Dlod
February 2010 Posts
In the first blog post about transitioning from print design to web design I used the variable size of the browser window as an example of how designing for the web requires a slight shift in thinking for print trained designers. To follow that up I thought it might be useful to talk a bit more about specific strategies for designing for a frame with variable dimensions.
The strategies for designing for the variable width of a browser and the strategies for designing for a variable height require quite slightly different approaches, so I’m going to handle them in different posts. This post focuses on how to handle designing for an unknown width.
Fixed Width Layout
The easiest option to implement technically and design wise is to constrain your content inside the browser window by setting a fixed width. Your design effectively sits in a block and in a larger window either floats in the middle or sits on the left or right edge.
Graphic Design, Interactive Design, Print to Web, User Experience
Posted: February 15th 2010
Imagine what you could do if you applied your collective imaginations and intelligence into fighting human rights abuses, or world poverty, or global warming. Now stop imagining because all that guff is going to have to wait. I need to use your accumulated knowledge, experience and wisdom to help me chose what kit to get instead.
Basically my faithful computer has had it and I need to replace it. Normally I would just get a new Macbook Pro but I’ve had a bit of a tiff with Apple and now have no idea what to get.
Here is what I need to be able to do:
- Run Adobe Suite. I can’t run an alternative because I’m almost always required to produce and work in Adobe formats. It’s pretty much the industry standard much to my software budget’s dismay.
- Run Microsoft Office for the exact same reasons above, although potentially I could fudge it with a product that produces MS format documents.
- Record music and edit video, do 3D rendering and animation. This isn’t work but is just for yuks, so I do all those things in a lo-fi crappy sort of way. I use Audacity, Garage Band, Blend, Flash and After Effects.
And here are my options as I see them …
Posted: February 1st 2010
View by Category
- Dlod
- Fail
- Graphic Design
- Interactive Design
- Jetsum
- Print to Web
- Someone Else's Train
- Uncategorized
- User Experience
