// Timber Inspiration - 20 Top-Notch Wooden Web Designs

// May 20th, 2008 & filed under Showcase

// 20 thoughts

Design is very subjective, isn’t it? I mean, you only have to work with a few clients before you realise that what you thought was glaringly beautiful, isn’t to the satisfaction of the customer.
Of course, your initial nigh perfect design, tends to spiral downwards from there, in accordance with client instructions.
Personally, I have a preference […]

// Showcase: Superb Examples of Slick sIFR Typography

// Mar 26th, 2008 & filed under Showcase, Typography

// 31 thoughts

I would imagine most of you have come across sIFR at some stage. If you don’t know what it is, in brief,
“sIFR lets you use your favourite font on your websites by cleverly working with Flash, JavaScript and CSS.”
It tends to gain a lot of love/hate attention, but since the release of v3, I tend […]

// 11 Luscious Designs Let Down by Illegible Type

// Mar 5th, 2008 & filed under Showcase, Typography

// 18 thoughts

As much as design may be considered subjective, there are more ‘rules’ than you might realise.
The primary objective of type, for example, is not to look pretty, but to convey information. There are times however, when this rule isn’t adhered to as it ought to be, and type becomes more of a detail or texture, […]