Links for Web Designers : December

Here’s a roundup of interesting sites and articles that appeared last month, we will cover web design, typography, web applications and any other links of interest for web designers

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Boss hate your freelancing ? – When it comes to web design about 80% of the people with full time jobs in the industry freelance on the side. I totally made that number up, but I don’t think it’s off base

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Crestock – The 50 Most Popular Web Design Blog Posts, Resources & Cheat Sheets of 2007

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Flisterz – CSS Resources roundup

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20 websites with unique layouts – When you are creating a new website you may be inspired by seeing other sites that feature unique layouts. The 20 sites listed here don’t simply use a typical two or three column layout. Many of them use background images to interact with and control the layout in some unique way

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My Typical design process – I often times get asked what my process is for designing and building a typical website. And, while my process is probably not much different than others, I thought I would share it for people that are maybe looking to simplify the process of designing a site

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3 unforgivable usability sins – Awful as they are, these application design errors “all the fault of lazy developers” are entirely too common

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9 Essential principles for good web design – Web design can be deceptively difficult. Getting a design that is both usable and pleasing, delivers information and builds brand, is technically sound and visually coherent…

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The 10 most marketable web development skills – So you’re interested in a career in web development. You already know a thing or two about HTML and CSS. Maybe you’ve created a few static websites. You’re interested in learning more, but there are so many different directions you could take. What’s the next step to really get your web development career off the ground?

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53 top blog designs of 2007 - In the process of redesign my blog, I’ve done a lot of research into the design trends of some of the top blog designers in the world, and I thought that it would be applicable to showcase those designs here in one nifty list

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Webware – These are some of our favorite new designs, and redesigns from 2007

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Top 10 sites for color lovers – Color can be one of the most difficult obstacles to good design. The right or wrong color or color scheme can make or break a website. Some gifted people have a knack for selecting great colors an color combinations

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15 Footers with great usability – Footers are becoming an essential strategy to engage visitors. Leaders in the industry are moving toward implementing effective footer features and creating a place for presenting, displaying and branding to their audiences in a very personal way by providing intuitive nature

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