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3 Aug
Design Treasure: Win 5 Licenses of Bundle Hunt
Contest, Freebies
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Bundle Hunt is a premium resource pack aimed at empowering the creative community, offering more than $1,400 worth of outstanding apps, templates, icons, eBooks, hosting plans and premium memberships, all for less than $50.
The design bundle will only be available for 15 days, from Aug. 2-16 and includes some of the most prestigious brands in the business.
This is a premiere service within the design community, a project started by Noura Yehia, founder of Noupe.com, and curated by well-know authors in the design community, including Walter Apai of WebdesignerDepot; Steven Snell of Vandelay Design; Henry Jones of WebDesignLedger; Jacob Gube of Sixrevisions.com; and Jon Philips of SpyreStudios.
Read on for more details on the bundle and a great giveaway… Read more
2 Aug
Will the Real Browser Stats Please Stand Up?
Browsers, Web Designers, Web Developers
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Recently, Mashable published an article entitled “IE6 Finally Nearing Extinction”, announcing that IE6 usage in the United States and Europe has finally dropped below 5%.
That news probably warmed the cockles of the hearts of web designers everywhere. Thus, it seems designers and developers now have even more incentive to stop supporting IE6, following the pattern set by Google, notably with regards to YouTube.
The stats in the Mashable article are based on StatCounter Global Stats. In this article, I’ll provide some food for thought by way of some alternative statistics that in many ways contradict the sources for the article published by Mashable.
These stats should drive home the point that every website is different, and that in some cases it may still be necessary to provide a fairly decent experience in IE6, while progressively enhancing design and functionality for newer browsers. Read more
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1 Aug
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week
Jul 26-Jul 31, 2010
Best Of, Compilation, Twitter
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Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.
The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.
Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.
To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot Read more
31 Jul
Comics of the Week #36
Comics, Funny, Humor
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Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.
These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.
So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons.
Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below as well as any related stories of your own… Read more
30 Jul
Worldy Inspiration from Tourism Websites
Best Of, Compilation, Inspiration
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The tourism industry can be a major source of revenue for a country and in some cases, it can even be its main source or revenue.
That’s one of the main reasons why web design for this field plays such a vital role in promoting and attracting potential tourists from other parts of the world.
In this post, we’re showcasing some great official tourism websites from various countries and cities around the world.
Most of them feature stunning photography and use typography and color that are reminiscent of the particular city or country.
Please let us know which ones are your favorites and feel free to suggest other great tourism websites. Read more
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30+ Places to Submit Your Website Designs
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Sometimes you finish a web design project and you’re really proud of the results. Maybe it’s a personal project, or the client gave you complete creative control.
Whatever the case, you know it’s some of the best work you’ve ever done, and you want the world to see it.
Besides adding it to your portfolio or sending out a Tweet about it, there are dozens of web design galleries out there for showing off your work.
All of the ones featured in this post are free to submit to, and all are picky about what sites they accept, so you can rest assured that you’ll only be shown alongside other high-quality designs.
If you have other favorite design galleries, please share them in the comments area below… Read more
28 Jul
200+ Exclusive Free Icons: “Reflection”
Design, Freebies, Icons
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Icons are a great and quick way to enhance your projects. They add a certain personality to your designs and make things pop when they need to.
Today we release a new set of icons which we call “Reflection”. It’s simple yet elegant and stylish at the same time. You’ll find these icons great to use at small sizes, such as for website navigation, menus and more. Both vector and raster versions are included.
The set contains 208 icons and is available free of charge for personal and commercial projects, with attribution required.
Redistribution isn’t allowed, so If you’d like to share these icons with your friends, please direct them to this page so that they can download their copy from here.
There is a full preview right after the jump… We hope you enjoy the new icons! Read more