Mactropolis is a Mac community blog and forum with a nice style to it. The site was designed by Adii and company, and it was from his Twitter stream that I discovered the site a few months ago.
Tag Archives: Design Spotlight
Design Spotlight: Usability Post
Dec 26, 2008 by Matt | Posted in Design No CommentsUsability Post has undergone its first major redesign. The new theme looks good, having a somewhat more unique look than the old one.
Welcome to Webmaster-Source 5.0
Dec 13, 2008 by Matt | Posted in Design, Featured 9 CommentsWelcome to the fifth iteration of Webmaster-Source.com! As you may have noticed, the latest redesign has been completed and is now up for everyone to see.
The new design is a lot less…bland than the previous. At the same time, though, it’s a lot cleaner, or so I’ve tried to make it. The goal was to cut out the clutter and make things look less plain, and I think I’ve done a decent job at it. You can decide for yourself what you think, though.
Design Spotlight: Web Design Ledger
Dec 2, 2008 by Matt | Posted in Design 3 CommentsI realized it’s been awhile since I did one of my Design Spotlight posts. It is about time to highlight a noteworthy design, isn’t it?
Today I would like to ponit you toward Web Design Ledger, a design blog I’ve started reading recently. Designed by Henry Jones (Henry Jones the designer, not the adventurer. At least, I think… 
), it’s fairly simplistic and clean, but the style just looks great.
Design Spotlight: CNET
Sep 1, 2008 by Matt | Posted in Design One CommentCNET Networks, the long-time and respected tech source that was recently acquired by CBS, has finally released their new design to the general public. When mockups were posted a few months ago, there was public outcry. I didn’t like it either. The design has come a long way since then, and I think it’s a worthy successor to the old design.
Design Spotlight: Del.icio.us 2.0
Aug 3, 2008 by Matt | Posted in Design No CommentsThe popular social bookmarking site Del.icio.us redesigned over the past week. Overall they’ve kept a similar look, and haven’t lost any of the simplicity. It’s more polished looking, and probably more usable. Oh, and they’ve dropped the dots from the URL, becoming Delicious.com.
(Multi)Design Spotlight: Mozilla
Jun 23, 2008 by Matt | Posted in Design No CommentsWith the launch of Firefox 3, Mozilla redesigned all of their sites (save for the Mozilla Foundation at Mozilla.org). As usual, their designs are clean and usable, and they have the signature “Mozilla Look” that they’ve had since the Firefox project took off. Let’s take a look at some of the new pages.
The New Navigation Bar
Mozilla’s site-wide navigation bar has changed a bit, though it retains the blue coloration. It’s smoother and more “plasticy,” and I think it’s a bit of an improvement, though I think it would look better if it had 100% width like its predecessor.
