AndySowards.com :: Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 10/02/2008

Thanks for tuning in for another episode of ‘Nerdy Daily Links’ Hopefully you will find inspiration, some interesting facts, and maybe even a laugh in todays bundle, Let me know if there is a way I can improve this section to make it easier for you guys to get the goods.

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Start it off with the Web from a Designers Perspective

• Digital Web Magazine – Web Design by Designers
  This is an especially good article for people who are not Designers, Perhaps Programmers, Its always good to see the web from a different perspective, anyway, no matter who you are, this will give you some good tips and insight on what to look for on your next project.
  (tags: design portfolio webdevelopment business webdesign development web layout toread howto designer Art articles Inspiration article ia li843 wireframe grid)

Creatively Constipated? Take some Fiber for Designers

• Dislodge the Creative Block | OnWired Web Design Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, NC
  I'm always looking for ways to efficiently raise creativity and keep my mind from being blocked, but sometimes it still happens! Got Creative Constipation? Take some Designer Fiber, and read this.
  (tags: designers block inspiration inspire technique strategy constipation)

Apple stands up to the Man

• Apple to music industry – It’s our way, or iTunes gets the bullet!
  The National Music Publishers’ Association wants to see an increase in the royalty rates paid to its members for songs purchased through online music stores (the association wants the rates raised from 9 cents to 15 cents a track). Apple doesn’t like the sound of this and is willing to shut down iTunes rather than raise the 99 cents a song price or absorb the higher royalty costs. Is this all just hot air, or could Apple really shut down iTunes?
  (tags: ping.fm)

Web Developer/Designer Inspirations and Tutorials

• COLOURlovers :: Color Trends + Palettes
  Need some color inspiration? Here are a ton! And they match! Really good collection and reference.
  (tags: design reference photoshop trends inspiration colors css resources palette art colour patterns resource graphic community color gallery cool graphics webdev blog tools development webdesign web2.0 tool web)
• Monthly Roundup – September 08 | Photoshop Tutorials
  Beginning of the months are the best, because everyone has a great roundup of tutes from the previous month! Here is another! As if you didn't have enough to do 😉
  (tags: Tutorials graphics roundup collection great design photoshop howto creative technique)
• How to Create a Colorful Retro Style TV
  Another great retro tute! This tutorial shows you how to create a nice lookin' retro TV! Get to designing!
  (tags: retro illustration photoshop illustrator cs4 creative tutorial howto design tutorials)
• Create a Vibrant 3D Pixel Type Treatment
  Great tutorial for creating Vibrant 3-d pixel types! Brings back the Nintendo Days!
  (tags: 3d design illustration tools Tutorials illustrator tutorial graphics vector text logo type photoshop typography)
• Design a Detailed Compass Icon in Photoshop
  Great tutorial on creating a slick compass design, build these skills into your skillset! Good stuff!
  (tags: design illustration Tutorials illustrator howto icon tutorial vector graphics photoshop adobe)

Mail Marketing Service

• HTML Email Marketing from MailChimp
  Anyone currently doing, or interested in Email marketing should check this out!
  (tags: design web Inspiration advertising webdesign html list communication software tools webdev tool service business Resources marketing apps CSS email webapp web2.0 mailing newsletters emailmarketing newsletter campaign)

Laugh of the Day

• xkcd – A Webcomic – Fiction Rule of Thumb
  Not all authors are created equal.
  (tags: ping.fm)