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Posted in All Posts, Browsers, Hacks, Tutorials, Web Design on 27 Aug
If you tend to put a lot of PNG images on your websites like I do, then you will know how much of a pain IE6 is! IE6 can display PNG images but it doesn't play to well with transparent ones, in fact, the transparency won't work at all! To get around this I have been using the following css hack to display a GIF image in IE6...
Reverse Your Email with CSS and Prevent Spam
Posted in All Posts, CSS, Hacks, Tutorials, Web Design on 30 Apr
SPAM... Literally the most annoying word! When I used to work in IT Support, I would constantly get asked how to stop spam, and my reply would always be that you can't! There is only so much software you can install / filters you can set going before you realise, the spam eventually reaches you anyway, fact! It's just part or web life.
Removing the Dotted Hyperlink Borders
Posted in All Posts, CSS, Hacks, Tutorials, Web Design on 12 Oct
I love Firefox, it is my favoured browser but there is one little thing that really frustrates me, especially from a designer point of view. You may, or may not have noticed that the browser adds a dotted border around hyperlinks that only become visible upon activating the link. For many this is probably not a problem as its not exactly causing any problems to anyone, but I don't like it.
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7 Black and White Photoshop Conversion Techniques
Another great tutorial from Photo Tuts + showing 7 different method's of converting an image to black and white all done in Photoshop.
How To Use Curves in Photoshop
Good tutorial from Tutorial9 showing you how to use the curves tool. Something I've used many times but always good to brush up on your skills once in a while!
Great tool for any grid users out there. Break away from using the same grid each time and generate your own using this tool from Zurb that even provides you with the code to get you started!
600+ Photoshop Gradients to Download
Huuugge collection of gradients brought to you by Best Design Options!
Start BitTorrent downloads remotely with Dropbox
Great tutorial / tip showing how any mac users can use Dropbox to set torrents to automatically download remotely!
The Ultimate iPhone Setup for Web Designers (40+ Apps)
The perfect post for any Web Designing iPhone lovers! A huge list of some great apps which will help us all be that little bit more productive! Thanks Appstorm!
How To Write The Perfect Tweet
Interesting post from Twittercism looking at things we can do to help us write better Tweets. I'm guilty for a lot of these but a good article for anyone looking to use Twitter as a marketing tool.
130+ Stunning Examples of Macro Photography
Great article from Photo Tuts+ showcasing over 130 amazing close up Macro shots. Mainly insects here but still amazing to see so close up!
jQuery Resources for One-Page Portfolios
Another good post from Vandelay Design showing off some nice tools and tips for one page websites. I've just become a fan of the Smooth Anchors myself!
Really cool post by Nicolas Gallagher looking at pure CSS Speech bubbles with lots of cool examples here!
Showcase of Twitter Integration on Blogs
Cool showcase from Vandelay Design looking at various websites and how they have integrated Twitter. The post is from last year but some great examples non the less.
20 of the Best Typographical Portraits Found on the Web
Very cool post from Jared over at Design Juices showcasing 20 amazing typographical portraits! The Mr.T one is soo cool!
How to Shoot and Post-Process Professional HDR Photos in One Day
Interesting tutorial from Photo Tuts showing how to make HDR photos, from the point of taking the shot down to the editing process. Definately going to try this!
25 Mega Menus for Your Design Inspiration
Design Mag's article looks into 25 websites using the 'mega menu'. Great article and nice examples!
5 Ways to Instantly Write Better CSS
Great article from Nettuts+ looking at how we write our CSS code as well as various good practices and time saving tips. I particularly like the a-z css properties I think I am going to try it myself!
50 Awesome Animations made with CSS3
Great collection for anyone starting to look into CSS3 and more specifically, animations. Some very clever effects and worth a look!
8 Reasons You Might Not Be Getting Many Comments
Interesting read looking into possible reasons your blog might not be getting that many comments.
Best Practices for Hints and Validation in Web Forms
Great article from Six Revisions looking at many form styles and talking about good/bad practices with web forms and form validation techniques.
50+ sets of Latest Photoshop color gradients
Super resource of color gradients from Artatm! A great source for color inspiration as well for your next design project!
Whats the Best way to Promote your Latest Article?
Jared posted this great article looking at the best ways you can promote your latest content from your website. I was in need of an article when I was setting up the Design Woop article page so a good one for the bookmarks!
50 Captivating Slow Shutter Speed Photos
Photo Tuts+ posted this amazing set of photographs showcasing some real talent with slow shutter speeds! Great inspiration for a beginner photographer like myself!
70 iPhone Inspired Website Designs For Design Inspiration
Amazing list of iPhone App Websites from Theme Flash! Really enjoy looking through posts like this and if you own an iPhone like me then you will probably find some new apps too!
Showcase of Transparency in Web Design
Great showcase post from Vandelay Design who regularly provide us with treats like this. Today's showcase looks into the use of transparency in web design and there are some great examples!
Microsoft forced to offer Windows users choice of web browsers
Daily Mail article talking about how an investigation into Microsoft now means that they must offer alternative browsers upon Windows installation other then their horrible Internet Explorer.
Agencies, Labs, Studios, Media, Interactive and Creatives: The Many Names Of A Design Business
Cool post looking into popular name choices of Design Websites and how apart we really are from each other in terms of originality! Very interesting post.