A veritable smorgasbord of linkage and a treasure trove of designery goodness.
The Ultimate Grid Systems Resource
Grid systems are an essential part of design and help ensure effective design solutions are created and maintained. You can learn more about grid systems at thegridsystem.org.
Helvetica Based Minimal Interface Theme for Google Reader
Despite the recent redesign of Google Reader you may want to try this excellent customized theme based around Helvettica. It’s a pretty sweet look and offers a greatr alternative to the Google UI.
Download High Resolution Movie Posters. Great Resource!
Ever looked online for high resolution scans of movie posters? Well their not easy to find but thankfully this Swiss website has a HUGE range available from both new and past releases. If you know a better resource with higher resolution images please let me know.
What if a big corporation designed the stop sign?
A hilarious and valuble insight to the world of advertising and design and the bureaucracy involved when ‘big business’ makes decisions. Check out the video.
Hilarious Video: Ever wondered what would happen if fonts became people?
Check out this video from the guys at College Humor!
The Art of the Title Sequence - Incredible Motion Graphics!
Is it strange that whenever I watch a movie my favourite moment is always during the first 10 minutes while the opening titles play. Most people don’t think twice about the opening titles, impatiently waiting for the cheesey action to start - they don’t appreciate the awesomness that fills the screen.
I love it when massive, beautiful typography towers over the audience with the smoothest of motion graphics and suddenly the scene is set.
Art of the Title have a great collection of opening titles. Who needs the actual movie?
Download the BBC.co.uk Styleguide - Learn From the Big Guys
It’s refreshing to see the level of detail specified in the BBCs design guidelines. Typography, grids and design it’s all covered. While I’m not a massive fan of the BBCs website, I have a great deal of respect for the team behind it.
Awesome Shockwave/Explosion Photoshop Tutorial
Seriously nice effect created by Abduzeedo, check out the tutorial on PSDtuts.com and try to re-create the effect. Love it.
Business Card Inspiration
It’s amazing how creative business cards can be these days. Just when you think you’ve seen everything someone will will suprise you by taking it to another level. Check out this great flickr set and these two posts.
Webdesignering.com Launched… Again!
Just what the world needs, another blog! I plan to use this site to follow developments within the web design industry and link up useful resources and tools.
