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Tab Clear?

By Andrew Faulkner on October 14th, 2005.

Tabs have been used as navigational elements since time (or rather the Internet) began. A recent site-hopping expedition has brought up an obvious trend - side tabs. Several examples, including the much ‘copied’ SeventyTwo tabs really wowed me initially but also left an inkling of uncertainty in my …

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Designing with Food Groups

By Marc Bernstein on October 13th, 2005.

Something I’ve noticed appearing on a few sites lately is images of food for no apparent reason than design touches. Granted, if you are viewing a restaurant, food magazine, or wholesaler you’d expect to see these images - but what about Blogs, design firms, and businesses not related …

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A Sprinkle of Pixel Dust…

By Marc Bernstein on October 12th, 2005.

A trend that seems to never lose steam is the subtle use of pixel icons throughout a site. These pixel icons can be in the form of, but are not limited to: an envelope for an email icon, arrow bullets, a …

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Something stripes me as odd…

By Phil Renaud on October 4th, 2005.

Forgive the horrendousness of the pun in the title, but there is a web trend that appears to be expanding, and I can’t think of anything more fitting.

Remember before the G8 summit this summer, when the Make Poverty History campaign was at it’s highest peak of popularity? Live8 …

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Break Out the Earth Tones

By Phil Renaud on September 30th, 2005.

It’s nearing the end of September, and the change of season to Autumn hardly goes unnoticed. ‘Tis the season where we leave the patios and beaches behind and yield our afternoons to raking leaves off the front lawn.

At the car dealership down the street, all the display models are a …

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Cutting it out

By Andrew Faulkner on September 21st, 2005.

We all love a new trend. I know I do. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think this one’s fairly new.

‘Cutting it out’ does exactly what is says on the tin. Elements (usually stickers, titles or banners) are only partly shown in a browser window.

Normally as an …

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Outer Shadow on Site Containers

By Andrew Faulkner on September 19th, 2005.

Outer shadows are obviously back in fashion after a stint in oblivion. For those not in the know, these (now overused) details used to be found on graphical elements like buttons, stickers and so on. However, the new wave of slick designs have adopted them for use on site ‘containers.’ …

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Links that make you blink twice!

By Gavin on September 11th, 2005.

Out of all the elements that make up a site I’d have to say that I spend a far greater deal of time deciphering how to style my links, than any other element I use. I find it quite important to the overall impression of a site, links being the …

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Diagonal Lines Still Keep Going

By Andrew Faulkner on September 7th, 2005.

I received an email from a Lana Stewart that inspired a post. It essentially made me think the following:

“How long can diagonal lines remain a web trend?”

Lana went on to explain that she dislikes them (even though she’s guilty - isn’t everyone?), and that even top designers …

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The ‘Great Sticker War II’

By Andrew Faulkner on August 30th, 2005.

Stickers. Aren’t they great? So many uses.

Well it appears stickers are swarming all over the Internet, mainly in the design field. Think back 5 years and you’ll remember fuzzy stickers with a harsh black drop shadow all over the place. You know the ones - they were circular or star …

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