Posted on March 5, 2009 with 7 Comments
What is Balsamiq Mockups ?
Balsamiq Mockups is a solution for the real headache that each designers faces. It all starts when the client rejects the PSD mockup you have made with loads of effort and valuable time. Balsamiq mockups is a cross platform app which will help you to build rough sketch of the interface design project in a matter of time..
The Interface
One of the best part of the Balsamiq Mockups is its interface layout. It has a very easy, simple and usable Interface layout. Which will help its users to arrange elements by dragging it from the showcase to the workspace. Its interface elements collection can be accessed through a scrollable showcase and can be sorted using certain credentials.
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Category: Toolbox
Posted on August 8, 2008 with 2 Comments
An icon is the first graphical portion that attracts users to an application, A user interact with an Application’s desktop icon before they experience the UI of the software, In web design icons play very important roles, Favicons are the best example for it.
Using Search Engines like Google or Yahoo for finding an icon that suits your need is very time consuming. So lets think of icon specific search engines, Made only to find the icon files from the huge internet.
Icon Finder
Iconfinder is one of the best Iconsearch engines available today. With Its Instant Suggest Feature it makes Finding Icons faster than ever, With elaborated information about the Icon License and Designer Iconfinder is one of the best.
ICONlook
Icon Look is another web 2.0 service which enables the designers to locate the icons faster, in a simple way, Icon Look lets you to search icons based on their resolution. It also provides maximum information about the specific icon you have choosed.
Icons Search
Icons Search Engine lets you to find icons for all platforms including Windows, Linux, OS x and Web. The search site also include a iframe of source site. But the interface is not so simple compared to the other services. 
Yeah Service matters 
Search Icon
Search Icon is a Search tool that is still on its development phase, Most of its features are incomplete, But it provides most icons and information about each of them. This site lets you browse icons like in your desltop computer, Simply like you browsing them on the Folders.
Need Extra ?
Yes, I know you need something extra from me.. Ok Catch it..
Vista Icon Is a web site which gives you loads of well designed icons.
deviantArt is a community that every designer must be aware of.
IconBuffet is another community only for icons, Yeah the guys at iconbuffet showed me that designer can make icon collection a hobby ! (If you use iconbuffet, I love to be your friend there )
Google don’t forget a netizens good friend Google !
Posted on May 19, 2008 with No Comments
Instead of each option being boxed in a clickable rectangle, there is a 1px notch in each corner of the Google Analytics Left Navigation bar. It’s not necessarily a curved corner, but it is a little softer than a normal box. Nice little trick.
Posted on May 11, 2008 with 4 Comments
Anyone who have already tried the digg knows how hard it is to get into the front page, that can give his web site loads of visitors and tons of comments if it didn’t gone down from the moment its popularised.
Fortunately, there are alternatives, which can bring you never ending traffic like a stream of water. Here are some social media sites which you can go with without spending a penny and without much hard work !