Here are a number of web design resources that I either regularly use or wish I would remember to use or try out.
CSS
- 40 Free CSS Layouts
- CSS "Frames"
- CSS Pull Quotes
- CSS Drop Shadow
- CSS Drop Caps
- Rounded Corners Without Images
- Creating A Style Guide for Your Site
- Online CSS Formatter/Optimizer
- SkimCSS: Like Digg For CSS Info
- Notes on Quirks Mode and Strict Mode
Javascript
- Photo Slideshow Javascript
- Lightbox JS 2
- JQuery: Promising, Prototype-Like Javascript Toolkit... Only 20k
- Moo.fx: Fun, Small Javascript Effect Toolkit... Only 3k!
- Javascript Template Engine
Web 2.0 Style
Stock Photography
Color
Icons
Firefox Extensions
- Web Developer Extension
- Pearl Cresent Page Saver
- Firebug (Javascript/CSS Debugger)
- SEO Extension (Integrates SEO metrics in Google results)
Tools
- Aptana: Cross-Platform HTML/Javascript Editor with SFTP
- Snipshot: Edit Images Online
- Online PNG to ICO Convertor
- Webshots: Quick-and-dirty Thumbnails of Web Sites
Misc
- Buttonator: Quick Button Generator
- Sifr: Rich Typography for the Masses
- Open Source Web Design
- Lorem Ipsum Text Generator
- 8 Steps To Serving Better XHTML
More!
Wed, 2009-12-09 06:27
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