» Guest on jQuery Podcast
15 hours ago by CSS-Tricks from Chris Coyier
I had the honor of being on the jQuery Podcast #30 with Ralph Whitbeck and Doug Neiner. We talk about some of the different parts of CSS-Tricks, the jQuery conference, and the difference between designer and developers. We also talk about my new job at Wufoo and specifically the Wufoo jQuery plugin and the interesting [...]

» 27 Utilities for Saving and Sharing Code Snippets
15 hours ago by Design Shack - Articles & Community
You’ve got countless bits of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and PHP rolling around in your head and on your hard drive that you are forced to try to recall each time you start a project. It’s time to get organized. This post will briefly point you to 27 great utilities that not only help you store [...]

» Lessons Learned From Maintaining a WordPress Plug-In
18 hours ago by Smashing Magazine Feed from Joost de Valk
Recently I released a WordPress plugin for Google Analytics that adds a tracking code and dozens of various pieces of meta data to blogs. Since the release of version 4, I've updated it 6 times, to the point where it's now at version 4.0.6. In this article I would like to share with you my experiences in maintaining this and other WordPress plug-ins and common good practices that I've distille ...

» 35 Books All Freelance Web Developers Should Read
19 hours ago by Design Shack - Articles & Community
“Reading is essential to any developer’s improvement. While blogs and magazines are great to read for a quick update, nothing replaces a good informative book.” View Post

» Making User Interface Elements Difficult to Use by Intent
19 hours ago by Design Shack - Articles & Community
“A big part of designing user interfaces that are easy to use also involves figuring out what things should be a bit more difficult to to use. It’s a counter-intuitive notion that’s central to effective user interface design.” View Post

» Free Stock File of the Week: PHP Simple Members System
20 hours ago by Design Shack - Articles & Community
A system that allows you to manage your members. Normally $7 so grab it quick! View Post

» Create a Dark and Rainy Crime Scene in Photoshop
21 hours ago by Psdtuts+ from Patrick Lopez
We can all imagine what a dark and rainy crime scene looks like. We have all scene them in television and movies. Today, we will learn how to use different tools and techniques to create a scene of our own in Photoshop. Resources Used You can download the following textures from the links below. Just [...]

» A Compilation of Various Grunge Texture Sets
1 day ago by You the Designer from ronald
Add the right kind of distressed, worn-out feel you need for your designs with these free grunge texture sets. Some of these textures are available under Creative Commons licenses, so please read the information about the sets before downloading. Let us know your favorites out of these resources in the comments! Grunge Nebulae Textures Download [...]

» CSS Design: Designzillas
1 day ago by Design Shack - Articles & Community
A nice looking site design with a crazy illustrated monster character that is quite funny and lovable. The best feature here is the integration of different textures throughout the site. Each section has its own background texture but they flow together remarkably well. This design was featured on the 30th July 2010 . It falls under the category of Design, and has a layout style of Other. If y ...

» CSS Design: Design Writers Guild
1 day ago by Design Shack - Articles & Community
A simple site with a dark theme and a splash of color under a spotlight effect. The large bold typography is nice and the page messaging is clever. This design was featured on the 30th July 2010 . It falls under the category of Design, and has a layout style of Other. If you'd like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

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