Here is a handy tutorial for those looking to create websites in CSS. The key feature of this guide is that it is a specific CSS Slicing Guide. That means you can learn how to prepare and export a design mock-up or image, for example in Adobe Photoshop, and create a “sliced” and coded XHTML [...]
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CSS Slicing Guide
April 19th, 2008 · No Comments
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Minnesota Antique Show and Flea Market
April 17th, 2008 · No Comments
One of the largest antique shows and flea markets in Minnesota has a great website that is worth highlighting for its design. Starting with the Oronoco Gold Rush Photo Gallery, it has a consistent color scheme that enhances the feeling of a rustic, small town with an atmosphere of discovery. Thousands of yearly visitors flock [...]
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20 Websites for Improving Web Development Skills
April 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Six Revisions has posted a thorough article listing 20 websites that improved web development skills. Learning new skills is a constant part of web development, as the industry prone to constant growth at an accelerated pace online. Productivity standards and applications are consistently revised and improved upon by fellow developers, and the urge to stay [...]
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30 Best Downloadable Free Fonts for Designers
March 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Designers need to have an understanding of typography, which leads to scouring the web for great fonts. Here is a compilation of 30 of the best free downloadable fonts for designers. There is an excellent mix of 15 serif fonts and 15 sans-serif fonts on display. Some require payment to use, but all the fonts [...]
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Free Website Tools and Services
March 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Entrepreneur.com has corralled together The Top Ten Free Website Tools and Services. As they appropriately mention, there are a lot of great tools and services that provide a quality product at a great price. But in the spirit of the internet being a public place to share and build together, free tools that are genuinely [...]
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Free Wordpress Themes
January 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Smashing Magazine has done it again, and this time they’ve compiled a list of 100 Free WordPress Themes. WordPress is an extremely popular blogging tool, which has a dedicated following of users that create themes or templates for the software. Some of these WordPress themes are free and simple to install on your own blog. [...]
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Web Design Resources
January 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Web designers often times have to a know at least a little bit about a lot of different subjects, from color and design to scripting and database programming. Every set of skills one picks up can be used to improve your work and habits, and may even help increase efficiency. Here is a perfect example [...]
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Open Source Software
December 26th, 2007 · No Comments
If you’re looking for the very best in open source software, check out Open Source Living. They provide a comprehensive archive of the web’s best open source software. Multiple categories are provided, like web, graphics, video, audio, and many more. Open Source Living also provides opportunities for developers to contribute and share their own software. [...]
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Web Development Cheat Sheet Guide
December 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
When a programming project is underway, it’s helpful to have resources at your disposal if problems arise. Whether you’re coding in CSS, HTML/XHTML, AJAX, XML, or using new MicroFormats, here is a web development cheat sheet guide for various programming languages. Having quality resources like these at your fingertips increases efficiency and productivity. And while [...]
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Design Inspiration Gallery
December 19th, 2007 · No Comments
For those looking to be inspired by top notch design aesthetics, check out this Design Inspiration Gallery. It’s full of designs for Logos, Business Cards, Flash Websites, and CSS Websites. All designs can be voted on, and the highest rated ones are given prominent placement and credit is always given to the designer. FaveUp is [...]
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