BUILDING A WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF INFORMATION ARCHITECTS

If I come across a link that makes the web a cooler place to be, I’ll post it here. Also, I’m looking for links that may fit the categories I’m setting up. Let me know if you see anything useful to the mix.

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PAPER? OR TOKYO PLASTIC?

Every now and then, I come across a site that uses Flash SO well, I just gotta share it with everybody. Tokyoplastic.com is so far out there, that I can’t really classify it as anything more than “spectacular.” It covers so much stuff that I leave it before viewing the whole site, just to have an excuse to come back again. If you’re REALLY into Flash, and the levels it can achieve, this site will either make you cheer these guys, or go in the corner and cry. Either way, don’t miss this site! Caution: It’s a greedy little website, and demands a fast connection or else!

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The Keepers of the CSS Keys

Designing with Cascading Style Sheets is no easy task, and those of us who struggle daily with know these truths. But some of us have found bliss in the midst of this rotating landscape, and it’s only fair that we give them their props.

 

Eric Meyer on CSS

This site serves as a companion to the book Eric Meyer on CSS, now available from New Riders Publishing. He taught me everything I know!

 

In the Garden of Good and Zen

The CSS Zen Garden is by far the pinnacle of CSS design. It’s a demonstration of what can be accomplished visually through CSS-based design. So many people have done amazing things here. Someday, maybe me…?

 

CSS UK Style

{CSS}Dev designer Andy Peatling is a web developer living in London, United Kingdom. Currently studying for a BS in Multimedia Technology and Design, Andy finds time away from his studies to talk about web design related issues, primarily in web standards.

 

For people who make websites

If I could list one site as the “most informative CSS site ever”, it’s definitely THIS one. A List Apart explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on techniques and benefits of designing with web standards. It covers everything surrounding the web design industry, but the CSS stuff is sweet! Bookmark and burn the boats!

 

A Vaulted Ceiling? NOT!

The host of the CSS Vault wrote: “This site is useful for me as a designer and I hope that it is useful for you whether you are a designer, developer, programmer, manager, or just a CSS advocate. Instead of showing off great sites to everyone, let’s show off great sites that use CSS so we can inspire others to use the technology.” What else is there? GO SEE IT!

 

Zeldman Speaks!

Online since May 1995, Jeffrey Zeldman Presents is the personal site of web designer, author, and stunt double Jeffrey Zeldman. You can always count on him for riveting commentary on Web Standards.

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Font Addicts Unite!

The old saying “He who dies with the most fonts wins” isn’t just an old cliché. It’s an addiction. Collecting fonts is worse than being on crack. It’s a silent obsession clawing and tugging at you until all you want to do is download, download, download… Well, who am I to stand between you and your passions? Allow me to show you where they keep the GOOD stuff!

 

I Luv Type!

To see if you’ve got what it takes to support your habit, you need information. Start here at I Love Typography. ILT is the ultimate typography and fonts blog. Typographic inspiration, typeface reviews, interviews, and free fonts. Pace yourself!

 

Best Quality Fonts

If you’re going to get into typography, you need to separate the crap from the primo stuff. Here are 3 of the top fomt source houses in the industry:

 

• Veer:

  Veer provides visual elements for use in professional creative work, such as graphic design, motion design, advertising and filmmaking. Their products include stock photography, illustration, typefaces, and unique merchandise. You may want to select a designated driver before visiting.

   

• House:

  Known throughout the world as a prolific type foundry, House Industries has made a considerable impact on the world of design. House Industries fonts scream from billboards, wish happy whatever from tens of thousands of greeting cards, serve as the basis for consumer product logos and add elements of style to a wide range of mainstream media. In their illustrious career, House artists have mastered a large cross-section of design disciplines. Their typography deftly melds cultural, musical and graphic elements.