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One of the things that separates my early Web work and the work I do
today is the exposure to what others designers have done. Years of noticing
what makes a site work, what doesn't, absorbing and adopting pieces
of the best you see, leads to better work in your own style. This is
not copying. What an artist creates with a concept or an idea bears
no resemblance to the inspiration.
In a continuing series, I will seek notable graphics on the Web to
bring back to you. I won't like all that I feature and would never expect
that you will love everything I find - art is very much individual -
but it will be interesting from a graphics standpoint. Perhaps it will
feature an elegantly simple way to present an idea, a new twist on a
standard presentation, an interesting construction technique, or be
breathtakingly beautiful.
I spend a lot of time on the Web, but I can always use a hand. If you
know of a site with stunning graphics, please let me know and I may
include it in the next issue of Graphic Greats. Note though - this is
not a design column. Graphics is our only focus here. When preparing
this, I rejected many exceptional design examples when there was nothing
to be learned from the graphics. Send
links.
On to what I have found this week. There is a loose theme of simple
menus. Remember, I am the practical one. I am often most impressed when
someone takes a quick technique and makes it look "oh so good".
(Note: Many simple techniques are conceived through the blood, sweat
and every creative cell in a designer ... by simple I mean once the
idea has been perfected.)
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