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Designing web sites for adults can be hard sometimes, but what happens when you have to design a site for somebody totally out of your line of thinking? Children tend to be simple-minded so when most of these sites were put together, I’m sure that was kept in mind. Take a look at these sites though, if you look closely there are similarities in the way these designers put these sites together.
Written on Oct. 06, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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There are always new ways to use jQuery, but I never want to discredit some of the most common ways. I have compiled a list of 10 of the most impressive implementations of jQuery accordion’s that I’ve seen on the web. If you know of any others, please share in the comments!
Written on Sep. 25, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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Going back and looking at how we viewed the internet even a short time ago is always fun to look at. I’ve made a list of electronic retail store websites in the year 2000. I hope you can find some of the great/funny things on them. Hint: Look at the Comp USA site, it says “Check out our Y2K Resource Library.”
Written on Sep. 22, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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It seems as though web designers are always continuing to grow and push the boundaries of web design. I’ve put together 10 of some of the greatest sites out there that utilize bright colors extremely well. Usually, sites with very bright colors are frowned upon by clients. Maybe your client will change their mind once they’ve seen these sites.
Written on Sep. 17, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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As some might have noticed by now, I’m a fan of subtle gradients. I feel that a lot of gradients really just go unnoticed, but today that’s changing here at TheDesigned.com. I’ve compiled some of the coolest looking subtle gradients from around the web. Hope you like ‘em!
Written on Sep. 04, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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I’ve gotten quite a few praises on the “read more” link on this site. I admit it, is is a little “Apple-esque” and I did get my inspiration from Apple.com. However that still being said, I’ve had many questions about it so I figured I’d show you guys how simple it was to make! So sit back, relax, and take a look at this tutorial…
Written on Sep. 01, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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Carousels and sliders are quite popular now-a-days. I’ve run into beautiful ones and some not so beautiful ones. Well today, I’d like to focus on some of the great ones. That being said, I’ve made just a short list of 10 of some of the most beautiful carousels I’ve seen on the web. If you know of any other great ones, be sure to share them in the comments!
Written on Aug. 30, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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In this 3rd installment of replicating your favorite sites, I took a look at Apple.com. As we all know, Apple.com is one of those sites that’s always redefining the way we view the web. They’re always coming up with cool new fancy and elegant ajaxed goodness. And as Apple creates great web tools, we as designers and developers try to replicate them. So here are some ways that you can replicate Apple.com for your own site!
Written on Aug. 24, 2009 by Greg Dougherty
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