jQuery Growl

Visit Source: http://labs.d-xp.com/growl/

Growl the popular software for Mac (and Windows now) has now been made into a neat little jQuery plugin allowing you to alert your users in the same manner the Growl software does.

Showcase of Buttons in Web Design

Visit Source: http://vandelaydesign.com

Vandelay Design posted this great article showcasing many button styles in web design. A great bookmark for inspiration when your struggling to come up with some of your own!

35 Beautiful E-Commerce Websites

Visit Source: http://www.smashingmagazine.com

Another showcase here this time E-Commerce websites. Smashing Magazine posted this beast displaying 35 beautiful E-Commerce websites. Another great bookmark!

60+ Free Clean, Simple Minimalist WordPress Themes

Visit Source: http://www.tripwiremagazine.com

Trip Wire posted this article showcasing 60+ free WordPress themes, mostly minimalistic in style. If your new to Web Design but want to start blogging etc then this is a great place to start looking for a sweet WordPress theme.

30+ PSD Files (Books, Notebooks, Magazines)

Visit Source: http://ledesigne.com

LeDesigned (A blog I recently started subscribing to as they are constantly pumping out great articles daily) posted this awesome article and a great resource containing 35+ PSD Books, Notebooks and Magazine files.

Superb Jquery CSS Image Effects and Tooltips Tutorials

Visit Source: http://www.designzzz.com

Designzzz pulled together this amazing post of jQuery plugin/effects. If your like me and always trying to find them cool plugins you’ve previously come across in the past but can’t remember where you saw them well this is one to bookmark!

20 Fonts Ideal for Big and Powerful Headings

Visit Source: http://webdesignledger.com

Another great post from Web Design Ledger to finish of the post! This post looks at 20 fonts that are ideal for big and powerful headings! Franchise and Nevis are my favourites!

Right thats it for this week, as I am off on holiday so got lots to do but next week I will have plenty for you!

Here are some other posts:

• Lost Finale Explained Well!
• WP .XML Test Data Import
• Tutorial: Display your Latest Tweet on your Website using SimplePie
• Tutorial: Display your Latest Tweet on your Website
• (Nerd)Press Theme Released

Moustache Mugs!

Visit Source: http://www.peteribruegger.com

Safe to say this is on my next to buy list! I will no doubt be the coolest kid at work! Just need help deciding which one to go for?

20 Super Clean Fonts Perfect for Minimal Style Design

Visit Source: http://webdesignledger.com

Web Design Ledger posted this great article showcasing 20 great font’s that are especially good for minimalistic designs. Another great point to make is they are all free! Go Nuts…

Chomp iPhone App

Visit Source: http://chompapps.com

A new iPhone App that attempts to take on Apple’s app store genius feature. Called Chomp, it is based around giving you app recommendations based on the reviews you give other apps. Probably not the best explanation their but its free so give it a try!

Nine Techniques for CSS Image Replacement

Visit Source: http://css-tricks.com

Chris Coyier wrote this great tutorial article I came across looking at nine techniques for CSS Image Replacement. I myself was only aware of a couple of these so its good read for anyone who actively uses this technique to freshen up on possibly better methods of doing the same thing.

Better html anchor, a jquery script to slide the scrollbar

Visit Source: http://www.position-absolute.com

Great jQuery script that gives you a smooth page jump anchor effect replacing the standard jump to links. This is really cool and you will probably have seen in on various sites around, well now you can use it on your site too.

50 Most Amazing Beautiful Blog Designs

Visit Source: http://creativenerds.co.uk

Creative Nerds posted this article showcasing 50 inspirational blog designs. Some great sites here and one to keep on record when your looking for some inspiration yourself!

30 Gorgeous iPhone App Interfaces & Icons

Visit Source: http://iphone.appstorm.net

The Appstorm guys posted this article last week and for an aspiring future iPhone app developer (nice title indeed) its a keeper! The post looks at 30 apps all look amazing! Not only good for inspiration but there are some good apps I didn’t know about here so take a look!

Right thats it for this week but be sure to check back next week! Tweet me @stugreenham if you find any interesting articles that I can use or you think is interesting and I will take a look!

Here are some other posts:

• Lost Finale Explained Well!
• WP .XML Test Data Import
• Tutorial: Display your Latest Tweet on your Website using SimplePie
• Tutorial: Display your Latest Tweet on your Website
• (Nerd)Press Theme Released

50 Beautiful Long Exposure Photos

Visit Source: http://www.pxleyes.com

Pxleyes have posted this amazing article showcasing 50 amazing photograph’s taken with a long exposure. As I am shortly heading of to get my first SLR today, I thought it was only right I included this post.

120 Tips, Tricks, and Tuts from 2009 Worth your Time

Visit Source: http://net.tutsplus.com

Nettuts+ published this mammoth of a post containing 120 tips, tricks and tutorials from last year. This is a great article and a fantastic resource!

Feet First

Visit Source: http://www.tomrobinsonphotography.com

Photographer Tom Robinson composed this great set of photo’s specifically of his and his partners feet whilst on travel. Sound’s odd, but every cool place they’ve been they have a shot and the gallery is immense! Soo jealous of where he has been!

100+ Seamless Patterns Great for Creating Website Backgrounds

Visit Source: http://webdesignledger.com

Web Design Ledger posted this article showcasing 100 seamless patterns great for creating website background. Some great resources here and a good bookmark to refer back to when need to find a good background.

40 Brilliant Type-Only Logo Designs

Visit Source: http://webdesignledger.com

Another one from Web Design Ledger, this time logo’s! A great set of type only logo designs and there are some really clever ones here! I think the branding one is amazing hence it been displayed below but take a look for yourself.

Tweexchange

Visit Source: http://tweexchange.com

This site looks interesting combining the hassle of having to search for both free Twitter usernames and free Domain Names into one nice search. Thinking of starting a project then this tool will become handy in helping you decide which domain to choose ensuring you can get the Twitter username too.

In-Field Labels jQuery Plugin

Visit Source: http://fuelyourcoding.com

Fuel Your Coding show you how to achieve inline form labels using jQuery. The link contains sample forms, including a tutorial of how to do it yourself and links to download the plugin.

Showcase Of Modern Navigation Design Trends

Visit Source: http://www.smashingmagazine.com

Smashing Magazine explore the latest navigation design trends in web design looking at many different styles with this article. A great source for inspiration and something I always struggle with so very handy for me!

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