I Really Need One Of These…
BMW has really outdone themselves with the new M3 microsite. Take a look for yourself:
Impressive site for an impressive car.
ScrnShots - Design Community
Sometimes we all need a little inspiration. ScrnShots is a new social Website for sharing and discussing screen shots. ScrnShots combines the best of Flickr, SumbitCSS, and Slideshare into a well designed, easy to use package. If you are interested in connecting with me, my profile can be found here.
Tour de Cure - Summit to Surf XIII
I just signed up for the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure - Summit to Surf XIII bike ride. The ride takes place on July 26th on Mt. Hood. There are seven different ride options: 100, 75, 68, 56, 48, 36, and 10 miles. This will be my third year riding in the event and I opted for the 68 mile ride. This will be the last year that the ride takes place on Mt. Hood, so I highly recommend you sign up! Leave me a comment if you are going.
37signals Affiliate Program
37signals, makers of the popular Basecamp project management application, recently announced a new affiliate program. I have used Basecamp for the last three years and I am very pleased with the features and performance. If you are thing about signing up for any of 37signals please consider using these links: Basecamp, Highrise & Backpack.
Font Friday: Univers Font Family
The Univers font family is considered by many graphic designers to be one of the most flexible font families available. Many also consider the font to be one of the greatest typographic achievements of the 20th century. In addition to being extremely flexible through numerous weights and styles, the family is suitible for almost any typographic need.
Adobe Fireworks Beta - What’s with the UI?
Adobe Fireworks (formerly Macromedia Fireworks) happens to be my favorite web design application. Some would say that there are better applications, such as Adobe Photoshop, but I have always preferred Fireworks due to it’s powerful features a simple user interface (UI).
Web Design Wednesday: Favorite Website Design Inspiration Sites
Everybody needs a little creative inspiration every now and then. The following sites are my favorite CSS inspiration sites for creative ideas and to learn new CSS techniques.
Social Media Tuesday: kirtsy
For those of you who have not heard, the women’s social media site Sk*rt is now named kirtsy. The rebrand was mainly due to pressure from Skirt Magazine.
Font Friday: ITC Avant Garde
ITC Avant Garde is a geometric sans serif display font designed by Herb Lubalin and Tom Carnase in 1968 for Avant Garde Magazine. The font was purchased and distributed by the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) in 1970. The basic shapes are constructed from circles and straight lines, similar to many fonts created during the German Bauhaus movement in the 1920s..
Join Me At The SEMpdx Hot Seat - May 20th, 2008
Join me at the next Search Engine Marketers of Portland (SEMpdx) Hot Seat on Tuesday, May 20th. This month’s Hot Seat will feature a a presentation by Matt McGee, who will speak about the “SEO Success Pyramid.” Following Matt’s presentation I will critique participant’s sites along with the other Hot Seat panelists.