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For those who don’t know, I’m also the guy behind Best Web Gallery and N.Design Studio. In 2006, I started Best Web Gallery as a gallery site where I feature the best CSS and Flash sites. I’m glad that I started the project because it gives me the opportunity to keep my design [...]

I was surfing the web looking for what’s out there in terms of competition to Design Shrine and I stumbled upon a really cool site that sold templates. They have a web 2.0 category, Oscommerce, logos, etc. Their site is clean, fresh and easy to use. But when I found the FREE [...]

by John Jorgensen on December 18, 2007 in Customer Experience
 

Visiting Web 2.0 sites at work doesn’t have to mean you’re wasting time on Facebook.
Here is a list of five Web 2.0 startups whose sites actually help you increase productivity at the office.
1) Remember the Milk - RTM for short, this site is a [...]

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Collection of 65 Adobe Illustration tutorials for vector graphics drawing.
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My home away from home is at ColourLovers.com. I go there to make palettes, experiment, comeraderie and to get inspired. For this mellow month of November, these are the 10 best Palettes I found with a quick comment to tell you why I think so.

Comment: Definitely a surprising blend effect from Magenta through [...]

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Shortcut to Web2.0 Style
If you don’t have the resources to create your own “2.0”-style site design, TemplateMonster have just (17 July 07) launched a new Web 2.0 Templates section.
Of course, a purchased template won’t always hit your goals perfectly, but a custom design doesn’t always guarantee that either!
Many sites will benefit [...]

The following links will take you to the VERY BEST of the Internet. They are constantly deluged by great designers showcasing their best work. I’m constantly amazed at how gorgeous some websites are. You wouldn’t know that by searching google… where revenue will get you on the front page, not the amazing [...]

FreelancingMoney.com is the brainchild of freelancer Gia Bercea and devoted entirely on how to make more money freelancing. The site is very original using soft but bright colors and awesome illustrations. Check out the wallpapers and her book, “Freelancer’s Success Guide.” Book costs $9. And don’t forget to download her INCREDIBLE [...]

Found some amazing and useful tools for you for the month of November. Check them out!

Lots of great cheat sheets to assist you develop solutions quicker - ALL IN ONE PLACE DIGG STYLE!

30 Social Bookmarks ‘Add to’ footer links for blogs
Correction, not 30. There was 30, 50.. and now over a 100 BLOG FOOTER [...]

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One of the web 2.0 design and layout trends which I actually quite like is what I am going to call “clean and horizontally divided”. Catchy name eh?
Every trend should have a poster-boy, and the poster-boy for this trend is *drum roll* shoeboxed.com!

So, hopefully from the above screenshot you can see what I am talking [...]

One of the most gorgeous photoshop tutorials I’ve ever read. Visit the source for much more by this amazing designer.
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This is a two-part tutorial on how to create an artistic and un-typical CSS list menu as seen on Web Designer Wall. In the first part (this article), I will show you how to [...]

<For anyone looking to learn how to use XML to build rich websites, I found the following articles very useful - Please visit the sources for more on the authors.>
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Using javascript to talk to the server can be useful for complex applications that need to make multiple small requests to the server and [...]

I’ve been experimenting with the subtle movement of color when blended with hues very close to each other. Here are the ones I liked the best:

Like any gradient, a color can literally “come to life” when used monochromatically in a palette that seeks to use use its power of affectation. One color [...]

I’ve found some interesting resources that might be of interest to home business owners and webmasters alike:
Press Release Generator
Let the World Know! This press release generator will walk you through the steps of writing your own press release. You can create [...]

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It seems that everyone has a different opinion of what qualifies as a minimalistic design. Here are 25 websites that make use of very little unnecessary design elements but still manage to pull off a beautiful appearance. When it comes to design, if you feel that less is more, I’m sure you will find inspiration [...]

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One of the main reasons we started the One Month App is because people always seem to be interested in our development process. One of the aspects of our development process is naturally the software and tools we use. The following is a list of the tools that we have used on this project and [...]

“I have used every one of these resources as a graphic designer and website developer and have hand picked all of these resources based on their usefulness and overall quality.”CLICK HERE FOR RESOURCES

A History of Graphic Design Book 1983 [...]

I guess I have a lot of time on my hands (not), so I put out some web 2.0 graphics for anyone to download and use. Would love a link back to DesignShrine.net , but that’s optional.

You can download the actual sized images (800×600) clicking HERE .
There’s other Web 2.0 Free grapics if you [...]

You’ve got a household full of PC’s and you’ve stopped yourself from getting a Mac because you don’t want to deal with incompatibility headaches. Eight years ago that would’ve been understandable, but today Mac OS and Windows can work together in harmony on the same home network, sharing files and printers, mounting [...]

I’ve been working on color palettes that I think might work for web 2.0 websites. Please let me know if you find any interesting or use for your own websites or projects:

Although I keep hearing and reading that green is the new “gray” for websites, I have to say I am loving pink and [...]

Want to learn how to import video into a flash file? This video shows you how!

I’m always thinking about our DSG readers… and October has me finding wonderful jewels to share with you. Here are our favorite tools for webmasters and Internet enthusiasts for this month:
 
1. Ponyfish

Ponyfish is a FREE web-based tool that allows you to create your own RSS feeds from almost any web page.
All you have [...]

DOMAIN TOOLBOX: 30+ Places to Buy and Sell Domains
September 16, 2007 — 09:16 PM PDT — by Patric Herber — Share This The biggest complaint we hear about new companies these days is “what a stupid name”. Even Bill Maher has been taking potshots at the seemingly childish names web companies choose.
There are [...]

On September 8th and 9th, over 100 teams of between 1 and 4 programmers and designers got together to compete in a 48 hour programming competition called the Rails Rumble. The idea was to create the best web application possible in just 48 hours, start to finish….
The Winners

First place - TastyPlanner - A rather simple [...]

 
So you want to make a mashup but aren’t entirely sure where to begin? This page can help you get there.
1. Pick a subject
Answer the question: a mashup of what? Hint: Plotting markers on maps is probably the easiest place to start. It might just be the best delis in your neighborhood. While you [...]

Mashup Camp 3 kicked-off today here at MIT in Cambridge (a two day event follows on the heels of the Mashup University earlier in the week). One of the first sessions was Mashup Dev Tools, a discussion lead by Dave Nielsen of StrikeIron. It was a very interesting discussion where one of the primary challenges [...]

In this tutorial we are going to create a beautiful oldy-worldy composition featuring a compass and making use of some awesome (free) vector artwork from Arsenal. It’s a long tutorial, but well worth the effort!
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When developing large sites, stylesheets can get fairly messy and hard to keep track of. If you don
’t stay organized, you can end up making them larger than they really need to be and doing more work than you should have to. Here’s just a few ways to can help avoid that.read more | digg [...]

One of the best sites around for desktops has to be Desktopography. Inspired by their amazing work today we are going to put together a sunset image mixing some vector shapes and dusky lighting effects to produce a slick image that would make a nice album cover for a chillout mix!
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In this tutorial we’re going to create some really sharp looking glow effects using a combination of layer styles, the pen tool and colour blending. The end effect is quite stunning and hopefully you’ll pick up some tips you didn’t know before.
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Here are some lovely and enigmatic color palettes for those wanting to create sexy black or dark websites:

As you can see, dark websites can have bold splashes of color for “pop” or blend together for a deep and rich monochromatic look. Now that dark websites are “in” these are some wonderful palettes to use.

100 (Legal) Sources for Free Stock Images
By Laura Milligan
If you’ve ever tried to design a website or blog, you’ve probably felt the need to add images to your creation. It can be easy to see the Internet as a free-for-all, but images belong to the people who created them. Staying legal means you’ll have to [...]

Text and the way it looks is a major part of any design. A great design can be cheapened if the text on the page looks wrong. Any logo is almost entirely text. From water to fire, these 51 tutorials will show you how to create any style of text you want.
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