Feature 1: Small Design Techniques that Make a Big Difference

Being Fastidious about Shadowing, Gradation, Ruling, Texture, Margins and Colors

Even when sites have similar construction and design, some seems to be high quality and others somehow give an unsophisticated impression. That sort of difference can be manifested through how elaborately shading and grading are executed, a subtle texture, whether there are ruled lines and the way margins are set. In order to achieve a high quality Web site, the accumulation of such minute cares for texture improvement becomes necessary. We introduce various design techniques that will come handy when your site looks somewhat imbalanced, not sophisticated enough or seems organized yet too monotonous.

Feature 2: 10 Creators from the New Generation

Up-and-coming Creators of the Year 2012! Closing in on the New Talents of “U-30”

The young generation always paves the way for the new age. We make a thorough report on “U-30”, a group of creators who are under the age of 30, while also looking into the “Crustal Movement” of the new generation. A total of 10 remarkable creators from 9 units, who have respective backgrounds as a programmer, designer and planner, might give us a glimpse of the Web scene holds for the year 2012.

Calling All! Year 2012 New Year’s Cards & New Year’s Sites

Show Your Creativit

We are calling for New Year’s cards and New Year’s sites that will adorn Web Designing 2012 February issue (January 18th 2012 release). We will introduce submitted works on as many pages as possible! Please click the banner on the left side for more details!

Collaboration Project “Choco Banana”

Robert YAMAMOTO Hiroshi X PARTY NAKAMURA Hiroki “Loser Calligraphy Project”

As we informed you 2 months ago, this third Choco Banana project entitled “Loser Calligraphy” by Yamamoto Hiroshi of Robert and PARTY’s creative director Nakamura Hiroki is in the works. Hopefully we can bring it to you by the beginning of 2012...

Choco Banana

WF Inside Story

The Rendering of “Oronine Official Site”: A Subtly Favorable Impression

Launched nearly 60 years ago, “Oronine H Ointment” is the product that everyone knows. Its official site was renewed just recently. While the site only features the photos indicating the use of the product and simply explains its effects and usage precautions, it gives a natural and subtly stylish impression. How was this impeccably balanced site created? We interviewed Mr. Ohno Shingo, Mr. Kuyama Hiroshi and Ms. Fujibayashi Yuka of Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo, which handled the production of the site, and Mr. Nakahara Hironori of nD inc.

Oronine Official Site

Portrait - Web Craftsman's Portrait -

Saqoosha / Sakusha -Creator- of That and This Site was “Saqoosha”

Our serial that focuses on the realities of artisanal web creatives. In this installment, we invited a technical director Mr. Koyama Tomohiko, who is internationally renowned under the name of “Saqoosha”. He will talk about how he produced a wide array of works for AID-DCC Inc. / katamari, a production company based in Osaka and Tokyo.

Saqoosha | AID-DCC Inc.

Exonemo’s “Touching the Web” Vol.3

The cover girl this time is that woman, the one you must have seen at least once online. Can you tell the difference between a GIF page and a JPG page?

http://exonemo.com/wf/

Manga AC Club Activity Daily Log

#8 “Brainstorming Streaming”

What is an real innovative idea “Self Robot” by AC Club!? This time, we will show you the streaming live broadcast of a strip cartoon format. “We would like to delve more into an experiment on manga expressions.” (by AC Club)

AC Club

New Lab Launch: Web Designing Lab.

• CSS Lab._Interface for Animating
  Text: AKIBA Hideki

  

• jQuery Lab._Implementing Slidable UI Using Swipe Operations
  Text: TOKUDA Kazunori, TANI Hiroki, HASEGAWA Hiromu

• Smartphone Lab._Implementing Smart Phone Unique "Flick" Operation
  Text: Coding Factory

• Flash Lab._Mastering the Basics of Bitmap/BitmapData Class
  Text: IKEDA Yasunobu

Server Quick Reference

(Usage of Hosting Server)
Text: INOUE Satoshi

movement

(Event & Artist introduction)

Worldwide Creator's Archive

Psyop / Convince. Change. Influence.

Psyop

Website Front

(Pick up new-arrival Web sites)
FT-86 FASTEST PAINTED WEBSITE, THE HEART Beetle, RINKO KIKUCHI OFFICIAL WEBSITE, SOCIAL 0.0 LAB by Motorola PHOTON, WHITE WONDER CHRISTMAS, BIG SHARE!, and more

one's view

• “Challenge for Established Genres”
  Text: URANO Daisuke
  KICKING MY HERO

• “An ‘Awesomeness’ that Goes Beyond the Completed Product”
  Text: SHIMIZU Kanta
  In Your Arms - Kina Grannis (Official Music Video) | The Making Of "In Your Arms"

• “Don’t You Wanna Take a Peek into Other People’s Desks?”
  Text: SO Yoshihiro (coconoe inc.
  DESK

• “The Contents Known As Everyday”
  Text: KAWAGUCHI Satoshi
  Life In A Day

Making a Mark on a Ruler

(Tota Hasegawa Visual Essay from "tomato interactive")
Text & Visual: HASEGAWA Tota

TSUKURUHITO

HONBORI Yuji (Sculptor) / A Cardboard Box that Questions

HONBORI Yuji

Mobile Contents Front Line

Pokemon Official Site: One Source Multifunction Device in the Social Age

Pokemon Official Site

Hagihara Research Institute

Why is Softbank Users’ Satisfaction Level High?
Text: HAGIWARA Masashi

From the Data of Web Designers Report: "The Landscape of this Job"

Indeed There Are Many People who "Start Moving When the Deadline Draws Near”
Text: Koizumi Shinya

Web Standards Plus

W3C Plenary Meeting “TPAC2011” Becoming a Communal Space
Text: YAKURA Masataka (Mitsue-Links)

TPAC2011

Tachibana School

The Perspective of Consulting You Want to Brace Yourself with
Text: TACHIBANA Mamoru

Social Seeds

Krat’s Social Media Promotion that CP+B Laid out
Text: NOZAWA Tomo (nitenichiryu)

WD Reviews

(Products Reviews)
[NIXUS TOPAZ Premium 2]

News Crawler

(News)

Others

List of Web agencies from all over the country
Monitor & Present
WD Square
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