Inspiration: Windows XP Desktop Wallpapers
I compiled a list of the default Windows XP desktop wallpapers. XP was everywhere when I was getting my start on the web. Windows XP & its lovable desktop wallpapers helped shape the designer I am today.
Category: Design
Another Year, Another Redesign
I redesigned my site again. I upgraded to HTML5, added Web Fonts, and coded with OOCSS. This is the 3rd major revision and it’s been almost 18 months since I did any design work on my site. It’s time to go back to basics―less is more. No frills. No ads. Just a portfolio blog and its content, delivered straight to your eyeballs. It’s a “responsive web design” work in progress. What do you think? Did I reach a good balance between simplicity and style?
Design Demo: UMass Alumni
This is a demo website I designed for the UMass Amherst Alumni Association. The site is completely hand-coded (no CMS) and is full of lorem ipsum.
Web Design “Strategy”
Design by itself is meaningless. It’s content that matters. People don’t visit your website because it looks nice. They visit because you have something they want. Your job is to give it to them. Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.
Google's Interface Changes
I’m not really a fan of Google’s latest design changes. Increasing the size of the text-input seems fine, but the new buttons are atrocious. The biggest difference is the font-size on the buttons. But, with Firefox 3.5 on Mac OS X, the default crystal-themed buttons can only get so big.