Print the Impossible - Penrose Triangle Illusion

"This is a 3D-printable version of the Penrose Triangle illusion, based solely on the 1934 design painted by Swedish artist Oscar Reutersvärd. The design also appeared on Swedish postage stamps in the early 1980s.

I created this 3D design entirely from scratch using the process outlined in the "Instructions" section below. This work is based solely on Oscar Reutersvärd's design, although some elements are inspired by the Hollow-Face illusion discovered many decades (if not centuries) ago."

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6513

Repper

"Repper is a pattern creator that turns your images into eye-catching designs. It is easy, fun and available for Windows, Mac & Linux."

http://repperpatterns.com/

Web design exemplified

http://yvettesbridalformal.com/index.htm

99Designs

"99designs is the #1 marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design. We connect passionate designers from around the globe with customers seeking quality, affordable design services. "

http://99designs.com/

"How much does it cost to run a logo design contest?

You set the budget! Pricing starts at USD $295 and in general, the more money you offer, the more logo designs you will have to choose from."

Lorempixum

"Placeholder Images for every case. Webdesign or Print. It's simple and absolutely free!

http://lorempixum.com/

How to develop a homepage layout that sells

"The trouble is, although you know you need a header, navigation links, main content and a footer, it’s pretty hard to decide exactly where to position each, what margins and padding and fonts and colors to use, what items to include or exclude, and all those other details. You need a process you can rely on to ensure that you meet your client’s needs, and aren’t just shooting in the dark. "

http://www.smashingshare.com/2010/04/12/how-to-develop-homepage-layout-that-sells/

WebSort - Card Sorting

"WebSort enables you to conduct remote card sorting online. Create a study, send a link to participants, and analyze the results - all through a simple web-based interface."

http://websort.net/

"Too often, we blame bad service on the people who actually deliver the service. "

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/04/whos-responsible-for-service-design.html

"Three quick tips for anyone who cares about this:
1. Require service designers to sign their work. Who decided to make it the way it is?
2. Run a customer service audit. Walk through the building or the software or the phone tree with all the designers in the room and call out what’s not right.
3. Make it easy for complaints (and compliments) about each decision to reach the designer (and her boss)."

GwPaint

"Web tool for graphical html design on the browser,Free software,Web Author software,Create web page."


http://htmltools.org/gwpaint.html

8 Useful Online Tools for Web Designers and Developers

"Finding stuff to make your life easier is one of our passions. Whether it be freebies like fonts and icons, or tools to help you do your job, we search and find them so you can focus on the important things. For this post, we’ve found some online tools that are useful for design and development tasks, and the best part is…they’re all free to use."

http://webdesignledger.com/tools/8-useful-online-tools-for-web-designers-and-developers

Matthew Tyson - Graphic Design

Website here : http://www.matthewtyson.co.uk/

Portfolio here : http://www.matthewtyson.co.uk/fold.pdf

Vanguard [2010-01-18]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiml42/4287237042/in/set-72157623267820912

More Blender work ...

Autodesk: Project Dragonfly

"Streamline your next home improvement project by using Dragonfly's intuitive design tools to rapidly create and furnish your floor plan, experimenting in real time with your ideas in 2D and 3D before making it real!"

http://dragonfly.labs.autodesk.com/

My Four-Legs Walking-Machine

http://www.armure.ch/WALKING.htm

Dead-Links.com - Free Broken Link Checker

"Put your website or weblog home page URL in the input box and a little spider will read the html code and check for the broken links.

The spider splits links in two categories, internal, from the same host, and external, outgoing link to different domains.

Once you have put your start URL the bot will visit your website and follow all links checking for their status. When finish you will see a report showing all the bad links found, not only 404 status. "

http://www.dead-links.com/

Natural architecture

"there is an emerging art movement that is exploring mankind's desire to reconnect to the earth, through the built environment. referred to as 'natural architecture', it aims to create a new, more harmonious, relationship between man and nature by exploring what it means to design with nature in mind."


http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/naturalarchitecture.html

Penguin by Designers

"I doubted that any part of it was entirely arbitrary so I’ve redrawn it, but having each line only drawn in an obvious relation to something that already exists. What results is a pretty much perfect copy of the existing grid, so unless I was just lucky, I guess this is how they made their grid."

http://www.ministryoftype.co.uk/words/article/constructing_the_grid/

The ultimate webdesign usability checklist

"I noticed that I, and fellow webdesigners, keep making the same usability mistakes over and over. This checklist with 88 questions is a must read for every webdesigner who cares about usability."

http://stud.cmd.hro.nl/0773253/notusable/blog/the-ultimate-webdesign-usability-checklist/

How to get Cross Browser Compatibility Every Time

"Working with Internet Explorer can be a pain for the everyday web designer. But it doesn't have to be. Many, if not all, of the bugs can be fixed quickly and easily by understanding how the[y] occur. I've put together a list of the major problems beginners have with cross browser compatibility."

http://anthonyshort.com.au/blog/comments/how-to-get-cross-browser-compatibility-everytime/

Shapeways Launches Private Beta for new global marketplace

With reference to Ponoko (http://dolennididdorol.blogspot.com/2008/10/ponokos-photomake-if-you-can-draw-it.html), Shapeways tell me that they have started a service to "allow 3D artists and 3D designers to sell physically printed 3D Objects directly to consumers. This is remarkable opportunity for 3D artists who previously would have to print 3D designs and then resell their creations."

Please see: http://www.shapeways.com/betashops/

and also

"Shapeways (Philips Incubator Project) has officially launched the first online marketplace for 3D designed products, from gadgets to model trains; it's the "Etsy" for 3D design innovation.

Here is the link to the Shapeways Shops (http://www.shapeways.com/shops). "