losing sleep

i love finding new ideas and resources. except when they make me feel stupid. i don't mean that in a bad way - i'm glad there's a lot out there to discover; life would be pretty boring otherwise. but occasionally it's a bit overwhelming. i periodically come across crazy cool websites done by amazing designers who bust loose a whole new set of ideas for me; most of which i hadn't previously conceived of.

take, for example, this fish-tank design. if you visit the site, you'll notice it scrolls.....to the right?? i thought this was the cardinal no-no of web design, but it works so well here. and even more surprising, the amazing graphics involve no flash - they are done using jquery (or, as some might call it, crazy cool javascript without having to actually write javascript).

i don't know why i invariably find these noggin-teasers so late at night, but what can i say? if the creative juices flow best at 1 am, i say, let them flow.

tomorrow's to-do list: learn more about jquery. and bust out of the traditional web design box. clearly there's more out there!