Propaganda Party: The Pop Stalin Design Manifesto

03-02-09 ‹› Design

jQuery “Captify” Plugin

I just came across this lovely plugin via del.icio.us. From the jQuery site:

Captify adds semi-transparent captions that appear on top of images when the user’s mouse rolls over them. It offers a simple way to add captions to images in a manner that doesn’t add…

08-23-08 ‹› Design

Not Taking a Closer Look at the Final Design

I noticed something today when I was watching C-Span and the announcement of Barack Obama’s running mate, Joe Biden and now that I’ve noticed it, it will be like that damn FedEx logo where I always see the arrow. Whomever designed these graphics for Obama/Biden…

08-17-08 ‹› Design

What Exactly is Wrangler Trying to Sell?

In Wrangler’s new French ad campaign there are two possibilities—maybe it’s that people who are into these jeans are also into Necrophilia or, two, garner enjoyment from violently harming people near water. Either way it seems like people are straying from the “sex sells” idiom…

05-07-08 ‹› Design

Tom Breitling ‘Double or Nothing’ Book Web site

Tom Breitling ‘Double or Nothing’ Book Web site

‹› Design

You’re Not a Professional If…

Over at Smashing Magazine, an article was written called “25 Useful WYSIWYG Editors Reviewed” and any time the mention of WYSIWYG editors is made, there’s always the same old argument—you’re not a professional developer if you use a WYSIWYG editor. I always react the same when…

05-02-08 ‹› Design

Free Image Blanks

The fine folks over at CreativeBits.org have provided the design community with tons of hi-res “blanks” for packaging, stationary, advertising, etc. Head on over and grab some while the grabbin’ is good; You’ll never know when you’ll need them.

Also, if you weren’t aware of the…

04-08-08 ‹› Design

Redesigned My Business Site

Yesterday I launched the redesign of my business site, Pop Stalin Design. Gone is the “Illustrated” look and in place is, in my opinion, a better organized site. If you find any links on the blog not working, please let me know.

The site isn’t…

01-13-08 ‹› Tips, Tricks & Tools

What Year Does Your Footer Show?

Is it still copyright 2007? If so, this is your friendly reminder to change it. Better yet, why not use a little bit of code that does it for you?

01-11-08 ‹› Design

The New Year Brought a Redesign of the Blog

As you can see there’s a new design at the blog. I’m sure there are still some bugs and a few other issues that need to be worked out and I’ll find them as I go but here it is. I even posted a really…

01-09-08 ‹› Design

Eleanor Vs. Ike Book Website

Eleanor vs. Ike Book Website

01-08-08 ‹› Design

One of These Things is a LOT Like the Other

Might I start by saying that nothing in art/design is original. Some famous artist said something along those lines long before me and I think Keith Richards said the same thing about music. However, taking inspiration from art/design is a lot different than outright pilfering…

01-04-08 ‹› Design

The 800×600 Death Rattle

Designing websites for a living, you not only have to know how to design, code the mark-up, keep up on the latest technologies and languages but you also have to keep an eye on things such as browser share and screen resolutions. I was just…

01-03-08 ‹› Tips, Tricks & Tools

Design Javascript Bookmarklet

I’m a big fan of tools to help me with my work, especially if they’re web-based. I have great love for the Firefox ‘Web Developer’s‘ extension but I just came across a tool today that I’m quite excited about; It’s called Design and it’s a Javascript…

12-20-07 ‹› Design

MPAA Bans This Poster

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has rejected Taxi On the Dark Side’s poster as being “not suitable for all audiences.” However, posters for The Hills Have Eyes 2, Saw IV, Hostel Part II and The Eye seem to be suitable for children.

What’s offensive about this…

11-19-07 ‹› Design

Using Flickr for Inspiration

I often forget that Flickr exists. I know, it’s all over the place and I go and forget about it. I was checking out Flickr today and came across the user “factoryjoe.” He has a bunch of useful stuff in his account for the web designer/developer.…