September 2009
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35 Excellent Wireframing Resources →
wireframes: Wireframing is one of the most valuable parts of any web design project. It can save a designer tons of time by hashing out the details of a site’s architecture, functionality, and content prior to actually starting a visual design. But if done inefficiently, it can end up costing more time and can even create bigger headaches for both the client and the designer. Read the article...
Sep 4th
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August 2009
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Aug 27th
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Branding That "Fits" Inspires & Motivates
I have something I wanted to share that has been on my mind this week. Many of you know that We Heart Studios is partners and works very closely with the gang over at LightThread (in fact, we’re all in this together - they help with WHS projects also.) We have collaboratively been working on a rebranding effort for the design, marketing and development services we offer in Kansas City (and...
Aug 26th
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Aug 18th
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Aug 18th
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Aug 15th
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Aug 15th
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Aug 2nd
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July 2009
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Jul 27th
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Jul 26th
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Vintage Fortune Magazine Cover Art
Hat tip to @Modbird on Twitter for this article from ColourLovers, who has assembled some old Fortune magazine cover art. They used a very rich color palette - nothing like the “web 2.0” colors of today, and the emphasis on abstract art is very interesting. Many of these covers would make beautiful paintings… very inspirational for the designer looking for something new to...
Jul 25th
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Jul 25th
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100 Years of Design Manifestos →
Links to design manifestos that span 100 years of creativity is an awesome find… nomada: 1909   The Founding and Manifesto of Futurism, F.T. Marinetti 1914   Manifesto of Futurist Architecture, Antonio Sant’Elia 1922   Manifesto of the Painters’ Union, Taller de Grafica Popular 1923   Topology of Typography, El Lissitzky 1923   The New Typography, László Moholy-Nagy - a call for...
Jul 25th
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Jul 20th
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Beautiful Steampunk Gadgets
@DesignNewz tipped us toward an awesome post filled with delectable Steampunk creations. What I wouldn’t give to sit in front of this beautiful Steampunked computer and keyboard above. Check out the whole article and all the fun fantasy gadgets for more creations like an iPod and headphones and goggles that might make you wince!
Jul 20th
June 2009
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Human-Centered Design Toolkit
weheartwebapps: Very cool toolkit developed with IDE and the Gate Foundation that is free for you to learn from. Human-Centered Design is a process used for decades to create new solutions for companies and organizations. Thanks to @JudiWunderlich for sharing this on Twitter. » Read the article and details and download toolkit goodies  at the Ideo website. 
Jun 30th
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Beautiful Data Visualization
Let’s face it… for some of us, the artistic presentation of data takes our breath away. This article at Abduzeedo (@abduzeedo on Twitter) will delight those of you that can relate to that sentence! Discover how beautiful raw data can be in the hands of a master visualist: The Beauty of Infographics and Data Visualization
Jun 19th
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Jun 19th
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Jun 19th
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Infographic Design Heaven!
weheartwebapps: When designing charts and reports in web apps, we often have to get creative in displaying a lot of complex data in a meaningful way. I wanted to alert you to this excellent overview and many awesome examples of great infographic design, courtesy of iShift. Here’s one example… visit their site to read the whole article. It’s a resource you can visit again and again! Read the...
Jun 19th
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May 2009
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