This month, I am participating in Blogging Idol at Daily Blog Tips.. it’s a great idea for a contest and I am glad I am participating. The contest entails that from July 1.08 to July 31.08 the RSS Subscribers will be measured. So I believe the subscribers on July 1 were 828 I believe.. and I hope to have over 1000 by the end of this month. So I appreciate all the support from all you guys… and I will keep on posting more content. I believe I am over the server issues.. this past week theblog has been rocky.. but we are looking up, visitors are coming back and I can now concentrate on the content and redesign eventually.
Hello All.. Inspiredology is back.. I sincerely apologize for the abrubt absence from the blogging world.. I changed servers, and got rid of those pesky viruses, and just in time for firefox 3 because.. no one would have seen my blog…
I will say that so far so good with 1&1…I have to thank a special Canadian friend of mine Marie-Lynn for helping me with all the security and server problems. Thank you so much for all your help, I really do appreciate it.
So for the slight bad news.. I lost all my posts and comments since April 30.. which sucks.. but I guess I can be fortunate for getting Inspiredology back up and running. So for those missing posts.. I am going to rebuild them and put them back into the rightful spots. I have never done this but I am thinking I am just going to have to rebuild the posts… time consuming but it will be the way I do it, unless anyone else has any other recommendations.
So moving forward, yes I have been talking about the redesign for quite some time, I have finally decided on the structure and sort of skeleton template I want to use, as well as the functions I want to put in the blog, now just comes the design of the site and brand.
I have also been entered into Daily Blog Tips Bloggin Idol which is a super cool idea, and I am very happy to be a part of it.. it starts on July 1st.. and the competition is based on the amount of subscribers I receive in one months time…. so I hope that through the blog I can gain some new readers.. and offer everyone more great content.
Again, sorry for any inconveinences and thank you again and again for all your patience.
****Update***
I have rescued a few more posts.. the ones I seem to be missing are from the 4 part Grunge Series I did, I have found the first post, but I can’t seem to find the other 3.. I hope that this can be resolved as I have added the others.. but I am missing the comments.. which sucks.
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The web today is cluttered with fancy flash, java, ajax, jquery animations and scripts. Often designers feel that when designing we have to put every new cool trendy script in our sites to make sure the client is simply blown off their feet. Designers really need to stick to the good old fashioned KISS (Keep It Simple STUPID).
I know it’s not the easiest thing to do, especially with the many distractions on the web. This post is all about keeping it simple, these 48 sites all showcase great ways on keeping design to a minimum and by doing this allowing the most important part of the site to be shown… the content. I hope you enjoy this post, it might not be dazzling and breathtaking but, you can get a great sense of what makes these sites work very well. Read the rest of this entry »
A few months ago I posted 33 Wooden Websites, the post was quite popular and I just kept seeing wood being used on websites, so I have compiled another post for you. These sites showcase wood elements, textures to the best of abilities to create a sense of depth and texture.
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This is the final installment on the 4 part Fighting Against Web 2.0 With Grunge Series Great Grunge Designs. I am concluding this great series with what I would say in my opinion is Grunge at it’s best. Now what I mean by this is that these designs, use the previous grunge elements we spoke about to creating a website that is genuine and balanced. The grunge aspect isn’t to overpowering but the site fits into the “Grunge” category. They use subtle grunge elements to give them the advantage over their competitors. These sites truly honor the title of Fighting Against Web 2.0. The sites aren’t to hardcore or crazy, but they are corporate, business like sites that have just added a creative flair that in my opinion has always looked better then Web 2.0.
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W3 Markup is a great web service, it allows you to design your website in Photoshop, you then send your PSD files and BAM! You got yourself a coded website.Their prices are fair and from the looks of their testimonials they seem prompt and the quality control is good. I really like their site as well, I like the paint brush rough texture in the back. The site offers a brilliant color scheme.. the colors are great.
They have some really big websites under their belt, one being Smashing Magazine’s great blog.
MarkUp4U offers a great online service for designers that don’t have time or just want to get a site built from a mock-up to a fully functional site. This is a great service for both designers and developers; let’s say you are super busy with 5 clients and you just need to get these done.. you have all of them designed and you are ready to code the sites and make them functional. Send a few of to MarkUp4U and they can take the sites and build them while you are concentrating on something you enjoy like designing. This service plays on the idea of “you aren’t good at everything so ask for help from someone that knows it better then you”.
Take a look at Velox Media site.. this is a great looking site but also has very simple functions that MarkUp4U has implemented.
They offer a great price for the quality control they send to you. This is a great service, and I highly recommend you check it out for yourselves.
This is Part 3 of the Fighting Against Web 2.0 With Grunge Series Grunge Elements. This grunge element is used in a wide variety of sites from music related to urban websites. These elements aren’t necessarily overwhelming but they add a great sense of rebellion. Adding a splatter to a corporate logo, says “yeah we are a business but we don’t care about business standards, we are the step above the rest”. So enjoy the posts, and remember that this series isn’t out to find the most hardcore grunge designs but to showcase grunge designs, elements that work good with good content, and web standards.
Paper/Stationary Elements With Balanced Web Design
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I am happy to announce another site sponsor Nice Icons. The site offers beautiful looking icons for a wide range of use. The site is put together very nicely, it’s clean, shows that you are on a icon based site. The icons are done with very simple, clean designs. I have always been interested in icon design, especially now with so many icon based websites popping up. I am sure we will be doing a post on Icons in the near future, and I can tell you know that, this site will make the list.
Another great thing about our new sponsor Chris has offered to send out a half price special for you the Inspiredology readers. Chris has just put out the new set called “Mercury“, you can by it via this special discounted link. So head on over to his site and check out his stuff.
