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35 Must Know AJAX Tutorials, Techniques and Resources

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

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Ajax, which stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML is a tool/language that is used on many web sites that allows data and content to be dynamically updated without refreshing the entire page. This can increase you sites overall interactivity, speed and usability with things like online polls, editable calendars, instant messaging systems and search fields [...]

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11 Essential New Years Resolutions For Web Designers In 2010

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

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New Years has just past and now that we are in the first week of 2010, it is the perfect time to make some real resolutions that we can all stick with and achieve. Everyone likes to set really lofty goals each year, but it’s never a good idea to make resolutions that are [...]

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35 Awesome jQuery Navigation Enhancing Plugin Tutorials

Posted on 28. Dec, 2009 by bmackler.

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One of the single most important elements on a website is the navigation. For a website to work properly the navigation needs to be laid out well, intuitive and most of all useful. In the past when you wanted to do anything interesting with your navigation it took complex programming languages or Flash to [...]

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30 Best Holiday Gifts for the Web Designer or Developer in Your Life

Posted on 14. Dec, 2009 by bmackler.

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Whether it is your spouse, friend, co worker, family member or your significant other it can be very difficult to find the right holiday gift for a web designer or developer. Below I have compiled a list of the 30 best gifts for this holiday season. Some are fun, a few are extravagant but [...]

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36 Awesome jQuery Image Enhancing Plugin Tutorials and Resources

Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by bmackler.

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Over the past few years, JavaScript frameworks including jQuery, Dojo, Mootools and Protools have become very popular with designers and developers who want to create dynamic effects without using cumbersome programming languages or 3d party animation programs. These effects, including smooth transitions, animation, blending and user initiated movement are relatively easy to use [...]

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17 Must Have Firefox Add-ons for Web Designers and Developers

Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by bmackler.

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These days its safe to say that Firefox is the most popular browser among web designers and developers. With such a crowded browser field, staying at the top of the heap takes alot of work. One of the leading factors that make Firefox the preferred browser is it’s massive library of great plugins and [...]

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Top 20 Most Important Names in Web Design Going into 2010

Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by bmackler.

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There are tons of great, standout web designers and design studios in the world, but at the top there are a select few who stand out from the rest. Their passion, immense creativity, determination and attention to detail make them shine as true leaders of the field. I have compiled what I think is the [...]

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Essential Cheat Sheets and Reference Cards For Web Designers and Developers

Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by bmackler.

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Its impossible to remember all of the functions and keyboard shortcuts for all of your favorite web design and development applications. The one way to master your frequently used applications and increase productivity significantly is to use reference guides.
No one will accuse you of “cheating” or doing something wrong…being able to perform a function [...]

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Top 20 Free High Quality Icon Sets on the Web

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by bmackler.

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Icons have been around for a long while now and customized icons for the web are becoming more and more popular as time goes on. They do an amazing job to train the eye and help draw out the most important information. The most important aspect of designing an individual icon is that it has [...]

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15 Creative Website Navigation/Menu Bars

Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by bmackler.

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A site’s navigation menu is usually the first thing that users see when they visit a website. These days there are many ways to design a navigation menu , not just horizontal or vertical – and since just about every website has navigation – it is vital that designers push their creativity [...]