Mike Davidson introduces sIFR – Finally, I may be able to use the method!
Design & UI
The Daily Flight
The Daily Flight – Great magazine style layout on the Web. Make sure to click through to a story.
FreeFoto.com – Free Pictures
FreeFoto.com – A large collection of free photographs for private non-commercial use
The Hivelogic Narrative
Dan Benjamin has redesigned his personal site, The Hivelogic Narrative. As always, it is a great design, this time he moves away from his black gray and white into some muted colors, which are nicely done. But, of much more interest to me, is his use of a three column design that differs from most. Instead of a central content column, flanked by two smaller columns, he has placed the two small columns to the left of the content area. It works better than I would have expected had I tried to pull it off.
He has also managed to place Google Ads on his site so they are visible without being distracting. I look forward to his posting that details all of the changes in depth, as I am sure there are many under the hood that aren’t immediately visible.
ColorBrewer – Selecting Good Color Schemes for Maps
ColorBrewer – Selecting Good Color Schemes for Maps
>ColorBrewer is an online tool designed to help people select good color schemes for maps and other graphics. It is free to use, although we’d appreciate it if you could cite us if you decide to use one of our color schemes.
Pantone to RGB Colour Conversion
Check out the Pantone to RGB Colour Conversion chart. This is extremely useful when you need to convert print colors for use on the Web. Thanks to XPLANE’s xBlog for providing the link.