Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 3/03/2009 – HUGE POST!

Its Tuesday! Yesterday went fast for me because we were snowed in, but today will be a normal day! Whats a normal day without a HUGE DAILY LINKS LIST? I dunno, but I got one for you today! Now Get your Daily Nerdy Web Development/Design Links!!

Web Development/Designer Resources, Inspirations and Entertainment!!

• Twitter giveaway – top twitter giveaways – twitter contests – twitaways – tweetaways
  Cool site that lists all the things people are giving away on twitter!
• 4 Free Hi-Res Grunge Textures: Hey… | fudgegraphics | for lovers
  Cool grungy textures!
  (tags: design resources textures freebies)
• HOW TO: Measure Online Influence
  good read about online influence measurement!
  (tags: mashable online reputation influence measurement)
• Ajaxian » Speeding up your JavaScript: Part 3 and 4
  Awesome read on speeding up your javascript part 3 and 4
  (tags: programming javascript optimization performance dom speed)
• Ajaxian » Speed up your JavaScript with memoization and queueing
  Awesome read on speeding up your javascript
  (tags: jquery programming javascript development optimization performance speed)
• New iMacs and Mac minis may be launched as soon as tomorrow – Ars Technica
  By the time you read this you could be having your own iMac or Mac Mini! New version!
• 13 Logo Designers Share Their Love of Logo Design (Part 1)
  Awesome look into Logo Designers Love of the sport
  (tags: design illustration logos showcase blog logo branding)
• Top 10 Tech Companies That Pay Engineers The Most
  Companies that shell out BLING on their Engineers
  (tags: tech jobs business google yahoo engineering)
• Twitter: The Kindness of Strangers (Friends) | The Talent Buzz
  Awesome read – people on twitter are great (See my king cake post for more info on twitter user kindness)
  (tags: twitter relationships)
• I Don’t Care How Many Twitter Followers I Have — I Am Pariah
  Good read about twitter and follower numbers
  (tags: twitter media)
• Twitter multi account manager & brand monitor | Splitweet
  Awesome multi-twitter account manager!
  (tags: twitter web socialnetworking tool technology twittertools)
• Ten Top Twitter Tips from February
  Best of Feb's twitter tips!
  (tags: business twitter socialmedia howto followers increase)
• 43 Incredibly Useful Collection of Tutorials, Resources, Insipirations etc To Discover The Best Of The Web In February – Opensource, Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers
  Best of the web in February! Great collection!
  (tags: design tutorials photoshop inspiration development themes)
• Black & White Typography | Graphic Design Blog
  very inspirational typography collection!
• Urban Floral Brushes – Free Photoshop Brushes | Brush King
  really nice floral brushes!
  (tags: photoshop-brushes)
• 26 Gorgeous Aurora and Colour Spectrum Wallpapers | Wallpapers
  Awesome Wallpapers – Very pretty 🙂
  (tags: design graphics inspiration free desktop background wallpaper wallpapers)
• This is the Microsoft I want to see » VentureBeat
  Awesome concepts from microsoft
  (tags: design tech inspiration technology cool microsoft video future)
• Flickr Opens Up Video Uploads for Everyone
  Video uploads for everyone!!
• Graphic Identity: 50 Modern & Minimalist Patterns
  Awesome patterns!
• Industrial design: an interview with Dmitry Samal | Design daily news
  Awesome interview with an Industrial Designer
• 81 of the best logo design resources | Logo Design Love
  Awesome logo design resources!
  (tags: webdesign design typography logos resources reference logo)
• Gamasutra – The 13 Basic Principles of Gameplay Design
  Good read about Gameplay design
  (tags: tips reference game games gamedev gamedesign)
• How quickly could a ‘new Twitter’ take off? | Mobile Industry Review
  Could a new twitter catch on now?
  (tags: twitter news facebook api)
• How to Create a Dark Surreal Illustration in Photoshop – PSDTUTS
  Awesome Dark Illustration tutorial!
  (tags: design tips tutorials photoshop tutorial psdtuts dark)
• Logo Design Trends 2009 – Showcase | 1stwebdesigner – Love In Design
  Good logo trends
  (tags: design typography trends bestof showcase branding graphic inspiration tools graphicdesign list graphics marketing 2009 logo-design trend logodesign logo article)
• 110 Creative Advertisement for Inspiration | 10Steps.SG – Photoshop and Flash tutorials
  Awesome advertisements for inspiration!
  (tags: design cool ideas advertisements advertising art gallery inspiration blog graphicdesign tutorials photography graphics marketing media creative publicidad advertisement posters fun photoshop ads print add)
• Where Did My EXTRACTION Filter go? – RetouchPRO
  Missing filters in CS4? you can still download them here
• Sponsored Conversations | Ted Murphy
  Good read about bloggers and advertising "Why You Should Pay Bloggers to Talk About your Brand"
• Creative Tempest Show and Shell (Out) – Poster Giveaway | Abduzeedo – design inspiration and tutorials
  Awesome poster giveaway contest
• Twitter VC Laughs at the Idea that Twitter Has No Business Model – ReadWriteWeb
  Twitter has some awesome VC's
  (tags: video businessmodel money socialnetworking business twitter tech news twitchboard startups monetization media)
• Facebook is Not Having a Good Month – ReadWriteWeb
  Facebook not feeling so hot this month
  (tags: blog facebook security spam malware Malicious)
• Photography Portfolio Websites – What Clients Want – FreelanceSwitch – The Freelance Blog
  Great read about Photographer Portfolio Websites
  (tags: freelance)
• Creative Bookmarks: Best of February 2009 – Tutorial9
  Great roundup of the best of February 2009!
  (tags: useful dreamweaver inspiration web illustration tutorials applications resources photoshop bookmarks)
• 50 Twitter Tools and Tutorials For Designers and Developers | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing Magazine
  Awesome Twitter tools and tutorials!!!
  (tags: design twitter smashingmagazine webdevelopment webdesign development php designers microblogging developer webdev tools tutorials smashing read developers)
• Free brushes of clouds | Best Photoshop Tutorials
  Awesome cloud brushes!
• Breaking Rules: The Lies of Logo Design | The Theme Blog
  Lies of Logo Design!
  (tags: design color article logo logodesign)
• Design a blog theme on the 960 grid | Best Photoshop Tutorials
  Design a blog with 960 grid!
• Moving Boxes
  Awesome jQuery Slider box!
  (tags: webdesign jquery gallery slideshow carousel slider)
• CSS Tricks' Link Nudge
  Cool link nudge with CSS Trick
  (tags: css safari animation effects webkit)
• 10 Features That Will Make Twitter Better
  Good features to make twitter better!
  (tags: design twitter technology applications trends twittertools)
• WebWorkerDaily » Archive Web Work 101: 10 Apps You Can’t Do Without «
  Awesome web apps for business!
  (tags: tools web2.0 online apps webapps)
• 11 Non-Traditional Uses of WordPress
  great article that showcases the alternative uses of WordPress
  (tags: webdesign webdev plugin inspiration wordpress wordpress-plugins cms hacks)
• Top 20 Websites to Find Work as a Freelance Designer | Spoonfed Design
  Awesome resource for freelancers that need work!
  (tags: freelance jobs business resources work list designer career)
• Best Rich Text Editors ready to use in web projects
  Awesome text editors for Rich Text
  (tags: webdesign webdev tools editor wysiwyg)
• Stubbornella » Blog Archive » Object Oriented CSS, Grids on Github
  great read about OO CSS! 🙂
  (tags: webdesign design webdev tools framework css architecture)
• 20 Useful PHP Components & Tutorials for Everyday Project | Noupe
  GREAT RESOURCES for everyday projects
  (tags: tutorials jquery programming tutorial ajax php)
• Screen Capture Tools: 40+ Free Tools and Techniques | Tools
  Great roundup of screencasting tools and techniques!
  (tags: tools software screenshots screencast screen screencapture)
• FlickrScrollr Explained: PHP | Blog | Custom-Built Professional Web Development and Design | Ennui
  very nice explanation of FlickrScrollr!
  (tags: jquery flickr php library rss)
• /* whobuilt.it */
  AWESOME Site that gives developers/designers credit for working on a site
  (tags: webdesign information web directory project)
• Colorburned – Illustrator brushes, tutorials, textures, vectors, patterns and more! – The Best and Worst Sites to Help Build a Loyal Following for Your Blog
  Best places to gain a loyal following for designer blogs!
  (tags: help blog best worst)