Good advice on improving the call to action button and 40 inspiring examples:
Author: Yelena Shabrova
Fillerati – Faux Latin is a Dead Language
This is another nice addition to my collection of Lorem Ipsum replacements. It generates up to 10 paragraphs out of several authors’ books, including Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Not sure how thrilled a client would be to see Caterpillar’s pearls of wisdom plopped in their design, but I would be very tempted to find out 🙂
The Closer Look: Creativity Starts with Examination
An interesting view on creativity as it applies to all aspects of our lives:
The Fold Exists but Does it Matter?
Emily Smith explores the nature of the page fold, myths associated with it, and advises on how to organize content to avoid common negative effects that the fold may cause:
Beans and Noses
A rule to go by when the client is determined to take ill-conceived steps: “No matter how much you try, you can’t stop people from sticking beans up their nose.”
RoundedCornr
RoundedCornr generates image files and the necessary HTML and CSS code for a box with rounded corners filled with a gradient or a flat color.
Fractal – a simple HTML and CSS Validator for email designers and marketers
See exactly which lines of code are not supported in over 24 email clients: Fractal.
malevole text generator
malevole text generator creates paragraphs of text that are almost as readable as real text. It should look less confusing to unsuspecting clients than the original lorem ipsum text or most of its alternatives.
Understanding The Copyright License
The Web is full of creative and practical resources that we can use to improve our projects. Photography, fonts, music and code are perfect examples. Finding stock objects and existing implementations is often quicker, cheaper and more practical than producing your own.
Whether free or not, these resources normally come with a license to ensure fair use. For professionals, understanding the limitations of a license is critical; with this knowledge, you’d be surprised by what’s available.
Bacon Ipsum – A Meatier Lorem Ipsum Generator
The result looks and sounds tasty:
“Pork chop corned beef strip steak fatback, rump cow tail pancetta jerky short ribs. Turkey andouille chicken chuck cow short loin shankle. Corned beef rump meatball, swine ham hock tongue sirloin bacon headcheese. Ball tip ham hock pork loin, pancetta venison pig tongue rump andouille beef ribs meatloaf pork chop. Chicken shank short ribs pork tongue. Beef ribs tri-tip tongue meatloaf swine. Flank jowl bacon hamburger short ribs.”
What? I am a carnivore, just seeing this plopped into my design makes the day brighter.