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5 Essential Firefox Plug-ins for Web Designers and Developers

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Post published:Jan 26, 2010
Post category:Design
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Firefox has been constantly gaining ground as the go to web browser for many web designers and developers. Firefox’s most popular feature is the use of extensions to enhance the browsers capability beyond simple website viewing. For developers and designers this means being able to add tools to the browser to speed up their workflow by completing tasks while viewing work in the browser. Currently Mozilla has nearly 1000 plug-ins listed in the web development category for Firefox. Here we will focus on the most popular and useful Firefox extensions for web development and design.

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6 Excellent SEO Tips for Beginners

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Post published:Jan 25, 2010
Post category:SEO
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I’ve seen a lot of inaccurate information on search engine optimization on the web. Most of that inaccurate info comes from vague theory and not tested concept. However, there are some fundamentals to search engine optimization which will probably always remain true.

1. Use the 80/20 Rule When Doing SEO

Google says they have over 200 ranking factors in their algorithm. I suppose the same is with Yahoo with Bing. However, this should not scare you. If we take the 80/20 rule, we can conclude that 20% of those ranking factors contribute to 80% of the rankings. (more…)

Job Board Solutions for WordPress

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Post published:Jan 23, 2010
Post category:Wordpress
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It’s a great idea for people running popular blogs or sites to launch a job board. A lot of blogs have very focused and dedicated audiences, and job board makes it possible to make extra money for blog owners.so here a free and paid job board solutions for wordpress.

WordPress Job Board Script

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25 Popular Fresh Resources for Designers

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Post published:Jan 20, 2010
Post category:Design
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With a vast variety of Design tutorials,articles and resources released Everyday.This week I found some interesting fresh resources for Designers that are worth checking out.We have collected these Resources from various resources over the web especially Twitter.So please follow us on twitter here if you not a follower.

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30 Cutting Edge Examples Of CSS Navigation-http://bit.ly/7LuOkF

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111 Best Online Web Design Tools

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Post published:Jan 18, 2010
Post category:Design
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With the progression of the Web, hundreds of web design tools have been established around the world to serve the growing demand for such work.Many of this tools are available and widely used by Web Designers and Webmasters. Website builders help Them to explore, learn, design and build their projects from scratch. If you’re also a beginner Web designer, these simple tools can help you create the Layout,StyleSheet,Favicons,Buttons,Wordpress Theme and much more quick easy.If you found this post useful please Retweet it.

1.Artypapers Buttons

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9 Best WordPress Tricks and Tutorials for Designers

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Post published:Jan 13, 2010
Post category:Wordpress
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WordPress is one of the most popular blog platforms these days and it has grown so powerful that you can use it also use as Content Management System (CMS). For this article we’ve spent time searching for WordPress Tricks and Tutorials for Designers to make a professional WordPress theme.There are hundreds of tricks over there on wordpress blogs but we only collected the most interesting tricks.If we forgot one please comment it and Retweet this post.

1.Create A jQuery Powered Author Box For WordPress

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Excellent Time management & productivity Web 2.0 Tools

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Post published:Jan 3, 2010
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Time management tools, and techniques used to manage time when accomplishing specific tasks, projects and goals. There are a lot of Web 2.0 tools out there to help you succeed with your 2010 new year’s resolution. Here is a list of some of the top-rated sites for helping you in time management.

RescueTime

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Best Jquery Gallery Plugins

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Post published:Nov 17, 2009
Post category:Design
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With the growth of the internet many web designers and gallery owners have opened art galleries online.Here is a roundup of some of the better Jquery Gallery Plugins that you can quickly plug into a design.

Galleriffic

Galleriffic was inspired by Mike Alsup’s Cycle plugin, but with performance in mind for delivering a high volume of photos.

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Awesome Character Design Tutorials Using Photoshop

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Post published:Nov 13, 2009
Post category:Tutorials
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In this Tutorials we are going to look at some good character design . It will help you coming up with new ideas for characters, inspiration for color, or even for background scenes and Icons Design. Enjoy tutorials!

Create Simple Cartoon Characters in Photoshop

The use of colourful vector art is a great way to create an accessible and friendly webpage. When done well it is possible to create a rich and vibrant art style which will capture the imagination.

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Google Wave Follow

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Post published:Nov 13, 2009
Post category:Articles
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Google Wave Adds Follow and unFollow Feature like twitter did. it is working now on public wave according to google wave blog they say that:

we’ve introduced a new concept to Google Wave–“following” waves. Now, clicking on a public wave no longer causes it to appear (and stay) in your inbox; you have to explicitly choose to “follow” the wave.

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100 Best WordPress Plugins

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Post published:Nov 11, 2009
Post category:Wordpress
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WordPress has a rich plugin architecture which allows users and developers to extend its functionality beyond the features that come as part of the base install. Here are 100 Best WordPress Plugins for this year 2009 enjoy it!

1-Google XML Sitemaps

This plugin will generate a special XML sitemap which will help search engines to better index your blog.

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10 Amazing Product Advertising Design Tutorials

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Post published:Nov 10, 2009
Post category:Tutorials
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Product Advertising is a form of communication used to influence individuals to purchase products. Frequently it communicates a message that includes the name of the product and how that product could potentially benefit the consumer. Advertising often attempts to persuade potential customers to purchase or to consume a particular brand of product . Modern advertising is using Design to reach more customers on the internet. This Ten Tutorials will show you how to create Amazing Product Advertising Design.

1-Comic Book Photo Effect

This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to add a comic book effect to an ordinary photo using a few layers, the Cutout and Poster Edges filters and a few different layer blend modes.

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Jquery and Web Design Tutorials

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Post published:Nov 6, 2009
Post category:Tutorials
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JQuery is a JavaScript library that helps web developers and designers create JavaScript applications that work well in any browser. Many websites are using jQuery including: Amazon, Google, Twitter, Digg, and Tecnorati.

Web designers now using Jquery on their projects to enhance application look and feel and to increase interactivity.

I selected most amazing tutorials that mix Design and Jquery together. enjoy it!

How easy to create a slide tabbed box using jQuery

new jQuery plugin tabSwitch which automate all the step to make a slide tabbed box and many other style of tabs.

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Web Design Complete Guide Tutorials

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Post published:Nov 3, 2009
Post category:Tutorials
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Web design is a kind of graphic design intended for development and styling of objects of the Internet’s information environment to provide them with high-end consumer features and aesthetic qualities.

Purposing web design is a complex, but essential ongoing activity. Before creating and uploading a website, it is important to take the time to plan exactly what is needed in the website. Thoroughly considering the audience or target market, as well as defining the purpose and deciding what content will be developed, are extremely important.

This post provides hand-picked web design complete guide tutorials which can enrich your design skills and improve the quality of your Design. We’ve collected most interesting and useful web design tutorials using Fireworks,Photoshop,Flash and CSS.

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How to Create a “Worn Paper” Web Layout Using Photoshop

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a textured “worn paper” web design theme using some basic Photoshop techniques. The design incorporates some free stock images to let you create a beautiful layout in a jiffy.

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