Archive for January, 2011
25 of the Best Real Estate Themes for WordPress
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Design Shack.
In the past, managing a website could be a costly a complicated task for real estate agents. However, there are now many WordPress themes designed specifically for real estate that can make it much easier and affordable.
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Walt Disney Was the First UX Professional
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Design Shack.
I just got back from a week at Disney World and I think there are some lessons that Walt and Co could teach all of us about User Experience. I have never encountered a company so completely devoted to the happiness of its customers.
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50 Unique Business Cards
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by SloDive Admin.
Unique Business Card gives the identity to your business and are greatly helpful in spreading a word about your business offline. Having information about an Individual, his designation and Most importantly the Business Information, Business Cards serves two purpose of individual and business introduction to the world.
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15 Annoying Website Designs You Must Avoid
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Design Shack.
Bad web designs are not just irritants to your aesthetic sense, they also spell the death knell of the websites they characterize.
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Learn To Create A Safe Illustration
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by razorrich.
Learn how to create a Safe in Adobe Photoshop using smart objects, blending options, and some useful interface effects. Source files are available for download.
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Definition Lists – Missused or Missunderstood?
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Terry.
This article goes into depth in the usage of definition lists, perhaps an underused bit of HTML syntax. When are <dl>’s appropriate, what are their downsides, and how do they affect SEO?
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Create a Gallery with Rotating Image Popouts using jQuery and Raphael
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by mobily.
This is more of a demo really showing what can be done when combining jQuery with Raphael. Learn how to create a nice looking image gallery where the images spin and rotate as they come into focus.
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Should you burn bridges when you don’t get paid?
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
No one likes to work for a company and not get paid for doing it. There are many ways to resolve payment issues and move on with life. However, what should you do when you are working for cash, under the table and not reporting the income? You enter in…
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Design Inspiration: The Queenstown Trail
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Design Shack.
A straightforward but effective site for The Queenstown Trail. The use of photography is excellent and really works to grab your attention.The clear typeface makes the site easily accessible while the trail sign adds a nice touch of character! This …
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Design Inspiration: IMDB for iPad
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Design Shack.
A gorgeous App for viewing IMDB on your iPad. I love the beautiful use of cover art and the appealing star rating system.I particularly like how intuitive and enjoyable the App is on an iPad. This design was featured on the Monday 31st of January 20…
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Design Inspiration: JLOFSTEDT
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Design Shack.
Minimal content but a strong sense of purpose is what characterises this site. The dramatic absence of content is refreshing and encourages the visitor to stick around.The bold and carefully designed illustrations only add to the impact of this site! …
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25 of the Best Real Estate Themes for WordPress
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Vandelay Website Design.
Real estate is a very competitive industry and having an attractive, usable and up-to-date website can help agents to stand out and increase the exposure for their listings. In the past, managing a website could be a costly a complicated task for real estate agents. However, there are now many WordPress themes designed specifically for real estate that can make it much easier and affordable.
WordPress is a great platform for most real estate agents because it is simple to add new listings in most real estate themes, professional themes can be purchased for less than $100, and because having a search engine-friendly site is possible with WordPress.
While there are some free real estate themes available, the quality and functionality of most premium themes is far better and prices are very reasonable. In this post we’ll showcase 25 of the best professional real estate themes for WordPress.
AgentPress ($59.95 at StudioPress)
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Giveaway – Photoshop Styles Massive Multi-Mega Pack
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by SloDive Admin.
For all the Designers of SloDive community, we are holding another great Giveaway from new design resource site DesignPanoply.com and they are giving away their Photoshop Styles Massive Multi-Mega Pack. Check inside for more information.
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Free WordPress Theme for Design Company
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Katarina Klementi.
Hey folks, we are delighted to announce the launch of new Free WordPress Theme for Design Company that can be a superb solution for your design studio website. In terms of style and execution this freebie is a wish for everyone.
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15 Amazing Purple Websites
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Rishabh.
Softio.pl
Desolu
Klar.as
Lovebeingwoman
Swgraphic
Meaninglessmilestones
Rainbeaumars
Silverpistol
Sheenaoosten
Wized
Flockbest
Kentcov
Fuelmyschool
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Basic WordPress SEO tips: 6 Settings for Search Engine Health
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Gradiva Couzin.
WordPress is an excellent blog authoring tool and can also be used as an all-around content management system (CMS) for your site. Best of all, it’s inherently search-engine-friendly. People often ask us for tips on WordPress settings for SEO. Here are the bare-bones basics: – In Settings > General Settings, choose a site title and [...]
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Spotlight: jQuery replaceText
Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Siddharth.
Every other week, we’ll take an ultra focused look at an interesting and useful effect, plugin, hack, library or even a nifty technology. We’ll then attempt to either deconstruct the code or create a fun little project with it.
Today, we&…
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Build a Dropbox-like File Sharing Site with Ruby on Rails: Premium
Posted on 30. Jan, 2011 by Phyo Wai.
In this massive and advanced Premium Nettuts+ tutorial, we’ll learn how to build a file-sharing web application, like Dropbox, using Ruby on Rails. Become a Premium member to read this tutorial, as well as hundreds of other advanced tutorials an…
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30 Tips for Building a Successful Landing Page
Posted on 30. Jan, 2011 by Design Shack.
While a great looking website can grab the attention of your visitors, a strong landing page will keep them involved and get them to buy your products/services. It is therefore very important to get it right.
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9 FREE Creative Buttons for You to Download
Posted on 30. Jan, 2011 by Design Shack.
A great collection of free button graphics from DesignMoo.
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