Archive for the ‘Web & Graphics’ Category

Posted on July 24, 2008 - by CDS

Alternative to iStock

If you’re a designer, you’ve inevitably purchased stock photography or vector art from iStock. You’ve probably also noticed that they’ve raised their prices some 5 times in the last year. Getty Images needs to make back their 50 million dollar purchase of iStock somehow. In light of the constant increases, I’ve ventured into other stock offerings, including crestock, punchstock, vectorstock, etc. I am happy to say that I’ve finally found a contender to iStock, that offers stock imagery at a fraction of the cost of others: http://www.dreamstime.com. They’ve got a refreshingly unique and high quality collection, and did I mention it’s a fraction of the cost of any other stock website?

Posted on May 26, 2008 - by CDS

Best Screen Saver ever

A screen saver is a screen saver, right? I thought so too, until I found Deep Space by 3Planesoft. It’s 3d space oddessey, that is suprisingly life-like in motion. Some of the physical aspects are exaggerrated, like the velocity of planet rotation, but still, it’s fascinating to look at. I must have watched for 20 minutes after installing it. So, if you’re into astronomy and space and cool screen savers, you will love this one.

Posted on May 3, 2008 - by CDS

CSS Book Recommendation

I recently purchased the book ”Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design” by Andy Clarke, and was pleasantly surprised. This is not your typical techy book at all. It’s definitely not for beginning developers, but it’s a good read for EVERY web designer. This is a book about purity and design method, from inception to execution, and the necessity of design standards. I have a new perspective on current design trends. I can see where XHTML/CSS can, and hopefully will, take us in the future. Good read, highly recommended.