Tag: design

The Geocities-izer

May 3, 2010

I have to blame @snydez for his tweet about Geocities-izer. Because I also used Geocities when I jumped into website creation. Did I have websites hosted at Geocities? I did. Who didn’t? :D Yahoo! closed Geocities last year, on October 26. I just find out also that Geocities was the third most visited website back…
YouTube Now Has a New Player Design?

April 29, 2010

I just visited dadio.tv channel on YouTube, I saw something different with the video player design. Looking at the new design in brief, I think I like the new one — all the player elements are there without any significant changes. I’m not sure whether it’s already announced or not, but it’s new for me.…
Posterous Theme for Mobile Device

April 26, 2010

If you haven’t tried Posterous, you should. It offers lots of great features. Recently, Posterous added a new feature on its theme. If you open Posterous-powered sites using mobile device, they will be presented in a nice interface. You don’t have to tweak any settings, it just works. From their blog: This mobile theme was…
Nokia Messaging for Social Networks Beta: First Impression

December 17, 2009

Two days ago, I gave Nokia Messaging for Social Networks Beta a try on my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. This application will help Nokia users to keep update with the social media services — in this case Facebook and Twitter. Of course, it’s still in beta so I should not expect too much. The installation process…
Posterous' New Dashboard

November 10, 2009

Right now, I only have an active Posterous-powered site. But, if you manage multiple posterous sites, you should love the improvements. Posterous introduced a new dashboard interface. This is a page where you can manage your Posterous sites easier. In September, Posterous already introduced some features. Now, you have more reasons to start using Posterous.…
Telkom Indonesia has a new logo

October 18, 2009

TELKOM (PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk) introduced its new logo. Some people like it, some don’t. I personally like its old logo (compared to the newly-introduced one). This is the old logo: And, meet the new logo below. There are new philosophies, meaning and concepts behind this new logo — of course. But, when I saw…
10 Reasons Why I Love Posterous

October 14, 2009

After using Posterous in the last few weeks more frequenlty, I feel that I like it more than before. It feels right. These are 10 reasons why I like Posterous — and why you should love it, too. 1. Email-friendly, of course One of the internet feature I regularly check is email inbox. Sometime, I…
Posterous as Media Sharing Service

October 10, 2009

Few weeks ago, I posted a question about media/image sharing provider as Twitter companion. I asked about the better solution between TwitPic or TweetPhoto. Andre Siregar (@dregar) mentioned about using Posterous as the image sharing provider. Right now, I’m enjoying Posterous. Posterous offers many features that are easy to use, especially — of course —…
Firefox 3.7 and 4.0 Windows Theme Mockups

September 25, 2009

Mozilla just released its new theme screenshots for Mozilla Firefox 3.7 and 4.0. Compared to the current version — I’m using Firefox 3.5.3 — I think the design is much better. I like it. But, it’s still a mockup and it’s still far(?) from finish. These are the mockups of Firefox 3.7 for Windows Vista/7…
VisualMelancholy

July 5, 2009

VisualMelancholy — a photoblog of Firman Firdaus; an editor, designer, and blogger at Daustralala. I love big pictures! :)
Upcoming Firefox 3.5 Logo

June 20, 2009

For the upcoming Mozilla Firefox 3.5 release, Firefox will have its new logo. The current logo is designed by Jon Hicks (see article). And, this is the new Firefox 3.5 logo. The new logo and other variations are available to download.
body_class() for WordPress Theme Designer

June 13, 2009

I just upgraded my WordPress engine to the latest version. This new version offers some improved and new features. One of them is about body_class() function. Nathan Rice has a definition about this: The body_class() function operates in nearly the exact same manner as the post_class() function that was introduced in WordPress 2.7. The only…
Paypal Improves Account Overview and History Pages

June 4, 2009

Today, when I logged in to my Paypal account, I see a notification about the improved design for Account Overview and History pages. After reading the details, I went to my Account Overview page. On the landing page (after logging in), as a buyer I see something what I call “these are information I want…
YouTube XL

June 4, 2009

YouTube introduced a new way to enjoy videos. It’s called YouTube XL. Unlike the default design (web browser-based design), the interface is simple and straight forward: large text and simple navigation.
Fonts 500

April 5, 2009

Fonts500.com — great collection of free fonts from around the web. Browse the collections, choose and download your favorite fonts.