The Design Gnome

The only web publication run by a garden ornament. Yeah.

Is This the End of Good Design?

Our industry has changed dramatically within the last few years. It used to be you had to actually be able to make good design choices. Now, with the advent of CSS3, it’s even easier to copy trends than ever before. 1px white shadows? We got them. Let’s explore this dramatic change in design on the web. Are you ready? Then let’s go!

The New Design Gnome

As I’m sure you’ve noticed if you’re reading this on the website, The Design Gnome is sporting a brand new look! That’s right, everything from the logo to the search bar has been completely overhauled. In lieu of a normal post this week, I want to talk a little bit about the new design, my [...]

Working Offline?

See if this sounds familiar to you: you start work designing a website, writing an article, writing some code, whatever it is you work on. Soon, a notification pops up on the screen from your Twitter client. You instinctively open it up and follow a promising link. Having read said article, you decide to see [...]

Why Don’t We Question Popular Designs?

If you’ve been active on the online web design community, reading articles and what not, for longer that a few months, you’ve likely heard people talk about Craigslist. Specifically, the design of Craigslist. Designers everywhere are amazed about how popular and often-used the site is given the amazingly simple and some would say, unusable design. [...]

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