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Moin Anjum - 35 Stunning Macro Photography Ideas

Macro photography is also known as close-up photography. Compared to other types of photography, macro photography is quite difficult, because of the nifty equipment, lightning and other techniques

Photography , Graphics , Pictures

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Gerri Elder - 35 CSS-Lifesavers For Efficient Web Design

Now it’s time to present you with some fresh (or not mentioned earlier) tools that can assist designers in their work. Today, we will look at 35 new and useful CSS tools, generators and resources t

Tools , coding , Css , Resources

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Jacob Gube - Module Tabs in Web Design: Best Practices and Solutions

A module tab is a User Interface (UI) design pattern where content is separated into different panes, and each pane is viewable one at a time. The user requests content to be displayed by clicking (

Techniques , Showcases , Navigation , Tabs , Inspiration

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Matt Cronin - Welcoming And Informative Introductions In Web Design

Using an introduction has several benefits. The first is that introductions can coax the user further into the website. If the introduction is colorful, well-designed and has a good title, the user

Trends , Showcases , Inspiration

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Janko Jovanovic - 10 UI Design Patterns You Should Be Paying Attention To

Design patterns were first described in the 1960s by Christopher Alexander, an architect who noticed that many things in our lives happen according to patterns. He adapted his observations to his wo

Design Patterns , ux , ui

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Jacob Gube - 50 Fresh JavaScript Tools That Will Improve Your Workflow

JavaScript is an integral part of the RIA revolution. JavaScript allows developers to create rich and interactive web interfaces and establishing asynchronous communication with servers for constant

Tools , Ajax , Resources , jquery , Javascript

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Sven Lennartz - 30 Free Photoshop Swirl Brushes

Today we are glad to release 30 Swirl Brushes, a set with 30 high-quality swirl Photoshop brushes with an average size 2000px. These brushes were created with Adobe Photoshop CS4 and also work with

Photoshop , Graphics , Freebies , Brushes

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Andy Salisbury - How to Make OS X’s Exposé Work: 5 Productivity Tips

Working on a Mac is a nice experience. Not only because of the aesthetics, but also because of the many useful tools built right into the operating system. One such tool is Exposé, which allows inst

workflow , Productivity , Mac

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Michael Irigoyen - 10 Ways To Make Your XHTML Site Accessible Using Web Standards

Without argument, one of the most important things to consider when creating a website is that it be accessible to everyone who wants to view it. Does your website play nice with screen readers? Can

xhtml , Accessibility , coding , Standards

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Vitaly Friedman - Freebie Release: Quartz Icon Set

The icons can be used without any restrictions for any type of composition – text- or graphic-based. The icons cover a wide range of designs – e-mail icons, software icons, general web application

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Dirk Metzmacher - 100 Creepy Hand-Picked Horror Wallpapers

Today’s desktop wallpaper collection is all about horror wallpapers. They can convey the depths of emotion and feeling and whatever you want them to convey. You will always find a wallpaper to expre

Wallpapers , Graphics , Pictures , Horror

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Matt Cronin - Informative And Usable Footers In Web Design

Website designs have so many different elements that work together to convey information in a usable and organized manner. For a website to be effective, every element on the page, from the header t

Showcases , Footers , Inspiration

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Ronald Bien - 50 Excellent Illustrator 3D Tutorials

Adobe Illustrator is one of the best applications for making graphic artwork like logos, print designs and Web pages. As time goes on, more and more Illustrator techniques are introduced by talented

Illustrator , Tutorials , Graphics , Drawing , 3d

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Inayaili de Leon - Take Your Design To The Next Level With CSS3

So why is it that, when it comes to CSS, we’re stuck in the past and so afraid of experimenting? Why is it that we still use inconvenient CSS hacks and JavaScript-dependent techniques for styling? W

css3 , Techniques , coding , Css

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Jacob Gube - 40+ Helpful Resources On User Interface Design Patterns

At the very least, you will find documentation on general solutions to related problems that will enable you to gain insight on best practices, effective techniques, and real-world examples on the t

Patterns , Tools , User Interaction , Design

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Gerri Elder - 60 Rare and Unusual Vintage Signs

This process made them durable and weather-resistant. Signs made this way were known as porcelain enamel signs or simply enamel signs. Porcelain enamel signs originated in Germany and were import

Showcases , Typography , Retro , Inspiration , Vintage

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Cameron Chapman - Effective Website Maintenance: Examples and Best Practices

Every website has to perform maintenance at some point or another. Whether it’s just to upgrade a portion of the site or because of some problem with the site, it’s an inevitable fact of website own

Errors , Showcases , Inspiration

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Sam Barnes - 4 Effective Strategies To Estimate Time For Your Design Projects

How many times have you been completely confused at how that ‘small’ project turned into such a big one costing double and taking three times the length you estimated? Many of you will say estimatin

Time management , Estimates , Design , Business

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Jean-Baptiste Jung - 10 Useful WordPress Loop Hacks

The loop is a very important aspect of WordPress blogs. In fact, the loop is what allows you to get posts from your WordPress database and print them on the screen. A set of useful and user-friendly

wordpress , Hacks , Techniques (WP)

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Michael Martin - Why Web Developers Don’t Need A Mac

As Web developers, we never stop hearing about the Mac. A lot of people love to talk about their Macs, but despite the “elite” status of the Apple computer, is there any need for a Web developer to

Productivity , coding , Mac

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The Smashing Newsletter Team - Adaptive CSS-Layouts: New Era In Fluid Layouts?

If you as a designer are going to go through all the extra work of creating a functional fluid layout, why not go a bit further and make it compatible with all resolutions, instead of just most? You

Layouts , coding , Css

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Sharon Ross - Retro Futurism At Its Best: Designs and Tutorials

It wasn’t too many years ago when amazing tools such as 3ds Max, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or even Corel Draw weren’t around. Illustrations were drawn by hand using chalks, colored pencils, pain

Tutorials , Art , Showcases , Graphics , Retro

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Paul Andrew - 50 Useful Icons For Your Next Design [Free Sets]

For instance, in web applications memorable icons can be very helpful as they can make it easier for users to memorize how to perform some specific task or where to find some specific functions.

Graphics , Downloads , Icons , Freebies

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Carlos Pinho - 50 Beautiful Flash Websites

In the showcase below we present 50 colorful, creative, interactive and beautiful Flash-based web-sites. Hopefully they will serve you as an inspiration for your future works or just entertain you o

Flash , Showcases , Inspiration

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