Advanced Photoshop Techniques that you may not be aware of
October 22nd, 2009 — 87 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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October 15th, 2009 — 164 Comments
Recently I received an invitation to Typekit and now have some invitations of my own and have decided to give them away here on Inspect Element. You may have heard of it by now but if by any chance you haven’t or have had trouble getting an invite, I’ve got five to give away.
Update: Over the weekend I received an email from Ryan at Typekit who has very kindly given me 50 more invites! As a result the giveaway has been extended until Tuesday, so get commenting if you haven’t already!
8 Ways Blogging about Web Design will Improve Your Work
October 12th, 2009 — 50 Comments
Here at Inspect Element, I’ve been blogging for just over four months now and have noticed a significant improvement in my overall day-to-day work since I began. Everything from my time management to development work has improved in a short amount of time and I expect it to improve in the future too.
I think it is the most effective way of improving your work and here are eight reasons why it will.
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