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2010
30
AUG
35+ Fashionable Typographic T-Shirt Designs
There are different styles in T-shirt designing that designers use like different colors, logos and etc. Today , in this post, i have collected cool Typography T-shirts. The use of typography in T-shirt design is getting popular day by day.
design, inspiration, misc, usability
janecook
310
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2010
27
AUG
Logo Design Inspiration for Everything
That’s a post with really rich logo design content! The links below can show you a variety of logos and logo galleries. It’s a big inspirational post and I’m sure that it’ll help you!
design, graphic, inspiration, logo, usability
ssstratos
528
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2010
25
AUG
25+ Worth Watching Resume [CV] Designs
When you go through 20 – 30 different designs what your mind does is, it starts blending all those ideas / colors into something that you can do to refresh your current CV.Here i have gathered some very stylish examples of resume designs by some creative people for inspiration.
design, inspiration, misc, usability
janecook
223
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2010
23
AUG
A Roundup of 25 Jaw-Dropping Infographics
There are literally thousands of incredible infographics available online and you’ll find a small selection of the most jaw-dropping below. Each of the infographics selected for this article have two things in common: they’re all visually stunning and they’re all easy to understand.
design, graphic, inspiration, usability
ssstratos
250
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10 Mistakes In Your Web Design Responsible for Traffic Loss
There are plenty of mistakes in the world of web design. Let’s look at what I believe to be the 10 biggest.
usability
designfreek
349
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2010
12
AUG
55+ Tutorials of Excellent 3d Effects Using Photoshop
There are lots of 3d tools to create 3d effects but creating 3d effects in photoshop is really interesting. Even if you want to create 3d object or 3d typographic design everything is possible in photoshop. So today i have compiled 55+ amazing tutorials of creating 3d effect in photoshop.
inspiration, photoshop, tutorial, usability
janecook
186
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2010
2
AUG
An Effective Guide to Call to Action Buttons
Call to action buttons ought to be the sole attraction with the ability to grab the visitor, and provoke him/her for the next step and that is, for sure a click.
design, usability
lamnguyen
443
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2010
30
JUL
HTML5 and Apple Try to Create the New Flash
Apple is trying to unseat the champion - Adobe Flash - for their chance to bask in the glory (with the help of HTML5 of course). So, which one will be better?
usability
lamnguyen
465
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2010
21
JUL
20 websites to find Web Design jobs
Lay off and job cuts have been a major problem in today’s context because of these economic crises people are losing job and are in search of new one.
tips, trend, usability
webanddesigners
658
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2010
16
JUL
Is Freelancing Right for You?
Freedom is the most basic of all human rights, Freedom is all about authority, the willingness of every single human being to pursue its dreams, aspirations, and ideals .
tips, usability
webanddesigners
237
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2010
9
JUL
What CSS3 Can Do For You: Typography and Special Effects
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. Doing typography with CSS3 is awesome.
css-html, design, tips, usability
lamnguyen
569
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2010
7
JUL
Multicultural web design
To ensure that your website is appreciated by the widest possible global audience, you need to be aware that different cultures are likely to view it with different perspectives.
css-html, inspiration, usability
webanddesigners
428
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2010
6
JUL
10+ Great Online Tools to help you with Color Schemes
Color Schemes are an important part of a designers job (and life). Sometimes you can find easily the color palette that you need but sometimes you can’t. That’s why I have 10+ Great Online Tools to help you with Color Schemes, take a look and find your colors!
design, tools, usability
ssstratos
442
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2010
18
JUN
The huge checklist: 341 tests to make your site perfect!
It's sometimes difficult to know if a site is good or not. You paid a web designer to create a website but you have no idea if he did a good job or not? You are a web designer yourself, and you want to make sure you didn't forget anything to make a great website? Whoever you are, this huge checklist is for you. It features 341 tests to make sure your site is perfect!
misc, tips, usability
tsedaka
389
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2010
16
JUN
Interpreting Perspective
Often, the truth of a situation is all in how you look at it. For example, from a train platform, does it not appear the parallel lines of a railroad track converge at a point near the horizon? But anyone reading this understands that the tracks are not actually converging. What appears to be the truth is actually false: the convergence is a visual illusion . . .
design, graphic, misc, tips, usability
Doc4design
383
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2010
9
JUN
22 Excellent JQuery and CSS Tutorials
JQuery and CSS are evolving and reaching new levels of quality and interactivity. Jquery produces extremely smart and professional features without the need of any animation ability. The opportunity arises to use these elements to enhance Design. In all, CSS and Jquery will always have their place within the market of Web Design for the time being.
css-html, design, tutorial, usability
socialh
457
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2010
3
JUN
Build a HTML5/CSS3 Website Layout Without Images – Part 2
In the first part of this article - Build a HTML5/CSS3 Website Layout Without Images – Part 1, we have finished explaining all the HTML5 elements used in the code of our demo's index.html page and today we will discuss the CSS properties used to make it pretty.
css-html, tips, tutorial, usability
Terrance-OXP
365
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2010
1
JUN
Ways to tame anger at work
The input that you endow in your work gives an output of satisfaction in whatever you perform and your organization is happy with you. A problem free work environment is only seen in dreams or stories which is beyond reality.
misc, tips, tutorial, usability
webanddesigners
298
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2010
31
MAY
A Complete To-Do List & Plugins for WordPress Site Maintenance
If you own a WordPress site, it will probably be operational 24/7. As time passes, the number of different site operations will cause your WordPress site to slow down. Just like your computer or house, your WordPress site requires scheduled maintenance checks in order to keep it running at its prime condition.
tips, tools, usability, wordpress
Terrance-OXP
261
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2010
27
MAY
jQuery Tag Cloud Plugin
This plugin will create a animated tag cloud out of the list of tags for your blog/site. It is based upon the jQuery framework. Although there are many tag cloud available in jQuery Plugin arsenal, I really felt the need to create this one. The plugin include font animation as well as tag animation in three ways (horizontal, vertical and random). Very easy to implement and customize.
freebies, javascript, tools, usability
rohitsengar
957
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2010
25
MAY
Why I Paid $30 For Something I Already Got For Free: A UX Tale
An article outlining why user experience is important in every aspect of your website. Find out why I chose a newcomer with less features and more cost over a very popular, powerful and free webmaster tool.
design, misc, usability
matthewlyle
402
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2010
20
MAY
Infographic Cool Tutorials and Examples
Infographics are very informative and beautiful. After reading lots of them, you can learn important information about everything. They are simple, colorful (not always) and funny. I collect some tutorials to make your own but also some examples to take some ideas!
design, graphic, tutorial, usability
ssstratos
566
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2010
19
MAY
Leave Facebook For These 11 Alternatives
You might have heard recently that Facebook has gone wild with the privacy issues. Facebook is plain evil, they now allow third parties to get your information with no strings attached. While its the second most visited site on the planet, the reputation of Facebook is going down.
tips, trend, tutorial, usability
webtoolfeed
517
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2010
17
MAY
10 Informative Posters that you should read
Everyday I see lots of informative posters on buildings, streets or internet. They’re good and usually helpful for everyone, so I decided to find some of them for you. Check them and don’t forget to read them!
design, graphic, inspiration, usability
ssstratos
339
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2010
14
MAY
15 Well Designed E-Commerce Stores
When designing an e-commerce store, you should be focussing on one thing and one thing only: sales conversions. You want to try and minimize the time between when the user first lands on your site to where they make their first purchase.
css-html, graphic, inspiration, usability
SeanNieuwoudt
608
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2010
12
MAY
13 Best Web Form Design Tutorials and Resources
All of blogs designed these days have at least one form. Forms are the real workhorses of the Web design. If you’re a web designer then you’ll know that creating a good form is essential if you are to be efficient in your work.
design, tips, tutorial, usability
socialh
618
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2010
10
MAY
Case Study: Call to Action in Web Design Usability
Numerous reasons why it’s essential to distil your calls to action down to only the core outcomes you want from your audience
design, graphic, usability
atikusdesign
310
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2010
9
MAY
5 Nice to Read Ebooks for User Interface Designers
If your are a User Interface Designer and love to read ebooks related to UI Designing then this post going to help you. In this post you'll find 5 free ebooks (PDF) on User Interface Designing. These all books are very interesting to read and very helpful.
design, usability
tutorialfeed
473
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2010
6
MAY
Bulletproof of Mind Mapping: Overview, Benefits, Tips and Tools
The process known as mind mapping has proven itself to be a helpful and very useful instrument for both individuals as well as corporations from all areas of the globe. In this article we’ll talk about mind mapping, why you need it, how to produce effective visual mind maps and the tools.
design, tips, tools, usability
lamnguyen
484
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Most common SEO mistakes
There are several SEO mistakes those are being made knowingly or unknowingly by webmasters. These mistakes can be rectified with small efforts but can affect negatively in the listing of the website in different leading search engines.
seo, tips, usability
webanddesigners
482
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10 Practical Jquery Style Switchers
Here is a roundup of 10 practical jquery stylesheet switchers for you to test and implement into your website, thus providing a better user experience.
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
NetKit
572
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2010
3
MAY
20 Powerful Time Management Tools
Time tracking is very important when it comes to designing. You need to know exactly the amount of time you have spent working, and get paid the exact amount you deserve. Many times graphic designers and freelances just roundup the hours they worked, but not any more. The tools we have listed below are very useful, and are destined to help any working designer keep track of time.
freebies, tips, tools, usability
webtoolfeed
477
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2010
2
MAY
Top 30+ blogs for web designers and developers
Blog are really exciting as people pour on all their creativity an innovation to create a blog. The content in the blogs are commentary and filled with exciting text graphics gallery.
misc, usability
webanddesigners
427
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2010
30
APR
Don't work Hard, work efficiently
Doing right thing at the right time helps you ace in life. More people fail in life not because they are unable to reach their goals, but there are inefficient to manage there time and plan there work accordingly.
tips, usability
webanddesigners
413
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2010
29
APR
Useful SEO tools and firefox addons to optimize your website
It is almost impossible to improve the ranking of a website without knowing what our position is on the web and what are the main keywords that we would like to focus on? There are some tools which help us to find out the status of our website.
seo, usability
webanddesigners
528
2 comments
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2010
27
APR
11 Website That Help You Discover Web 2.0 Tools
The internet is growing daily, there are tons of new websites and services launching each day. There is so much going on that you might feel left behind, but don’t worry. We have gathered the best web 2.0 blogs and directories. These websites are updated daily, and will help you keep up. If you know any we missed, please comment below.
gadget, tips, tools, usability
webtoolfeed
468
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2010
25
APR
10 Amazing Google Chrome Extensions for Designers
Google Chrome is an Internet browser developed by Google in 2008 which combines a minimal design to make the web faster, safer and easier.Google announced the availability of extensions for Chrome on May 12 2009. Many people love Google Chrome, especially advanced users because of its amazing extensions.
browser, design, tools, usability
socialh
523
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2010
21
APR
Clear Upload File Input Field Using JavaScript’s innerHTML
When developing a HTML web form the input field should always be allowed to be cleared by the user. The problem is that there is no default value to erase the contents on the field without using some JavaScript. The easiest way to get or modify the content of an element is by using the innerHTML property.
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
MyGuy
905
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Design Research: Breathing Life into Your Projects
Prior to embarking on any design project, whether the end product is a website, a graphic or visual artwork, a lifestyle item or gadget, the most important and first step any designer should take is to do ample research.
design, graphic, tools, usability
Terrance-OXP
289
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Top 21 Helpful Color Tools for Designers
If you are a designer that is stumped on color variations for your project, you’re in luck. Choosing colors for your project can be a hard task. You have an idea in your head but you can only pick one. For this type of situation you should play around with different color variations.
design, freebies, tools, usability
webtoolfeed
375
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2010
20
APR
Tutorial to build a simple Content Slider using jQuery
Content Slider is very popular now-a-days and used in various websites. You may choose from a wide range of jQuery plugins available online, or you can write it on your own. Yes it’s not a rocket science to create the content slider. This simple tutorial will guide you to build your own content slider, with simple Javascript code and animate() function provided in jQuery.
css-html, freebies, javascript, tutorial, usability
rohitsengar
925
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10 usability related websites waiting for your guest post
A great list of websites, interested in contributions from other people, all writing about user-centered design.
design, inspiration, usability
paulolyslager
289
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2010
19
APR
11 Tips for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
The popularity of a web site gives more profit to a business organization by reaching to more people. The best and probably the cheapest way to reach to more people, is by increasing the listings at search engines.
seo, tips, usability
webanddesigners
484
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2010
16
APR
20 ways to improve website’s readability
When you read something and can soothingly go on and on with no stress then the message that you want your reader to get is conveyed properly. This style of delivering your write up in such a way that your readers feel the ease of reading is Readability.
inspiration, misc, usability
webanddesigners
472
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2010
15
APR
Does Your Blog Have Fixed or Fluid Layout?
One of the questions often asked before slicing PSD to HTML and CSS, is whether the website should have a fixed or fluid Layout. Most websites have fixed width, therefore
css-html, design, tools, usability
webtechwise
453
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2010
14
APR
10+ of the best Shorten URL services
Shorten URL services are really important nowadays. You can learn them easy and they’re really smaller than their original URL. You can find lots of them on Twitter because of the limit of 140 words. Check the following post to find out some of the best Shorten URL services.
tools, usability
ssstratos
459
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2010
11
APR
Important Elements to Consider at Developing SEO Strategy
We hand picked a few factors that affect the outcome of a well planned policy, and what points to consider to have a better acumen for the course of action to implement.
seo, usability
lamnguyen
399
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2010
7
APR
Why Caring for Users is More Important Than Caring for Search Engines
Would you buy from your own store? This is a very important question one should ask oneself when one is running a store of any kind. This article talks about user experience and how important it is for building trust in your customers and not just Google.<br>
design, seo, tips, usability
socialh
298
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2010
5
APR
Making Your Website Multicultural
Do you know half of all Google users are searching in languages other than English? Read this interesting article about 'Making Your Website Multicultural'
design, tips, trend, usability
smashingshare
348
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2010
3
APR
15 Beautiful & Minimalistic Tumblr Themes
Thumblr is an easy and simple blogging platform. In his collection, you can find some wonderful themes. 15 of them are included in this post!
design, graphic, template, usability
ssstratos
1413
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2010
1
APR
17 Most Used Wordpress Jquery Plugins
Wordpress has hundreds of plugins using jquery. I feel jquery + wordpress will be great combination. It make wonderful design. These plugins are all about efficient simple and spectacular methods of enhancing the functionality of your blog.
inspiration, tools, usability, wordpress
socialh
625
1 comment
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2010
31
MAR
DIY Startup: Get a name
DIY Start-up Series is exclusively featured at AEXT. Get a Name, will take you to a different perspective of why the importance of a name. From thinking through a business name to acquire an existing business name.
tips, tools, trend, tutorial, usability
lamnguyen
354
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Document Links Styled with CSS Attribute Selectors
CSS attribute selectors provide an additional method of setting CSS styles outside of ids and classes. Learn how an attribute selector, when used with a hyperlink, can increase your clicks.
design, tutorial, usability
letscounthedays
425
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2010
29
MAR
URL Redirection in WordPress – the Problem Solution Approach
301 redirects are rules that automatically forward visitors from one page (or website) to another. Apart from forwarding people, 301 redirects can also help you maintain a search engine friendly blog. To handle URL redirects in your blog you have three options:
php, tutorial, usability, wordpress
webtechwise
421
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2010
28
MAR
5 Excellent Footer Design Tutorials
Footers are the usually the last thing you see on sites and blogs But has become useful for many reasons. To be different from the standard design, you can utilize the footer to provide links or shortcuts to other areas of your web site.
design, inspiration, tips, usability
socialh
784
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2010
27
MAR
Was Your Site Up Last Night at 4:00am?
If you know the answer, then you already use a monitoring service for your website and you can skip this post. Otherwise, this article is for you. The only thing worse than a slow website (except a parking ticket) is an unavailable website, or in other words down.
misc, tools, tutorial, usability
webtechwise
447
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2010
26
MAR
Progressive Enhancement: What It Is and How To Use It
There's plenty of controversy between developers about whether or not we should continue to support IE6, especially with the addition of CSS3 and HTML5. No matter what side of the IE6 fence you're on, you should understand that a website cannot, and should not, look exactly the same in every browser.
browser, tips, trend, usability
Terrance-OXP
520
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2010
25
MAR
9 Effective Ways To Encourage Comments
Bloggers love comments, so what can a blogger do to encourage his visitors to comment? Here are 9 effective ways to do that.
tutorial, usability, wordpress
tutsvalley
677
2 comments
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2010
24
MAR
Speeding into the World of Automobile Websites: The Good, Bad and Ugly
One of the most popular industries in the world is the automobile or motor car industry. Women love their jewels and fashion, while men love their cars. Although that may be a cliché, there is some element of truth in it.
design, graphic, trend, usability
Terrance-OXP
385
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2010
23
MAR
5 quick and easy ways to improve your website’s usability
The ultimate goal of usability tests is to obtain the necessary information which will give you the possibility to make an interface so simple and intuitive in use that people can work with it without thinking. In this article I show you how to discover the most prominent interface problems of your website by following five simple tips.
design, inspiration, tools, usability
paulolyslager
413
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2010
22
MAR
Tips For Calling Visitors To Action
A blog is a blog. But without a call to action, you risk losing readers. Find most effective methods & associated tips for calling your visitors to action.
design, tips, usability, wordpress
smashingshare
471
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2010
21
MAR
4 Most Annoying Mistakes to Avoid When Building a Client’s WebSite
Being a web developer for some time now, I can say I’ve made a few mistakes along the way that I learned to avoid. The most common mistakes made by web developers have to do with leaving things unclear during the project instead of clarifying them in the very beginning.
browser, css-html, design, seo, usability
webtechwise
677
1 comment
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2010
20
MAR
8 Free Web Based Image Editors
By now, you probably have heard of Photoshop. Photoshop is a professional image editing software. If you’re always on the go, and don’t have access to Photoshop then this roundup is for you. You can also use photoshop.com if you wish, but here are some alternative online image editors.They should definitely help you complete intermediate tasks on the go.
design, graphic, tools, usability
webtoolfeed
568
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2010
18
MAR
25 Amazing Natural Brushes and Textures
25 Amazing Natural Brushes and Textures for Photoshop
design, misc, photoshop, usability
designzzz
429
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2010
16
MAR
101 Tips and Resources for Designers, Entrepreneurs and Marketers
A roundup of tips and resources for designers, entrepreneurs and marketers that 99designs.com recently shared via twitter @99designs.
design, graphic, usability
socialh
325
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2010
15
MAR
5 Fresh Navigation Menu Design Tutorials
Every Designer need to design good website navigation for more usability and attraction.Provide simple and straightforward navigation menus so that every visitor will know how to get round your site and visit your site next time.
design, inspiration, usability
socialh
881
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Jquery CSS Tutorial for Zooming Images
Jquery CSS Tutorial for Zooming Images with Demos and sources
css-html, freebies, misc, tutorial, usability
designzzz
563
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2010
13
MAR
How to Make WordPress Shortcodes User-Friendly
Since WordPress 2.5, Shortcode has proven to be one of the most powerful features that allows lots of room for flexibility and customization. However, as anything that has the word “code” in it, shortcodes are not very user friendly. This article shows you how to make shortcodes in your themes and plugins more accessible and user friendly.
javascript, php, usability, wordpress
wphardcore
746
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70 of the Best Headers used by Popular Blogs
The header is one of the most important parts for a blog/site. It’s the first part, it’s the part that the visitor will see visiting your page. Here is a header’s collection from 70 popular blogs.
design, graphic, template, usability
ssstratos
770
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2010
11
MAR
45 Web Design Inspiration for iPhone
Web Design is a beautiful (for the viewers) and creativity (for the designers) part of a website. Nowadays, lots of people have an iPhone so if a website wants to gain more visitors, it have to attract them. A web design inspiration for iPhone is a big advantage for a website. Here you will see some beautiful inspiration!
browser, design, graphic, inspiration, usability
ssstratos
536
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2010
10
MAR
11 Websites To Create Contact Forms
Whenever you run a website you most likely will have a contact page. Don’t be so boring by just having your email address and saying “Send me an email to this address”. Instead have a contact form. That way people will simply email you their message directly from your website. It will be fast, easy, and simple.
gadget, tools, usability, wordpress
webtoolfeed
748
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2010
8
MAR
Advance Level PHP Tutorials and Scripts
Advance Level PHP Tutorials and Scripts with demos, sources etc.
ajax, css-html, php, tutorial, usability
designzzz
705
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2010
7
MAR
9 Best Modern Web Design Tutorials and Articles
Web Design field is growing very fast and as a modern web designer you should know new design techniques such as CSS3 and Web 2.0 . A visitor to your website is going to decide to stay or leave your website in just a few seconds. If the design looks out of date,
design, usability
socialh
694
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2010
5
MAR
Best Of February – 10 Web Development Articles And Tutorials
I handpicked 10 webdev articles an tutorials i consider to be the best from February 2010. Hope you like my selection.
css-html, php, usability
tutsvalley
637
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2010
2
MAR
40 Extremely Useful jQuery Form Plugins
The evolution of javascript allow us to further enhance web form. It reduces human errors by guiding and helping users to provide more accurate input. So, I made this post, 40 jquery plugins that I believe will able to reduce your time searching for the right one.
javascript, tools, usability
kevin
15573
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8 amazing WordPress contact form plugins
Contact forms are highly needed on every website and blog.If you have blog you also need contact forms to allow your readers to stay in touch with you,sign up for updates using their email, sign up for email newsletters, or even to reach your customer service if you have an online business.
tips, usability, wordpress
socialh
463
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2010
25
FEB
Tutorial : Style a breadcrumb like apple.com style breadcrumb
Breadcrumb is a navigation pattern that shows a path from the home page to the current one. In this tutorial we will creat apple.com-like breadcrumb using images and simple css.
css-html, tutorial, usability, wordpress
dynamicwp
478
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2010
24
FEB
The Smashing Book is indeed… Smashing!
A complete and detailed review of the Smashing Book by Smashing Magazine, containing information about the book as a whole and its contents chapter by chapter.
css-html, font, tips, usability
bogdan
332
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2010
22
FEB
7 ‘Scroll to Top’ jQuery Solutions
In this post you will find seven jQuery solutions which allow your visitors to smoothly scroll right to the top of a page, making your website more user friendly.
design, javascript, tutorial, usability
NetKit
411
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2010
18
FEB
Top 10 Sites to Learn AJAX From
Top 10 Sites to Learn Ajax From a great collection
ajax, css-html, misc, tutorial, usability
designzzz
680
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11 Tips for better blogging
In my first post, i will give you some tips on how to be a better blogger and how to success in your blogs! I’m not very experienced blogger but i think that i can give some advices that are useful. These advices aren’t something difficult and they will increase the quality of your blog.
misc, tips, usability, wordpress
ssstratos
363
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Creating a new blog: What to watch out
There are some things that you have to watch out when you will start a new blog. If you want lots of readers, you have to follow some steps that will reach you to the top. However, the best advice is to stay calm!
misc, tips, usability, wordpress
ssstratos
282
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Google and Its Official Blogs
If you want to give your Blog a Web presence without spending a lot of time or money, a google optimization is the answer and this is all about google blogs.
seo, usability
woarena
261
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70+ Best Fonts For Headlines And Titles
70+ handpicked fonts for big, bold headlines and titles in website or blog design.
design, font, freebies, logo, usability
goospoos
410
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Don’t abuse of uppercase letters
Some tips on typography with regards to uppercase and lowercase letters, explaining when one should use a certain type of letter styling.
font, tips, usability
bogdan
282
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2010
17
FEB
User testing and thirteen ways of selling a book
By conducting simple user tests, you can improve the effectiveness of your online banners. Find out how Smashing Magazine is selling their book.
design, graphic, tips, usability
paulolyslager
359
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2010
16
FEB
11 Fresh Google Buzz wordpress plugins
Google Buzz is growing rapidly these times, its more of a necessity to have Buzz integrated to your bog theme right now for more interacting with your readers and fans.I hope these Buzz tools will help you integrate Google Buzz in your wordpress blog
tips, tools, usability, wordpress
socialh
407
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2010
15
FEB
Google Buzz Free Icons And PSD Files
Google Buzz is a new way to Start conversations about the things you find interesting. Share updates, photos, videos and more with your friends.It is the best social product launched by Google compared to orkut and google wave
design, icon, usability
socialh
258
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2010
11
FEB
The Simple Secret to Good Dropdown Navigation
Almost every example of dropdown navigation on the web today relies on the nested unordered list. That makes well-formed lists critical to the entire process.
css-html, tips, tutorial, usability
rglazebrook
329
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2010
10
FEB
10 Stylish jQuery caption plugins
Listed here you will find ten stylish jQuery caption plugins which you can freely use in your future work.
design, javascript, tutorial, usability
NetKit
905
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2010
9
FEB
Buttons and usability
An article about buttons, links, and a lot of usability. Studies on a couple of websites, devices and applications showing how one can improve user experience by improving simple buttons.
design, tips, usability
bogdan
725
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11 Popular Wordpress Plugins for Designers
WordPress Plugins as you know allow you easy modification, customization, and enhancement to a WordPress blog. Instead of changing the theme.So I've collected several WordPress plugins to help designers in enhancing of their wordpress.
cms, design, usability, wordpress
socialh
739
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2010
7
FEB
Four Common Steps Every New Blogger Would Face When Starting A Blog
In this article I will give you "Four Common Steps Every New Blogger Would Face When Starting A Blog" along with some helpful tips that will save you time when starting a new blog or website.
design, tips, usability
lamnguyen
499
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2010
6
FEB
10 Must See CSS Sprites Tutorials
CSS sprites are a way to reduce the number of HTTP requests made for image resources referenced by your site so it will increase page loading speed.This post looks at useful tutorials for CSS Sprites.
css-html, design, tutorial, usability
socialh
962
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2010
5
FEB
Top 15 Jquery CSS Animated Navigation Tutorials
Top 15 Jquery CSS Animated Navigation Tutorials with download sources and live demos
css-html, design, javascript, tutorial, usability
designzzz
1122
2 comments
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2010
29
JAN
Should I use on hover behavior?
An article that tackles the problems that one can encounter while using on hover events in web development, and tips on how to fix them.
javascript, tips, usability
bogdan
514
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2010
28
JAN
The Smashing Book in Review
The Smashing Book has been well praised from within the web design and development community. Smashing Magazine typically releases high quality content but does the book live up to the hype?
design, usability
letscounthedays
323
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2010
26
JAN
The Semantic Web: Speaking to Humans With Readable Code
The semantic web consists of teaching computers to understand the meaning of web content. Learn the advantages of writing descriptive semantic code.
design, usability
simplrdesgn
420
3 comments
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Working with Flash: Tips & Tricks to Create a Detailed Image
“God is in the details”. This is a phrase I’ve heard many times before. Perhaps this is why I love taking a closer look at all the small details that make up a whole. It is my search for every bit of perfection working together to create a whole beautiful picture.
design, flash, graphic, usability
Terrance-OXP
396
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2010
25
JAN
Making A Cool Thumbnail Effect With Zoom And Sliding Captions
Since the thumbnail spotlight effect i wrote a tutorial about was and still is amazingly popular i decided to make another cool thumbnail effect. This time with zoom and sliding caption.
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
tutsvalley
1079
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2010
23
JAN
Superb Jquery Image Effects and Tooltips Tutorials
Superb Jquery CSS Image Effects and Tooltips Tutorials to improve your sites
css-html, gadget, javascript, tutorial, usability
designzzz
1283
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2010
22
JAN
Tagclouds, useful or just keyword spam?
Tagging your articles or pictures should be done methodically and consistent throughout your entire website. Find out how!
css-html, design, seo, usability
paulolyslager
454
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2010
21
JAN
10 Quick Tips for Running a Website Optimization Test
Running website optimization tests can be a very rewarding process. It is important to make sure that every test you conduct is worth your time and effort.
design, trend, usability
letscounthedays
543
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2010
14
JAN
10 Ways to animate your hyperlinks
CSS provides some powerful ways to style your hyperlinks but if you want to go one step further and add some smooth animation to your hyperlinks, than I believe you will find this list useful.
design, javascript, tutorial, usability
NetKit
787
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2010
13
JAN
Strategizing Web Content: The Right Strategy for Writing for the Web
Users do not commonly browse the internet looking for a good design or decent user experience. Users browse in search of good content. The more effort you put into your content the better the pay off.
design, tips, usability
letscounthedays
483
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2010
12
JAN
Improve Usability and CTR: Make an Entire List Item Clickable
Larger clickable areas make for greater usability and a higher click-through rate. Here's how to expand a clickable area to an entire list item using jQuery.
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
rglazebrook
567
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2010
7
JAN
WordPress Usability: Plugins That Make Your Blog More Visitor Friendly
Making your blog as visitor friendly as possible should be one of your primary design goals. This articles share 5 necessary plugins to make your blog more user friendly.
usability, wordpress
dicky83
515
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2010
5
JAN
20 Absolutely Stylish Web Form Design Showcase
A web form is one of the methods for users to interact with the website. We use it to collect user feedback, sign up for a service, comments and as well as entering data. It's crucial to make a clean and usable form layout to ensure it's easy to use and understand. In this showcase, you will be able to get inspired by the creativity from other web designers.
design, graphic, inspiration, usability
kevin
14000
5 comments
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2009
21
DEC
Top 5 Free URL Shortening Online Tools
Top 5 Free URL Shortening Online Tools, and description and why use them
freebies, gadget, tools, trend, usability
designzzz
1624
1 comment
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2009
10
DEC
Web Application Interface Design Guide
A guide covering the basics of Interface Design. From the initial planning stages to the final touches.
design, graphic, misc, tips, usability
agrublev
1046
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Fading navigation on the Google homepage
As you may well be aware of, testing and optimizing your webpages is incredibly important to ensure a good usability and performance. Google certainly is not an exception and is testing some new features, trying to improve the interface to a more efficient, simpler and intuitive search experience. Wonder how they did it?
design, graphic, trend, usability
paulolyslager
644
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2009
6
DEC
Free Web Traffic - Leanne reviews Affiliate Code Program.
By now, you've probably heard all about The Affiliate Code because I mean, it's all over the blogs, and the Alexa ranking for this site is insane right now. Take a look at the review it will shock you.
seo, tips, trend, tutorial, usability
leannegriffiths
919
1 comment
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2009
4
DEC
300+ Amazing Jquery CSS Tutorials Round up
300+ Amazing Jquery CSS Tutorials Round up
ajax, css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
designzzz
1166
0 comments
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2009
1
DEC
30 Most Popular Wordpress Plugins
Every blog working with Wordpress has at least some plugins installed. If you want to know more about the most popular plugins, here is the list with the 30 most popular.
design, graphic, usability, wordpress
exxcorpio
833
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2009
29
NOV
12 Useful Tutorials to Style Web Forms
Styling a tableless css web form requires advanced skills in CSS. Besides that, we have to consider the form accessibility and usability as well. With all these tutorials, they will show you the right way to implement web form.
css-html, design, tutorial, usability
kevin
21807
15 comments
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2009
25
NOV
10 Extremely Useful Wordpress Plugins
I handpicked 10 wordpress plugins i find to be very useful. Interacting with twitter, bandwidth saving, social sharing… it’s all here.
css-html, tutorial, usability, wordpress
tutsvalley
948
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2009
24
NOV
10 Quick E-Commerce Optimization Tips
Websites are all in a continuous need of enhancement and we can always be improving our websites. E-commerce websites may be more complex however are no exception to the rule.
design, usability
letscounthedays
978
1 comment
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How to avoid comment spam?
Mindbreaking questions you need to answer, impossible images to decipher just to comment on an article or buy a product. Want to know how to avoid comment spam?
design, javascript, tools, usability
paulolyslager
835
1 comment
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FlashMoto released a powerful Flash CMS
Recently a new offer appeared at the CMS market – Flash content management system from FlashMoto company. Software provider claimed to have developed the most user-friendly and feature rich application for effective Flash website management.
cms, flash, usability
Tianna
1015
2 comments
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2009
22
NOV
34 cheat sheets for web designers and developers
A cheat sheet is a printable guide of a particular programming language, software or framework. A web designer spends most of his design time to move around different softwares environment and it becomes really hard to memorize the shortcuts and hot keys for each environment.
freebies, usability
webanddesigners
673
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2009
19
NOV
Top 10 Jquery Animated Navigation Tutorials
Top 10 Jquery CSS Animated Navigation Tutorials
javascript, tutorial, usability
designzzz
2011
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2009
16
NOV
Making a Cool Spotlight Effect with jQuery
In this tutorial we will make an amazing effect i saw on a portfolio of an australian designer which is so great i had to write a tutorial about it. Here it is…
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
tutsvalley
1988
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2009
10
NOV
Developer’s Snack: Exploration on Web Tab Modules
The use of web tab module has been widely adopted to enhance the experience which is generally used to break content into multiple sections that can be swapped on the fly to save space.
ajax, css-html, javascript, usability
Terrance-OXP
648
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2009
8
NOV
Smart Email Marketing - How to Design and Send Emails
Email marketing is one of the most effective methods of advertising online yet the majority of companies are missing out. I have put together an outline on how to design and send emails, along with a few examples.
css-html, usability
letscounthedays
961
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2009
7
NOV
Forms. Can’t live with them. Can’t live without them.
The first part of a series of articles that are meant to provide valuable insides no how to develop web forms, what options are there, how to properly code a form and to validate it.
design, tips, usability
bogdan
767
1 comment
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2009
6
NOV
heatmaps, hot or not? Free alternatives for Crazy Egg.
The heatmap is a graphical overlay of your website which points out what content is hot and what not. The click-heatmap makes it possible to analyse the clicking behaviour of the visitor while the eyetracking-heatmap shows you where people actual look on your webpage.
tips, tools, usability, wordpress
paulolyslager
1648
4 comments
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Why do passwords appear as dots in a form?
When I want to subscribe myself for a newsletter, website, online application or want to sign in, I need to put in my password. This is the easiest way to protect websites/applications and it works, but what I really don’t understand is why a password need to appear as dots in the textfield.
design, tips, usability
paulolyslager
691
3 comments
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2009
5
NOV
Create a Hovering Scroll to Top Button With JQuery
Looking for an easy way to help your readers power through long web pages? Sick of scrolling for minutes at a time to get to the top of the document? Here’s a simple Scroll to Top button that hovers in the bottom right corner of your screen. Best of all, it’s made entirely from JQuery, CSS, and HTML, so you can easily drop it into preexisting pages and customize it to your hearts content.
javascript, tutorial, usability
simplrdesgn
1349
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2009
2
NOV
10 Free Online Image Resizing Tools For Designers
A bunch of free Online Image Resizing Tools that help to resize images in a jiffy. A must read for designers and web weavers. Make use of these hand tools to save time resizing images.
design, graphic, tools, usability
sweeyt
852
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2009
29
OCT
8 Tips and Tricks on Developing Usable Websites
Tips and tricks on creating websites with higher usability.
design, graphic, misc, seo, usability
agrublev
804
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10 Attractive Jquery CSS Tooltips Tutorials
10 Attractive Jquery CSS Tooltips Tutorials
css-html, design, javascript, usability
designzzz
1304
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2009
27
OCT
Curtains Opening Animation with jQuery
In this tutorial we will make a nice curtains opening animation using jQuery with some additional effects. This animation is extremely easy to be made and i really like it, i hope you will too.
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
tutsvalley
1677
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2009
22
OCT
Equal Column Height with jQuery
In this tutorial i will show you how to achieve equal height on multiple columns. There are a lot of ways to achieve this, one of them is with CSS but with jQuery it’s peace of cake. Here is how…
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
tutsvalley
1353
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2009
21
OCT
Javascript DOs and DONTs. Complete with 17 examples from real web
Case study on 17 sites that heavily use javascript. What they do right and what are their flaws showing how should bugs be fixed to achieve progressive enhancement.
flash, javascript, tutorial, usability
bogdan
1577
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2009
20
OCT
10 Amazing jQuery Plugins To Improve Your Forms
In this article i handpicked 10 jquery plugins for improving forms that i like the most, and i really hope you will like them too.
javascript, tools, tutorial, usability
tutsvalley
1238
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2009
19
OCT
How to waste 1.000.000 Euros on TV spots!
A small case study on TV ad campaigns and search engine optimization done very wrong.
tools, tutorial, usability
bogdan
639
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2009
16
OCT
Better home link buttons (4)
Fourth article in a series showcasing best practices and tips to improve usability for logo's on websites.
design, graphic, tips, usability
bogdan
787
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10 Blunders to Avoid on Business Websites
Websites are the most preferred way for promoting a business online. For that reason, you must focus on blunders that are responsible to hurt the website performance.
design, graphic, misc, tutorial, usability
andrewjhonson
743
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16 Best jQuery Widgets
Splash up your designs with jQuery widgets. A collection of smart widgets combining usability and style, a must read for designers and developers.
css-html, design, javascript, usability
sweeyt
3168
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2009
15
OCT
Contact Us Page Best Practices with 22 Fabulous Showcases
In the entire world wide web, most sites, be it large or small, contain the Contact Us page. The purpose of the Contact Us page is to get your clients or customers to talk to you or enquire more about your services, ultimately it is to generate potential businesses for your company.
design, inspiration, tips, usability
Terrance-OXP
994
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2009
14
OCT
Understanding Webpage Usability
The study on user attraction is part of usability, a guide on how to assess purposefulness of a user interface.
usability
dicky83
647
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2009
13
OCT
How To Display Form Fields Based On Selection With Or Without jQuery Cookie
Over these years, adding JavaScript to a form has become very common. The introduction of JavaScript has changed the way in which a user interacts with an online form.
javascript, misc, tips, usability
Terrance-OXP
755
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2009
12
OCT
Improve iPhone’s UX with custom TLD
One simple, but awesome way to improve the user experience on iPhone when it comes to Safari web browsing.
browser, design, misc, usability
bogdan
678
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Making image captions using jQuery
In this tutorial we will make a nice semi-transparent image caption using jQuery. The image caption will be triggered on hover. We are going to use fadeTo() jQuery function to achieve the semi-transparency. It’s a really nice effect to have.
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
tutsvalley
1324
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2009
8
OCT
15 Helpful Website Usability Facts & Guidelines
Web site usability is the quality of a user’s interaction with a web site or, in other words, how usable a web site is to the user. Ultimately, users want to be able to easily access a web site and determine how to use it within seconds.
design, usability
andrewjhonson
822
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2009
6
OCT
Making a jQuery pagination system
For paginating purpose PHP seems like a logical solution, but if you don’t have a huge amount of data you want to paginate, i would suggest paginating with jQuery. It’s not hard at all, and in this tutorial we will make a jQuery pagination system.
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
tutsvalley
3426
1 comment
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2009
2
OCT
Client side filtering data with jQuery
In this tutorial we are going to make a really easy to build filtering system with jQuery. There will be no AJAX or PHP, just HTML and jQuery.
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
tutsvalley
997
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2009
30
SEP
Open Source Projects are Using jQuery
jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development
javascript, usability
woarena
823
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2009
28
SEP
Best of September- 10 web development articles and tutorials
These are the 10 best web development articles and tutorials from September that took my attention. I learned some new stuff from them and i hope you will too.
css-html, javascript, php, usability
tutsvalley
942
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15 Useful Code Snippet Tools That Will Help You Store And Manage Your Code Library
Every developer should have a way or tool to store their code snippets to speed up their daily work. If you have just started your programming journey, there might not be any code snippets you might want to keep or archive yet.
gadget, tips, tools, usability
Terrance-OXP
1101
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2009
27
SEP
Create Thickbox in Wordpress with just 3 lines of code.
We already know that Wordpress is showing Thickbox in its backend (wp-admin). We can call the same Thickbox in the Wordpress theme also. It is very simple and it will help to remove your Thickbox plugin(if you are using it). Fore more details, check this link http://www.myhtmlworld.com/wordpress/create-thickbox-wordpress.html
php, usability, wordpress
sunil
1921
1 comment
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2009
22
SEP
Checking username availability with ajax using jQuery
The time when username availability is checked after the page is normaly processed is long way behind us. Google has it, Yahoo has it and many many more sites have it, ajax username availability checker. So in this tutorial we will make an ajax username availability checker powered with jQuery.
ajax, css-html, javascript, usability
tutsvalley
1207
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2009
21
SEP
Graceful flash degradation, reloaded!
Second article of a series containing pointers to improve flash websites, accessibility and usability of websites that contain flash elements.
graphic, tips, tutorial, usability
bogdan
917
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UX Designer Interview - Paul Seys
An interview with the very talented UX designer Paul Seys
design, graphic, usability
atikusdesign
907
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2009
15
SEP
Wordpress Cheat Sheet
A very useful and printable wordpress cheatsheet. it's .pdf and you can print it any size as you want
freebies, usability, wordpress
ekinertac
947
1 comment
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2009
14
SEP
Making a jQuery infinite carousel with nice features
Due to high interest in the first tutorial on jQuery infinite carousel and a lot of suggestions from you all, i decided to take it a step further by improving the code a bit, and add some features.
css-html, javascript, usability, wordpress
tutsvalley
2852
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Site redesign & how to lose 50% of your business
A case study based on guru.com's new homepage design, showing how you can miss 50% of your target without proper structure and layout.
design, tips, tutorial, usability
bogdan
968
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45 Interesting Web 2.0 Online Services And Applications That Can Make Your Life Easier
Web 2.0 is a category of new Internet tools and technologies created around the idea that the people who consume media and use the Web shouldn't passively absorb what's available.
browser, gadget, tools, usability
Terrance-OXP
1070
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2009
9
SEP
The Encyclopedia of Typographic Contrast
Typography is an essential part of web design, and something I know that I could do a better job with. So, I figured I would start to assembly a mini-encyclopedia on some of the elements you can use to create contrast.
design, tips, tutorial, usability
simplrdesgn
866
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How to make a completely reusable jquery modal window
In this tutorial we will code a modal window with jQuery that is completely reusable, so we can put multiple modal windows without making a specific coding for it.
css-html, javascript, usability
tutsvalley
2335
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2009
8
SEP
Consistency. Key element in extraordinary UX
A detailed article about consistency, why it improves user experience on large website, together with lots of examples, good and bad practices around the topic.
design, os, usability
bogdan
889
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2009
4
SEP
Simple CSS Tricks to Greatly Improve Site Typography
When creating a minimalist or simple website design, typography plays a key role in adding contrast and interest that would normally be done with images. Because of that, it’s essential that the typography looks professional and is well-tuned with the rest of the design. Here are a few CSS tips to make sure you get it right.
css-html, design, tutorial, usability
simplrdesgn
1305
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2009
3
SEP
Make a jQuery content slider with ease
In this tutorial we are going to make a news scroller. You don’t have to use it for news, there are a lot of other uses for it. When you have a lot of content you can use this to make it organized
css-html, freebies, javascript, usability
tutsvalley
3430
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Dump The Tables for Layout Designing
A very informative article about css based website designing. When website designer and developers are not in a favor of using tables while creating a web page and at the same time they can’t even explain why. I think this article will definitely give some solid grounds that people craft css based, table-less designs.
css-html, design, tips, tutorial, usability
seosemanticxhtml
871
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2009
2
SEP
Graceful flash degradation
Article containing pointers to improve flash websites, accessibility and usability of websites that contain flash elements.
flash, misc, usability
bogdan
872
1 comment
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2009
1
SEP
10 best jQuery gallery and slider plugins
These are the best jquery image gallery and slider plugins i have been able to find. My favorite is SCROLLABLE from jQuery Tools. I hope you like them.
design, inspiration, javascript, usability
tutsvalley
3149
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2009
27
AUG
Image splitting effect with CSS and JQuery
In this tutorial we are going to make an image splitting effect using ONE image. What’s that? It’s simillar to a sliding door effect where the image slides to left or right side and reveals the text behind it, but the thing that makes this different is that the effect looks like the image is splitted into half and one goes left and the other one goes right.
css-html, graphic, javascript, usability
tutsvalley
1367
2 comments
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The Keynotes Of Web 2.0 Design Elements With 30 Dazzling Showcases
Web 2.0 culture has indeed change the way on how we look at the design of websites and the Internet.
design, inspiration, trend, usability
Terrance-OXP
870
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2009
26
AUG
Make a custom tab interface with JQuery
There are a lot of tabber plugins, but sometimes they don’t give us the freedom we want, so we either deal with it or start changing the plugin’s code. Why bother with finding the one that fits you the best when you can just make your own tab interface and it’s not hard at all, it’s actualy pretty easy.
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
tutsvalley
1691
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jQuery Collpasible Drag & Drop Panels
Drag n Drop panels are great to let the user control how he/she wants to see the information as he can arrange various information blocks according to his preference. This tutorial explains how to create collapsible drag n drop panels using jQuery & jQuery UI libraries
css-html, javascript, usability
webdevplus
2931
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2009
24
AUG
Twitter Conversation and Communication Tools
Now a days there is a trend People engage in the conversation by using the golden rules of Twitter. This means that it is a good idea to more or less have the same ratio of following to followers. There are some reasons that why you should use these Twitter tools as they fit your need and requirements.
tools, usability
woarena
642
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2009
23
AUG
11 menu and navigation jquery plugins you don’t want to miss
Here are the 11 most extraordinary menu and navigation jquery plugins i could find. Hope you like them, i know i do.
javascript, tools, tutorial, usability
tutsvalley
1741
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How To Create Submit News Form For Blogger
how to create submit news page for bloggger using simple Google doc technique tutorial . Add submit news button and drive more traffic to your blog
tutorial, usability
iksa01
1312
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2009
21
AUG
6 Essential tools to check your website Usability
http://tutorialfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/6-essential-tools-to-check-your-website.html
tools, usability
tutorialfeed
788
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2009
20
AUG
5 Tips and Tricks For An Effective eCommerce Site With 10 Brilliant Examples
Customers appreciate the convenience of ordering online, but if a site is cumbersome, is veiled about its pricing and polices, or does not seem to provide personal benefit, they leave.
inspiration, misc, tips, usability
Terrance-OXP
754
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7 Awesome Resources to Test Cross Browser Compatibility of Your Website
When there are many browsers available for the users to surf the internet, it becomes evident for you to check the Cross Browser Compatibility of your website.
browser, usability
andrewjhonson
752
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2009
18
AUG
Web Analytics Tools – Analyzing The Traffic On Web
With diverse objectives, technologies and access of resources, it is important to select the correct web analytics tool compatible with your website or blog. Before taking a decision, it is essential to hold a brain-storming session so as to pick the ideal tool.
seo, tips, tools, tutorial, usability
raflec
785
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2009
13
AUG
Connecting Through Type And 20 Typography Inspirational Sites
In its most basic form, type is an interface. It communicates an intended message to the user, facilitates communication, and incites a response.
design, font, inspiration, usability
Terrance-OXP
675
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2009
11
AUG
Interview with Soh Tanaka, High-Skilled Web Designer and Front-End Developer
To continue meetings with hard-workers and helpful people in Web Design, I’m pleased to share this quick interview with Soh Tanaka. Soh is a passionate, high-skilled, Web Designer and Front-End Developer. He produces usable and aesthetically pleasing designs using XHTML and CSS structures.
css-html, design, inspiration, usability
piervix
1054
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2009
8
AUG
14 Best Firefox Photo Plugins
Don't you love viewing Photographs and images on web pages, your Picassa albums, Flickr albums or from your mail account? Then these Best Firefox Photo Plugins will enhance your photo viewing experiences.
freebies, graphic, tools, usability
sweeyt
1236
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2009
5
AUG
10 Common Design Flaws That Frustrate Your Website's Users
At one time or another, we have all visited a website that is so confusing and poorly-designed that it is not worth wasting any time or effort on. Some webmasters are so focused on collecting information from their users that they overload their visitors with requests and instructions. Listed here are some of the most common features of a website that frustrate visitors.
design, tips, usability
mediacontour
1111
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2009
4
AUG
How A Web Designer Can Make Your Email Campaign A Success
If you’re planning on making email campaigns a part of your Internet marketing strategy, consider enlisting professional help. Your website designer is a terrific choice when you’re ready to launch a successful email campaign.
design, tips, usability
mediacontour
807
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Before putting CAPTCHA on your next web form
When to use CAPTCHA (importantly, when not to use) and if at all required, how to make it easier for your website visitors.
design, usability
prasanthmj
975
1 comment
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2009
1
AUG
12 Best CSS Frameworks For Designers
The best of the CSS Frameworks on the web. A Boon for designers!
css-html, design, tools, usability
sweeyt
1361
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2009
30
JUL
The Essence Of About Us Page With 12 Captivating Showcases
About Us are important for establishing trust because they let customers know that there are real people and a real organization behind an otherwise virtual world.
design, inspiration, trend, usability
Terrance-OXP
1194
1 comment
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Increase sales by 70%
Brief article showcasing a case study regarding website optimization done for increasing conversion rates and sales.
tips, usability
bogdan
741
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10 Simple Ways to Make Life Easier for Your Website’s Users
Compatibility, usability, interaction, visual appeal, and support for a website’s users are all important aspects for a designer to consider when looking to present the most interesting and user-friendly site possible. By implementing the simple suggestions below, you can dramatically improve your users’ experience and the overall performance of your site.
design, misc, tips, usability
mediacontour
919
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2009
28
JUL
Keep Your Website Alive and Thriving with Regular Maintenance
Practically every business knows they need to keep their services and offerings fresh and up-to-date if they want to please their customers. The same is true for websites. Search engines and visitors alike become bored with old, outdated websites that fail to offer anything new. Broken links, antiquated news and dated content cripple your website, impairing your ability to attract new traffic.
cms, design, tips, usability
mediacontour
980
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2009
23
JUL
Awesome navigation techniques
An article showcasing one interesting navigation technique, with multiple options given to the user, from basic links, to keyboard shortcuts rounding up with amazing gestures.
design, flash, tips, usability
bogdan
1392
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2009
22
JUL
Simple jQuery tabs
This tutorial looks into creating a really simple tabbed interface using just plain HTML and CSS with the functionality and interface manipulated using jQuery. Tabbed interfaces are great for maximizing the amount of space you have on your site.
javascript, tutorial, usability
ashleyford
2753
1 comment
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2009
21
JUL
Red sites showcase
An article showcasing good and bad usage of red to emphasize key elements on different websites, plus a beautiful sites showcase.
design, graphic, tips, usability
bogdan
835
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2009
20
JUL
The Art Of Applying Rule Of Five Plus Or Minus Two For An Effective Wireframe
Working on your wireframes before starting on the details of design is a crucial step in web design.
design, misc, tools, usability
Terrance-OXP
969
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Preserving the corporate web design
This showcase is a great example how an international company is applying its corporate design on the web. Orange is present in eleven countries on two continents, yet all the websites follow a unique corporate design, which creates an outstanding powerful brand.
design, usability
mihai
792
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2009
17
JUL
jQuery Ajax delete
Removing contents with Ajax is a useful tool to have in any web designers kit. Using a few lines of jQuery we can remove a div and simultaneously remove a record from the database with Ajax.
ajax, javascript, php, usability
ashleyford
1560
1 comment
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2009
15
JUL
15 Essential Checks Before Launching Your Website
In this article, we are creating a checklist of all the basic but essential tasks which should be done and tested before launching any new website.
design, tips, tutorial, usability
seosemanticxhtml
1001
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2009
10
JUL
45+ Unusual Layout Website Designs
List of websites that are unusual, coll and quite different. Websites that are unique, unusual design, structure, navigation, flow. All this is so different from regular websites that we see everyday.
css-html, design, graphic, usability
dewebtimes
2564
1 comment
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Better home link buttons (3)
The third article of a series of articles showcasing ways to improve the user experience of home links, and logo's.
design, tutorial, usability
bogdan
1062
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2009
9
JUL
Is Your Website in Need of a Facelift? The Pros & Cons of Redesigning Your Site
Many business owners who have seen success from their company website in the past are now stuck in the world of Web 1.0. Some do not feel a need to update their web presence and others do not understand how redesigning their website can result in increased traffic and sales.
design, tips, trend, usability
mediacontour
772
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2009
8
JUL
Where to use red color, information & advice
The first article from a series of article about colors. Also contains an interview with renowned color expert Igor Asselbergs.
design, graphic, logo, tips, usability
bogdan
981
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10 Principles Of Navigation Design And Why Quality Navigation Is So Critical
If content is the heart of every website publication, navigation is its brain and a fundamental pillar of information architecture design.
design, graphic, inspiration, usability
Terrance-OXP
954
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12 Navigation Options That Help Users Navigate Through Your Website Effectively
Previously, we have discussed the 10 principles of navigation design and why quality navigation is so critical. Readers think differently about how to find content, depending on their training, profession or habits.
design, inspiration, tips, usability
Terrance-OXP
3072
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2009
7
JUL
Does Your Website Send the Wrong Message?
Your website should be custom designed with your customer in mind. You have spent time creating a brand and image for your company. Why destroy that brand with a website design that a thousand other people are also using?
design, seo, tips, usability
mediacontour
3233
1 comment
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2009
4
JUL
Enhance Visitor Experience By Creative 404 Page
In this article, we are including 15 creative 404 pages which we have found after doing a extensive research of over thousands of websites.
css-html, design, seo, tutorial, usability
raflec
934
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2009
3
JUL
Web Standards
Using web standards improve the accessibility of the websites, reduce development and maintenance time, improve search engine rankings and can also improve accessibility.
browser, css-html, design, tutorial, usability
seosemanticxhtml
1033
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2009
29
JUN
Create a Digg-style post sharing tool with jQuery
I will show you how to create a social bookmarking tool that look similar to digg's. It looks cool, practical and useful! I also include the komodomedia's social bookmarking icons and a long list of submission URL for one click bookmark.
design, javascript, tutorial, usability
kevin
48333
28 comments
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2009
23
JUN
10 Really Interesting jQuery Plugins
I handpicked these plugins from jQuery website. I found them really cool and some of them simply a good stuff to enhance website frontend user interface, usability and capability. Awesome plugins I must say.
javascript, usability
kevin
37655
15 comments
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2009
16
JUN
40+ Useful Color Tools, Color Palette, Color Scheme & Background Generators
Color is like the arms and legs of a designer. Not only do designers have to deal with them daily, they need to manipulate and integrated them precisely into their works.
design, freebies, tools, usability
Terrance-OXP
1259
1 comment
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2009
15
JUN
What not to do in mobile web design (#2)
This is a second article of a series of articles about what one developer, or for that matter, a designer, shouldn't do in mobile web design. This second article also treats some serious usability issues, so the problems described in this article shouldn't be used on any site, not just on website's versions targeted to mobile devices.
design, logo, tips, usability
bogdan
948
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2009
6
JUN
bwin’s live betting system in the spotlight
A detailed review on bwin's live betting system, how it works, the things that are great, and its downsides.
flash, tips, trend, usability
bogdan
2316
1 comment
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2009
16
MAY
An Introduction To JQuery
An article that deals with the nuts and bolts of JQuery.
ajax, javascript, usability
sweeyt
1438
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2009
20
APR
8 Characteristics Of Successful User Interfaces
Following guidelines from experts will likely lead you towards creating a good user interface — but what exactly is a good interface? What are the characteristics of an effective user interface?
design, tips, usability
kevin
3265
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2009
17
APR
What not to do in form design
I posted a few days ago an article regarding issues that can arise during mobile web design, and I am now posting an addition to that, regarding some issues that can appear on web form designs.
css-html, javascript, tips, usability, video
bogdan
3040
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2009
15
APR
25+ jQuery Plugins that enhance and beautify HTML form elements
I have collected over 25 jQuery plugins that enhance and beautify html form elements. Some of them add more capabilities that able to increase usability and user friendliness to a website.
javascript, tips, usability
kevin
290941
112 comments
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2009
13
APR
How to Spot Quality within Web Design: Examples & Tips
I’ve put together a few pointers, and collected some examples to explain just how I look for quality within a website design.
inspiration, tips, usability
kevin
2752
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What not to do in mobile web design!
Mobile web design and development should be easy these days. We have iPhones, Androids and Blackberries which make our lives a lot easier. However, some web developers out there really cannot handle the pressure of mobile development and they do wrong big time. Find out what not to do in when designing web sites for mobile platforms.
design, usability
bogdan
1864
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2009
8
APR
15 Essential Checks Before Launching Your Website
This article reviews some important and necessary checks that web-sites should be checked against before the official launch.
tips, usability
kevin
2057
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2009
5
APR
Avoid Spammers on your blog
How many times have you seen spam on your site? How many times have you struggled to insert captchas or other techniques to get rid of those bots? Well, you have finely made it, but you are now facing a new type of spammers. Humans! read full article to see avoiding techniques.
design, misc, usability
bogdan
1526
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2009
2
APR
Better home link buttons (2)
The second part of a series with the same name, describing how can a website be enhanced while adding features to the logo.
css-html, javascript, tutorial, usability
bogdan
2231
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Better home link buttons
The first part of a series with the same name, describing how to enhance your user experience by adding features to your logo.
css-html, javascript, usability
bogdan
2086
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2009
27
MAR
The Importance of Color in Web Design
All too often, I see a great design concept with a poor choice of colors. Part of what makes a great web design “great” is layout, typography and color. When each of these aspects work to compliment each other, great design is born.
design, tutorial, usability
kevin
3212
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2009
26
MAR
20 Excellent Blogs for Those Who Love Design
Here are some of my favorite blogs that cover various topics from web design to package design.
design, inspiration
kevin
1898
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Designing Drop-Down Menus: Examples and Best Practices
In this article we take a closer look at the nature of drop-down navigation menus, analyze situations in which they should or should not be used, discuss various implementations and finally showcase a couple of bad and good examples of such menus. The article also includes various tips and suggestions to help you work with your drop-down menus.
inspiration, tips, usability
kevin
2588
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2009
24
MAR
Common Mistakes in Web Design
Many rejected templates here on Themeforest suffer from the same few common mistakes: typography (font, line-height, letter-spacing, color), alignment (grid), and spacing (padding). In this tutorial, we are going to take a closer look at how to avoid these common errors.
design, font, tips, usability
kevin
1874
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2009
23
MAR
4 Principles of Good Design for Websites
This post will discuss those four principles as they relate to web design. By keeping these design theories fresh in your mind, you will be sure to design cleaner, more aesthetically pleasing sites.
design, tips, usability
kevin
1952
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2009
19
MAR
10 Principles For Readable Web Typography
Readability is one of the more important aspects of Web design usability. Readable text affects how users process the information in the content. Poor readability scares readers away from the content. On the other hand, done correctly, readability allows users to efficiently read and take in the information in the text.....
font, tips, usability
kevin
2178
3 comments
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2009
17
MAR
Breadcrumbs In Web Design: Examples And Best Practices
On websites that have a lot of pages, breadcrumb navigation can greatly enhance the way users find their way around. In terms of usability, breadcrumbs reduce the number of actions a website visitor needs to take in order to get to a higher-level page, and they improve the findability of website sections and pages.
inspiration, usability
kevin
3387
1 comment
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