AndySowards.com :: Web Development Nerdy Daily Links For 1/23/2009

TGIF! Its FRIDAY!! I know we are all excited about that! Enjoy the day! Now Get your Daily Nerdy Web Development/Design Links!!

Web Development/Designer Resources, Inspirations and Entertainment!!

• 10 Brilliant Multi Level Navigation Menu Techniques
  Awesome Navigation Techniques!!
  (tags: ping.fm design)
• All the Icons You will Ever Need Mac/PC/ Web Design | Desizn Tech
  TONS of Icons!!!
  (tags: nettuts web webdesign techniques webdev accordion tutorial dreamweaver tutorials javascript jquery ajax)
• 2experts Design – The Most Downloaded Developer-Friendly Free Templates
  AWESOME Developer Friendly Web Templates!
• CSS Tip #1: Resetting Your Styles with CSS Reset – Six Revisions
  Good CSS Tip – Resetting Styles
• Marketing tips from Adolf Hitler | Social Media Marketing by Mike Smith
  Interesting Read – Marketing Tips from Hitler, good style of post!
  (tags: image js webdev webdesign security css protection resource javascript website images)
• Patrick Algrim: My approach in everything is focused on helping others
  Designer Interview!
• Tracking Influence in Twitter | Web Analytics Demystified | Audience Measurement and Web Site Analysis Consulting
  Twitter Influence Tracker!
  (tags: webdev navigation header jquery webdevelopment tutorial web design webdesign inspiration resources development html tutorials usability interface xhtml tricks dropdown menus forms rounded)
• Selector Shell
  Cool look into how the browser interprets CSS!
  (tags: design graphics graphicdesign recursos pattern vectors background fonts free webdesign inspiration photoshop icons textures brushes designer resource resources graphic tools list css tutorials freelance vector illustrator patterns read brush font)
• Questions & Answers: How to Describe What You Do – FreelanceSwitch – The Freelance Blog
  How do you describe what you do?
• 57+ Free Image Gallery, Slideshow And Lightbox Solutions | 1stwebdesigner – Love In Design
  Awesome Image Galleries, Slideshows and Light Box Solutions!! Nice Collection
  (tags: blog)
• Whiplash Design’s Identity & Branding Blog » Blog Archive » Feel Like Giving Up? This Gives You Hope…
  Need Motivation? This will help, Great Speech.
  (tags: webdesign feedburner howto wordpress google twitchboard rss todo)
• arm.in | Short URLs For Long Links
  Smallest Links Ever Generated?
• Grid Designer 2
  AWESOME CSS Tool! Creates scalable grids, calculates type settings, generates CSS & XHTML templates.
• Get you art on Laptop Skins and iPhone Covers | Abduzeedo – design inspiration and tutorials
  AWESOME Laptop Skins!!
• Display Google Feed Subscriber Count in Text | How-To
  AWESOME and easy tutorial for displaying your feed subscribers count in text! be creative!
  (tags: design student guide study education designers inspirational interviews)
• gary vaynerchuk » Stop crying, think, wipe your tear and crush it! – my 2 minute take on life
  Another great video from Gary Vee
  (tags: twitter tips bestpractices socialmedia socialnetworking microblogging lifehacks)
• Chatting With Cameron Moll – NETTUTS
  Awesome Interview with Web Developer Cameron Moll!!
• 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business | chrisbrogan.com
  GREAT Ideas for using Twitter for Business! – Chris Brogans!
• Most Practical Free FONTs For Designers: 50+ of the best – aComment.net
  AWESOME FREE FONTS!! Great collection, useful for everyone.
  (tags: web2.0 design utilities apple software code tutorial web webdesign tips tool developer webdevelopment osx list css resources reference webdev tools development programming internet applications dev web-development macosx macbook mac)
• Digg to cut workforce 10%, hire new sales team | Webware – CNET
  Digg Layoffs!
  (tags: design inspiration logo logodesign)
• TwitterFriends – Your relevant network on Twitter
  Find People Relevant to you!
  (tags: lifehacks mashup shopping twitchboard maps map googlemaps coffee)
• Retweetimization | thecauseisthehabit.com
  An Article Every Tweeter should read.
• Univ. of Wisconsin CIO discusses IT failure [podcast] | IT Project Failures
  IT FAIL!
  (tags: blog firefox socialnetwork ranking tips tutorials mashable toolbar socialbookmarking howto socialmedia how-to to help social_media guide via:mento.info digg how algorithm howtos)
• 30+ Apps for Doing Business on Facebook
  List of the Best Facebook Apps for Business
  (tags: ping.fm designer development graphics inspiration interview jquery linkedin portfolio programming textures web webdev nerdy daily links)
• nearby tweets – find tweeple nearby
  Find Nearby Tweeters!!
  (tags: wordpress plugins)
• 40 of the Best Twitter Brands and the People Behind Them
  Interesting Read! Best Twitter Brands!
• Unisex Organic Heather Tee ~ TweeThreads
  Twitter Related T-Shirts!
  (tags: humor design comics webcomic hilarious comic geek awesome comment discussion comments culture internet fun humour technology xkcd entertainment diy funny video tech youtube lol webcomics morons moron virus)
• twtpets :: who is the cutest #twtpet?
  Apparently you can have a twitter pet?
  (tags: webdesign resources photoshop tech interface brushes scifi)
• Code Overhaul (How and Why I Started Using HTML 5) » articles » will work for art
  Get Started with HTML 5!!
• How to Make a Smooth Animated Menu with jQuery | Build Internet!
  SMOOTH Animated Navigation Menu with jQuery, Very nice!
• Flexigrid – Web 2.0 Javscript Grid for jQuery
  AMAZING Flexible grid achieved with jQuery. NICE
  (tags: web2.0 html library mootools javascript gallery code reference webdesign css web design resources development webdev programming howto tutorials ajax flash php prototype)
• Fake Hand Drawn in Photoshop | Phire Design
  Fake Hand Drawn Technique in Photoshop!
  (tags: design via:mento.info code webdevelopment web webdesign tutorial web2.0 inspiration tips css resources tutorials howto development article trends smashing coding webdev rounded corners smashingmagazine style future hacks techniques css3 html)
• The Basic Terms of Typography | The Theme Blog
  Basic Typography terms for the New guys!
  (tags: design resource photography photos javascript webdesign web development code gallery gui images tools programming jquery galeria slideshow ajax)
• five second test – A simple online usability test
  AWESOME!! Testing method to increase Usability. You get 5 seconds and you have to list things you remember. Community effort!
• BBC NEWS | Technology | Tweet smell of success over Digg
  Is twitter hitting mainstream?
• The Messy Guide To Staying Organized | Freelance Folder
  Get organized, the messy way!
  (tags: ping.fm designer development graphics inspiration interview jquery linkedin portfolio programming textures web webdev nerdy daily links)
• Illustrator | BittBox
  Awesome Illustrator Resources from BittBox!
  (tags: design cards business_cards businesscards inspiration resources info tutorial business-cards list tutorials business inspiración)
• Regain Control Over Your Twitter Social Graph With Tweepler
  A New Twitter Tool to help you gain control! 🙂
  (tags: blog articles tips howto socialnetworking awesome lifehacks mashable media business twitter blogs microblogging read help world application social socialmedia real report lists howtos uses benefits usage)
• 10 Web Sites That Will Matter in 2009 – PC World
  Great list of Web Sites that will matter in 09!!
  (tags: teaching university web-development webdevelopment design webdesign articles alistapart ala career blog webdev learning course education article css courses curriculum scalingknowledge uwebd academia academic highered)
• Zen Elements Blog | CSS3 Opacity
  Using Opacity with CSS3!
  (tags: design business graphicdesign icon logos logotipos identity businesscard creative graphic cool webdesign lists logo typography list graphics photoshop showcase fun blog inspiration icons illustrator brands logodesign creativity branding to-read fave)
• How to Track Twitter Clicks and Get Conversion Data
  Great Info to track clicks and conversions from twitter!
  (tags: funny laptop fun devil humor comics computing hardware webcomic xkcd)
• COLORBURNED – Professional Design Resources – Meet David Leggett from Tutorial9.net
  Designer Interview with David Leggett!
  (tags: ping.fm design)
• The Ultimate Free Fonts Pack | yensdesign – Tutorials, Web Design and Coding
  Great list of Free Fonts!!
  (tags: design tutorial web-development smashingmagazine smashing software website tool tips web webdesign list reference resources tutorials development programming free webdev tools utilities php developer webdevelopment debug 50 php5 coding resource useful)
• 10 techniques for an effective ‘call to action’ : Boagworld web design podcast
  Great Techniques to get people to click your Call to Action!
  (tags: design illustration webdesign fonts inspiration poster type temp typography showcase graphic)
• Denis Designs » Inspiration: Wood Websites
  Awesome Wooden Websites!! Inspirational!!
• Feedburner Needs To Get It Together
  Feedburner is STILL Failing, although my feed count seems normal now
  (tags: webdev design resource smashing technique techniques application webdevelopment web2.0 web webdesign tutorial inspiration tips list resources reference tutorials development graphics interface gui ui web-design userinterface user smashingmagazine web_design usability ux)
• CSS Floats: Clearing without extra mark-up! :: Brenelz’s Web Development Tips :: Winnipeg Web Development
  Quick look into clearing floats without extra markup!
  (tags: design wordpress nettuts wp-plugins wp scratch custom dev webdesign development webdevelopment wordpress-plugins creating worpress ecommerce plugin php tutorial webdev tutorials plugins howto cms create 5star)
• 30 Popular Photoshop Tutorials of 2008 | Webdesigner Depot
  AWESOME Photoshop Tutorials of 2008! Most popular!!
  (tags: career interview presentations)
• More Web Design Trends For 2009 | Design Showcase | Smashing Magazine
  MORE 2009 Web Design Trends!
  (tags: career interview presentations)
• 10 Cool Tweeple in the Design Community | My Ink Blog
  Awesome people to follow on Twitter in the Design Community! I am honored to be listed!!
  (tags: career interview presentations)
• 10 Outstanding Metaphors in Icon Design – Turbomilk
  awesome Icon Metaphors!!
  (tags: career interview presentations)
• The Evolution of Apple Design Between 1977-2008 | Webdesigner Depot
  AWESOME Mac Evolution throughout the years! Love these types of posts
  (tags: career interview presentations)
• 500+ Space Brushes
  NICE Space Brushes!!
  (tags: career interview presentations)