Web design tutorials http://www.genkiness.com/ Copyright Jack Herbert "Below I have collected a huge list of great blog heading templates and titles for blogging. You can use these templates to customise your blog title and is a great resource if you ever have writers block." http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/02/17/ultimate-list-of-blog-heading-templates-titles-for-blogging/ http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/02/17/ultimate-list-of-blog-heading-templates-titles-for-blogging/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:15:43 -0400 "Most web designers work with clients from all over the country or even all around the world. While it certainly allows the designer to expand his or her marketplace, there are sometimes competitive advantages that exist when targeting work from local clients. Because local marketing is sometimes overlooked, I wanted to put together this list of suggestions for doing more work in your own backyard." http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/marketing/attract-local-clients/ http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/marketing/attract-local-clients/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:14:11 -0400 "I took the camera for a trip around the neighborhood and captured some wood textures that I hope everyone will enjoy. They’re all 2500px wide, and I tried to get a pretty good variety." http://www.bittbox.com/all/free-hi-resolution-wood-textures/ http://www.bittbox.com/all/free-hi-resolution-wood-textures/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:37:59 -0400 "This post presents over 60 new useful Ajax scripts, libraries and solutions which you can use in your future projects." http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/04/15/60-more-ajax-and-javascript-solutions-for-professional-coding/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/04/15/60-more-ajax-and-javascript-solutions-for-professional-coding/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:36:37 -0400 "This article reviews the use of faux transparency methods, presents examples of transparent images on both fixed and dynamic backgrounds, and points to creative solutions that take full creative advantage of today’s modern Web transparency effects." http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/04/16/getting-creative-with-transparency-in-web-design/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/04/16/getting-creative-with-transparency-in-web-design/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:35:46 -0400 "Below we present over 40 (really) beautiful examples of web forms as well as modern solutions and creative ideas related to web form design. Some of the examples are Flash-based; however, in most cases you can easily create similar designs with pure CSS and (X)HTML." http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/04/17/web-form-design-modern-solutions-and-creative-ideas/ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/04/17/web-form-design-modern-solutions-and-creative-ideas/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:35:27 -0400 "Here’s a list of 10 super-slick tricks to save time while managing your websites in the titan of web design, Dreamweaver." http://www.tentonbooks.com/articles/Dreamweaver-10-Site-Tricks.html http://www.tentonbooks.com/articles/Dreamweaver-10-Site-Tricks.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:30:20 -0400 "Including branding in the whole website design could also improve usability, making a particular website a more comfortable place to surf through. Many companies are taking advantage of this, Apple, for example, is not only successful because of a beautiful design but they also combine easiness and first class interaction design to the whole branding and marketing strategy on the web." http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/04/16/the-benefits-of-mixing-branding-and-usability-in-a-design/ http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/04/16/the-benefits-of-mixing-branding-and-usability-in-a-design/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:29:29 -0400 "Despite its prominence, Arial and other de-facto fonts just aren’t attractive enough for most designers. Fortunately, there are a number of foundries that create some truly impressive fonts, and are happy to share them with others. We’ve highlighted 101 of them here, but keep in mind that many request that you provide credit or at least ask for permission for commercial use." http://www.rewardprograms.org/thefreegeek/features/101-awesome-downloadable-fonts-for-designers.html http://www.rewardprograms.org/thefreegeek/features/101-awesome-downloadable-fonts-for-designers.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:28:23 -0400 "Logos come in all kinds of shapes and sizes however they typically are one of 5 different classifications. Designing a logo is about much more than an exercise in aesthetic. A logo must be a positive depiction of the product or service it represents. When designing a logo, knowing which type of mark would be the most appropriate for the application will help you achieve a stronger solution." http://www.positivespaceblog.com/archives/logo-design-the-five-type-of-marks/ http://www.positivespaceblog.com/archives/logo-design-the-five-type-of-marks/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:42:25 -0400 "The popular CMSs all have strong community offerings including forums where you are encouraged to show off your latest creations, a great place to start when evaluating the software. Browse the list below to find some inspiration, some of them have RSS feeds that you can subscribe to, to stay inspired." http://www.mostinspired.com/blog/2008/04/11/inspiring-cms-showoffs/ http://www.mostinspired.com/blog/2008/04/11/inspiring-cms-showoffs/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:41:49 -0400 "Grunge, dirty, gritty, slimy, rusty, shattered, dripping, torn, worn, and whatever you think that you may frown upon in real life, is an awesome resource for creativity. This list is a compilation of sixty grunge and distressed effects resources for Adobe Photoshop. Go and get your hands dirty with them!" http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-blog/2008/04/11/grunge-and-dirty-photoshop-tutorials-brushes-and-textures/ http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-blog/2008/04/11/grunge-and-dirty-photoshop-tutorials-brushes-and-textures/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:39:56 -0400 "Content managed websites have been around for a while now, but this particular area of Website Design has not been tapped to its full potential. The ability to keep content fresh, and easy to change, update or edit is becoming increasingly important as search engines continually upgrade the criteria they use to rank websites." http://www.gowebadmin.com/WhyContentManagement http://www.gowebadmin.com/WhyContentManagement Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:39:45 -0400 http://speckyboy.com/2008/04/13/top-20-free-vector-resources-for-designers/ http://speckyboy.com/2008/04/13/top-20-free-vector-resources-for-designers/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:39:02 -0400 "This tutorial explains how to improve form usability adding an auto message which appears and disappears with a nice fade-in and fade-out effect when an user select a field." http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/04/improve-form-usability-with-auto.html http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/04/improve-form-usability-with-auto.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:37:27 -0400 "Pricing obviously has a huge impact on how much money we make, but what about its affect on potential clients?" http://freelanceswitch.com/money/effects-of-pricing/ http://freelanceswitch.com/money/effects-of-pricing/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:36:29 -0400 "In this post you will see how web designers had carefully created background images to influence how the websites is visually distinct but considerate of their goals in engaging and facilitating the design elements and content." http://www.noupe.com/design/63-impressive-website-background-images-trends-resources-and-tutorials.html http://www.noupe.com/design/63-impressive-website-background-images-trends-resources-and-tutorials.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:35:54 -0400 "The Accordion Effect is fast becoming one of the most commonly used (and perhaps abused?) effects of the Web 2.0 world. So what makes this accordion effect special? It doesn’t require a single line of JavaScript." http://www.cssnewbie.com/css-only-accordion/ http://www.cssnewbie.com/css-only-accordion/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:33:18 -0400 "Well known designers have often times admitted to using grids in almost every single one of their pieces. Especially ones that have a large amount of information." http://hellyeahdude.com/articles/designing-a-web-site-by-the-grid-should-be-a-rule-not-a-fad-or-trend/ http://hellyeahdude.com/articles/designing-a-web-site-by-the-grid-should-be-a-rule-not-a-fad-or-trend/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:27:59 -0400 "We’re going to go over a few techniques and approaches we use to create the foundation of every prototype—wireframes. In addition to serving as documentation for those working with the markup, wireframes are a great way to create screenshots and debug rendering problems that are happening during DOM manipulation." http://particletree.com/features/ajax-wireframing-approaches/ http://particletree.com/features/ajax-wireframing-approaches/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:56:38 -0400