10 Web Design Blogs You Should Be Reading

February 7, 2010 – 10:13 pm

As much as I would like to take all of the credit for the ideas behind this blog, it actually had quite a bit to do with the wonderful amount of web design resources that are available out there. There is a huge number of bloggers, freelancers, and designers out there who publish wonderful ideas and designs that inspire plenty of others, including myself. So, I wanted to highlight some of the resources that have inspired me.

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By Kurt | Posted in Inspiration | Comments (2)

Record your Desktop with Linux Tools

February 6, 2010 – 8:56 pm

You can capture video of all of the amazing things happening on your desktop with one of Linux’s many screencasting applications. These programs are perfect for creating demonstrations for blogs and tutorials, and for illustrating projects with more than just still images.

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By Kurt | Posted in Linux | Comments (3)

Forget About Photoshop: 5 More Ways to Stop Using Images in Your Designs

February 5, 2010 – 12:52 am

Images increase download time for end-users and workload for web designers, slowing down the time it takes to fully develop a concept for clients. Furthermore, images can add unneeded clutter and increase search-engine blindness, detracting from the principle of simple web design. You don’t need images to create a deep and beautiful web design. Instead, you can use CSS, typography, and optical effects to do many of the same things and instead only use images when they are clearly needed.

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TimeVault simplifies data backup for Ubuntu users

February 4, 2010 – 9:22 am

Backing up data can be difficult, especially when you only want to copy files that changed since the last backup. It can be even more troublesome when you have to remember to start the process manually,or you have to delete old backups to make room for new ones. Because of these difficulties, some people decide [...]

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By Kurt | Posted in Linux | Comments (6)

Using Web Fonts in CSS3

February 3, 2010 – 9:34 am

Currently, you can only use about 10 to 15 types of fonts on the web without having to create time-consuming and non-Google friendly images. In order to promote and further the idea of simple web design, it would be better to use plain text. Thankfully, you can use CSS3 web fonts along with other typography techniques to dress up the font on your website.

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By Kurt | Posted in Web Design | Comments (1)