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- hojumoju, on 05/09/2009, -0/+16And an incredible amount of anime catgirls.
- redux2redux, on 05/08/2009, -4/+18Dugg for deviantART!
There is an incredible amount of creativity on that site. - Zoids, on 05/09/2009, -0/+13http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sight - zaffe, on 05/09/2009, -2/+13Nice looking, yes. Inspiring, not really.
- ukblacknight, on 05/09/2009, -0/+10http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_(punctuation) - xCIone, on 05/08/2009, -3/+13Very inspiring layouts. i love it :)
- jonvictorino, on 05/09/2009, -1/+7Weak. Better sources of inspiration can be found at sites like www.qbn.com, www.abduzeedo.com, and www.smashingmagazine.
- ifonly, on 05/09/2009, -0/+6Most of them suck, especially with usability/accessibility terms. They may be pretty with lots of gloss and big vibrant images, but seriously who wants to view sites structured this way?
- ukblacknight, on 05/09/2009, -0/+5Magic mushrooms, LSD etc etc
- CaptainPedantic, on 05/09/2009, -0/+5I think you completely misunderstand what HTTP is for. 1: There is no reason why you would/should want to transport SWF data on anything other than a HTTP/HTTPS layer. 2: The Flash runtime has supported Socket based communication via its own APIs for over a decade. 3: The HTT protocol isn't bound to any particular TCP socket; port 80 is simply the defacto standard. 4: KISS.
- netgreek, on 05/09/2009, -0/+4How about http://*****.deviantart.com/art/Imagine-Air-88 ...
and
http://tit0.deviantart.com/art/Finestate-91630179 - Fluffycheese, on 05/09/2009, -1/+5A lot of those are mock-ups, not functional websites. Still some great design work.
- scalded, on 05/09/2009, -0/+3Since when did DeviantArt allow things that aren't furry fanart? Did they update their TOS recently?
- Hakimo, on 05/09/2009, -0/+3The first site 'urban event' design looks like it's from http://www.dawghousedesignstudio.com/. Don't know who made it first but isn't this plagiariasm?
- DigitalisAkujin, on 05/09/2009, -0/+2You forget that as a web designer you have to consider those that are behind restrictive firewalls. In reality you must assume that the only truly "open" port that you can really use it HTTP(S) over 80 / 443.
- OutThisLife, on 05/09/2009, -0/+2Bad.
- cashbondho, on 05/09/2009, -0/+2There's MAYBE two proper designs in that whole list. Half are hideous to look at and the other half have so many high-res graphics that the sites would be slooooooooooooooooooow to load even on broadband. Oh, and Photoshop texture brushes != web design.
- Warom, on 05/09/2009, -2/+4Awww why cant i design something that good? How do they brain storm such awesome layouts?
- CaptainPedantic, on 05/09/2009, -1/+3I don't see how having application-level protocols for every mime type is going to solve anything -- and when I say anything, I mean there isn't a problem that needs to be solved. There is no distinction in HTTP between hypertext (be it unicode, or any other encoding) and binary. Mime metadata is for browsers; are you telling me that having multiple application-level protocols is somehow going to reduce the overhead of 50bytes in a HTTP packet (all the while removing all the useful things which HTTP can do?) I don't think so.
> And yes, port 80 is becoming a problem. Everything is being funneled towards the HTTP port.
Um, So? I dare say you dont quite understand how TCP works if you think this is problem. Ports are virtual things which dont exist; you're not somhow crippling a network by shoving data on to one port, or 'squeezing' data through the port. By having ports, all it means is that multiple processes can access the same networking API, and that each process can reliably determine what data is intended for it. Having requests spread out over multiple ports isn't going to solve anything, and complicates everything.
> Sure, we can wait till we have painted ourselves into a corner. Or we can raise the subject before it's too late, and possibly get some people thinking.
lul wut?
> You forget that as a web designer you have to consider those that are behind restrictive firewalls. In reality you must assume that the only truly "open" port that you can really use it HTTP(S) over 80 / 443.
Browsers dont make requests over 80; all TCP browser requests are made on ports over 1024 (ports which a firewall shouldn't be blocking); one port for each HTTP request. It's HTTP servers that are binded to 80 to recieve requests. - Myztry, on 05/10/2009, -0/+1I don't suggest a protocol for every mime type. I was just saying that HTML (over HTTP) is inefficient like mime but lacks any modern reason for being so. If it was in an easily parsed (pre-compiled) binary then other options open up. Values could arrive in a ready to use state. Static content could be tagged with hash and picked up by intermediate devices like caches for same time delivery (instead of pass, request, wait -latency). A whole lot could be done which is currently impractical.
Yes, everything can be squeezed onto a single port - though NAT is sort of breaks that rule (internal network). NAT is essentially a hack which is one of the issue I have. The current need for adding workarounds. Though ports are 'virtual', packets tagged as HTTP need to tack into account 'unfriendly' handlers like IIS, IE, etc which are focused on market manipulation as much as providing the service. Those control points are not condusive to any possible consumer demands like unpatented public/private key pair tunnels.
My base motivation is the fact that the WWW is being called the Internet (which it is not) and HTTP/HTML is being squeezed to a control point by fiscally motivated powers. I envision an over/under/side-NET. A kind of rebirth that doesn't tackle those powers, but simply side steps them. - TeeLaw, on 05/28/2009, -0/+1Awesome list :) Thanks
- Naturalfix023, on 10/04/2009, -0/+1great post
deep quotes
http://deepquotes.info - moo2u2, on 05/09/2009, -1/+2Hence "web design layouts"...
- liquisoft, on 05/10/2009, -0/+1...most of whom get their sources from deviantART.
- kilimangaro, on 05/09/2009, -0/+1Very nice, but these posts (web design) are almost always about design of webdesigners sites... I would like to see some manufacturers or B2C sites.
- IamNomad, on 05/10/2009, -0/+1dugg for being the only other good examples in the comment that are from deviant art and not spam!
- Myztry, on 05/09/2009, -1/+1HTTP - it's for transferring hypertext. Problem is I think HTML is kind of like encoding everything with mime. Useful for handwritten stuff going over 7 bit connections, but reality is that what goes over HTTP has become too complex for hand written. You can do linked metadata in binary quite easily and it's much more efficient. There are legacy limitation to HTTPS as well. It not really as secure as it should be.
And yes, port 80 is becoming a problem. Everything is being funneled towards the HTTP port. A lot of stuff that doesn't belong there. Sure, we can wait till we have painted ourselves into a corner. Or we can raise the subject before it's too late, and possibly get some people thinking.
Oh, and I'm not referring to SWF in particular. Any rendering description language is more than extended text based would be good. - mj12982, on 05/11/2009, -0/+0Yes, that person who made Urban Event ripped my site, Dawghouse Design Studio, off. Six Revisions actually took Urban Event out from the list already. - http://sixrevisions.com/design-showcase-inspiratio ...
- CaptainPedantic, on 05/09/2009, -4/+4These are all (sans one or two) great examples of good graphic artists failing miserably at UI design.
- TheBigDiz, on 05/09/2009, -0/+0Agreed. I found most of the designs "pretty," but maybe 10%-15% actually usable in the real world.
- themastersb, on 05/09/2009, -1/+1Never knew Deviantart had designers in their midsts! (fixed)
- mdzatari, on 05/27/2009, -0/+0nice list.
http://www.gointernetwebsite.com - BingoPower, on 05/09/2009, -1/+1Zoids, ukblacknight; you just made my day guys!
- goglobalwebs, on 05/10/2009, -0/+0Awesome layouts! Really creative.
- somepoints, on 05/14/2009, -0/+0also you can find same post on http://somepoint.com
- WomensUnderwear, on 05/09/2009, -1/+0The website equivalent of Joe Satriani masturbatory guitar solos - impressive to friendless, BO-ridden zit-covered German teenage boys, laughably tragic to those who have developed taste and discernment for the 'appropriate tool for the job'.
- inactive, on 05/11/2009, -1/+0great!!
- inactive, on 05/09/2009, -3/+2Inspiring... DeviantART.... does not compute.
- Myztry, on 05/09/2009, -4/+2Flash sites used to be the bane of the Internet but with faster computing they can be quite good. They are certainly more attractive.
The only thing I would really wish for is that such sites ran over a different port using a purpose built browser. Rather than interleaving entirely different beasts over HTTP it would be good to start a fresh away from all the non-compatibility issues of HTML and plug-ins.
The WWW doesn't need to be some battle of lowest common denominators. Port 80 isn't the only port. There is always the option of building a bypass, and have a go at getting it right (or at least better) this time around. - jessshann38, on 05/10/2009, -2/+0woot! Very nice and inspiring layouts. i love it :)
http://digg.com/people/Planning_A_Wedding_Budget_T ...
http://digg.com/people/Wedding_Budgeting_And_Weddi ...
http://digg.com/people/Preparing_Your_Memorable_We ... - psdeluxer, on 05/09/2009, -3/+0Nice layouts :) Thanks. Please check this one: http://www.psdeluxe.com
- extravagant, on 05/08/2009, -8/+5Wow these are great designs never knew deviantart had web designers in their midsts!
- syntaxgs, on 05/09/2009, -13/+2I REALLY don,t like the 2 number becaosue it,s not look like web sight AT ALL =/
my favourite lay out has all ways been the new ground web sight =D
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