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Taking its inspiration from the pixelated interfaces of decades past, Teo Skaffa's site is truly a breath of fresh air, both in terms of concepts as well as execution. This is thinking outside the box at its best.

Keith Robinson talks about the importance of creative thinking and the reasons why designers may have fallen into a sort of creative rut. As our jobs become ever more process oriented and guideline governed, what happens to good old inspirational moments and taking the time to actually be creative?

Bad practices and a lack of thorough guidelines have taught the clients that design is art. Marius Ursache proposes 7 simple steps toward the improvement of this situation.

Design is all about finding that one right solution to a particular set of problems. It is not about choosing based on subjective views or mixing and matching various components. In this context, Andy Rutledge argues that presenting more than one design concept to the client is not only bad practice, it also leads to poor results and devalues the profession as a whole.

The newly launched Adobe BrowserLab allows you to preview and test your web pages on most leading browsers and operating systems. The technology is currently in beta preview but should soon provide a viable alternative for front-end coders.