Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 4/03/2009 – #followfriday & Tutorial Edition

TGIF! Today is the best day of the week! Its #followfriday! Todays post has a ton of TUTORIALS for Photoshop and Illustrator, even a few jquery ones too! Something for everyone! so I hope you enjoy it and spread the word! Also to commemorate #followfriday a List of some of my fav Tweeters are below as well! Thanks everyone for all the love and support, I appreciate you all! Now Get your Daily Nerdy Web Development/Design Links!!

My Fav #followfriday Picks (in no particular order) – This is going to be updated weekly now, so its gonna get pretty huge 🙂

• deakaz
• mayhemstudios
• Iconic88
• ahmednaguib
• gayadesign
• brandonacox
• getsmartwomen
• Fishdogs
• brianyerkes
• justcreative
• robertbasic
• iBlend
• DesiznTech
• MadysonDesigns
• chaseswindler
• mayhemstudios
• iamkhayyam
• imjustcreative
• Minervity
• adbert
• sharonhayes
• rajupp
• nnes
• jessenewhart
• chadengle
• chrisgarrett
• nikibrown
• mjnewhamn
• bluewavemedia
• behoff
• adellecharles
• chrisspooner
• aaroni268
• Colorburned
• simplebits
• arbenting
• styletime
• DesignNewz
• creattica
• kengeo
• alexlinebrink
• siahdesign
• jimconnolly
• tommytrc
• cameronolivier
• briancray
• kylereddoch
• 3drockz
• 1stwebdesigner
• MillerMosaicLLC
• phiredesign
• jmanstudios
• modbird
• alisejohnson
• dave_harfield
• cristianvasile
• mistygirlph
• steph_rose
• johnlusher
• robbarrett
• donaldleegraham
• mr_gadget
• ilovetypography
• cheth
• gracesmith
• aravindajith
• typemicah
• karlviistuhat
• curtismchale
• applemacbookpro
• AceConcierge
• mlane
• sharebrain
• VAEOU
• brenelz
• SohTanaka
• tawnypress
• murdamw
• pxls2prnt
• IsaacVanName
• MrStrider
• gabediaz
• swichi293
• sofaemployed
• mrrichardson
• cherub_rock123

Web Development/Designer Resources, Inspirations and Entertainment!!

• Follow-up on "Get Satisfaction, Or Else…" – (37signals)
  Great read about Get Satisfaction
  (tags: G 37signals business customerservice)
• 35 Inspirational Software and Application Websites | Spoonfed Design
  Very nice software and app websites!!
  (tags: inspiration design webdesign showcase apps web application)
• 30 Creative Website Headers | Vandelay Design Blog
  AWESOME Website headers!
  (tags: webdesign inspiration headers design web website header showcase)
• American Airlines expanding Wi-Fi service : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech
  Wi-Fi From the Sky??
• WordPress Plugin: Comment Relish 2.0 | Blogging Pro
  Cool WP Plugin!
• Digg the Blog » Blog Archive » DiggBar Launches Today!
  DiggBar available!
  (tags: digg web2.0)
• Why Most Designers Will Be Freelancers Within 20 Years | Freelance Folder
  EXCELLENT read as to the future of freelancing is bright!
  (tags: designers design business freelance future freelancers 20 article)
• Google Contacts – [email protected]
  Export your google contacts!
  (tags: google contacts tools gmail webapp services phone)
• ontolo: Link Building and Internet Marketing Strategies Blog
  Great read – Measure a links marketing value
  (tags: link linkbuilding link-building measurement source)
• Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Gmail search made easier (and lazier)
  Gmail search gets an upgrade!
• Me and Baby Sebastian wanted to say Hi to everyone on Twitter 🙂 on Twitpic
  Sebastian wants to say Hi to all the Nerdy Links subscribers too 😉
• ClientSideAsp.Net » Blog Archive » Database driven Asp.Net JQuery Tree
  Interesting example of a jquery file tree ran by a database in ASP.NET
  (tags: asp.net jquery)
• 50 Unusually Awesome Icon Sets for Mac « AppStorm
  AWESOME Icon sets for Mac
  (tags: icons mac icon vector graphics apple)
• Gizmodo – Apple Considers Having Stolen iPhones Call Police – iphone patent
  Great Idea – Stolen iPhones call police
• 51 Cool Marketing Advertising Ideas | MarketingByMouth.com
  Some cool Marketing and Advertising ideas!
• Border-Corner Brushes | Best Photoshop Tutorials
  Sweet border brushes!
• Photoshop Tutorials » Easy Color To Black And White Conversions In Photoshop CS3 » TipClique Tutorials
  Quick and easy Color 2 black and white conversions in photoshop
• 15 Useful Tools To Capture Design Inspiration | Hi, I'm Grace Smith
  Great tools for capturing design inspiration!
• Case Study of Woothemes by co-founder Adii Rockstar – From The Couch | CSS Videos | Video Tutorials | Video Interviews
  Awesome video – co-founder of Adii Rockstar
• Hex Color Twitter Directory | upsidestudio | Web-Related Information & Inspiration from David Link
  Awesome hex color twitter directory! Get added!!
• Stop Driving Your Developers Crazy | Web Design Blog: Web Design & Innovation in web standards : Viget Labs
  Great read about the design/development process
  (tags: webdesign design webdev no_tag process web webdevelopment)
• Show me what you’re workin’ with… | The Interactive Wall
  Show off your office space – Creatively!
• Create Effective Search Result Pages | UX Booth
  GREAT tips for making your search results rock
  (tags: search usability ui webdesign navigation interface ux design)
• Print iPhone and iPod Touch Photos Wirelessly using iPrint Photo | Tech Ravings
  Interesting read about the cool things iPod Touch and iPhone can do with wi-fi
• How to Use Photoshop Gradients Plus 600+ Gradients to Download | Best Design Options
  How to use Gradients and then a HUGE collection to download, then use 😉
  (tags: photoshop design color resources background tricks tips tutorial)
• Ultimate List of Awesome Wikipedia Lists | Brian Cray's Blog
  Great list of Wikipedia Lists!
  (tags: list lists wikipedia guide tip tool tips)
• How to calculate the distance between two addresses with javascript and Google Maps API | Brian Cray's Blog
  Great stuff from my bud Brian Cray
  (tags: google googlemaps web javascript web2.0 web20 api geolocation)
• Web Design Geeks Being Creative:50+ Examples and Inspirations | Desizn Tech
  AWESOME examples and inspiration of – Being Creative
  (tags: inspiration design wallpapers web-design web_design webdesign)
• Microsoft To Throw $100 Million At Their Search Market Share Problem
  Microsoft fail
  (tags: livesearch)
• Salesforce.com lets you answer customer complaints on Twitter » VentureBeat
  Awesome! Salesforce.com integrates with twitter!
  (tags: twitter salesforce tools web2.0 salesforce.com customer service)
• » 22 Designers-Developers-Bloggers that You Should Follow on Twitter WebAir Blog
  Awesome people to follow on twitter!!
  (tags: twitter inspiration webdesign designers feed web-design)
• Museum Directory – A Museum Directory for Graphic Design Inspiration
  Great Design Inspiration resources
  (tags: design graphic reference)
• Tweak Windows Vista's Logon screen to meet your needs | Microsoft Windows | TechRepublic.com
  Tweaking the vista logon screen
• CR Blog » Blog Archive » Alison Carmichael: Exquisite Handjobs
  Ignore the title LOL Awesome Illustrated designs 😉
  (tags: design inspiration illustrator typography creative illustration photography)
• Weekly top quality Photoshop tutorials #36 | Photoshop Tutorials
  Stunning collection of some top quality tutorials
  (tags: photoshop design tutorials mobile tutoriais)
• Motion and Blur Photography for Inspiration – Part II | Showcases | instantShift
  Awesome motion blurs!!!
  (tags: motion photography)
• How to Make a Photoshop Montage | Webdesigner Depot
  Nice Montage tutorial! Very cool
  (tags: photoshop tutorial webdesign tips design tutorials guide howto)
• 25 Photoshop Tutorials for Creating that Perfect Web Page Design | guidesigner.com
  Awesome web page design tutorials
  (tags: design photoshop tutoriais tutorial webdesign)
• Pirate Moves- Promoting Without Being That Guy | chrisbrogan.com
  Great read about promoting without being the bad guy
  (tags: marketing socialmedia social facebook socialnetworking twitter howto media)
• The Daily Mac: 04.02.09 | Jim MacMillan: Blogging, News, Information and Opinion from Philadelphia
  Great roundup at the daily mac
• Daily Artisan » 14 Awesome Google Tricks You May Not Be Using
  SWEET Google tricks that can save you time
  (tags: google search geek reference hacks list)
• Designfeed.me » 50 Totally Free Lessons in Graphic Design Theory
  Great resources for Graphic Design Theory
• The Simpsons on postage stamps? D’oh! – Television- msnbc.com
  Simpsons on stamps eh? I dunno bout you, but im tired of the simpsons. I grew up on them.. now they are old..
• Social Media Cartoon: The Twitter Follower Bots
  LOL nice cartoon
  (tags: twitter socialmedia media social ping.fm bot cartoon)
• 30+ Fresh & Useful Adobe Illustrator Tutorials & Neat Tips | Noupe
  Great stuff for Illustrator Fanatics
  (tags: illustrator tutorials design tutorial illustration howto)
• Design Inspiration: 20 Unique Ad Designs You Might Not Have Seen Yet | Best Design Options
  AWESOME advertisements
  (tags: advertising ad brochure corporate design graphic)
• Considering Premium WordPress Theme Design | NowSourcing
  Good read if you are considering premium wordpress theme design
• Graphic Design and Typography – Swiss Legacy » PS.2
  Awesome typography game!
  (tags: games typography)
• Photoshop Tutorial: Create a Fantastic Speed Gauge and Watch Icon
  Really slick speedometer gauge tutorial!
• Christoph Dorn – All around PHP » Blog Archive » FirePHP for Zend Server
  Great read for FireBug and PHP fanatics
  (tags: php zend debugging tutorial firebug)
• Photoshop Tutorial: Awesome Blooded Mafia Text
  SWEET bloody text tutorial
  (tags: photoshop tutorials typography)
• Drawing Inspiration From Creative Logos | Design Showcase | Smashing Magazine
  Inspirational Logos – draw inspiration from them
  (tags: design gallery creativity logos magazine articles list graphicdesign webdesign)