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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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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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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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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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Here is an amazing website full of more than 10,000 free fonts. The font preview and navigation may take some time to load, but once it does, this is one of the easiest fonts sites to peruse. Typeface previews are available in a list format, without excess clicking or separations between 10 or 20 fonts. [...]

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Sawse has posted a very helpful list of sites to visit for those needing some inspiring web site designs or design inspiration. They’ve categorized the list into 3 sections; inspiration, guides, and resources. The ever popular CSS Zen Garden is first on the list, but there are many more sites for professional and amateur designers [...]

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Smashing Magazine has done a great job again by putting together a fantastic list of 20 free icon sets and graphics. Icon sets are always helpful for designers, especially when you have them on hand, and don’t have to go searching the far corners of the web to find high quality work. Icons are also [...]

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Vandelay Design has a recent post filled with Web 2.0 Design Resources. Website design has become a very complex industry, with multiple sub-industries working together to create increasingly interactive features. However, the aesthetic design of a website has taken on a distinctive style in “web 2.0″ themes. Notable features of the style include the use [...]

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Smashing Magazine consistently makes pertinent posts with numerous resources for designers. If you can handle the scrolling and load time, check out their list of 80 Beautiful Typefaces for Professional Design. They discuss a range of font or typeface choices for designers and web developers to use for a variety of projects. The classic fonts [...]

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Design Vitality has posted a list of 100 Web Design Template Sources, Tools and Resources for web designers. The unique aspect of these web development resources is that they utilize the Open Source Model. The focus is on collaborative development, and intellectual property restrictions are more relaxed. These templates and tools are very helpful for [...]

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