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WordPress Developer’s Toolbox
Web designers and developers are getting an increasing number of requests from clients for custom theme development, and a growing number of designers are also building their own themes to distribute... More... 209 Comments
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Top 10 CSS Table Designs
Tables have got to be one of the most difficult objects to style in the Web, thanks to the cryptic markup, the amount of detail we have to take care of, and lack of browser compatibility. A lot of time... More... 279 Comments
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35 Useful Source Code Editors Reviewed
To edit HTML- and CSS-code you only need a simple plaintext-editor — the rest depends on your skills and your creativity. However, to make your life a little bit easier, you can use some more... More... 292 Comments
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25 Useful WYSIWYG Editors Reviewed
When it comes to coding editors, it's damn hard to a get a clear overview of all the benefits and functionalities different editors have to offer. However, in the end everybody needs one, so it's... More... 223 Comments
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Improving Code Readability With CSS Styleguides
Once your latest project is finished, you are very likely to forget the structure of the project's layout, with all its numerous classes, color schemes and type setting. To understand your code years... More... 129 Comments
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Professional Web Design Forums
Web design-related forums are a place where you interact with other designers, exchange ideas or discuss your first drafts. When you have a problem, you can post the issue, and then receive feedback on... More... 115 Comments
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Best Of April 2008
Every month we take a look around and select some of the most interesting web-development-related web-sites. We read articles, check out tools, analyze the advantages of new resources. Below you’ll... More... 62 Comments
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Getting Creative With Transparency in Web Design
Arm yourself with the knowledge of how different file types of images can be used to achieve transparency on web-pages. It's important to first understand these basics. Then learn how to push the... More... 70 Comments
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60 More AJAX- and Javascript Solutions For Professional Coding
When it comes to design of modern web-applications, Ajax is considered as a standard approach. Interactive solutions for lightboxes, form validation, navigation, search, tooltips and tables are... More... 141 Comments
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Powerful CSS-Techniques For Effective Coding
Sometimes being a web-developer is just damn hard. Particularly coding is often responsible for slowing down our workflow, reducing the quality of our work and sleepless nights with pizza and coffee... More... 212 Comments
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170+ Expert Ideas From World’s Leading Developers
Few days ago we've published the first part of our survey "50 Designers x 6 Questions". We've presented the first three questions which we've asked and 175 professional suggestions, tips and ideas from... More... 64 Comments
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50 Designers x 6 Questions
Some months ago we’ve selected 50 prominent designers and design companies, contacted them and asked to answer five design-related questions, sharing their knowledge and experience with fellows... More... 107 Comments
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(X)HTML/CSS Coding-Services
You don't have to do everything by yourself. If you are running out of time or simply aren't that enthusiastic about the coding process, you might be willing to consider special "coding services" to get... More... 110 Comments
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80+ AJAX-Solutions For Professional Coding
Web-developers can create amazing web-applications with AJAX. Stikkit, Netvibes, GMail and dozens of further web-projects offer a new level of interactivity we've used to give up the idea of. Modern... More... 360 Comments
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"The gig poster scene isn’t exactly the best kept secret among music fiends like myself. It is a tradition that started in the 60’s and is still going strong."
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The showcase of DVD box art design.
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There is one element that should not be ignored as it alone can waste all the hard work you’ve put into crafting a beautiful UI. Copy.
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A gallery of rainbow photos.
Seek Attention jQuery plugin
The “seekAttention” plugin gracefully gets your users attention by fading out a definable area but leaving the target element.
Yahoo Design Stencil Kit
This kit contains basic UI design templates (grids, placeholders, tabs, navigation, pagination etc.) and is available for OmniGraffle, Visio (XML), Illustrator (PDF and SVG), and Photoshop (PNG). Useful for wireframing.


