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Sexy Web Design (SitePoint, 2009)
Sexy Web Design is an easy-to-follow guide that reveals the secrets of how to build your own breathtaking web interfaces from scratch. You’ll be guided through the entire process of creating a gorgeous, usable web site by applying the timeless principles of user-centered design.
Throughout, the focus is on simple and practical techniques that anyone can use — you don’t need to have gone to art school or have artistic flair to create stunning designs using the methods outlined in this book.
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Sexy Web Design is available from all good online and offline bookshops.
SitePoint (worldwide) / Amazon UK
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Amazon France / Amazon Japan
My work has also appeared in these books
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The Web Designer’s
Idea Book by Patrick McNeil
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Web Design Index
by Content 4 by Günter Beer
Magazine articles
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.Net #194 October 2009
How to create your best layouts
Five-page cover feature. “When approaching a fresh site design, what’s the best way to tackle layout and ensure a guaranteed win? Elliot Jay Stocks shares his layout expertise.” Archived on the .Net site.
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.Net #193 September 2009
Become a one man web agency
Five-page cover feature. “Web design can be a complex affair, and when you’re doing it all by yourself, working with big clients and running your own business, what’s the best way to approach a project and stay on top? Elliot Jay Stocks looks at the life of the independent designer.” Archived on the .Net site.
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I love Typography Aug 2009
The Font-as-Service
My debut post for iLT, this opinion piece looks as the emerging font delivery services like Typekit and Fontdeck. You might also be interested in these related blog entries: #1 and #2.
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Computer Arts Projects #119 Feb 2009
Trends in 2009
Computer Arts Projects asked ‘40 of the hottest designers’ to predict design trends in 2009, and somehow I was asked to be in that list. I predicted a return to minimalism.
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24 Ways December 2008
A Christmas hCard From Me To You
Tutorial. “Elliot Jay Stocks demonstrates how, with careful selection, an image can be manipulated so that it can repeat for as long as necessary. Like a 30lb turkey, just when you think it’s gone, there’s always a little bit more.” Archived on 24 Ways.
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.Net #182 November 2008
Combine design and illustration
Tutorial. “Will you take the specialist paint program pill or the Photoshop pill? Elliot Jay Stocks dons his sunglasses and tempts you towards the latter...”
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.Net #181 October 2008
Get creative with mugshots
Tutorial. “Whether or not you take a good photo, Elliot Jay Stocks explains how to present it in the best possible light on your website.”
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.Net #180 September 2008
Thwart the design thieves
Five-page feature article. “You’ve spent time and effort creating a beautiful site, only to find it’s been ripped off by a rival. Is there anything you can do? Elliot Jay Stocks canvasses the industry’s top designers for their ideas.” Archived on the .Net site. More info on the blog.
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.Net #180 September 2008
Design the perfect footer
Tutorial. “Just because it’s at the bottom of the screen doesn’t mean it isn’t vital for creating an informative and stylish homepage. Elliot Jay Stocks shows us how.” Archived on the .Net site.
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.Net #179 Summer 2008
Design a perfect page header
Tutorial. “Make a good first impression on your visitors by designing a homepage header that combines clarity with visual flair. Elliot Jay Stocks shows the way.” Archived on the .Net site.
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.Net #178 August 2008
WordPress: Building themes
for designers
Tutorial. “It’s never been easier to power your website with WordPress. Elliot Jay Stocks explains how themes work, the simple way to edit them, and how to incorporate some basic plug-ins.” Archived on the .Net site.
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.Net #177 July 2008
Distressing regular fonts
Tutorial. “Give your site a unique look by personalising its typography. Elliot Jay Stocks reveals how you can use Photoshop to distort your fonts beautifully.” Archived on the .Net site.
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Computer Arts Projects #112 July 2008
Print design for the web
Tutorial. “How do you design a site in Photoshop and translate that to the web? Discover the art behind both processes with the help of Elliot Jay Stocks.” Archived on the Computer Arts site.
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.Net #176 June 2008
Build a photo portfolio, part 2
Tutorial. “In the concluding section of our tutorial, you’ll learn how to turn your Photoshop grid into a fully functioning website. Elliot Jay Stocks explains how.” Archived on the .Net site.
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.Net #175 May 2008
Build a photo portfolio, part 1
Tutorial. “Using a solid grid-based layout and some subtle visual touches, Elliot Jay Stocks shows how to tackle the design of an online photo portfolio.” Archived on the .Net site.
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.Net #175 May 2008
Create the perfect logo
Five-page feature article. “Good logos are bold, memorable and original — and incredibly difficult to get right. Elliot Jay Stocks finds out how the world’s leading creatives approach the challenges of identity designs.” More info on the blog.
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.Net #173 March 2008
Design with sketches
Tutorial. “Even if you’re no sketch artist, you can still achieve a “sketchy” look to your site design. Elliot Jay Stocks grabs paper and pencil to show you how it’s done.” Archived on the .Net site.
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.Net #172 February 2008
Site design in Photoshop
Tutorial. “Elliot Jay Stocks takes you on a whistle-stop tour of Photoshop for web design, taking in buttons, banners, layout, typography and favicons along the way!”
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Typesites January 2008
Review of jrvelasco.com
Kyle asked me be a guest author on his typography review site Typesites, and I reviewed the wonderful jrvelasco.com, designed by Miguel Ripoll. Archived on Typesites.
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24 Ways December 2007
The Neverending (Background
Image) Story
Tutorial. “Elliot Jay Stocks steps us through publishing a set of contact details using the hCard microformat. Once the basics are in place follow along as we add some sparkle with the aid of CSS3 web fonts, text-shadow, border-radius and first-child selectors.” Archived on 24 Ways.
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.Net #170 December 2007
Create a subversive design
Tutorial. “This issue, Elliot Jay Stocks takes a website with a so-called ‘Web 2.0 look’ and sets out to deliberately ruin it. The result? An uncliched, original aesthetic.”
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.Net #169 November 2007
Discover the art of grunge
Tutorial. “Elliot Jay Stocks shows you how to create a dark, distressed, rough-and-ready design for your website. Roll up your sleeves and prepare to get dirty.” Archived on the .Net site.
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.Net #168 October 2007
Create a textured background
Tutorial. “Does your web page need livening up? Elliot Jay Stocks takes you through the process of generating textures from photos and turning them into reusable Photoshop brushes.” Archived on my blog.
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Artzmania August 2007
‘Best Web 2.0’ award
Version 4 of elliotjaystocks.com was awarded ‘Best Web 2.0’ in this Malaysian magazine.
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.Net #166 Summer 2007
Entry in Gallery section
Version 4 of elliotjaystocks.com was featured in the ‘gallery’ section, as well as a very brief interview with me.
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Computer Arts #137 July 2007
Simplify your navigation
Tutorial. “You can build a well-structured and impressive looking XHTML navigation menu using only one image and some clever CSS. Elliot Jay Stocks reveals how.” Archived on my blog.
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.Net #163 June 2007
Entry in Gallery section
My Trojan Records redesign was featured in the ‘gallery’ section.
Interviews in the press
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The Rule of Thirds
December 2009 Podcast -
Mr. Gordon’s Webucation Site
November 2009 Website (video) -
Design Investigator
November 2009 Website -
Net Tuts +
August 2009 Website -
Please start from the beginning...
July 2009 Website (video) -
The New York review of Ideas
June 2009 Website -
Gavin Elliott
June 2009 Website -
Web Standardistas
June 2009 Website -
Web Courses Bangkok
June 2009 Website -
Paddy Donnelly
May 2009 Website (video) -
Noupe
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Boagworld #163
April 2009 The web industry’s most popular podcast -
SitePoint
April 2009 Podcast -
Jamie Rumbelow Dot Net
March 2009 Podcast -
Escapology
February 2009 Website -
The Web Squeeze
January 2009 Website -
Computer Arts Projects #119
January 2009 UK-based printed magazine -
Just creative Design: Designer In The Spotlight
December 2008 Website -
LittleSnapper case study
December 2008 Mac software product website -
Positive Space Blog
December 2008 Website -
Floobe
November 2008 Website -
Blogorola Magazine
November 2008 Slovenia-based printed magazine -
El País
July 2008 Spain’s biggest-selling national newspaper -
Boagworld #125
July 2008 The web industry’s most popular podcast -
Designers Who Blog
May 2008 Website -
Sireh Dan Cengkeh Terpilih
February 2008 Website -
Snap 2 Objects - 1, 2
December 2007 Website -
Adii Rockstar
September 2007 Website -
Web Designer Wall
August 2007 Website
