Recently I have seen many well-known sites undergo a design change to give it a brand-new look. Below I list some of my favorite redesigns of 2008, or at least most of the recent ones for this year.

These are in no specific order!

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It’s been a while that 07Designs.com has been refreshed and updated. So today I am going to start working on the next iteration of my main site. This redesign will also be part of a ‘remodel’ that 07Designs will undergo. Meaning that the way it’s presented will change a little and incorporate all of the projects I’m working on. Currently I have neglected to update the home page and that has been a big mistake. Hopefully with the next update, I can fix this problem and get 07 back on its feet.

On the subject of change, I would like to highlight an article I recently read in the latest Wired issue. The article talks about why $0.00 is the future of business. (The article is available online, but support the magazine and buy it!) The article really inspired me to look at 07 and make a big decision. I’ve decided to make a promise that all software, both desktop and online applications, that gets produced or published by 07 will be free to everyone.

Might there be a premium membership? Currently, I have no plans to incorporate any sort of premium in my current and future projects. How do I survive, where do I get money? Well, I’ll get money from other places. Work, minimal ads on my projects, donations. Why make this announcement? Some of my projects might not be worth a cent, but I still want people to know that even if I create an application that’s simply amazing, it won’t come at a price to you.

On the subject of free things, I created a small widget for NewsPond.com that displays the latest news from their RSS feeds. More information here.

My brand new 320gb LaCie FireWire 400 hard drive finally arrived today. Main purpose of this drive is for my new Video class, but I will also be using it for backups and other things that I’ll need all that space for.

I stumbled across a rather amazing site. Though some technical issues are present, the overall presentation of the site and the content is something I’ll be reading for a while. The site is called Web Designer Wall, and talks about ideas, tutorials and web trends. I would recommend any web designer, or user, visit this site.

Web Designer Wall: http://www.webdesignerwall.com/