Drew has ‘refreshed’ his site with a new look and a slightly revamped structure.
If you don’t already frequent his blog then take a gander, not only does it look nice, but it reads well to. Nice work Drew. :)
After months of ‘trying’ to find the time we eventually ‘made’ the time here at Mirashade to re-vamp our site.
The initial designs were penned by Chris. I did some design development and then developed the XHTML and CSS using Homesite and TopStyle. Finally the site was deployed using Textpattern. We simply ran out of time to impliment our bespoke solution (Gubbins).
I’d love to hear your feedback and comments on any aspect of the design and implimentation. There are still some areas that need work, but we were keen to get the site ‘out there’.
Update: Mirashade.com is now featured in the CSS Vault and at CSS Beauty and Unmatched Style.
Reading my daily blogs I stumbled accross a fantastic entry by Cameron Moll (Authentic Boredom) regarding the 8 things he wish he’d known when he started out as a designer/developer. #1 on the list made me smile simply because it’s exactly what I do on a daily basis.
strong>Details a great designer maketh. If there�s one thing I�ve repeated over the course of my career more than anything else, it�s this simple philosophy: If you have time and talent to care for the smaller details, it almost always means you�ve already cared for the bigger details. Meaning, if you have time and talent to readjust the logo positioning 1px or 1pt to the left or right, it likely means you�ve already solidified usability, cross-browser compatibility, primary headline, and so on. I�m amazed by works that continue to impress as you dig deeper into the details.
Nice post Cameron. :)
After months of labour (not that kind) here at Mirashade we’ve finally done a soft launch of our latest baby; grownupgrren.
Drew and I have been hard at work on this for some time, and we’d really appreciate feedback, thoughts, comment, criticism, etc.
Of particular note is the admin system, which is glorious, but you can’t see that, so shortly I’ll post some screengrabs here for your delectation. :)
Jason kottke has done a re-design. The garish green lives on, but the cleanliness and simplicity has gone. Hey maybe it’s just in transition, but I think it kinda sucks. :?
What do you reckon?
