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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September 14, 2007 – 12:00 am | by ProCOM
In no particular order 55 reasons for me to do “tableless” websites using valid XHTML for markup, CSS for layout and Flash sparingly, only as an ingredient. By tableless I mean avoiding tables (or a tagsoup of unnecessary divs substituting table trs and tds) for layout purposes [...]

[PHOTOSHOP] This is incredible!..i like coffee too, maybe not this much tho.

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Pittsburg Steelers Maxi Mug
US $10.00 (0 Bid)

End Date: Monday Dec-01-2008 16:12:17 PST

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Open source software is booming: here we round up over 480 open source applications for you to use or build upon.
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Here are some more from the story if you would like to check out some amazing sources:
40+ Free One-Column Website Templates
40+ Ways To Access Your Computer Remotely
50 Great Widgets For Your [...]

I’ve been working on a cocktail color palette series and here’s what I have so far. I am not only looking for “matches” per se of said drink, but trying to make the colors more crisp and/or intense for useability.

Not by Me:

BEERS (by other Palettiers)

Any comments or requests are welcome!

This color palette is inspired by this photo I found of some people sitting on a stoop in what appears to be Greene Street in Soho. Quintessential moment in quiet New York.

In my previous 1980s Fashion life (I worked for both Bloomingdale’s and Cosmopolitan Magazine), I used to forecast trends for clothing and textiles. What this entailed was researching what people were wearing and/or doing in hot locations such as St. Tropez, Paris, Milan and even the New York subways (remember when Lagerfeld put out [...]

This palette is inspired by the wonderful illustrator, Vargas, and in particular this hilarious piece:

Here is my latest color palette:

Reminds me of the beaches I used to go to as a kid in the Turkish Riviera. What do you guys think? I think a website is in order for this palette…

I found this great collection of tools for a variety of venues like flickr and your blogs.
40+ Tools For Google Calendar
15 Ways To Create Website Screenshots
50+ Google Reader Extensions and Scripts For Firefox
WEB OS RUNDOWN: 45+ Web Operating Systems
AMAZON TOOLBOX: 40+ Amazon Tools
30+ Language Tools For Firefox
SKYPE TOOLBOX: 50+ Enhancements for Skype
MOBILE PRODUCTIVITY TOOLBOX: 45+ [...]

By Akash Mehta –
 
Ajax [1] is changing web applications, giving them a responsiveness that’s unheard of beyond the desktop. But behind all the hype, there’s not much to Ajax — (X)HTML [2], JavaScript [3], and XML [4] are nothing new, and in this tutorial, I’ll show you how to simplify the process of adding Ajax [...]

By Akash Mehta — So, you want to create your own mashup? Great! Mashups — web applications that grab information from different external sources and mix it together in new and exciting ways — are fun to build, popular with users, and oh-so-very Web 2.0.
Web services, a collection of standards and data formats [...]

Web 2.0 is first about a certain look. Get this look by using any one - or ALL - of these online Generators!
Web 2.0 Badges - a set of free and very cool web badges.
Mycoolbutton - simple web 2.0 buttons maker.
Stripe Generator - the professional and popular web 2.0 stripe generator.
Ajax loading [...]

I was going over colorlovers.com blog of trends and color palettes and although it’s sometimes overkill, I think I found some inspiration. I was pondering the future of web 2.0, general web design (client-side) and even fashion, and so here are my picks:
Yellow Palettes:

“I Love Your More Than”
Green Palettes:

Return of the Madman

Depths of [...]

Social Media - Digg, MySpace,YouTube - Web 2.0 Interview

WHAT IS A MASHUP? He’s goofy but it’s informative

1. 11 Super Awesome Photoshop Movie Effects

2. Simsonsize Me - Turn one of your photos into a Simpsons character. Here’s what I made from a photo of my son, Kyle:

Here I am:

3. Face of the Future Ever wonder what you’d look like as an old man or woman? Or [...]

This is my current pc’s desktop wallpaper. It inspires me to continue working towards IT greatness. You can download it or even buy the poster. Here’s the info:
Web Trend Map 2007 Version 2.0
Published on 26/06/07
by Oliver Reichenstein

We have done it before: The 200 most successful websites [...]

Here are some free web 2.0 buttons I made for those who need some instant stylish button action. No restrictions, however a link to www.DesignShrine.net would be nice, but is optional.

CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE.

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Was going through a bunch of artwork I had done and thought I’d post them here just to have a record of them.

I began to see some similarities in my cruising different websites and favorite vintage furniture. For example:
Atomic Darkness

I am SOOO over full flash sites, mainly because I have the attention span of a tse-tse fly, but zoogami.net reminded me of the classic atomic clock. Love those.
RED PLASTIC

Will this red ever go out of [...]

Utilizes API and Technology from: Yahoo! Pipes, Google Maps and Craigslist to make an apartment search portal that is truly awe-inspiring!

On Monday, I spent the day in New York City while my son and husband went to a play. The most amazing way, if you are ever for a loss of things to do in Manhattan (as if that were possible), is to spend those precious minutes at MOMA.

There was so much to see [...]

Here are some chunky web 2.0 arrow graphics for anyone to download and use free. Would love a link back to DesignShrine.net, but that’s optional.

You can download the actual sized images (800×600) clicking HERE.
Thinking about going Vista. Was wondering if this was a good price or not. Or is it worth it [...]

Got a Cause? We’ve got a ribbon for you! Here are some more web 2.0 graphics for anyone to download and use free. These are for causes that have ribbons as their statement. Would love a link back to DesignShrine.net, but that’s optional.

You can download the actual sized images (800×600) clicking [...]