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Design Spotlight – Apr ‘09 Winner – Now Accepting Entries for May ‘09!
Congratulations to Pixel Bridge for winning the April 2009 Locus of Control Design Spotlight Award for their work on Phatty Burrito, a flash game for Glide Magazine. A total of 10 votes were collected for 3 nominated flash games. Phatty Burrito won by a margin of 5 votes. Details of the original nominations can be [...]
NHUPA – Design Slam!
Last month’s NHUPA meeting had an interesting format, the “Design Slam” workshop. The basic idea was that a non-profit organization presented goals and needs for a new website (to be designed from scratch, not a redesign). Then we all split into groups to plan and design a specific aspect of the site. We determined our [...]
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Kawaii Creations – Kawaii Not by Meghan Murphy
Kawaii Not, a comic strip by Meghan Murphy, combines the incredibly cute with the cheeky and sarcastic. You can read the comic online or purchase a book with the first 100 strips. The store also includes hundreds of cute buttons featuring art from the comic strips. You can also download animated icons/avatars, of which there [...]
Etsy Provides Innovative Ways to Browse Products
Etsy is a site where people can buy and sell homemade goods, craft supplies and vintage items. This site offers over a dozen unique and innovative ways to browse through products. My top 3 favorites are:
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Design Spotlight – Mar ‘09 Winner – Now Accepting Entries for Apr ‘09!
Congratulations to PixelMEDIA for winning the March 2009 Locus of Control Design Spotlight Award for their recently launched BreastCancerStories website. A total of 17 votes were collected for 3 nominated websites. BreastCancerStories won by a margin of 15 votes. Details of the original nominations can be found here.
Kawaii Creations – Adventures in Bentomaking by Pikko
Lunch has never looked so cute! Adventures in Bentomaking is a blog about Japanese-style bento-box lunches. Pikko, a mother from Hawaii, somehow finds time to produce these culinary delights for herself and her family on a weekly basis. Each blog entry includes detailed photos and descriptions of how the featured bento was made.
Design Spotlight – Feb ‘09 Winner – Now Accepting Entries for Mar ‘09!
Congratulations to the folks at SimpleBits for winning the February 2009 Locus of Control Design Spotlight Award for the Foamee logo (be sure to visit the Foamee site and mouse over the logo to get the full effect ). This was the first logo-specific design spotlight contest. A total of 31 votes were [...]
Kawaii Creations – Meomi by Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy
In their little corner of the web, Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy have created a fascinating world full of mystery and unbelievable cuteness known as the Meomi Cloud House website. You can download free desktop wallpapers, buy Meomi products, and learn more about the Octonauts series of children’s books.
But that’s not the main reason I’ve [...]
Design Spotlight – Jan ‘09 Winner – Now Accepting Entries for Feb ‘09!
Congratulations to Alan Houser for winning the January 2009 Locus of Control Design Spotlight Award for his design studio’s website, Creative Component. A total of 22 votes were collected for 4 nominated websites. Creative Component won by a margin of 2 votes. Details of the original nominations can be found here.
Kawaii Creations – Nut and Bee by Annette Lauder
Time for another dose of mind-blowing cuteness – and this one has a shop where you can purchase adorable products to your heart’s content. Nut and Bee, by Annette Lauder, is frequently updated with new artwork. You can vote on each design by specifying which type of product you think it should become. It’s quite [...]
Design Spotlight – Dec ‘08 Winner – Now Accepting Entries for Jan ‘09!
Congratulations to Andrew Littler for winning the very first Locus of Control Design Spotlight Award for the design of his blog, This Ain’t Narnia. A total of 24 votes were collected for 6 nominated websites and Andrew’s site won by a margin of just 3 votes. Details of the original nominations can be found here.
Kawaii Creations – Orisinal by Ferry Halim
We can’t be all business all the time – it’s important to balance work and play. That’s why, every so often, I will post a “Kawaii Creation” – something excruciatingly cute that I’ve found on the web.
Design Spotlight – Now Accepting Entries!
This is a casual contest that anyone can enter and is judged purely by subjective methods. What good is that, you may ask? Consider that your website is constantly judged by such methods every time you get a visitor. It may not be scientific, but if you win, it will make you feel good. And [...]
Kawaii Creations – Design Mirkku by Mirjami Manninen