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Making a list? And checking it twice? Why? Launch List does it for you!

If you have ever built a website, you know how pain staking it can be to check and double check all of your content, to be sure it is correct, before you go live. Launch List has a pre-formatted checklist all set to go. All you have to do is visit the site and begin checking off boxes. Launch List, depending on what has and has not been checked, will advise for or against a live launch. Read the rest of this entry »

With thousands of icons available, with endless gradients, colors and reflections, it can be overwhelming as to what will best suit your minimalist design. There are alternatives to all those over-glossed icons, should you require a more simple, elegant design style.

Here are ten noteworthy icon sets which match the minimalist design ethos.

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1. Iconic

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Many folks believe that they are helping their web designer by purchasing domain names and hosting prior to consulting with them about their site. While some folks may be savvy enough that this holds true, most of the time this is simply not a good idea. Let’s go over two items you need to if you decide to take this route, so as not to delay your website build. Read the rest of this entry »

Research Shows That IE Still Holds The Majority of The Browser Marketshare

If you are a web designer, programmer or both, you are well aware that Internet Explorer is the least favorable browser to build websites for. Pages render differently from one version to the next. Functions work in IE7 that may not work in IE8 and IE6 is an overall nightmare. Firefox has gained in popularity over the years and it seems to handle most functions across websites very well. It renders graphics very similar to that of Safari’s browsers. Keeping all of this in mind, ALL BROWSERS have their own set of bugs and the fact remains that some folks (a lot) do not keep current with browser updates. This means that you must cross check all of your builds across several browsers to ensure that all users get the most from the browsing experience you intend them to have. Anything less may result in lack of revenue or loss of a potential sale/client.

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While reading the book on SEO by Kristopher Jones, I came across a great tip. The advice given was to maintain fresh content on your website so that users and search engines alike, crawl your site more often. Enter www.freshcontent.net The site offers tons of FREE feeds from a vast selection of categories including arts and entertainment, business, marketing, shopping, travel and many many more. These feeds appear as your own content on your site and there’s never any need to update as freshcontent.net pushes “fresh content” to the feed on a regular basis.

The script is easy to install. Simply click on the category in which you want to feature on your site, and copy the javascript source code. Once you’ve copied the code to your clipboard, open your web pages source code in your favorite editor and paste to your websites source code. If you find difficulty in doing so, freshcontent.net provides support and instructions to install as well.

I strongly encourage those who have a website and/or build websites to pick up this book. The topics are easy to understand and 100% relevant and helpful. After applying the techniques discussed within the pages, our website has received a significant increase in traffic. A Dark Rising Grafx “Best Buy”

This is a pack of over 100 icons that can be used to fully customize any website with a similar theme already in place or perhaps you will take a look at the set and be inspired to build your site around them. Either way, we hope they are useful and most of all… enjoy!

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Icon set comes to us courtesy of Web Treats Etc. Be sure to visit the site and follow them on Twitter for updates.

What are the best ways to boost your position in search engines? What keywords should you use on your web-pages? And which tools should you use to improve the quality of backlinks, link popularity and Google Pagerank? We deliver answers. Here is the list of the most useful SEO-tools you might be willing to use, developing and optimizing your next web-site. Our personal choice: 156 Seo Tools – one of the most comprehesive lists with essential SEO-references and tools. For even more resources check out the SEO section of The Web-Developer’s Handbook. Links checked: May/11 2008 Read the rest of this entry »

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Sorry for the brief neglect on our part for anyone who was checking The Daily Dose for new posts, we have been on vacation this past weekend, but we are back! As I opened my browser window this morning, I decided to see what may be out there for inspiration as well as resources related to graphic design. If I was unable to find something, my plans were to compile a comprehensive list for our readers. Lucky for me (and my clients waiting on their work to be completed) someone has compiled a list just as I wanted to. 99 Sites All Designers Must Know About…. here it is courtesy of www.justcreativedesign.com and it lists such items/sites related to the following categories:

General Design | Web Design | Resources | Show Cases | Development | Flash and Flex | Typography | Video and Motion | Personal Design Blogs | Web 2.0 | Relaxation | Various

Please stay tuned for the list of sites that we have personally found useful for showcasing work as well as social networking within the visual communication community. These sites will ALL be sites that we are members of and/or have our work showcased. So feel free to add us or stalk us.

So I was browsing the web looking for some cool new tools to use with website interfaces and I stumbled upon this gold mine! Courtesy of www.sixrevisions.com, I am able to provide for your enjoyment, new and exciting javascript techniques to animate your web site builds. Please be sure to “digg” them for this one!

.Complex and slick JavaScript-based animation has been made easier with the emergence of frameworks and libraries that give developers the ability to create stunning and eye-grabbing animation and transition effects that make it easy these complex tasks.

In this article, you will read about the top 10 JavaScript-based animation frameworks and libraries that will enable you to create engaging and captivating user experiences.

1. $fx

$fx is a compact and lightweight JavaScript animation library which extends native JavaScript DOM methods with its own animation methods and functions. Its small file size (weighing in at only 3.7 KB), hassle-free implementation, and low learning curve makes $fx a powerful option for adding eye-popping animation effects to your web projects. Check out the Examples section on the Manuals page to see the library in action.

2. jsAnim

Created by web developer Kevin Dolan, jsAnim is a JavaScript animation framework for creating high-impact and slick animation sequences for web interfaces. Crafted with standards and best practices in mind, jsAnim allows you to create stunning animation effects without sacrificing web accessibility of your web projects. Read the rest of this entry »