The tenth addition of Friday Focus is finally here (whew, what a milestone!). Enough talk and more focus!
Sites of the Week
First and foremost this week is Digg. Earlier this week the internet’s favorite vote-for-news portal got a significant face lift and looks a hell lot better. My favorite is how the navigation “stacks” upon itself. It’s pretty sweet.
Next is artypapers. The design is extremely simple and calming, something you need during the holiday season. I love the pastel like color scheme as well.
Finally there is welkam, a company that designs and builds exhibitions in Japan and the US. I liked the flow of the site and I felt it got the message of what they do across very effectively.
Digg Weekly
Design: 50 Beautiful CSS-Based designs of ’06
A list of 50 top css designs rated by Smashing Magazine. Sites are broken down into different categories. And what do you know, the list even features someone familiar! 😉
Programming: How to test HTML emails
If you’ve ever wanted to design a newsletter, you know it can be a complete pain in the ass because every mail client is different. This fresh article from Campaign Monitor explains ways to test html emails before sending out those mass emails.
Application of the Week
CSS Submit is a recently launched application that, for a buck, will submit your site to dozens of css galleries automatically, with you only needing to enter in information once. If traffics what you’re looking for as well as recognition, or if you’re simple too lazy busy to submit your url to multiple sites yourself, give this a try.
