Archive for July, 2008

Use browser history to estimate gender

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

The simple use of visited links and javascript can help you find out the browsing history of your users. Taken further you can extrapolate the gender of the user based on each sites gender ration.

Using your browser URL history to estimate gender

I tested it and it determined that I was 98% likely a male. Right on.

Albertlo

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

albertlo_com_index

What’s Nice
Nice layout and header. Great use of the scrollTo effect.

Alessandro Cavallo

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

alessandro-cavallo_de

What’s Nice
Clean, minimal, light and hand drawn elements come together for a gret portfolio site.

AdaptD

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

adaptd_com

What’s Nice
The texture and colors give a 70s retro vibe.

Pan Am 103

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

panam103_syr_edu

20th year commemoration of a tragic event.

Hooman Can

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

hoomancan_com

The Hooman’s eyebrows are so well manicured they are hypnotic. The Hooman will show you how to succeed at life. The website is luscious to look at with all of the blue layering. Visual eyecandy is part of the key to success.

New IE6 PNG Fix

Monday, July 28th, 2008

While we still have to deal with the IE6 PNG problems, there is a new fix for tooltips at StylizedWeb

Pushup the Web

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Help get rid of old outdated browsers such as Internet Explorer 6 (ugh). Most current IE6 users won’t upgrade because they simply don’t know how. Others are stuck in corporate wasteland with locked machines where upgrading is impossible.

Pushup is an effort to push the web forward by helping users update their outdated browsers. Give your users a better web experience today by installing Pushup on your domain!

http://www.pushuptheweb.com/

Design Disease

Monday, July 28th, 2008

designdisease_com

What’s Nice
The round ocean theme is very pleasing. The rounded comments and search areas make you want to lovingly gaze at the site.

Cuil

Monday, July 28th, 2008

cuil_com

What’s Nice
Pronounced Cool, Cuil is a new search engine started up by former Googlers. Their goal is to compete with Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, and to do it with a better design. The search results don’t feel as spartan as Google’s with a friendlier 2 or 3 colum layout that reads more like a news site or blog than search results.