts when middle management leads your design and marketing. Enjoy: The Video Be sure to Digg this as well. Edit: So it was Microsoft who made it themselves. Much more fitting that it comes...

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roundcube mysql via terminal

Roundcube went beta last week: http://roundcube.net/ Many of us are testing this application very aggressively — I’ve actually been using it in production for a few clients, 200+ users, and it’s worked...

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mag.nolia’s not for me

Very few can argue with the thought that Ma.gnolia is a beautiful site. The look and feel alone makes me want to API all my bookmarks and import them into this relaxing site… in fact, I did… and I...

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oriugly

Microsoft finally unveils the goods on the new Origami. Another look and feel disappointment that took less cues from apple’s stunning iPod innovations, and more from 98 Sony laptops. This is an...

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the failure of colleges and universities in web design

For the past three weeks I’ve interviewed for an assistant in web and print design — with little to no success. The position is perfect for a college student or the technically inclined changing...

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quark’s new logo loses big

Quarks new logo is reviewed, and I must say, it’s uninspired…

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folietto borrows simplebits design?

Wow, less than a week and we see Folietto already has decided to borrow Simplebits design… I’m hoping this is a learning experiment for folietto and not simply a rip off; since ripping off a well known...

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cubecart — xhtml/css store wonder falls short

div’s You can imagine my pure bliss when Andrew told me about his find… CubeCart. ZenCart and osCommerce looked to be a thing of the past; I now have an xhtml/css tableless design that I can mold and...

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paypal shopping cart won’t work for pop up blockers and tabbed browsers

In an attempt to make a simple, managed site for a clients Jewelry Business, we looked to paypal’s shopping cart as a solution to our financial restraints… however, there seems to be a rather large...

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dreamhost charges it’s customers 2000% markup?

Looks like the dreamhost blog is bragging about it’s financial margins on how easy it is to host with their past experience. Does this mean that I’ll stop having downtime, email issues, moved mysql...

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hacking wordpress: Unique id’s for the admin menu

One of the more troubling issues I had with wordpress is unique ID’s for the admin menu bar. I’m sure you’re asking why in the world I would need this:) — simply put, I wanted unique icons per admin...

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Google Calendar, complete with censorship?

Doug Bowman at Stop Design recently notes the new Google Calendar and it’s new, unique features. While I haven’t had the glory to test it out, there’s been a good reason… since their foray into...

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Slashdot CSS with design guidelines from someone who’s not a designer

Slashdot is launching a new css design contest that could throttle any qualified designer, here’s some sad tidbits: Topic Icons – So we have 150+ topic icons. Your design needs to incorporate our...

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Panic’s Rip-off Express looking for new passengers

Ripped off a website or website icon lately? Ripping off Panic’s will get you a first class ticket to the “Panic Rip-off express”; and it’s a hilarious display of a common industry illness. Good...

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Dreamhost : Hosting Redemption

Dreamhost may have made marketing redemption with the beautiful and revealing Web Hosting’s Dirty Laundry. A brief, and quality, tirade into the realm of ‘independent hosting review sites’ that market...

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