The pen is mightier than the web design world's favourite image creation and manipulation application, Photoshop, when it comes to preparing website mockups, according to Jason Fried. Photoshop is repeating yourself. Ok, so you've spent 3 days on a mockup in Photoshop. Now what? Now I have to make it all over again in HTML/CSS. Wasted time. Just build it in HTML/CSS and spend ... Read full entry

Getting Design Approval: The Single Mockup Theory Too much choice can be a bad thing, writes Darren Hoyt, who argues presenting clients with one mockup, as opposed to two or three, is a far more efficient method, financially and time wise, of producing effective website solutions. Never having faced these kinds (or any kind) of design choices before, the client often takes the weakest elements of one mockup, suggests merging ... Read full entry

GridFox - The Grid Layout Firefox Extension, produced by Eric Puidokas, could be a handy tool for web designers who want to keep their coded website layouts consistent with the original Photoshop mockup. I ran into a problem when coding grid-based layouts. How can I be sure my grid is maintained from the original mockup to the final coded version? When I coded my first grid-based layout, I found ... 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