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Create an Impressive Content Editing System with jQuery and PHP

Nick Parsons — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:32:31 +0000

It’s been a while since we had a good development tutorial, so let’s reawaken the tradition again and have some coding fun today! I’m going to show you how to use jQuery and PHP to build a content editing system that will allow you or your client to easily edit .html pages visually. If this sounds [...]

6 Smashingly Practical CSS3 Effects You Can Use Right Now

Nick Parsons — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:03:46 +0000

CSS3 is developing fast, and the most exciting part is seeing all of the intriguing and attractive effects that are being invented to solve real design problems. With the combined creativity of the design community, CSS3 has quickly traveled through the zone of interesting speculation and into the territory of time/resource saving practical everyday use. Today, [...]

40 Magnificent Vector Portrait Examples

Nina — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:34:39 +0000

Vector artwork is becoming more and more popular nowadays. It requires a great amout of time and patience to make such mind-blowing examples. In this post, you’ll find 40 of the best vector portrait examples for your inspiration and entertainment!

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Portfolios

Nick Parsons — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:29:45 +0000

An impressive portfolio is something that every designer aims for, and for good reason – the quality of a designer’s portfolio is often the determining factor in the success of failure of their career. In this special 3-in-1 post, we’re going to sift through it all, look at the very best resources, and give you a [...]

5 Steps to an Effective Freelancing Schedule

Nick Parsons — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:55:39 +0000

Did you know that our success as freelancers depends on our ability to effectively create an efficient schedule and workflow? A well thought out schedule can be your doorway to success, allowing you work more professionally and accomplish more than you could have otherwise. That’s why it’s important to really examine your schedule and make sure [...]

350+ Amazing CSS3 Resources – All You’ll Ever Need to Become a CSS3 Master!

Nick Parsons — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:11:58 +0000

Knowledge of CSS3 is fast becoming a crucial element of any web designer/developer’s skillset, which means that it’s an excellent time to start learning, if you haven’t already! A solid knowledge of CSS3 has a large market value and will take you a long way towards success, giving you an image of competence and authority. Thankfully, [...]

30+ Tips, Tools and Resources for Taking the Pain out of Cross-Browser CSS

Nick Parsons — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:34:33 +0000

We’re all familiar with the often long, headache-inducing process of testing and correcting our code to get it working cross-browser. Wouldn’t it be nice if we didn’t have to go through so much pain to achieve a good-looking result? Actually, you don’t! With the right knowledge, tools, and smarts, you can tackle a CSS design and [...]

15 Secrets That Can Make Your Next Blog Design More Effective

Nick Parsons — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:00:49 +0000

Have you ever thought about what a huge impact a blog’s design has on its perception by readers? If you’re going to run a blog as a business (or part of your business), branding should be one of your biggest considerations. And if you’re going to pull off a successful branding job, design is essential. Having a clean, [...]

20 Inspiring Rainbow Colored Websites

Nick Parsons — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:34:08 +0000

Multicolor websites can be tricky to pull off, but when done right the results can be absolutely stunning! Using every hue in the rainbow enable designers to achieve an unrivaled vibrancy, buoyancy and energy. That said, it always helps to see how other designers have done it and incorporated that wide range of spectrum into their designs. [...]

Open Thread: What Makes You a Good Designer?

Nick Parsons — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:29:56 +0000

Today I’d like to try something new and have a fun discussion on what makes someone a ‘good’ designer. What’s your opinion? I think it will be exciting to talk and compare opinions on what it really is the makes you a good designer. Hopefully you can even come away with some new thoughts on how to be [...]