Wicked Media

Dec 20, 2008

lil dragon just turned 2

today is my niece's birthday she just turned 2 today...

nd im having veg food and jw bw

Dec 16, 2008

So from last few months im checking out all the applications related to family, as we are @bluewhalelabs working on one of application for parent to save their kids memories - lil'grams

so today i found a source where they have listed
35+ Sites Made for Web Savvy Families
our is also there :)

so just check out these sites some cool looking resources

Dec 15, 2008

75 (Really) Useful JavaScript Techniques

So as of my favourite website where i get most of the news and new techniques .. so here they are

src - smashing magazine

The Ultimate Collection Of Photoshop Custom Shapes

Photoshop users are able to benefit from the vast amount of high-quality resources that are freely available to the community. Brushes get a lot of attention, but custom shapes are also extremely useful in the right situations. Finding a custom shape that has already been created can save you some time and headaches in your design, and fortunately there is a very wide variety of custom shapes available.

This post highlights 80 different sets of custom shapes (over 2,500 individual shapes) in several different categories. If you plan to download and use any of these shapes be sure to check to terms and conditions set by the creator of the shapes.

1. People

People Silhouettes (306 shapes)

Costumes and Characters Shapes (56 shapes)

Skateboarding (9 shapes)

Skater Collection (3 shapes)

Skateboarders (8 shapes)

Stock Girls (8 shapes)

Businessman Silhouettes (12 shapes)

Business Girls (12 silhouettes)

Jumping People Silhouettes (104 shapes)

Break Dancing (8 shapes)

Hoops (57 shapes)

Presentational Shapes (10 shapes)

Random People Shapes (11 shapes)

People Shape Set (25 shapes)

Hot Babes (7 shapes)

Go-Go Girls (18 shapes)

Sexy Stances (13 shapes)

Ladies (7 shapes)

Sexy Girls (47 shapes)

2. Animals

Birds (12 shapes)

Butterflies (38 shapes)

Horses (9 shapes)

Horses (15 shapes)

Zebras (6 shapes)

Sea Creatures (27 shapes)

Animals (10 shapes)

Animal Patterns (13 shapes)

Bugs (20 shapes)

Weathered Flying Bugs (21 shapes)

3. Planes and Boats

Aircraft (21 shapes)

Maritime (27 shapes)

WW2 Planes (13 shapes)

4. Guns and Weapons

Guns (30 shapes)

Guns (26 shapes)

Ray Guns and Laser Blasters (15 shapes)

I Love Weapons (12 shapes)

5. Halloween Shapes

Halloween Shapes (23 shapes)

Halloween Shapes (10 shapes)

6. Trees

Trees (17 shapes)

Dead Trees (24 shapes)

Live Trees (21 shapes)

Plan Trees (20 shapes)

7. Circles

Retro Circles (10 shapes)

Circles (10 shapes)

Circles, Lines and Sunlights (108 shapes)

8. Random Shapes

Stars (200 shapes)

Sunbursts (30 shapes)

Splats and Drips (15 shapes)

Splat Shapes (8 shapes)

Stains & Blots (34 shapes)

Drips (25 shapes)

Paisley (24 shapes)

Kiddy Stuffs (72 shapes)

Ribbon Collection (3 shapes)

Voters Collection (2 shapes)

Surfing Themed Shapes (6 shapes)

Hero Shapes (13 shapes)

Flames (5 shapes)

Markers (23 shapes)

Vector Shapes (13 shapes)

Arrows (10 shapes)

Speech Bubble Shapes (42 shapes)

Cartoon Shapes (25 shapes)

Assorted Logos (38 shapes)

CD & DVD Logos (7 shapes)

Foliage Shapes (371 shapes)

Tools (9 shapes)

I Love Skulls (12 shapes)

Urban Shapes (31 shapes)

World Map (3 shapes)

Banner and Scrolls (28 shapes)

Art Supplies (16 shapes)

Skyline Collection (6 shapes)

Arabeski (23 shapes)

9. Combination Packs

Custom Shapes Pack v. 1.1 (100 shapes)

Custom Shape Pack (45 shapes)

50s Custom Shapes (14 shapes)

Revolution Collection (6 shapes)

Custom Shape Mix (24 shapes)

Vector Shape Mix (50 shapes)

If you’re interested in learning more about the basics of custom shapes, how to load them, and how to create your own, try the following resources.

29 Most Useful Texture Packs of 2008

The trend of using texture in web design has been around for a while, but in 2008 it was taken to a new level. Not only were there many beautiful sites launched that made use of textures, but there were also lots of useful texture packs created. I’ve taken the time to sort through them and hand pick the ones that I feel stand out in usefulness and beauty.

src = "http://webdesignledger.com/freebies/29-most-useful-texture-packs-of-2008"

Fabric Textures

20 Fabric Textures to Dress Up your Design

Free Fabric Texture Pack

Apr 14, 2008

what i have learned about web 2.0 designs

Page Refreshing - really nowdays i havnt seen much of page refreshing or going from one to another. unless net is slow :P (f5 f5 f5 f5). but AJAX helps or i say reduces the page count between point A and point B (aside from other reasons).
Thats a BIG Whale - Big buttons, big text, big everything. Yes, it definitely has its place at times. The exception, of course, are pages on which 90% of the visitors are seeking the same action item, e.g. Mozilla.com (download Firefox). If you’ve got the big blues, consider negative space as suitable replacement.

Effects or typo

Georgia .. not times new roman -
Effects - shadow, gradient, dotted line - few years back my design head use to say dont use gradients or shadows or even big images. but its a fast world internet is getting faster. so why now and even with JAVASCRIPTING no need to make images just effects.
Rounded corners - make it smooth... round is the in thing

Whats new

Tags - why search when you can see whats famous or what other are searching it a cloud of tags (keywords)

Wild Card

New MS fonts - JSM explains (back in March). If Vista includes the new typefaces as expected, I’m confident plenty of us will be quick to font-family them.

haha these are funny

30-design-meditations

Dec 20, 2008

Dec 16, 2008

Dec 15, 2008

1. People

2. Animals

3. Planes and Boats

4. Guns and Weapons

5. Halloween Shapes

6. Trees

7. Circles

8. Random Shapes

9. Combination Packs

Grunge Textures

Vintage Textures

Wood Textures

Fabric Textures

Paper and Cardboard Textures

Apr 14, 2008

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