Let’s get right into it with out ninth edition of Friday Focus.
Sites of the Week
This week was about site redesigns, and two great ones in my mind are WordPress and Microsoft. The new WordPress.com design is very neat and clean, and a real step up from their last effort. I think the WordPress team did a kickass job on the new design.
Another design that was recently refreshed is the Microsoft homepage. It looks equally as good as the wordpress redesign, except I tend to be a WordPress favorite a little more since they build some wonderful free products. 😉
Finally, there’s Dale Harris’ portfolio. I’ve loved this design since I first saw it in the middle of the summer, and there is now portfolio work there being displayed and it just goes perfectly with the grunge-style design. Paint splatters and all, I love it.
Digg Weekly
Design: Let Google Create Your Rounded Corners
Another rounded corners article, this time using google to create the images neccesary to create the corners. Everything else hot this week was about Photoshop CS3, but we have our own review about that.
Programming: 11 Tips for Time Management in Web World
A guide to managing your time better in the “Web Working World”. Nice little article.
Weekly Must-Haves
This week we had two things cross our radar that we think you should check out if you haven’t already. The first is the release of the Photoshop CS3 Beta, and the second is the updated version (3.0) of Steve Smith’s WordPress Tiger Admin (we’re using it and it looks great). Pick both up today!
