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How to Develop a Handmade Illustration with Photoshop

Dreamerr — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:00:04 +0000

Bookmarked: This tutorial will give you a general workflow overview of how to create traditional illustrations on paper and then refining it further in Photoshop. We will use Indian ink, paintbrushes and a brush pen to ink our pencil sketch, and then watercolor to fill in the illustration. Then we will place the illustration into Photoshop to perform some fine-tuning and image corrections.

Source: How to Develop a Handmade Illustration with Photoshop

Bring on the tables | 456 Berea Street

Dreamerr — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:00:09 +0000

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Typographic Design Patterns and Best Practices – Smashing Magazine | Smashing Magazine

Dreamerr — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:00:06 +0000

Bookmarked: Even with a relatively limited set of options in CSS, typography can vary tremendously using pure CSS syntax. Serif or sans-serif? Large or small font? Line height, spacing, font size and padding… The list goes on and on.

Source: Typographic Design Patterns and Best Practices – Smashing Magazine | Smashing Magazine

excssive.com

Dreamerr — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:00:09 +0000

Bookmarked: No one likes bloated CSS. Simply drag and drop your CSS files onto this page, and watch as they’re compressed on the fly.

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Golden Ratio Calculator

Dreamerr — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:00:09 +0000

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HTML Goodies: The Ultimate HTML Resource

Dreamerr — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:00:08 +0000

Bookmarked: The Developer.com Network is the network for software development professionals. Comprised of premier sites and vibrant forum communities, The Developer.com Network is the go-to resource for technical information written by developers for developers across the spectrum of development roles, platforms, programming languages, and methodologies.

The industry-renowned Developer.com Network sites include Developer.com, DevX, CodeGuru and HTMLGoodies. All the sites are organized into four content channels — Microsoft and C/C++ technologies, Java and open source development, Web development, and enterprise application development. Within its core subject focus, every channel also covers the most impactful technologies in the software industry today such as mobile, cloud and HTML5.

Source: HTML Goodies: The Ultimate HTML Resource

Geeklets – The best place to get GeekTool scripts

Dreamerr — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:09 +0000

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40 CSS Reference Websites and Resources

Dreamerr — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:00:04 +0000

Bookmarked: If you want to design websites or modify your existing website design, then you need to have at least a basic knowledge of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Thankfully, CSS is a very easy language to get to a grip on, however you may find it takes a little more time to master it.

Today we would like to share with you 40 resources that will help you on your CSS journey. We have listed great CSS references and CSS blogs for learning more about the language; not to mention compatibility tables to help you remember how certain browsers handle certain CSS elements. We have also included services that help you generate code and cheat sheets for easy reference of selectors, properties and pseudo-classes. So let’s get to it, shall we?

Source: 40 CSS Reference Websites and Resources

The Best Tech-Friendly Airports and Airlines

Dreamerr — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:00:07 +0000

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Turning Small Projects Into Big Profit, A Case Study – Smashing Magazine

Dreamerr — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:00:05 +0000

Bookmarked: In the Web world, hearing businesses and freelancers alike complain about low-budget projects is not too uncommon. Let’s say that a local coffee shop needs to update its Web presence and contacts you for a redesign. It also requires a blog so that it can announce new coffees, events and so on. However, during the course of the first meeting, the client mentions that they don’t have a budget.

Source: Turning Small Projects Into Big Profit, A Case Study – Smashing Magazine

Gravatar – Globally Recognized Avatars

Dreamerr — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:00:05 +0000

Bookmarked: Your Gravatar is an image that follows you from site to site appearing beside your name when you do things like comment or post on a blog. Avatars help identify your posts on blogs and web forums, so why not on any site?

Source: Gravatar – Globally Recognized Avatars

A List Apart: Articles: Responsive Web Design

Dreamerr — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:00:05 +0000

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CSS Discuss

Dreamerr — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:00:03 +0000

Bookmarked: This Wiki is dedicated to real-world (and ideally, browser-neutral) application of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).

Topics include: techniques for page-layout and special display-effects, testing and validation, workarounds for limitations and bugs, CSS code-editors, beginner and advanced tutorials, and to a lesser extent pure CSS theory, and pure CSS power-demonstrations. Discourse on (X)HTML, DOM, and other webpage- technology areas is not forbidden, but keeping it associated with CSS is encouraged.

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Free PSDs & Resources for Web Designers by Orman Clark

Dreamerr — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:00:03 +0000

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28 Insanely Useful Third Party Preference Panes for Mac | Mac.AppStorm

Dreamerr — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:00:05 +0000

Bookmarked: Regular apps and menu bar apps always get all the glory. They’re always there with you, always visible and grabbing your attention. But what about the more discrete apps, the ones that perhaps change the behavior of your computer or make something cool happen behind the scenes?
Today we’re doing a roundup of the most interesting Preference Pane apps that we could find (they are those little icons that reside on the bottom of your System Preferences). You’re bound to find some useful utilities that you’ve never come across before.

Source: 28 Insanely Useful Third Party Preference Panes for Mac | Mac.AppStorm

Anatomy of a Perfect Mobile Email – Litmus

Dreamerr — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:00:02 +0000

Bookmarked: Designing emails that look great no matter where they’re read can be quite the challenge. As more people read email on mobile devices, chances are your recipient might view your email both on a mobile phone as well as on their desktop.

Take the guesswork out of designing your next mobile-friendly email with this infograph. We’ve outlined ten important guidelines to an amazing mobile experience, as well as six things you’ll definitely want to avoid. You’ll also find our mobile compatibility chart at the bottom for easy reference.

Source: Anatomy of a Perfect Mobile Email – Litmus

Design Envy

Dreamerr — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:00:03 +0000

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Treehouse Is an Elegant, Focused Online Learning Resource for Aspiring Designers and Developers

Dreamerr — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:00:03 +0000

Bookmarked: If you’re looking to learn some new development or design skills, Treehouse can teach your the core knowledge you need. The site offers a focused look at the basics of object oriented programming, the principals of good design, and how to make an iPhone app.

Source: Treehouse Is an Elegant, Focused Online Learning Resource for Aspiring Designers and Developers

Crazy Egg Web Analytics – Click Tracking, Website Heat Maps and Usability Software

Dreamerr — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:00:04 +0000

Bookmarked: A heat map is an easy way to understand what users do on your site. It’s a visual representation showing you where people click and what users do.

Source: Crazy Egg Web Analytics – Click Tracking, Website Heat Maps and Usability Software

Freedcamp – Free Project Management

Dreamerr — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:00:04 +0000

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