There’s a growing number of design blogs scattered around the web, each focusing on various aspects of design. This collection of 30 design blogs all have a primary focus on Web Design, and each one consistently pumps out great content, whether it’s in the form of inspiration, discussion, theory or tutorials. If you’re looking for some scrumtious goodies to feed your creative inner geek, look no further than this feast! UX Booth UX Booth is a blog focusing on user experience, usability and interaction design.
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Sketchy Web Icons: 30 Hand Drawn Icon Pack
This Free Icon Pack is for use in your personal and commercial projects, and can be used without attribution. It may not be redistributed. This Icon Pack includes 30 Hand-Drawn Web Design Icons . This is the perfect set for adding that handmade feel to your own creations online.
10 Questions with Michael Dick of nclud
Michael Dick is a web designer/developer for nclud , many readers may be familiar with his work. I recently had the opportunity to ask Michael some questions about his experience and his work. I think you will find his answers to be helpful, and at the end of the post you’ll find some links that will allow you to connect with him if you’d like. Photo by Patrick Haney Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do
Usability Testing Toolkit: Resources, Articles, and Techniques
By Cameron Chapman Usability is paramount in creating a good website or web app. If your site isn’t user-friendly, the majority of visitors won’t come back, regardless of how good your content is. You need to do everything in your power to make sure every website you design or web application you create is as user-friendly as it can be. So how do you do that, exactly
Playing with CSS3
When I was working on the new version of Abduzeedo, the current one, I decided to learn and use CSS 3 to enhance the visual of some elements. Instad of using images to create shadows and round corners I used CSS 3. Of course I knew that it would not be compatible to all browsers, more precisely, the Internet Explorer.
An Idiot’s Guide To Accessible Website Design
If you are designing web sites in the UK, you probably already know that the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) mandates web sites be accessible by visually and physically disabled persons. But even if you work in a locale that doesn’t have any accessibility requirements yet, web designers have an obligation to make their clients’ web sites available and accessible to anyone who wishes to visit. Why? According to a report by the Danish Center for Accessibility, as many as 25% of the world’s Internet users have some sort of visual, auditory or mobility disability.
Introducing Icon Fever, an Icon Gallery
If you’re a regular reader of DesignM.ag you’re probably aware that we launched a small network of five gallery sites about six months ago. We’re happy to announce the addition of a sixth gallery, Icon Fever . Icon Fever will showcase the best icon packs available for designers. At this time it includes 42 excellent sets of icons, and more will be added on a daily basis.
Create a Watercolor-Themed Website Design with Photoshop
Watercolor in graphic design has become very trendy the last couple of years, many websites and incredible designers are using this style and taking it to another level. Even knowing the technique is important in this kind of design, is more about creativity and experimentation. You will learn how to use the Art History Brush and combine it with watercolor custom brushes to create a nice background header image and more. Let’s get it started! Final Image Preview Take a look at the image we’ll be creating.
How To Display Your Twitter Status in a Unique Design
There are stacks of plugins out there that allow you to display your latest tweets on your website or blog. However sometimes, all you want is to quickly and simply display your latest Twitter updates, without wrestling with preset styling, or lengthly settings. Let’s take a look at using Twitter’s good old Javascript approach to pulling out your latest update, and displaying it with a mix of CSS styling.
The Best jQuery Plugins of 2009
During the past few weeks we’ve been publishing our “Best of 2009″ series in which we’ve shown you the best WordPress themes , fonts , icons , and Photoshop Tutorials . In this article, our focus is on jQuery. Over the past couple of years jQuery has been growing in popularity, which means more and more plugins are being created to make web designers’ lives easier.
