Jeff Bridgforth :: Webcraftsman

Crafting Web sites since 1999

I am a Web designer passionate about creating elegant, inspiring, and usable Web experiences that connect with an audience and fulfull business objectives.

Typography

Texture, Color, and Detail

February 18, 2009

This Web­site caught my eye yes­ter­day as I was look­ing through entries on CSS Mania. I posted this screen­shot on Flickr. I did a pretty exten­sive com­men­tary on Flickr in the sum­mary and using the notes fea­ture to point out dif­fer­ent ele­ments on the page. What I really like about this site is the sense of […]

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Adventures in sIFR

July 8, 2008

I enjoy the chal­lenge of learn­ing how to do new things. Work­ing with the Web is a great fit because there are always things to learn. Over the past year, I have tried to incor­po­rate some­thing new into every Web design project that I do. I am cur­rently work­ing on a new design for Cam­pus Crusade’s […]

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Embracing the Medium

August 21, 2007

Khoi Vinh wrote an arti­cle for print design­ers who want to get into Web design. I think he makes some good points about how design­ing for the Web is a dif­fer­ent dis­ci­pline than print design. He addresses one of my pet peeves of an over reliance on Flash that I have observed many print designers […]

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Control” on the Web

May 18, 2007

Lately, one of my inter­ests has been to improve my skills in the area of typog­ra­phy (started after hear­ing Cameron Moll’s Essen­tial Web Skills). I have read a cou­ple of books on the sub­ject and come across some great resources on the Web. A cou­ple of weeks ago, I heard Richard Rut­ter of Clear­left speak to […]

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