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- Vintage and Retro Photoshop Tutorials
A small list of Photoshop tutorials that can help you achieve an "old-fashioned" look-and-feel in your designs. Another cracking list from the folks at Smashing Magazine.
Posted by Rob on 15th Oct 2008
- CSS Browser Hacks For Firefox, Opera, Safari & Internet Explorer
While I strongly advise using hacks at a minimum especially when it comes to CSS there is a time and a place for them, especially when you need a quick way to target a browser other than Internet Explorer. Some good asp articles as well available from the tag cloud on this site.
Posted by Rob on 15th Oct 2008
- Web 2.0 How To Design Style Guide
I'm going to take you through the features of the current wave of excellent web site designs, dissect the most significant features, explain why each one can be good, and show you how to use them in your own sites.
Posted by grandtres on 13th Oct 2008
- 20 Excellent Ajax Effects You Should Know
Again, not much more to be said than the title describes! There are a few special techniques or effects that can spice up just about any web page. These are the top 20 Ajax effects that every web developer should know. They're essential parts of any web developer's toolbox.
Posted by Rob on 8th Oct 2008
- Tons of Photoshop Tutorials
Exactly what it says on the tin this one, a list of a whole wide range of tutorials on Photoshop that should help to cater for everyones tastes. :o)
Posted by Rob on 8th Oct 2008
- Learn Photoshop In 1 Week
Part 1 of a series of tutorials that will get you to grips with the features of Photoshop quickly.
Posted by Rob on 16th Sep 2008
- CSS Sprites/Rollovers
In 2004, Dave Shea took the CSS rollover where it had never gone before. Now he takes it further still—with a little help from jQuery. Say hello to hover animations that respond to a user’s behavior in ways standards-based sites never could before.
Posted by Rob on 3rd Sep 2008
- Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. The newest web browser on the market, could this spell the end for Microsoft's dominance in the browser wars?
Posted by Rob on 2nd Sep 2008
- 11 Clear Cut Signs Its Time For A Redesign
There are ALOT of sites out there that, well to put it nicely just aren’t very good. We’ve all gotten a good laugh when we come across a truly horrific design…but what if that site was yours or your business’? Not so funny now. The ever increasing quantities of websites, plus our rapidly decreasing attention spans, make good web design more important than ever. As a public service, here are a few signs that you might want to think about a redesign.
Posted by Rob on 14th Aug 2008
- Social Media Link Buttons
Social Media sites like digg and delicious have become of great importance for the traffic of a blog. Everyone wants to be dugg so every blogger adds social media buttons to their blog. But sometimes it’s very boring, all those standard ’share this’ and ‘digg’ widgets on every page. Luckily there are some designers who melted the social media links into their design. This link provides a list of different examples of how the icons have been tailored into the hosting site design.
Posted by Rob on 14th Aug 2008
