Category Archives: Utilities

Helvetireader

Written by admin. Posted on July 29, 2010. Filed under Data Visualisation, Design, Helvetica, Swiss, Utilities, Web Design. Tagged . No comments.
Helvetireader is a minimal, anti-social theme for Google Reader which uses a hosted user stylesheet for Google Reader served via a user-script. It aims to make the interface a clean, minimal experience where you’re not assaulted by an array of colours, social features and buttons (using Shortcuts instead). It’s designed for people who just read [...]

The 960 Grid System Made Easy

Written by admin. Posted on July 20, 2010. Filed under Articles, Design, Education, Grid Design, Utilities, Web Design. Tagged , . No comments.
For those of you that are interested in ‘playing’ with a grid system framework for web design, but aren’t really sure how to use 960gs, you’d be wise to take a look at this great little 960gs tutorial by Joshua Johnson of Six Revisions.

Three New Action Products by Behance

Written by admin. Posted on January 27, 2010. Filed under Business, Design, Grid Design, Stationery, Utilities. Tagged , . No comments.
As part of their mission to organise the creative world, Behance’s line of paper products is designed with Action in mind. And now, they’re introducing three new ways to get organised in style. What’s more, these new Action Method products are 100% sustainable.

Templates for Rapid Interactive Prototyping on 960 gs

Written by admin. Posted on December 21, 2009. Filed under Design, Grid Design, Utilities, Web Design. 1 Comment.
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Stephen Bau has created a collection of useful web elements built on Nathan Smith’s 960 grid system. The Fluid 960 Grid System templates have been built upon the work of Nathan Smith and his 960 Grid System using effects from the MooTools and jQuery JavaScript libraries.

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 [...]

Field Notes in Colour

Written by admin. Posted on November 29, 2009. Filed under Design, Stationery, Utilities. No comments.
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Winter comes but once a year, but Coudal Partners’ beautiful Field Notes will drop onto your doormat 4 times a year, brightening your day with some vibrant colour. Subscribe to FIELD NOTES COLORS and get two “Just Below Zero” 3-Packs (as shown in the image) and two regular FIELD NOTES 3-Packs (one Graph, one Mixed) [...]