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Links of the Week 28

Tom Kenny — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:05:58 +0000

CSS animations, chasing the HiPPO from the room, Stronger, better, faster design with CSS3 and start your own pet project now!

Links of Interest

Chasing the HiPPO From the Room â€“ How to Silence Office Politics with A/B Testing

Stronger, Better, Faster Design with CSS3

A Pet Project is For Life, Not Just for Christmas

This Week on Inspect Element

Breakdown of Great Web App Homepage Design

Some of the Top Minds in the World of CSS and why you should be following their Work

Links of the Week 27

Tom Kenny — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:49 +0000

Don’t lose your :focus, redirect mobile users to a different WordPress theme, guide to accessibility in web design and genius ways to use Photoshop’s smart objects.

Links of Interest

Redirect Mobile Users to a Mobile WordPress Theme

An Idiotâ€™s Guide To Accessible Website Design

Genius Ways To Use Photoshop Smart Objects

This Week on Inspect Element

7 of the Most Common Web Design Mistakes You Must Avoid

Wallpaper of the Week 27: HDR Photography

Links of the Week 26

Tom Kenny — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:47:52 +0000

Become a better designer, 10 usability crimes to not commit, readers in the design community and how web designs go straight to hell.

Links of Interest

The One Thing You Need to Do to Become a Better Designer

10 Usability Crimes You Really Shouldnâ€™t Commit

Some People Actually Read: Sparing a Thought for â€˜Readersâ€™ in the Design Community

How a Web Design goes Straight to Hell

This Week on Inspect Element

Review of Easy and Inexpensive Tools for Usability Testing

Wallpapers of the Week 26: Flight

The Joy of Discovery in Web Design

Links of the Week 25

Tom Kenny — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:37:06 +0000

Links of Interest

Dotted borders in Photoshop, 10 things to do before site launch, to grid or not to grid, clients from hell and user reviews.

10 Things You Must Do Before A New Site Or Blog Launch

Making dotted borders in Photoshop

To Grid or Not to Grid: Advantages and Disadvantages

User Reviews: Increased Sales, Traffic, and Transparency

This Week on Inspect Element

The Funny and Bizarre World of Client Requests

Wallpapers of the Week 25: Autumn

The Key Ingredients of a Great Single Page Website

Links of the Week 24

Tom Kenny — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:22:10 +0000

Cross-browser @font-face, latest internet stats, interactive picture with jQuery, user experience, review of usertesting.com

Links of Interest

How to Achieve Cross-Browser @font-face Support

Latest Internet Stats Roundup: Technology

Making an Interactive Picture with jQuery

User experience: the future of web design

Design of the Week

This Week on Inspect Element

The Unwritten Rules of Web Design

Wallpapers of the Week 24: Simplicity

10 Useful Bookmarklets for Web Designers and Developers

Links of the Week 23

Tom Kenny — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:19:47 +0000

5 easy ways to improve user experience, how to use Modernizr, bring new life to old posts, 10 things about WordPress 2.9 and 5 simple CSS properties.

Links of Interest

5 Damn Easy Ways To Improve User Experience

4 Ways To Bring New Life To Old WordPress Blog Posts

10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.9

5 Simple, But Useful CSS Properties

This Week on Inspect Element

10 Fantastic and Creative Web Design Styles

Wallpapers of the Week 23: More Stunning HDR Photography

The Use of Logos in Web Design

Links of the Week 22

Tom Kenny — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:21:09 +0000

Future of the web, future of interface design, breadcrumb navigation best practices, getting clients to embrace fresh ideas, anatomy of green and environmental web designs.

Links of Interest

The Future Of The Web: Where Will We Be In Five Years?

The Future of Interface Design

Breadcrumb Navigation Examined: Best Practices & Examples

Getting Clients to Embrace Fresh Ideas

Anatomy of Colors in Web Design: Green and Environmental Concept

Design of the Week

Inspiration for the Weekend

Links of the Week 21

Tom Kenny — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:34:20 +0000

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

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

Links of the Week 20

Tom Kenny — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:14:03 +0000

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.

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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.