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How to create a WordPress theme from scratch

jendehaan9x — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:42:57 +0000

link

http://get2you.com/p1.pdf

10 Great New Graphic Design Posts

jendehaan9x — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:49:16 +0000

Link

http://www.youthedesigner.com/2008/07/14/10-great-new-graphic-design-posts/

69 Tools to Monitor, Measure, and Track Your Website

jendehaan9x — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:35:10 +0000

Link

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/tools/69-tools-to-monitor-measure-and-track-your-website/

How to Customize a Website Template

jendehaan9x — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:12:47 +0000

Link

http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/2008-01/customize-website-template/

Modular CSS template

jendehaan9x — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:06:51 +0000

Link

http://andreasviklund.com/blog/webdesign/modular-css-template/

99 Flickr Groups for Design Inspiration

jendehaan9x — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:19:23 +0000

Link:

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/flickr-groups-for-designers/

Using Paper Clips in a Web Design: Examples for Inspiration

jendehaan9x — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:06:26 +0000

A designer’s creativity is often showcased in the little details and touches that he or she incorporates in a design. Using common, familiar objects as design elements to accent and ornament a web page is a wonderful way of showcasing one’s attention to detail.
For inspiration, I explore the trend of utilizing paper clips by providing excellent examples to showcase how designers make use of them.
These People Comedy.com

Realistic paper clip used as a design ornament.

Blog.SpoonGraphics

A paper clip is used to hold up a piece of cardboard material, pinning up the RSS feed button.
Home Design Find

Here, multiple paperclips are used as ornaments to the design.
Viget Labs (teamviget.com)

A paper clip is used to hold up a strip of paper, with an important message that summarizes the purpose of the web page.
Point of Entry Consulting, Inc.

A paper clip is incorporated in the logo of the design.
Jeremy Thomas

Another use of a paper clip to hold up the name/logo of the website as well as the polaroid picture of the owner.
Robert Kwiatkowski

Robert Kwiatkowski holds up his logo with a paper clip.
Chemistry Recruitment

Paper clips are used to hold up a piece of paper with a testimonial of the service offered, and well as holding up a message that summarizes the intent of the web page.
Sabalan

A paper clip is used to hold together a stack of paper.
Leeds Web Design

Another example of a paper clip used as a design ornament.
If you’ve gotten inspired to incorporate them into your design, you can simply take a picture of a paper clip lying around the house or office, and then importing the image into your favorite digital image editting application. You can also create it yourself using a vector creation tool such as Adobe Illustrator.
What are your thoughts on using common objects such as office supplies (paper clips, post-it notes, stacks of paper, tape, etc.) as design elements of a web design? What are some cool ways of using them in a web design? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section.

Resources to Simplify Your Life as a Web Designer

jendehaan9x — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:02:57 +0000

Link

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/resources-simplify-design/

12 Websites To Help You Learn Flash/ActionScript

jendehaan9x — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:47:42 +0000

12 Websites To Help You Learn Flash/ActionScript

Adobe Flash is an excellent technology that allows developers to add interactivity and smooth animations to web pages. Its popularity is so immense that you’ll find many websites dedicated to helping developers interested in Flash.
In this article, you’ll find 12 wonderful websites that’s worth a bookmark if you’re looking into sharpening your Flash development skills. For each entry, you’ll find three tutorials from the website so that you can see what’s in store for you.
1. kirupa.com

kirupa.com is a site that features excellent Flash tutorials (as well as Silverlight, ASP.net, PHP, and Photoshop). There are plenty of well-written, detailed tutorials and articles pertaining to Flash sectioned into seven categories including Basic Drawing, Special Effects, Server-side Flash, and Game Development.
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2. gotoandlearn.com

Some people learn best by visualization and following along with the instructor step-by-step in real-time. If you’re the type that prefers to learn by watching instructional videos, check out gotoandlearn.com – a website by Lee Brimelow that offers free Flash video tutorials.
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3. gotoAndPlay()

gotoAndPlay() is dedicated to providing resources for Flash game developers. It’s a community that has a forum, interviews from professional developers, and reviews of books and resources. It also has tutorials and articles about Flash game development that can be filtered by topic, expertise, and type.
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4. Adobe – Flash Developer Center

Adobe’s Flash Developer Center is a community for Flash developers. Here, you’ll find tutorials, articles, and related resources about Flash. You should also check out the ActionScript Technology Center for articles on specifically about ActionScript.
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5. Flash Kit

Flash Kit is one of the biggest and oldest community dedicated to Flash development. With over 600,000 members, you won’t have a hard time finding people with a similar interest in Flash. There’s a forums section, free resources that you can download and use in your Flash projects, and a large tutorials section that includes 18 categories.
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6. ActionScript.org

ActionScript.org is a site that provides resources and information pertaining to Flash, Flex, and ActionScript. They have a fairly active Forums section as well as an ActionScript Library that currently has over 700 objects you can download.
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7. Flash and Math ActionScript 3 Tutorials

Flash and Math has a great collection of tutorials on AS3. They cover basic to advanced topics so that Flash developers of any level can find something they can read and learn from. Many of the tutorials include the source files for download.
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8. Flash Tutorials on Pixel2Life

Pixel2Life, according to the site, is the “largest tutorial index catering to graphic designers, webmasters and programmers”. With over 40,000 indexed tutorials, you’ll find many links to tutorials in their Flash Tutorials section.
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9. Flash Perfection

Flash Perfection is a website with a large collection of Flash tutorials, tips, and tricks from various websites. Flash Perfection has 23 categories to help you find information more quickly.
Indexed tutorial examples:

10. metah.ch

metah.ch has some awesome video tutorials on Flash, ActionScript, Flex, and AIR. Files associated with the tutorials can be downloaded and used in your own projects.
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11. LukaMaras.com

LukaMaras.com offers detailed Flash tutorials and resources designed to help you learn Flash. There’s also a small forums section with over 3,000 registered users where you can discuss anything related to Flash.
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12. Flashmagazine

Flashmagazine is an online magazine dedicated to Flash news, reviews, information, and resources. The Tutorials section has some excellent tutorials for Flash developers.
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I hope you found this article useful! Since there’s so many websites out there dedicated to Flash development, I can’t include them all, so if you didn’t see your favorite – please share it with all of us in the comments.