interesting websites

e-lusion.com is offering a set of nicely designed and simple CSS Free Menu Designs for you to download and use any way you see fit.  CSS is rapidly becoming the method by which web designers use to create virtually everything you see on the web, from designs for menus to almost any other aspect of functionality for websites that you can think of. This is a great set of designs  that you can either use as is, or pick one that strikes your fancy and use it as a foundation for implementing your own ideas, most likely with the help of a designer.

If you like to sketch out your ideas or designs on graphing paper, here is a great resource. Free Online Graph Paper offers over 30 different styles of gridded graph paper that should suit any need. The “paper” comes in the form of downloadable PDF files (yes, you need to provide your own paper).

So why would a blog extolling the virtues of digital media be excited about online graph paper? Because the more digital we get, the clearer it is that there are some analog formats involving paper that are unlikely to disappear anytime soon. In fact, all these digital tools are showing us exactly what paper formats can not easily be replaced by applications and tools on our desktops and laptops. Here are two: Post-it notes and graph paper!