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Web Color Trends for Spring 2010

Web Color Trends for Spring 2010

Do color trends really occur in the web world? I’m not sure, but I love this series because it gives me color inspiration. Sometimes looking at a color you think “no way will that look nice because it’s too feminine, or it’s just plain ugly”! Then you see a working example of it and it can sometimes change your opinion.

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By Linda Chadbourne on March 17th, 2010 in Articles

What To Do When Your Client Destroys Your Beautiful CMS Template

What To Do When Your Client Destroys Your Beautiful CMS Template

Here’s the scenario: after weeks of tweaking mockups & layouts, slicing and dicing PSDs, writing beautiful CSS, installing the Content Management System (CMS), adding plugins and modules, and completing the setup of your custom template or theme, you finally turn over the website to your client. You give them some training on how to add content, and perhaps you even give them a nicely prepared tutorial with screenshots to assist them in using the CMS to its fullest. Proud of your latest work, you add it to your portfolio and share it with your friends. Then you move on to your next project.

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By Brian McDaniel on March 15th, 2010 in Articles

Link Exchange Best Practices

Link Exchange Best Practices

When it comes to Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Link Building is the easiest thing to do badly and the hardest thing to do properly.

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By David Silvester on March 12th, 2010 in Articles

Getting Started with Web Accessibility

Getting Started with Web Accessibility

Making your website accessible can be the right thing to do for many reasons. Not only will it make your site more usable for those who use assistive technologies, it will also make your site more visible to search engines. An accessible site also shows that you’re willing to put forth some corporate goodwill, go the extra mile for all users, and do the right thing even when no one is looking.

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By Michael Guill on March 10th, 2010 in Articles

20 Fresh WordPress Themes

20 Fresh WordPress Themes

WordPress, with its emphasis on accessibility, aesthetics and web standards, is one of the finest blog applications available. The application’s architecture means that the visual and technical design can be endlessly adapted to suit users’ requirements. There is a vast number of WordPress themes available to download; this post brings together 20 of the freshest contemporary conceptions currently on offer.

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By Tom Walker on March 8th, 2010 in Articles

Behind the Library: Javascript Events

Behind the Library: Javascript Events

Javascript is becoming much more accessible thanks to libraries such as jQuery & Mootools. In this article, hopefully to form part of a new series, we are going to take a look behind the libraries – not looking at the code of the libraries but revealing how much easier they make our lives.

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By Jack Franklin on March 5th, 2010 in Tutorials

Elements of PHP (Part 2)

Elements of PHP (Part 2)

If you missed the first part of this tutorial visit “Elements of PHP” where we learned some basic fundamentals in getting started with php.
Elements of PHP (Part 2)

Let’s continue with our tutorial on PHP’s fundamentals. First, focus on punctuation.
Dot your T’s, cross your I’s
Notice the punctuation characters used in the example script from the first [...]

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By Darrin Koltow on March 3rd, 2010 in Tutorials

Writing Functions In PHP – Default Values

Writing Functions In PHP – Default Values

This final tutorial in the series called “Writing Functions In PHP” explains what a default value is and what it can do. We encourage you to read the prior tutorials in this series by clicking the links below.

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By Jeevan M Paran on March 1st, 2010 in Tutorials

Designing for Brand Identity Means Asking the Right Questions . . .

Designing for Brand Identity Means Asking the Right Questions . . .

Brand identity is probably the most critical element of retail and business design. As a graphic designer you must be able to offer branding services as part of your design services package.

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By Christopher London on February 26th, 2010 in Articles

Creating A Tilt-Shift Effect Using Photoshop

Creating A Tilt-Shift Effect Using Photoshop

A Tilt-Shift effect on your image gives it the impression that the subject is actually a scale model. It does this by dramatically simulating a shallow Depth of Field along with an increase in the color saturation.

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By Anthony Hortin on February 24th, 2010 in Tutorials