A blog about random hacks, graphics and design, math and other ephemera.

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The layout is the foundation of your website. It guides the user through the sections and tells them what is most important. It also sets the aesthetic of the website. Therefore, you need to carefully think through how you lay out content.

[…] There is a Japanese philosophy called “Kaizen,” which focuses on continuous improvement using small steps.

… with Cross-Browser CSS & No Hacks

Does your Web design suck? Do you use too many default design elements? Is it dated? Try these 10 CSS tricks to improve your Web site design and usability.

resources for designers by designers

... a free online font comparison tool. It allows you to easily preview and compare different fonts side by side with various CSS font styles applied to them.

... is an online application for comparison of the fonts for the screen. Its primary role is to make web designer’s life easier. As the new fonts are bundled into operating systems, the list of the common fonts will be updated.

... let’s you flip through, preview and compare web typography while retrieving the CSS

The design session - an article about collaborative workflow

Photoshop file that has a fairly comprehensive library of assets – all fully editable

a book of … self-produced tests … send to print … using the online print-on-demand system Lulu. The book project will therefore act as a colour/type/pattern test of the very system with which it is produced.

Interface Collection for Design Inspiration

... ist das Netzwerk der Berliner Design-Community! Anlaufstelle für Kreative bei Projekten und Ideen im Bereich Design rund um den Kreativstandort Berlin: Als international ausgerichtetes Netzwerk kuratiert und organisiert CREATE BERLIN Designprojekte im In- und Ausland zur Förderung der Berliner Kreativwirtschaft und ihres Standorts.

fancy image zooming tool

... 25 Icons. You’re though completely free to edit, change and/or directly use the icons in your site and in any kind of your projects.

we present 40 excellent, free and professional icons for desktop and web design [smashing magazine]

... beantwortet die gängigsten Einsteigerfragen und richtet sich an Unternehmen und Personen, die bisher noch keine Erfahrung mit Design haben und nun ein Logo, eine Webseite oder ähnliche Designarbeiten in Auftrag geben möchten.

... Netzwerk für kreative Köpfe

Martin Z. Schröder – Akzidenzen erleichtern Ihre Offerten ungemein

Family crest itself is public domain in Japan therefore no worrys about copyright.

Most business cards will have at least a name of a person or company but there are other essential and useful elements of a good business card.

I'm excited to share my collection of marvelous and inspiring business cards with you. Each card is owned and photographed by me. I am grateful to all the talented designers around the globe that have sent me their work. I've included the name of and link to, the designer whenever available - please contact these creative wonders if you have a project in mind. My wish is to inspire first and then to promote good design and good designers! I hope these little gems make you look a little closer and a little deeper at the little things all around you. Enjoy! Kariann **Please ask for my permission to use these photographs as they were all taken by me. Or please include a link back here as the photo credit. Thank You. An interview here: ephemera.typepad.com/ephemera/2008/03/when-did-your-p.html VERY funny *business card* scene from American Psycho ::: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoIvd3zzu4Y

A Journal of Typography. Featuring news, observations, and open commentary on fonts and typographic design.

See also: Fonts of 2005, Part 1 As the new year began I asked Typographica readers and contributors to share their top picks from the fonts released during 2004. Here are the results in no particular order. Bello [MyFonts] Akiem Helmling, Bas Jacobs, Sami Kortemäki Prior to its release, the sign-painterly inkings of Bello existed […]