While the concept of minimalism in Web design is taking a relatively long road to the mainstream, there’s no question that some of history’s greatest minds would have been outspoken advocates. Many, in fact, already were centuries before the Web was born. Leonardo da Vinci: “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Albert Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “The supreme excellence … [Read more...]
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February 23, 2012 By
15 Fresh (and Free) Fonts for 2012
The most compelling Web designs rely on creative uses of typography, which requires both smart and original thinking when it comes to font selections. With the inventories of free online font libraries such as Google Web Fonts and Typekit being added to regularly, and even more custom fonts being created daily, there are virtually thousands of open-source font families to choose from for your next design project. Poring through thousands of fonts can be time consuming, however, and time is a … [Read more...]
September 13, 2011 By
30 Best Designed Blogs of 2011
“Ooh, that’s different!” Yep, the latest Income Diary redesign brings the total number of major redesigns of this site up to five in three years. That’s how much emphasis Michael puts on having a good-looking, high-converting, content-promoting blog design. To commemorate the redesign and, more importantly, provide you with an inspirational list, I present to you the 30 best designed blogs of 2011. The Criteria for Good Blog Design To remove as much of the subjectiveness as possible, … [Read more...]
August 18, 2011 By
5 Simple Font Changes to Boost Readers, Comments, and Shares on Your Blog
This guest post is by Bnonn of Attentionthievery.info. You may not realize it, but the font settings on your blog can have a huge effect on how many people read your content. And how many people read your content has a huge effect on whether a post goes viral. How huge? Well, by some accounts I’ve read, just one common mistake with colors could reduce readership by a factor of five. And if you’re not making that mistake, you’re probably making at least one of four others. So in this … [Read more...]
