Category Archives: Software

Grid-based Expression Engine Themes

Written by admin. Posted on July 18, 2010. Filed under Design, Grid Design, Software, Web Design. Tagged , , . No comments.
If you’ve been looking for a quick way to get some of the well-known grid-based frameworks, such as Blueprint and 960gs, into your Expression Engine installation, it might be worth taking a look at the useful tool created by Nick Johnson of LIM, who says: “I threw this together because I found that I was [...]

Helvetify

Written by admin. Posted on June 10, 2010. Filed under Software, Typography. Tagged . No comments.
Interesting little extension for Apple’s Safari 5; Helvetify, from Johan Brook, basically sets the web page’s font to, yes, Helvetica (Neue to be exact.)

TeuxDeux – A simple browser-based To Do’er

Written by admin. Posted on December 10, 2009. Filed under Design, Grid Design, Software, Utilities, Web Design. No comments.
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TeuxDeux is a simple, designy, browser-based to-do app and the first collaboration between studio-mates swissmiss and Fictive Kin . It is so simple to use that you can spend time getting things done instead of logging-in or grappling with other GTD software. What’s more, it looks great, too.

960 grid template for OmniGraffle

Written by admin. Posted on December 7, 2009. Filed under Design, Grid Design, Software, Utilities, Web Design. Tagged . No comments.
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Brian Cray has released a free template for use in Omnigraffle, based on the grid design of the 960 grid system. Brian Cray is a web 2.0 professional living in Columbus, Ohio. His work has been featured by Mashable, the Tuts+ Network, and Smashing Magazine among others. He is a social experience designer, develops popular [...]

Josef Müller-Brockmann Shop Launched

Written by admin. Posted on November 30, 2009. Filed under Books, Film, Grid Design, Software, Stationery, Swiss, Typography. Tagged . No comments.
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I have just launched the Josef Müller-Brockmann shop where you can buy all things related to ‘Müller-Brockmann’, ‘Swiss Graphic Design’ and ‘Grid Systems’ in one convenient place.

Introducing Slammer, The Designer’s Geometry Toolbox

Written by admin. Posted on November 26, 2009. Filed under Grid Design, Software. No comments.
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Typographic Grids, Golden Sections, Fibonacci series or Rule of Thirds. Thats not all, Slammer also has Rulers, Crosshairs, Magnifier, Measurements & Screenshots. Slammer is a natty little tool that can be used to create harmonious grids for many design applications. The Snow Leopard, Mac only, app has been developed by Indian-based, one-man-band, Ringce.