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There is no official standard for what makes something “Web 2.0”, but there certainly are a few tell-tale signs. These new sites usually feature modern web technologies like Ajax and often have something to do with building online communities. But even more characteristic among these brands is their appearance. Web 2.0 sites nearly always feel open and friendly and often use small chunks of large type. The colors are bright and cheery — lots of blue, orange, and what we jokingly call the Official Color of Web 2.0: lime green.
You can see some of these striking commonalities in Ludwig Gatzke’s compilation of nearly 400 Web 2.0 logos. Read on for a breakdown of the fonts used in a few of our favorite brands.
http://fontfeed.com/archives/the-logos-of-web-20/
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A Twitter member who was thought to be the oldest member of the micro-blogging site has died aged 104.
Ivy Bean from Bradford, who became the oldest person to join both Facebook and Twitte,r has died at the age of 104.
An announcement was made on her official Twitter page, @IvyBean104. “Ivy passed away peacefully at 12.08 this morning. I’m sorry it took me so long to tell you but it was a very difficult thing to do.”
The great-grandmother had been unwell for a number of weeks and tweets appearing to be from Pat, the manager of Ivy’s care home, said: “Hi everybody its Pat. OUR IVY IS HOME she is still unwell but happy to be back she sends her love but she is tired so you still have me,” last Wednesday.
On Friday she posted: “Hello this is Pat again, sorry to tell you all this but Ivy is very poorly at the minute, we are all hoping she gets well soon.”
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Peter Andre is believed to have phoned the centenarian before her death and messages of love and support had been sent to her in her final days.
In March Ivy Bean visited Downing Street to meet with the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown and also met Peter Andre as part of his TV show Peter Andre: The Next Chapter, describing the singer on Twitter as “good looking” and saying that Gordon Brown “wasn’t as good looking as Peter”.
She also wished Peter Andre’s daughter Princess a happy birthday through her Twitter account.
Her name is currently the third most popular trending topic on the site in the UK.
Twitter legend Stephen Fry tweeted earlier on Wednesday: “I hear the divine @IvyBean104 – the oldest twitterer – is not very well and needs our best wishes.”
Ivy Bean was the oldest person to join Facebook when she was 102.
Loads of great icon sites on the net, this is one of my favs,
WordPress is a great platform, and these days it is becoming easier and easier to use it as a CMS (Content Management System); WordPress 3 is a massive step forward into this area, too. A great benefit of WordPress is the ability to have multiple loops, or to take full control over what is displayed in your main loop.
http://www.crearedesign.co.uk/blog/website-design/multiple-loops-in-wordpress.html
When designing a user interface there are always times that you will find yourself using the same graphical element over and over. So in order to be more productive, it’s a good idea to keep a library of common elements such as form elements, buttons, icons, browser templates, and windows. Having these close by will save time and speed up your design and prototyping work flow. Here is a collection of these types of elements that should be a big help to you.
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http://webdesignledger.com/freebies/a-ui-design-and-prototyping-treasure-chest
The term Bokeh comes from a Japanese word that means “blur”. In photography, it’s used to describe the blur or the quality of the blur in the out-of-focus regions of an image. This can be achieved by taking pictures with a shallow depth-of-field. Bokeh is most noticed when points of light or highlights are part of the blur. They can become prominent and, even though out of focus, very important parts of a shot. For your inspiration, we’ve rounded up 30 breathtaking examples of bokeh photography.
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http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/30-breathtaking-examples-of-bokeh-photography
The header is likely the first thing a new visitor sees on a blog, so it is the first impression — but why is a blog header so much more important, or at least different, than the header of a basic website?
Blog headers need more functionality. Other web designs may differ in terms of their use and therefore, what’s included in the website header and how it’s presented can vary greatly.
With a blog specifically, though, there are best practices that can help the reader navigate through the blog and become better involved.
That’s exactly what this article will do. We’ll help you define what should be a part of a blog header and how to finally implement it, and then we’ll look at twenty awesome examples that do just that.
Read more at:-
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/blog-headers-20-great-examples-and-best-practices/
I found this web site while browsing for information about HTML 5
As ever microsoft is lagging behind.
