For this week’s open mic blog, I am going to discuss some of the websites I like to visit for design ideas.
This is one of my favorite sites to visit if I want to get a great look at creativity. It consists of websites all designed using the same HTML, where the only thing that changes is the CSS. It is really hard to believe all the different websites listed are the same HTML until you start read the content. This really gives you a first hand example of how dramatically the design of a website can affect the mood it projects.
They have some amazing free tutorials on Adobe software (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, etc…). They also have whole series of tutorials which you can purchase which I am sure are also amazing, but I have not personally purchased any of those. I have referred to some of their free tutorials numerous times when I am looking for a quick memory jogger on the best way to accomplish something.
Pbase is a photo-sharing site, however unlike some of the other photo-sharing sites out there, it is more focused on amateur or professional photographers showing off their work, instead of just Joe Citizen uploading vacation pictures. While it can take some effort to dig through all the different galleries, there are some truly amazing photographers on this site. There is a good number of photos that have been completely re-worked in photoshop as well.
I may add more as they come to me.