Designers

The Many Blessings of Fadtastic

By Phil Renaud on December 23rd, 2006.

Just fifteen short months ago, I wrote my first article here at fadtastic. I’d been blogging for a short time on my own, but for the most part avoiding design topics. After all, I wasn’t a professional designer - I weekended it, in my spare time, for friends-of-friends and the like. I was making more money as a mobile Disc Jockey and trying to scrap together cash for a semester of, not design school, but rather Philosophy. I figured blogging on the topic wouldn’t be my forte, but would certainly be something I could learn to enjoy. And why not? Exposure’s always nice, right?

And then, something clicked. I put down the Sartre and Hegel and picked up Zeldman and Cederholm. I got responses to my articles, email concerning my availability to freelance, and my blog readership shot up. All very nice perks, but never did I expect that one of my articles would lead to a textbook contribution deal, and another to magazine publication …

The Web In 2006

By Andrew Faulkner on December 12th, 2006.

A nostalgic look back at the happenings of the web design world in 2006. All in a nice top 3 format for you to dip in and out of.

I invite you to add your own by commenting below.
Top 3 Inspiration Sources
With all of the CSS showcases out there, it was …

CMSs ~ Clients, Content & Control

By Andrew Faulkner on December 7th, 2006.

Steve Rose, an author here at fadtastic, approached me with some questions on Content Management Systems (CMSs.) Rather than simply offer advice to Steve, I thought I’d share it with you, dear reader. These are my opinions and I hope you’ll share your thoughts too. The following isn’t aimed …

Interview with Nicolò Volpato | He who designed PhotoMatt

By Andrew Faulkner on December 5th, 2006.

Welcome Nick. It’s a pleasure to chat. For those that don’t know you, could you say a few words about yourself.
Hi Andrew. It’s a pleasure for me too. Thank you for this opportunity. This is actually my first interview. My name is Nicolò Volpato, …

Interview with Matt Davies

By Andrew Faulkner on November 21st, 2006.

Hi Matt. Thanks for talking. I hope to chat with you today about some of the subjects that don’t always appear on general web design blogs. Firstly, for those who don’t know you, can you briefly introduce yourself…

Hi Andy. It’s a pleasure to speak to you.

My name is Matt Davies, …

Gloss V2.0 Sweeps In?

By Andrew Faulkner on November 14th, 2006.

A nice old skool article on one of the loveliest of trends: Gloss. Glass. Aqua.

Whatever you call the shiny trend you can’t deny its popularity. One could say Apple pioneered the look some years ago now. But as of late I’ve seen designers go to more effort to produce a …

One Year On | Are ads ok yet?

By Andrew Faulkner on November 9th, 2006.

(Almost) One year ago Phil asked whether ads were ok yet. He discussed the demise of the flashy pop-up ad in the world of standardistas and (I think) welcomed the change to content driven, simplistic ads. I now wish to think aloud in this post and let you know …

Setting Yourself Apart As A Designer

By Derek Brown on October 29th, 2006.

In the world of shared templates and themes, inspiration sites used by nearly every designer, and color schemes that seem pretty much standard now, it seems nearly impossible to really set yourself apart as a designer. So how do you do it? What kind of approaches can you take …