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Push Your Web Design Into The Future With CSS3

Smashing Magazine  Jan 08 09

There are exciting new features in the pipeline for Cascading Style Sheets that will allow for an explosion of creativity in Web design. These features include CSS styling rules that are being released with the upcoming CSS3 specification.

Realistically, you won't be able to use these on your everyday client projects for another few years, but for design blogs and websites aimed at the Web design community, these features can help you push the boundaries of modern Web design today, adding that extra spice to your design and helping the industry move forward. Here are five techniques snatched from the future that you can put into practice in your website designs today. Full story...

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15 Fresh High-Quality Free Fonts

Smashing Magazine  May 11 09

Every now and again we take a look around, select “fresh” high-quality free fonts and present them to you in a brief overview.

Fantastic Wallpapers That Will Blow Your Desktop Away

Smashing Magazine  May 11 09

We love desktop wallpapers. And we love beautiful ones most. And although we monthly publish desktop wallpapers of our readers (desktop wallpaper calendar feature), we thought that it would be nice to provide our contributors with some fresh inspiration and our readers with some nice wallpaper update for a lousy Monday.

Retro Toys: A Free Icon Set

Smashing Magazine  May 10 09

Today we are glad to release "Toys", a retro icon set that was designed by Helen Gkizi and released with Smashing Magazine for its readers.

Drawing Inspiration From Music

Smashing Magazine  May 10 09

Instead of getting into the heads of successful designers, we should be getting into the head of the audience we're designing for.

Flash vs. Silverlight: What Suits Your Needs Best?

Smashing Magazine  May 09 09

With the release of Silverlight 1.0 and its subsequent versions, a debate started among designers and developers regarding choosing between Flash and Silverlight.

35 Examples Of Masterful Lighting Effects In Web Design

Smashing Magazine  May 07 09

Using a light source the right way can add dimension and beauty to a website design. Strong light sources create a stark contrast between light areas and shadows in a design, making the elements look more realistic and dimensional and less flat.

Crucial Concepts Behind Advanced Regular Expressions

Smashing Magazine  May 06 09

Regular expressions (or regex) are a powerful way to traverse large strings in order to find information.

40 Stunning and Creative Graffiti Artworks

Smashing Magazine  May 06 09

Graffiti represents an art form that is unrestricted, one that rebels against conventional forms of artwork.

25+ Magento Templates For Your E-Commerce Business

Smashing Magazine  May 05 09

Magento is a popular open source e-commerce software platform that has a modular architecture and is extremely flexible.

Optimizing Conversion Rates: Less Effort, More Customers

Smashing Magazine  May 05 09

Sometimes small changes can have huge effects. Concerning conversion rates, which is the proportion of website visitors who submit their contact information or make a purchase, better Web design leads directly to greater revenue.



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