28. August 2008 14:58 by Janko in Resources | tags:

This is the second part of best summer 2008 articles, but this time focus is on web design. Again, there was a lot of great articles, tutorials and resources but I wanted to keep this list as short as possible. So these are the best of the best, at least by my opinion. The articles are in no particular order.

If you are interested more in web development articles, read my previous post "Amazing web development articles of Summer 2008 ".

Articles

peakflow

1. 10 Useful CSS tricks to conquer the world!

2. 19 Things NOT To Do When Building a Website

3. An Experiment in Rounded Corners

4. Don’t Forget the Design Fundamentals

5. Constraints, Creativity and Webdesign

6. CSS Frameworks, just make your own

7. Don't Copy a Design — Steal It

8. Three Types of Website Developer

9. Web Form Design Patterns: Sign-Up Forms and Web Form Design Patterns: Sign-Up Forms, Part 2

10. Using CSS to Fix Anything: 20+ Common Bugs and Fixes

11. Why Is Designing For Yourself So Damn Hard

12. Top 10 Methods Of Becoming A Better Designer

 

13. Designing Websites In Photoshop Illustrator?

14. How to get Cross Browser Compatibility Every Time

15. Designing an Accessible Site Without Losing Your Mind

16. How to Add Drop Shadows to Menus or Windows with CSS

17. 5 Steps for the Perfect Tabbed Navigation Menu

18. Campaigns to kill the web browser that just won’t die: Internet Explorer 6

Photoshop/Illustrator/GIMP tutorials

psdtuts

19. 66 Links To Learn The Webdesign Basics

20. 10 great Adobe Illustrator tuts

21. Awesome GIMP tutorial websites you shouldn’t miss

22. 45 Photoshop Tutorials for Creating Wallpaper

23. 70 Beauty-Retouching Photoshop Tutorials

24. 40 Dark and Futuristic Photoshop Effects

Resources

designreviver

25. 10 Handwritten fonts you can't miss

26. Freebies - 160 Natural, Industrial, Grunge and Fabric Textures

27. 200+ Textures, Brushes, and Fonts: Ultimate Grunge Roundup

28. 300+ Vintage Style Textures and Photoshop Brushes

29. On-Stage: Free Vector PSD Icon Set

Inspiration

function

30. 125+ Unconventional Sources of Web Design Inspiration

31. 32 Examples of Websites with a Brave colour Scheme

32. deviantART: 30+ Breathtaking Artworks

33. The 100 most funny and unusual 404 error pages

34. 101 Awesome Portfolio Sites

35. 40 most beautiful and inspirational website designs of 2008

36. 25 Examples of Creative Navigation

37.31 New Design Blogs, Twitter Link Love & Other Paraphernalia

Books

creativ

38. 10 Web Design books you probably missed but owe yourself to read

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