Four Different Ways of Implementing Twitter on your Site
October 26th, 2009 — 17 Comments
Twitter has become one of the most popular forms of social media in use on the web today and it has been widely adopted by web designers and developers alike. There are many ways of integrating Twitter onto your site.
By integrating Twitter with your site, you can get a community discussing your brand or service which doubles up as a great way of promotion. Here is a look at some of the most useful and interesting methods to get you started.
Read more...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
Read more...Advanced Photoshop Techniques that you may not be aware of
October 22nd, 2009 — 74 Comments
Photoshop is one of the most widely tools used for web design. Most web designers don’t use all of the great things that Photoshop can do. It’s easy to get stuck in your ways but instead you should be looking to further improve your skills and learn new techniques to improve your web design work, work flow and productivity.
The following are advanced Photoshop techniques that can help with your day to day use of Photoshop.
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8 Simple Tips for Freelancers to Keep Focused
October 19th, 2009 — 12 Comments
One of the difficulties of working for yourself as freelancer is keeping focused on your work. Chances are that if you’re a freelancer, you’re working from home complete with all the distractions that it brings.
Here are a few tips to make sure you get the best out of your work by keeping focused.
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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