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23rd January 2003

InformeDesign

“InformeDesign is a research and communication tool for [interior] designers… The mission of InformeDesign is to facilitate interior designers’ use of current, research-based information as a decision-making tool in the design process, thereby integrating research and practice.”

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23rd January 2003

Color Me Calm: Color Theory and Personality

“Color is important — for those of us in ebusiness, it’s an integral part of the way we “speak” to our visitors. And people respond, even at a physiologic level, to colors. We’ve talked a little about the role of color when it comes to the design of your Web site and about a cool way to select a harmonious color palette. But we haven’t really delved into the associations between color and personality. Until today.”

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23rd January 2003

BLAMBOT Comic Fonts & Lettering!

Get free fonts, talk balloons and more. Also check out this article: The Things You NEED to Know to Make a Great Comic.

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23rd January 2003

Album Cover Art Gallery

“Taken from the shelves of the Archive Music Department we’ve gathered albums that, while not on many ‘classic’ lists, should be recognized for great music, interesting artwork/photography or their own inherent strangeness.”

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23rd January 2003

Business-centred design: Designing web sites that sell

“When designing a persuasive architecture, we have to understand and account for every step in the buying process and design for effective calls to action, even if this action is simply to move on to the next step in the process.”

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23rd January 2003

Album Cover Art Gallery

“Taken from the shelves of the Archive Music Department we’ve gathered albums that, while not on many ‘classic’ lists, should be recognized for great music, interesting artwork/photography or their own inherent strangeness.”

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23rd January 2003

Business-centred design: Designing web sites that sell

“When designing a persuasive architecture, we have to understand and account for every step in the buying process and design for effective calls to action, even if this action is simply to move on to the next step in the process.”

posted in Web design | Permalink | Comments Off