ModalBox – 1.5.4

Modalbox 1.5.4 Release
The new version of Modalbox has been released recently. It’s numbered 1.5.4 and has a lot of new features and bug fixes inside the package. Most of these new features were requested by Modalbox users from around the world for a while.

What is ModalBox? ModalBox is a JavaScript technique for creating modern (Web 2.0-style) modal dialogs or even wizards (sequences of dialogs) without using conventional popups and page reloads. It’s inspired by Mac OS X modal dialogs. And yes, it may also be useful for showing bigger versions of images.

Let’s Build a Grid

So much web design work relies on establishing a grid and the constraints on that grid: ad sizes, display size, browser display area minus chrome, and so forth. Grids are, quite literally, everywhere. But learning how to effectively utilize grids – without becoming a slave to them – can make the difference between a competent layout and a great layout. Khoi Vinh, the design director for the New York Times, explains how essential grids are to web design. The point wasn’t to improve on Yahoo’s design. The idea was to use the redesign to illustrate the various methods and principles that experienced designers use in grid layouts.
Download Yahoo casestudy (pdf)

Independent Digital Media – Interior animation

A short computer animation walk through of the new Independent Digital Media office. Related articles: Live HQ walk through

Diazmedia – Version6

Diazmedia focuses on creating high-end visual advertising in the form of interactive websites, branding, and 3d motion.

50 years of Helvetica

50 Years Of Helvetica, a series of posters presented by Blanka and Candy.

Brazilian Designer Mauro Ramalho – Portfolio

Mauro Ramalho art direction, video, photography and illustration must see porfolio. Clients are: XBOX360, Sprite, Siemems mobile.