Web design inspiration from the history of art

When it comes to the creative arts, a fundamental way to better understand the trade is to look to the past.People in every trade do this, including those in photography, painting, sculpture and architecture. Why should web designers be any different?Of course, we look to the very recent past through our countless web design showcases. But we can go much further back for inspiration, to the masters of old.

From Horseback To Bullet Train: The History Of Internet Usage And Speeds

This is the first episode in a vast infograhic series WebHostingBuzz plans to release every other week, aimed to inform & entertain developers, designers, geeks and infographic addicts alike. In this piece we’re taking a look at the history of the Internet usage, observing how much has the game changed in the last few years, who are the biggest players, where are the most users from, who’s speedier and so on.

A Brief History of Blogging

Blogs have become an integral part of online culture. Practically everyone reads blogs now, whether they’re “official” news blogs associated with traditional news media, topic-based blogs related to one’s work or hobbies, or blogs purely for entertainment, just about anyone you ask has at least one favorite blog.
But it wasn’t always so. Blogs have a relatively short history, even when compared with the history of the Internet itself.