Web design

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Picnik (
), the leading online
photo-editing application, is today announcing that its site visits from
2007 to 2008 has exceeded company and industry expectations — with a 1,400
percent increase in site traffic in the last year.
In December 2007, Picnik had 1.7 million monthly visits, with 631,000
unique visitors — in December 2008, Picnik reached over 24 million monthly
visits and 7.4 million unique visitors. From the most Read more…

“Everybody loves beer and hot wings.” That was the premise behind Dave Taillefer and business partner Michael Wynn’s latest venture.
No, it isn’t a bar or a restaurant. The pair, who combined their web design firms more than three years ago to form Icona Inc., are now working on Hotwings.ca, a website about, yes, spicy chicken wings.
Not that they are ignoring Icona, their first creation together. In an East Village office that echoes the feel Read more…

This is the first of a series of three reviews that will cover what is contained in the Microsoft Expression Studio 2 Collection. Expression Studio is the latest version of Microsoft's development design set. In Studio 2, there are five programs that are geared to Web and application developers and designers. The products include Expression Web, Expression Blend, Expression Design, Expression Media, and Expression Encoder. The goal is define what Read more…

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Rumors of Fireworks’ demise should finally be put to rest with the release of Fireworks CS4. It is apparent Adobe has been listening to users and has spent considerable resources overhauling Fireworks. With the adoption of the common interface shared by other Creative Suite applications, and the addition of new tools and enhanced features, Fireworks no longer feels like the forgotten child.
Fireworks’ new interface is clean, uncluttered, Read more…

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Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 is a solid upgrade to an already impressive Web site design program. The latest version adds to features introduced in
) (Photoshop Integration and Spry JavaScript tools for building interactive interfaces, for example) and also presents a completely revamped interface that more closely resembles other products in the Creative Suite. But the most significant additions to the program are aimed squarely at Web developers Read more…

At first glance,
($179 with a two-year contract) doesn’t seem to merit much attention. It looks like just another bland, HTC-manufactured phone. But use the G1–the first phone to run
–for 5 minutes, and you’ll start to see why it’s one of the best-designed phones you can buy. Not only is the G1 intuitive to use, but its customization options (via Android) makes it a tweaker’s delight.
of the T-Mobile G1 in action.
From the start, the G1 Read more…

In our T-Mobile G1 review, we open up the new Google Android OS and see if it deserves all the hype. Check out our in-depth look.
The first thing we consider when we test a touchscreen phone is whether the hardware can keep up with the interface design. In this regard, the T-Mobile G1 is perhaps the most responsive phone on the market. The touchscreen responds to the slightest flick and tap, and the screen was very quick in switching orientation Read more…