Archive for July, 2010
Top Articles On The Web Design Community In July’10
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by Wajid Khan.
As we enter August 2010 , let’s take a look back at some of the most popular articles, resources, and tutorials that helped those who toiled away on the web everyday.
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How to Get More Web Design Work With a Great Prospect List
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by Design Shack.
“In this post we’ll look into what prospects are, how to define a good one, and how creating a good list can help any web design business.”
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40 Better Ways to Work With Clients
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by Design Shack.
“We all suffer from problem clients. However, sometimes the problem is not with the client but our ability to work with them. In this presentation Paul will share 40 practical tips on how to improve how you work with clients.”
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CSS: Noob to Ninja – the Complete Video Series
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by Design Shack.
“This exclusive premium video series will take you from a state of absolute CSS “noobness,” all the way up to ninja-status, capable of taking advantage of the latest CSS3 techniques.”
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25 Beautiful Image Styling Tutorials With CSS,jQuery
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by Daniels Mekšs.
Recently I wrote article about post thumbnail and you saw some great examples of image styling. As I wrote there, neat styled images can attract more visitors and you will be more pleasant with them yourself too.
You don’t have to always use Photoshop to style your images. Some cool effects can be achieved trough CSS, [...]
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CSS Design: Director-ee
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by Design Shack.
This site features a bold page design with excellent icon design and a strong layout.
The color palette is small and works well. The red in the little link icons really pops off the page. This design was featured on the 31st July 2010 . It falls un…
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CSS Design: Paul Wallas
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by Design Shack.
A clean and simple site with a few really nice touches.
The large typography is attractive along with the subtle background texture. The integration of the Twitter stream is seamless and the iPhone really makes for a nice focal point. This design w…
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Resources – Tweets of the Week (7.26.10 – 7.30.10)
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Nick Pagano.
Happy Friday all! Today’s Tweets of the Week includes some great tips on staying productive, a few cool freebies, and some great articles on random design(ish) related topics. Also, there’s a James Bond Vehicle Museum opening. So that’s cool. :) Yall have a great weekend!
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Checking Object Type and Validating the Argument Type in JavaScript
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Teylor Feliz.
The “typeof” operator is very useful at the moment for checking what kind or type of object we are dealing with. It returns a string containing the datatype of the object. The values returned are “number”, “string”, “boolean”, “undefined”, “function”, and “object”. However, this operator has some flaws at the time of detecting an array [...]
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27 Utilities for Saving and Sharing Code Snippets
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Design Shack.
You’ve got countless bits of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and PHP rolling around in your head and on your hard drive that you are forced to try to recall each time you start a project. It’s time to get organized. This post will briefly point you to 27 great utilities that not only help you store [...]
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35 Books All Freelance Web Developers Should Read
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Design Shack.
“Reading is essential to any developer’s improvement. While blogs and magazines are great to read for a quick update, nothing replaces a good informative book.”
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Making User Interface Elements Difficult to Use by Intent
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Design Shack.
“A big part of designing user interfaces that are easy to use also involves figuring out what things should be a bit more difficult to to use. It’s a counter-intuitive notion that’s central to effective user interface design.”
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Free Stock File of the Week: PHP Simple Members System
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Design Shack.
A system that allows you to manage your members. Normally $7 so grab it quick!
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Tutorial9 Fan Showcase #2
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by David Leggett.
This is Tutorial9 Community Showcase #2, a collection of user submitted recent creations.
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Top Job Boards for the Freelance Designer in Need of Dynamic Work
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by GrindSmart Media.
As a designer, we are always in search for possible clientele to keep our portfolios expanding as well as to keep food on the table. With a plethora of freelance job boards available, it becomes difficult to select a few great ones as our methods to reach clientele. Furthermore, we gathered the top 15 freelance [...]
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Top Tips to Boost your Freelance Efficiency
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Hilde Torbjornsen.
Your efficiency as a freelancer can make or break you. Many times it can be hard to see how much more efficient you can actually be if you spend some time fine-tuning a couple of things. In this article we’ll have a look at some of my top tips on how you can give your [...]
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The Niceties & Standards of Real Estate Website Design
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Anastasia Miles.
On my professional opinion, real-estate websites are among the most complicated types of projects to be planned and designed. One of the reasons is that competition is extremely high and with the standard approach you will be buried under the heap of your competitor’s websites and secondly, the creative design does not guarantee anything.
Most of [...]
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Why Choose HTML5? An Inside Look
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Lilian.
Check out the expert opinions on HTML5 virtual implementation looking through the testimonials sent in by HTML5 site owners and developers.
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CSS Design: Designzillas
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Design Shack.
A nice looking site design with a crazy illustrated monster character that is quite funny and lovable.
The best feature here is the integration of different textures throughout the site. Each section has its own background texture but they flow togeth…
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CSS Design: Design Writers Guild
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Design Shack.
A simple site with a dark theme and a splash of color under a spotlight effect.
The large bold typography is nice and the page messaging is clever. This design was featured on the 30th July 2010 . It falls under the category of Design, and has a l…