Design

Pretty big collection of UI samples, grouped by function.

Pretty big collection of UI samples, grouped by function.

I don't plan to use Thematic. The default 2011 theme is responsive and looks to suit my needs much better. But this is useful for digging into how Thematic is structured.

This is a short tutorial on the perspective tool in Illustrator but I'm bookmarking it for the über handy tip on masked blurs in Photoshop. Skip halfway down to where he imports the art into Photoshop and check that one out.

Talk about getting out of the way and putting the content first. This site is just a big grid of UI samples. Click on any thumbnail to view a larger screenshot and project details.

Can't believe I didn't already have this bookmarked.

I don't agree with everything the author says. Particularly where he ignores all business cases to the exclusivity of the user. To be sure, the best business plans align the two as closely as possible, but he ignores things like branding altogether. That's not really the relevant part of his post though. Instead, his post is another piece in support of mobile first, responsive design and why people need to be developing sites that way. And for that it's a worthwhile read.

Prevents downloading of desktop assets on mobile devices. Warrants further investigation.

Nice side scrolling site that looks more like magazine layouts than web pages.

Beautiful use of whitespace. I want to find the person who doesn't scroll on this site. I also want to send this site to every person who has ever wanted to me cram an entire website above the 'fold'.