The evolution of web design

By Dirk Metzmacher

The article The evolution of web design presents a brief retrospective on the development of web design. From 1993 to 1996: The web is a boring place for designers > From 1995 to 1998: browsers war zu From 1998 > 2000: Designers get serious about creating websites > From 2000 to 2004: the rise of web standards > From 2004 to 2007: the era of Web 2.0 and From 2008 to now: moving to other devices. A nice overview.

No Comments / Published on August 10, 2009

Discover the hidden picture

By Dirk Metzmacher

This picture seems to be quite boring, but there is a second picture hiding inside. As you do not open all windows of your Photoshop application and as you do not look up the solution at Ironic Sans, it will certainly take you some time to discover the second picture. A very special idea which takes some time to discover.

Although the moment of surprise does no longer exist, Josh Millard picked up this topic and even surpassed the original. The following picture is not really, but nearly, the histogram.

No Comments / Published on Januar 6, 2009

Museum of Hoaxes

By Dirk Metzmacher

The Hoax Photo Gallery proves that pictures were being manipulated far before Photoshop came on the scene. Already in 1900, photos were being manipulated to make them sell better or for propaganda purposes.

No Comments / Published on Januar 5, 2009

The History of Photoshop

By Dirk Metzmacher

Photoshop can trace its history back a while. Since the very first version, Windows 2.0 has progressed to Windows Vista and the entire WWW has been filled with content. Now these guidebooks present you with the complete Photoshop history including icons, splashscreens and workspaces as well as what’s new in every Photoshop update. An amazing and very comprehensive collection.

No Comments / Published on Januar 5, 2009