Webmonkey is back! This used to be one of my first reference points when I was learning about web design back in the day. It was here I learnt about using CSS for layout (in 1998), and a bunch of what were then very cool Dynamic HTML (DHTML) gimmicks. Webmonkey has been around the houses a little since I was using the site in the late 1990s, and ... Read full entry

Happy 12th birthday digital-web.com! Digital Web Magazine marks 12 years online today, and has been on my bookmark list since I discovered it sometime in the late 1990s. Many happy returns to Nick Finck and the Digital Web Magazine crew. :) Way back in 1996 we registered the domain and over the years it took shape to become the online magazine you see today. In 1999, just 3 years after ... Read full entry

Getting Started with Ruby on Rails, by Dan Benjamin of Hivelogic. To me the term "Ruby on Rails" so far has just been a... term. I totally suck at programming, but this article makes the prospect of learning Ruby on Rails look somewhat possible :) I hope that this gentle introduction to Rails answers a few questions and perhaps dispels a few of the myths surrounding Rails. And while ... Read full entry

Client Taxonomy: Bruisers, Nodders, and Champions Client profiling by Jason A. Tselentis at Speak Up. Clients come in all shapes and sizes. But how do you handle a Bruiser? What do you say to a Know-It-All? And what if a Donald Trump is on the other end of a boardroom table? Which of these tough, brainy, or bossy people sound like your clients? Which did we leave out? My favourite ... Read full entry

Mess for Success, by Debra Wierenga at Jugglezine. It seems a little disorganisation may be the shot in the arm your career needs... A recent study of the work styles of hundreds of CEOs found that company heads were significantly less organized than their subordinates. Another survey found a correlation between messiness and salary levels: 66 per cent of Americans making $35,000 or less per year describe themselves ... Read full entry

Design is in the Details, by Naz Hamid at A List Apart. Design tip of the day: when it comes to getting interface mockups right, and ready, for presentation to a client, "obsession is healthy" according to Naz: If I don't feel right about a navigation or a flash widget that displays photos, I will sit and stew and sketch until I find something that fits. Design ... Read full entry

On Creativity, by Andy Rutledge at A List Apart. How's this for a definition of creativity? Creativity has nothing at all to do with self-expression or flamboyancy. Aside from the simple ability to create things, the most important feature of creativity is a highly developed perception filter that is somewhat less common than we're led to believe. Despite what we were taught in school, we don't all possess significant creativity, ... Read full entry

Dmitry Utkin makes great use of WordPress and a three column theme layout, and the result is Design You Trust™. Design You Trust™ is a daily design magazine, blog and small community, full of new design trends, news and events, great design portfolios, young design bloods, design articles, photography and hand-picked design stuff from all over the globe. Those interested in seeing more design blogs should check out the growing ... Read full entry

A very different approach to tagging. Discovered at the Ask ET forum, a new way to present tagged articles. Ask ET uses a totally different approach. Instead of linking to pages for each tag, it simply shows the tagged articles inline. No separate screens. No navigation. It's a beautifully simple solution. Very nice. Is there a Wordpress plugin by any chance?

19 Best Ads I Have Ever Seen. Playboy is adjudged number one? Apparently they publish some great articles. That's if the number of people who only read Playboy "for the articles" is anything to go by, of course.