AndySowards.com :: Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 12/31/2008

Happy New Years Eve! I wish everyone to have a great 2009! This past year has been amazing for me, and I will soon post about all of the achievements from last year and what I hope to achieve in 2009! So keep the Nerdy Motivation and Inspiration up! Thanks to all of my Friends and Supporters! Now go check out those links!

Web Developer/Designer Resources, Inspiration and Awesomeness!

• The Design Community Speaks! See What They Hate About Other Designers. | Megalongcat | Corporate Branding | Design Research
  What do Designers hate about Other Designers? Check this out!
• In the Woods – Use Absolute Positioning to Create Equal Columns
  Good CSS Refresher for Absolute Positioning with Equal Columns
  (tags: development CSS)
• 66 Best Personal Excellence Tips
  Tips to Achieve Personal Excellence!
  (tags: inspiration creativity mindmap self-improvement tips list advice lifehacks business learning article articles productivity life best lifehacker personal gtd leadership teaching litemind motivation)
• I Am Paddy » How do you Twitter: ProBlogger?
  Problogger Interview!!
• digitalBush » Masked Input Plugin
  Great jQuery Plugin for Enhanced Usability with fixed width form input!! NICE!
  (tags: design programming usability input coding JS javascript web webdesign html library code development webdev AJAX scripts forms form jQuery tools web2.0 plugin Plugins date validation maskedinput css masked mask)
• Top 20 Twitter Posts of 2008
  Best Tweets of '08!
  (tags: socialmedia Resources reading info tweet articles blog tools socialnetworking paper newmedia web2.0 twitter links strategy top social lists startup)
• The 9 hottest skills for '09
  Skills to have in 09!!
  (tags: skills jobs)
• sorgalla.com – jCarousel
  Cool jQuery Carousel
  (tags: design CSS jQuery library flickr plugin programming webdesign cool development javascript webdev tutorial web2.0 images framework effects JS AJAX code gallery image slideshow Plugins photo ui drupal web carousel jcarousel)
• 25-Point Landing Page Optimization Review – Website Magazine – Website Magazine
  Quick and easy questions to ask yourself when reviewing your landing page for optimization.
  (tags: webdesign ux navigation website optimization google page work web-design pages SEO checklist sem guide email landing-page ppc landingpages landing)
• Get Your Website Included in Google News – Website Magazine – Website Magazine
  Get in Google News!
  (tags: web blog google online SEO websites optimisation pr news)
• CSS Sprites + Rounded corners | Css Globe
  Nicely coded rounded corners!
  (tags: Tutorials design rounded howto web webdesign javascript tools tutorial tips CSS tricks diseño useful sprite round layout corners html webdev corner code roundedcorners sprites rounded_corners esquinas diseñoweb)
• A List Apart: Articles: Understanding Web Design
  Web Design Picked Apart by Zeldaman!
  (tags: design web2.0 typography accessibility architecture articles CSS web reference inspiration webdesign business development internet article art webdev html blog culture blogs creativity usability alistapart webstandards philosophy ala interface essay zeldman)
• Information Architects » Blog Archive » Web Design is 95% Typography
  Interesting Read!
  (tags: design links interesting webdev typography tutorial web webdesign tips layout type font information articles Resources reference CSS inspiration usability ui architecture graphics development blog article interface fonts howto ia html)
• Color Scheming for Designers — styl.eti.me | design | inspiration | twitter interviews | twun-liners
  Color Scheme Resources!
  (tags: design web webdesign Resources colors color scheme)
• 10 Creative Lessons from Bowie in Berlin | Lateral Action
  David Bowies Creative Lessons!
  (tags: inspiration blog creativity)
• Design Decisions: The new Highrise signup chart – (37signals)
  37 Signals documents their process of designing a signup chart
  (tags: design Web_Design plan price signup pricing ux process blog webdesign graphics 37signals form website chart marketing ui features post highrise)
• Alerding Castor – Why I Hate PowerPoint II
  powerpoint gets no love
• Rumor: Steve Jobs' Health Declining Rapidly, Reason for Macworld Cancellation
  Steve Jobs not doing so well
  (tags: apple)
• Long URL Please | Lengthening short urls so that you don't have to
  Long URLS who woulda thunk it.
  (tags: web plugin extension shortener urls ui Plugins tools web2.0 twitter Browser links jQuery extensions 2008 service api javascript tool firefox tinyurl url converter addon mozilla bookmarklet longurl long)
• 4 Reasons Your Product Needs to be Usable | UX Booth
  Reasons why you should be sure your product works before release
• A Double Handful of Programming Quotes
  Nice Programming Quotes!
  (tags: design code education software project fun inspiration development funny projectmanagement humor programming cool article todo interesting list coding computing quotes cs haha wisdom quotations quote)
• jQuery For Absolute Beginners
  A Quick intro to jQuery for Beginners
  (tags: design howto documentation beginner jQuery webdevelopment programming web webdesign development article javascript tutorial Tutorials CSS html AJAX library example for framework beginners Video JS absolute intro)
• Most Successful U.S. Startups 2008: – BusinessWeek
  Most Successful U.S. Startups of the past year!!
  (tags: technology energy medical ideas startup entrepreneurship innovation green)
• Wired 14.11: Very Short Stories
  Inspirational and fun Short Stories by Writers and Designers
  (tags: inspiration creativity science wired culture cool art humour article writing fun articles books funny language humor interesting reading story stories quotes literature scifi fiction sf authors sci-fi shortstories short words)
• 44 Essential Personal Development Posts from ‘08
  Great posts to help your Personal Development in Many Areas!
  Best of 08!
  (tags: inspiration development blogs gtd)
• 5 Innovative Flash Advertising Microsites | Designed By Anderson: Lawrence Anderson's Design Portfolio and Blog
  Incredible Flash Mini Sites
• 8 Things I Did To Help Me Complete My First Book | Write to Done
  Good tips for completing your first Book!
  (tags: writing read)
• Interview With Google Developer Kevin Marks | Technology Goddess
  Interview with a Google Developer
  (tags: programming google)
• bizjournals: At Your Service
  Brush up on Negotiation skills! Part 2
• bizjournals: At Your Service
  Brush up on Negotiation skills! Part 1
• 24 ways: Absolute Columns
  Love this site. Absolute Columns!!! Great CSS Tips
  (tags: design layout 24ways columns webdevelopment Tutorials 2008 web reference webdesign development howto javascript webdev tips website code html technique tutorial positioning column absolute 24ways.org position css.layout web_design xhtml CSS)
• OPEN Forum by American Express OPEN | The 10 Natural Marketing Advantages of Small Business
  Small Business Marketing Advantages!
  (tags: marketing blogs 10 natural smallbusiness small advantages business)
• jQuery Alert Dialogs (Alert, Confirm, & Prompt Replacements)
  Good Practice jQuery Alert Dialogs
  (tags: design AJAX notebook web webdesign development jQuery plugin webdev Plugins JS alert javascript box CSS dialogs confirm dialog modal popup webdevelopment)
• Messy Watercolours: Free Hi-Res Photoshop Brushes | fudgegraphics | for lovers
  Nice Hi Res Watercolours!
  (tags: design photoshop brushes pinceles)
• twitterapps / Twitter Services
  Tons of Twitter Apps
  (tags: tools web2.0 tech wiki twitter)
• Looking Back On 2008 With Top Web Designers | How-To | Smashing Magazine
  Top Web Designers of 2008!
  (tags: design links smashing people read resources css webdesigners webdesign web 2008 web-design smashingmagazine articles trends designer inspiration tips list best portfolio interview top designers)
• “The 12 Most Creative Minds Of 2008” Slideshow | Fast Company
  Most Creative Minds of 2008!!
  (tags: creativity 2008)
• Coke Harnesses Green With Wind-Powered Billboards
  Coke to use Wind Powered Billboards! Thats awesome
  (tags: advertising green billboard energy coke)
• Your Customers Are Closer Than You Think | Freelance Folder
  Need Customers? Don't Overlook Them.
• 70+ RSS Feeds for WordPress Bloggers & Developers
  Awesome list of Feeds for Bloggers and Devvers!
• 15 Minimalist Designs That Inspired Me | Spyre Studios
  Very Amazing and Inspirational Designs that are Clean and Minimalist
  (tags: design CSS web-design designs minimalistic clean minimalism templates reference webdesign gallery web Resources website portfolio lists news minimal simple template typography inspiration blog layout websites minimalist showcase webdev list spyre)
• SitePoint » OpenID Needs to Start Getting Real
  Haven't Tried OpenID Yet, But apparently they need to take 37 Signals advice
  (tags: internet socialmedia openid socialnetwork sitepoint)
• Linked Intelligence » 100+ Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn
  Smart ways to use LinkedIn!
  (tags: Resources marketing socialnetworking job communication useful blogs blog social tools online networking jobsearch advice web2.0 tutorial tips howto business articles socialmedia technology career network use jobs linkedin professional in linked)
• 10 Websites I couldn’t live without in 08 « TechNRolla!
  Sites you couldn't live without in 08!
• CSS Orgy » Blog Archive » 9 CSS frameworks for faster templates building
  Good CSS Frameworks for Better and Faster Template Building!
  (tags: webdesign layouts tools CSS templates examples framework template)
• 18 Inspiring and clever logos – State of Torpidity
  More Creative and Clean Logos!
  (tags: inspiration logo logos)
• How To Setup Google Ad Manager on Your Blog/Website | How-To
  Good Walkthrough of Google Ad Manager!
  (tags: webdesign advertising blog ads SEO webdev google adserver tutorials manager ad tutorial adsense howto wordpress)
• The Design O’Blog Best Of 2008! | The Design O'Blog
  Best of 2008 on the Design O' Blog!
  (tags: design list)
• Getting Through Freelance Rejection – FreelanceSwitch – The Freelance Blog
  Rejection sucks, but Get Over it.
  (tags: freelancing ideas)
• Easily Convert Pixels to EMs – NETTUTS
  GREAT way to convert Pixels to the Em!
  (tags: design conversion webdesign convert development em ems tools CSS fonts nettuts Pixel)
• The Ultimate Guide to Building a WordPress Plugin – NETTUTS
  Man have I been waiting for a post like this. The Truly Ultimate Guide to Building a WordPress Plugin!
  (tags: design blogging todo wordpress-plugin wp guide wordpress web development resource wordpress-plugins admin php dev Tutorials reference howto nettuts Plugins plugin excellent tutorial)
• Understanding the jQuery Object returned from a jQuery Selector Query – Rick Strahl's Web Log
  Must. Understand. jQuery Object Returned from the jQuery Selector Query!
  (tags: jQuery)
• Create Surreal Scenery With Pro Photo-Manipulation Techniques – PSDTUTS
  Really Amazing Surreal Scenery Tutorial!
• AndySowards.com :: Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 12/30/2008 | AndySowards.com :: Professional Web Design, Development, Programming, Hacks, Downloads, Math and being a Web 2.0 Hipster?
  The week has started! Its a tough one to handle with all the recent vacation we had, but never fear Daily links are back! So keep the Nerdy Motivation and
  (tags: ping.fm nerdy daily links)
• 10 Usability Tips for Web Designers | Webdesigner Depot
  Great Usability Tips for Designers!! Nice ones!
  (tags: design marketing usabilidad web-design web webdesign Resources SEO usability inspiration via:mento.info webdev tips userinterface)
• Graphic Design and typography – Swiss Legacy » Magic pen writes in Helvetica!
  If this pen really works I want one NOW
  (tags: design product gadget inspiration ネタ graphic typography typo wishlist idea helvetica font)
• WebAir Blog » Blog Archive » Best 2008 Business Card
  Amazing Collection of Business Cards from 2008! Haven't seen a lot of these before!
  (tags: design business-card inspiration design-inspiration business cards businesscard card)
• AndySowards.com :: Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 12/30/2008 | AndySowards.com :: Professional Web Design, Development, Programming, Hacks, Downloads, Math and being a Web 2.0 Hipster?
  The week has started! Its a tough one to handle with all the recent vacation we had, but never fear Daily links are back! So keep the Nerdy Motivation and
  (tags: ping.fm nerdy daily links)
• How to Make a Vector Military Cap Icon – VECTORTUTS
  Really nice Military Cap Vector Icon Tutorial
• FancyZoom meet jQuery // Ordered List // We Make The Web Beautifully Simple
  Really nice Apple.com Zoom Effect achieved by jQuery
  (tags: design howto plugin utility prototype programming web ui image webdesign Resources javascript Plugins lightbox zoom JS animation fancyzoom popup library script scripts jQuery images gallery AJAX development webdev tutorial orderedlist)
• You Will Rock 2009 Because You Are Awesome!
  What will you do in 2009?
• 25 Beautifully Dark Websites – Part 3 | Vandelay Website Design
  More Awesomely Dark Website Designs!
  (tags: design web-design webdesign colour inspiration black dark webdev lists layout showcase)