May 2010
44 posts
Localghost at Scott Wheeler →
Localghost makes it easy to switch development host names to resolve to localhost with a status item (i.e. system tray) that adds / removes entries from /etc/hosts.
50 High Quality Free Fonts for Professional... →
If you’re looking for high quality fresh free fonts, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, I put together a list of 50 high quality free fonts, you may use instantly.
Watermelon, Meet Lemonade - Blog - food52 →
Watermelonade
Inspiration: 45 Examples of Illustrative Lettering... →
From the very first Phoenician alphabet, through Chinese calligraphy, to illuminated manuscripts, and to desktop publishing, the written word has been one of our primary means of communication. Not…
jQuery imageless buttons a la Google →
This jQuery plugin is an attempt to recreate Google’s imageless buttons and prove that it doesn’t take a whole team of engineers and an endless cycle of code revision and quality control (their own…
Beautiful Footers in Modern Web Design for... →
Over a year and a half ago, Six Revisions published a footer inspiration collection named 25 Stylish Website Footer Designs (which you should also check out). Today, we have the next generation of…
The Swinger « Music Machinery →
One of my favorite hacks at last weekend’s Music Hack Day is Tristan’s Swinger. The Swinger is a bit of python code that takes any song and makes it swing. It does this be taking each beat and…
The Ultimate Cinnamon Rolls :: Whipped →
A Roundup of 15 Mobile Web Design Tutorials -... →
Perfect Pancakes and Strawberry Butter | thimble →
HTML5 Watch →
Collecting examples of creative, innovative, and unexpected use of emerging web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
Dim sum yum. (@ East Ocean Seafood Restaurant) http://4sq.com/5FVDvJ
18 Great Examples of Sketched UI Wireframes and... →
Whether you’re designing a user interface for a website or an iPhone app, it’s always a good idea to start with a wireframe. It can be a big time saver if you’re able to nail down the placement of…
Google Font Directory →
The Google Font Directory lets you browse all the fonts available via the Google Font API. All fonts in the directory are available for use on your website under an open source license and served by…
30 Creative and Unique Free Fonts →
Everyone love free fonts. If you want to be a bit different, you can use these creative fonts to make sure that your designs will stand out.
the project for programming literacy →
This project is all about creating materials to make learning to program as fast, easy, and painless as possible. Debates about programming education tend to get hung up on picking one single…
PHP & MongoDB Sitting in a Tree: Part 1 | Inside... →
Yet another MongoDB and PHP tutorial, say it ain’t so! Well yes, but this tutorial aims to be more complete than the others out there.
OK I’m going to assume you know what MongoDB is, so I’m not…
tempalias - Temporary Email Aliases →
Generate an anonymous alias that will forward to your real email address. It will automatically be deleted after either your set time or message limit has been reached.
.: Sammy :: Quirkey.com :: Code :: :: Quirkey NYC,... →
Sammy is a tiny javascript framework built on top of jQuery. It’s RESTful Evented JavaScript.
7 Types of “Coming Soon” Page Design (With... →
Not only it’s a landing page that hints visitors about the up-coming website or web services, it is also used by designers and web masters to increase the level of anticipations as well as collecting…
My Common Git Workflow « Katz Got Your Tongue? →
A recent post that was highly ranked on Hacker News complained about common git workflows causing him serious pain. While I won’t get into the merit of his user experience complaints, I do want to…
50 Fundamental jQuery Controls, Components and... →
Every seasoned developer has one and every young and upcoming developer should be thinking of building one – a good and concise collection of UI controls, components and plugins that you can always…
Techno + Chicken. Not really much to else to say about this. http://technochicken.com/
40 Free Fonts Ideal For Retro And Vintage Designs →
Need a font to compliment your retro style designs? Below you will find a collection of 40 free fonts perfect for the job.
Inspire - Focused on design, art, philosophy and... →
This initiative is an attempt to curate inspiring morsels largely focused on design, art, philosophy and architecture - also including a variety of other interesting subjects. The collection is…
10 Free Professional HTML and CSS CV/Resume... →
There are quite literally hundreds upon hundreds of free CV or resume templates readily available to download out in the deep recesses of the web, available in every conceivable format and covering…
20 inspirational Package Designs #3 ::... →
Effective packaging design breaks the standard rules and conventions to which we are accustomed, give to the products a unique value to distinguish themselves from the rest.
Here we have selected…
A Tasty Recipe: My Granny’s Chocolate Cobbler –... →
Red-Velvet-Cheesecake →
This cheerful double layer cheesecake is an indulgent new take on the traditional Red Velvet Cake.
Scalable Full Body Backgrounds in Web Design -... →
It is reasonable to assume that most users have a display resolution higher than or equal 1024×768 pixels. As display resolutions continue to increase, there has been a steady trend of websites that…
Photoshop For Beginners: 6 techniques to extract... →
This is the second of a series of tutorials thought for Photoshop beginners. I’ll explain in depth those features that can result difficult to understand for a newbi. Today I’ll show you 6 techniques…
Showcase of Awesome Editorial Designs »... →
Editorial design is a branch of graphic design which is specialized in the lay out and composition of the different applications such as books, magazines or newspapers and, what is more, of the…
Garlic Butter Rolls › shutterbean →
For those of you swoon over garlic twisty bread but can’t bring yourself to order whole pizza to make the delivery worthwhile, this one’s for you! They are scrumptious! Dip some in marinara or serve…
node.js →
Coding Horror: On Working Remotely →
When I first chose my own adventure, I didn’t know what working remotely from home was going to be like. I had never done it before. As programmers go, I’m fairly social. Which still means I’m a…
Modern CSS Layouts, Part 2: The Essential... →
In Modern CSS Layouts, Part 1: The Essential Characteristics, you learned that modern, CSS-based web sites should be progressively enhanced, adaptive to diverse users, modular, efficient and…
How to make the perfect risotto | Life and style |... →
Risotto is one of those dishes which should be quick, simple and delicious, but is actually just very easy to get very wrong
Noble Pig: Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese →
Cinnamon Bun Pancakes →
Beautiful Background Image Navigation with jQuery... →
In this tutorial we are going to create a beautiful navigation that has a background image slide effect. The main idea is to have three list items that contain the same background image but with a…
An In Depth Guide to Creating Small Websites That... →
I have made quite a few websites and they tend to do well. It isn’t because I am particularly gifted, it is because of the decisions I make before creating a website.
zen-coding - Project Hosting on Google Code →
Set of plugins for HTML and CSS hi-speed coding
Formee - Fresh baked forms for your websites! →
Fresh baked forms for your websites!
Build Web applications with HTML 5 →
Summary: For years Web developers have salivated over some of the features promised in the next generation of Web browsers as outlined by the HTML 5 specification. You might be surprised to learn…