Links of the Week 21
October 30th, 2009 — 5 Comments
Fireworks vs Photoshop, essential UX blogs, mouse cursor CSS tips and web design education.
Links of Interest
Fireworks vs Photoshop Compression
Having never used Fireworks myself, Nick La gives us a good reason why you may want to use it instead of Photoshop.
10 UX Blogs You Should Be Reading
Reading these blogs is one of the best ways to keep up to date with anything related to usability and as web designers, we all know the importance of usability.
Mouse Cursor Affordance
A simple CSS tip that all web designers and developers should adhere to.
To School or Not to School
As someone who is self-taught in web design, CSS and HTML I find this article from Web Designer Depot very interesting.
Inspiration for the Weekend
Site Inspire
This Week on Inspect Element
Four Different Ways of Implementing Twitter on your Site
Wallpapers of the Week 21: Stunning Views
Showcase of Some of the Most Inspiring Travel & Tourism Websites
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Links of the Week 20
October 23rd, 2009 — 4 Comments
Staying informed about web design, Raindrop, web conferences, preparing and planning for a redesign and ensuring you get paid for your work as a freelancer.
Links of Interest
10 Secrets To Staying Informed About Web Design
While, I wouldn’t call them secrets, they are useful tips for keeping yourself in the know in web design.
Mozilla Raindrop
Mozilla are releasing an app to try and improve communication. Looks quite interesting.
Web Conferences Roundup: Events from Around the Globe
I have a New Year’s resolution ready for next year which is to attend at least one web conference. As of yet, I haven’t been to any but they seem a lot of fun judging by the activity on Twitter. Smashing Magazine have compiled a list of all the known current conferences from around the world.
Preparing and Planning for a Redesign
Great article on what you need to think about before redesigning a website.
Essential Tips to Ensure You Get Paid For Your Work
Some good tips for freelancers to make sure they get paid for their work.
Inspiration for the Weekend
yay!everyday
This Week on Inspect Element
8 Simple Tips for Freelancers to Keep Focused
Wallpapers of the Week 20: Planets
Advanced Photoshop Techniques that you may not be aware of
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Links of the Week 19
October 16th, 2009 — 4 Comments
The ultimate icons collection, A/B test results, Lorem Ipsum alternative, funny flowcharts and building a thermometer controlled page with jQuery.
Links of Interest
The Ultimate Icons Collection
Almost certainly the biggest collection of quality icons on the web. Make sure you check the license before using any of them.
AB Tests
This site lists a number of A/B testing examples and results that have been made public.
Blind Text Generator
Lorem Ipsum text has been the standard text usage for using in design concepts but the Blind Text Generator creates more natural looking text.
A Collection of Humorous Flowcharts for Web Designers
This goes quite nicely with Inspect Element’s post, Humor in Web Design.
Build a Thermometer Controlled Page with jQuery
Another example of the guys at Build Internet doing cool things with jQuery.
Design of the Week
Woork Up
Really like the grid layout for the list of recent posts on the homepage.
This Week on Inspect Element
8 Ways Blogging about Web Design will Improve Your Work
Wallpapers of the Week 19: On the Road
5 Invitations to Typekit to Give Away
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Links of the Week 18
October 9th, 2009 — 4 Comments
Become a font embedding master, myth of the page fold, web dev goodies, minimize complexity and my dock.
Links of Interest
Becoming a Font Embedding Master
Everything you wanted to know about font embedding and more.
The myth of the page fold: evidence from user testing
A must read if a client requests all of their content must be crammed in above the fold. Show them this.
Fresh Web Development Goodies Bag
A great roundup of the latest free tools and resources in the web design/development world.
Minimizing Complexity In User Interfaces
Simplifying user interfaces is a great way of improving usability and this article does a great job of showing examples of how to achieve this.
Show Me Your Dock Series! Part 19 (with me!)
Grace Smith asked me if I wanted to be in her awesome Show Me Your Dock! series and of course I said yes. Check out what apps are in my dock.
Design of the Week
Abduzeedo
Abduzeedo has had a bit of a makeover. I especially like the way that the headers become part of the main image.
Inspiration for the Weekend
39 Astonishing Examples of 3D Typography
Coming from a 3D background, I love this collection of inspiration 3D typography.
This Week on Inspect Element
Design Trend Showcase: Textured Backgrounds
Wallpapers of the Week 18: Abstract Art
The Future of Web Use: Something We Need to Think About
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