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Free Vectors of Tags
A set of vector tags (EPS) available for download. More... Be the first to comment!
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Heart Shaped RSS Icons
With Valentine’s day around the corner it is the perfect time to sport these RSS icons on your blog. There are 25 multicolored PNG icons so no matter what’s your blog color is &mdashö one... More... Be the first to comment!
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The Funkiest Ampersands you Have Ever Seen
An ampersand is the figure used to represent the word ‘and’, it is widely recognized by the symbol &. Have a look at The Funkiest Ampersands you Have Ever Seen. More... Be the first to comment!
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Icon Design For All Vehicles In The World
Autokadabra describes the process of creating icons for all the vehicles in the world. Interesting insights into the icon designers' workflow. More... Be the first to comment!
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Photoshop Tutorial: Blowout at Exit 16A
Endless painting, layering, color correcting, masking and photo-elements in use: Blowout at Exit 16A. A step-by-step Photoshop tutorial. More... Be the first to comment!
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Icons Speed Drawing
Icons Speed Drawing — learn how to design professional "users" icons from scratch. More... Be the first to comment!
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Bad Usability Calendar
A new version of the Bad Usability Calendar is out. Fresh examples of exaggerated use of fancy Web 2.0 design and much more. Available in .pdf. More... Be the first to comment!
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Firefox Desktop Wallpaper
The Firefox Wallpaper for Firefox fans comes in four flavours. Available in the resolution of 1920×1200 pixels. More... Be the first to comment!
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Don’t Hurt The Web!
Isn't he cute? Don't Hurt The Web: a desktop wallpaper from the Mozilla Developer Center. More... Be the first to comment!
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Account Sign-in: 8 Design Mistakes to Avoid
Designing an account registration and sign-in process that doesn't frustrate users turns out to be very difficult to achieve. Jared M. Spool explains how to do it properly. Account Sign-In: 8 Design... More... Be the first to comment!
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PaperScan Textures
Free Textures. Download 12 High-Res PaperScans from Pixey. More... Be the first to comment!
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The WordPress Help Sheet
The WordPress Help Sheet includes basic template files and PHP-snippets. The advanced version contains snippets from Styling Different Categories to Dynamic Page Titles. More... Be the first to comment!
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The Usability of Pagination Links
Jesper Rønn-Jensen’s discusses the usability of pagination links. Have you ever considered “endless” scroll and avoiding pagination? More... 1 Comment
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9 Essential Principles for Good Web Design
Web design can be deceptively difficult. How to combine usability with visual coherence, effective design and excellent technical performance? Collis Ta'eed explores 9 Essential Principles For Good Web... More... Be the first to comment!
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Combine Pixel and Vector
Create a snowboarder artwork with this Spoon Graphics tutorial: How to Combine Pixel and Vector to Produce Striking Artwork. More... Be the first to comment!
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Henry Jones presents 400 High Quality Patterns — a collection of patterns of all shapes, sizes, and color. Some are images, and some are pattern files for Photoshop and Illustrator.
Facebook and YouTube Icons is a free set of fresh Leopard-optimized Facebook and YouTube icons (512×512px). Formats: .icns, iContainer.
How many blogs give link credit? Phrases like “via Boing Boing” and “via Instapundit” are ubiquitous in the blogosphere. But this is far from universal. Simon Owens knows.
WordPress Function List is a quick cheat sheet and a reference guide to expedite WordPress theme development.
Learning Web Standards just got easier. Opera's new Web Standards Curriculum is a complete course to teach you standards-based web development, including HTML, CSS, design principles and JavaScript basics.
Eye Movement Patterns Study presents results of a recent research on single and dual-column web pages, encouraging 2-column presentation for articles published online. [via]
David Leggett shares 5 Pixel Popping Techniques for Adobe Photoshop. Among them the 2 pixel divide effect, the pixel shadow and the shadow highlight.
The most memory efficient browser is Firefox 3.0. Not only trumps its older version, but every other popular offering on Windows. Sam Allen's findings.
Everyday Icons offers over 30 sets of beautiful patterns and icons for free download. Some of them are just sexy. 
Finetuna is a free service that allows you to upload an image, comment on it and share it with clients and co-workers. Firefox-extension is available as well. Useful.
