How To Use Icons To Support Content In Web Design

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Why use icons? Design is all about communication: it doesn’t matter how important or exciting the information that you’re sharing is if you fail to hook your visitors. When initially viewing a website, most users will first scan the page for visually interesting content, and only after something grabs their attention will they actually begin reading. Icons are a simple, effective way to draw users into the content of your website. Read more »

40 Beautiful Examples of Minimalism in Web Design

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Minimalism is a design style that emphasizes simplicity and the removal of superfluous elements in one’s own work. It’s applied in art, architecture, print work, and in web design.  There is something extraordinary about making something magnificent with limited resources, and in this showcase, you’ll find the work of talented designers that exhibit exemplary use of Minimalism theories applied to web design. Read more »

30 Examples of Watercolor Effects and Brush Strokes in Web Design

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There are many creative ways to use watercolor effects and brush strokes in a web design to make it really stand out. Some of the examples below use the painted effect all over their websites, and some use subtle instances that add the perfect amount of artistic flair.

In this showcase, you’ll see 30 examples of watercolor effects and brush strokes in web design. Read more »

Top Five Web Design Tools

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Just like in most other professions, a web designer’s set of tools is what brings a concept into fruition. There are many applications available to our disposal, but there are some that just stand out from the crowd. The tools in this article are what’s regarded as the most popular tools used for web design. Read more »

Web Design Sketchbook by Hyper Interaktiv

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Clever sketchbook for designing websites and web apps from Hyper Interaktiv. Read more »

The hazy future of Web typography

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Web design has certainly come a long way since the first HTML files were published, and Cascading Style Sheets have given designers lots of freedom to specify typefaces, sizes, and styles for text. But most type on the Web is still limited to the 10 common “Web fonts” commissioned and distributed by Microsoft in the late 90s. Web designers and developers have done their best to work within these constraints, and even developed clever workarounds using images, Flash, and/or JavaScript. Read more »

Finally Opera 10!

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Here you go: http://www.opera.com/

Creating a MySQL connection with PHP/AJAX

Web Development on August 31st, 2009 No Comments

In this tutorial I will explain how to open a [tag]mysql[/tag] database connection using PHP and the all popular [tag]AJAX[/tag]. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how the [tag]XMLHttpRequest[/tag] object works within [tag]php[/tag] and the advantages of using it. This tutorial will be the first in a series of articles leading to the development of a fully functional dynamic [tag]web[/tag] events application. Read more »

Exclusive Interview: Opera Talk Wii

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The norwegian software company Opera are developing the Internet browser for both the Nintendo DS and the Wii.

Opera’s Berit Hanson was nice enough to answers our questions regarding their web browser currently in development for Wii. Read more »

The Maturity of Web 2.0 and The HDTV is the PC

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Its fun to watch all the discussion, hyperbole and hopes associated with Apple TV. Once again Apple has come out with a well designed, functional product. Unfortunately for Apple, it may be too little too late.

Lets face some facts. The era of the desktop PC being the home for exciting change and enhancement are long gone. I wrote this for the first time 2 years ago, and nothing has changed since then. Read more »