May’s Best: This Month in Web Design
May 28, 2008 – 4:15 am
These are some of the best design-related posts that I came across this month. I hope you will find them to be useful.
Web Design and Development:
Which CSS Grid Framework Should You Use for Web Design from NETTUTS.
Improving Code Readability with CSS Styleguides from Smashing Magazine.
30 Websites to Follow if You’re into Web Development from Six Revisions.
SEO Guide for Designers from Web Designer Wall.
What Everybody Ought to Know About Usability and Web Design from Blog Design Blog.
The Official “Successful Website Checklist Challenge” from Chromatic Sites.
Getting Design Approval: The Single Mockup Theory from Fadtastic.
5 Free HTML Editors that Get the Job Done from Bits O’ NewMedia.
Graphic Design:
High Quality Photoshop Brushes, Resources, and Tutorials from Noupe.
Masters of Graphic Design: 25+ Interviews from Noupe.
Advice for Online Graphic Design Portfolios from David Airey.
Graphic Design Job Board is Launched at You the Designer.
Design Inspiration:
30 Great Examples of Graffiti Writing and Graffiti Street Art from You the Designer.
Now More Than Ever: 50 More Excellent Blog Designs from Smashing Magazine.
24 Kick Ass Portfolio Designs from Fuel Your Creativity.
20 Blog Designs that Stand Out from PureBlogging.
25 Kick Ass Blog Designs (My Favorites) from Spyre Studios.
Tutorials:
Creating Geometric Patterns in Illustrator from Veerle’s Blog.
Build a “WordBurner” Email Newsletter Manager Using WordPress and FeedBurner from NETTUTS.
How To: Resizeable Background Image from CSS Tricks.
Create a Dark Themed Web Design from Scratch from PSDTUTS.
Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect in Photoshop from PSDTUTS.
Freelancing and Business:
How to Achieve Freedom from Freelance from Copyblogger.
10 Ways to Get More Design Work from Outlaw Design Blog.
How Freelancers Can Stand Up Against Large Design Studios from Detached Designs.
Diversified Income for Web Designers from Templamatic.
The Costs of Underpricing Your Design Services from Most Inspired.
5 Sure-Fire Ways to Meet Deadlines for Freelancers and Web Workers from Freelance Folder.
Web Content:
Why Your Website Content Loses 7 Percent of Customers from Men With Pens.
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