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Top 18 Self-Promotion Tips for Web Designers

wishmylove — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:12:49 +0000

The freelancer’s life is not that simple as it may seem. In fact the freelancer lifestyle came into fashion a couple of years ago. I don’t mean to say they hadn’t existed before that. It’s 2009 and internet technologies are developing in an amazing pace...

Transparent Glass Effect, Icons, and Photoshop Layer

Webtreatsetc — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:02:22 +0000

Transparent glass combo pack complete with Photoshop layer styles (.asl), 20 web icons in .png, and a text effect layered psd

9 Retro Grunge Wallpaper Patterns

Webtreatsetc — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:21:07 +0000

9 (740px * 740px) retro grunge wallpaper Photoshop patterns (.pat) & texture pack (.jpg). Free for personal and commercial use.

Four Methods to Create Equal Height Columns

wumbus — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:23:11 +0000

Get educated in various techniques to create equal height columns that work on all major web browsers (including the infamous IE6).

Create A Wordpress Theme: setting the working environment

mirko — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:29:45 +0000

Creating a Wordpress theme isn’t as hard as it initially may seem. It is simple a matter of learning and executing the different components that holds a wp theme together.

10 Free Retro Grunge Wallpaper Patterns (Part3)

Webtreatsetc — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:11:51 +0000

10 (740px * 740px) retro grunge wallpaper Photoshop patterns part 3(.pat) & texture pack (.jpg). Free for personal and commercial use.

Twitter Hash Tags for Designers and Developers | Design Shard

designshard — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:45:51 +0000

Twitter accounts that retweet certain #hashtags

7 Fabulous Tips & Tricks Daily Sources for Designers & Coders

feeder — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:06:51 +0000

OK, there are quite a few tutorial & inspirational blogs around, but sometimes you need more: some daily searchable HUGE databases of tips & tricks, news and articles gathered from around the web to help you when you need some advices or you’re stuck with a project. And believe me, sometimes is better than googling around! Please add your favorite sources in the comments.

2009 Web Design Trends and How-To’s

evan — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:05:50 +0000

A while back, Smashing Magazine did an awesome round up of 2009 Web Design Trends. The post was a great round up of trends for 2009 and websites that showcased these trends. I would like to take that post a step further and add a list of tutorials to show you how to recreate these popular trends.

20 Ways To Make Your Website Crap

Andy92 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:10:51 +0000

Many website owners make schoolboy errors, that makes their website, well, crap. These errors can cause an annoyance to a large percentage of visitors, and can actually drive traffic away. If you avoid all the reasons I have listed below, you are sure to have an outstanding annoying free website!

Free html/css website templates

mssusan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:28:43 +0000

Are you looking for a web template? Do you want a cool design for your site? If you do, this is the site you definitely need to check out. Download FREE website templates and use them for your personal and commercial projects without any restrictions. Also you can upload your website templates and have a direct back link to your homepage.

30 Most Influential People In Web Design

Andy92 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:36:58 +0000

Here are the top 30 most influential people in web design. This list is in order starting from the most influential person at number 1, all the way down to 30.

38 Business Cards of Top Graphic Designers – The inspiring creative gurus

humairr — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:42:27 +0000

I won’t start this post listing the advantages a well designed business card contributes to a business. We all strive to represent ourselves and our brands in such an impressive way that people remember us for the lifetime.

Using Wireframes to Streamline Your Development Process

Mental23 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:08:28 +0000

A wireframe helps you organize and simplify the elements and content within a website and is an essential tool in the development process.

How to Create a Large Header with a Simple Western Scene

piervix — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:56:31 +0000

During these last months seeking for a good design I’ve found this two amazing web-sites: NineDesign and Outlaw Design Blog.
In my honesty opinion two examples of a really inspired design with wonderful wood background and amazing illustrations. I’m loving this kind of approach. So I decided to realize a tutorial influenced by them. Below there is the final result.

Adaptable view - how do they do it?

designshard — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:17:01 +0000

Adaptable view is a user interface design pattern which you can use to allow users to manually change visual appearance of content in order to fit their needs. This is usually done by switching styles (in web sites and applications). This way you provide your users with more control over the appearance of content which improves user experience.

50 Beautiful Dark Websites to get you Inspired

SPLASHnology — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:07:02 +0000

What is showcased here is a collection of dark and black websites that have used this trend in some way or another. The collection varies across all types and styles of web design. They are hand picked to showcase the huge variety of stunning dark websites that hopefully will inspire you in your own work.

25 Examples Of Light Effects In Web Design

designshard — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:50:43 +0000

How people use light effects to enhance their web designs

Best Of The Web - June 2009

Andy92 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:17:42 +0000

Here is our collection of best tutorials, collections of free icons, brushes, tutorials, and best web designs of June 2009.

10 Wordpress Themes For Your New Lifestream Blog

feeder — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:38:27 +0000

As Steve Rubel and every serious blogger is preaching right now, blogging has evolved to a new level - the lifestream (at least at a personal level). Here you have your Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr entries mixed together with blog posts for a complete experience of your personality.