the witching hours

45 new ones!

Posted in applications, Design, Graphics, Resources by thegirlnextfloor on August 19, 2008
  1. 25 stunning Flash designs
  2. creating a carousel with Mootools
  3. CSS 3 rounded corners
  4. creating web page layouts with negative margins
  5. irresistible websites: part one
  6. top 10 methods of becoming a better designer
  7. irresistible websites part two: playful sites
  8. Sony style: 38 brilliant and creative Sony adverts
  9. tabular forms
  10. build and incredible login form with jQuery
  11. blockquote: then and now
  12. school is in session - 100 design articles to keep you motivated: part 2
  13. 10 Adobe AIR applications for web designers
  14. jQuery tabbed navigation
  15. 7 principles of clean and optimized CSS code
  16. the absolute beginner's guide to programming on the web
  17. 50 of the best web design blogs that you don't want to miss
  18. 5 great uses for the CSS display property
  19. 5 door hanger template samples
  20. the beauty of packaging design: inspiration and tips
  21. 5 steps for the perfect tabbed navigation menu
  22. stunning illustrated typography on dark backgrounds
  23. 12 print magazines for web and graphic desingers
  24. 4 online handbooks for web designers & developers
  25. 20 stunningly colorful commercial designers
  26. 20 famous logo designs
  27. free fabric texture pack
  28. 11 amazing tutorials combining great typography and skillful vector art
  29. 30 inspiring Flickr groups on typography
  30. the showcase of brilliant pattern designs
  31. school is in session - 100 design articles to keep you motivated: part 2
  32. school is in session - 100 design articles to keep you motivated: part 3
  33. school is in session - 100 design articles to keep you motivated: part 4
  34. showcase of watercolour in web design
  35. inspiring pictures
  36. 12 awesome brochure designs to fire up your business
  37. business card basics
  38. build an AJAX-powered shopping cart
  39. 10 ways to create a well designed, user friendly website
  40. 13 hand-picked vertical and horizontal CSS menus
  41. 9 top CSS essential skills that every web designer should learn
  42. free nature wallpapers
  43. Mootools basic tips for web designer (lesson 1)
  44. 7 steps to developing originality in your design and illustration work
  45. 30 dark designs you should've seen

40+ fresh design links

Posted in applications, Design, Graphics, Resources by thegirlnextfloor on August 15, 2008
  1. 7 new sites for designers that are worth a look
  2. 40 CSS web form style tutorials for web developers
  3. generating automatic website footnotes with jQuery
  4. 30+ great web tools you might not know yet but should
  5. amazing inspiration: the best of digital graphics online
  6. massive list of killer freelancing tips by and for our readers
  7. 10 awesome, contemporary character designs
  8. my CSS is Cat - (Categories with CSS)
  9. dwClickable: entire block clickable using Mootools 1.2
  10. 30 new (free) grunge fonts
  11. showcase: social media buttons
  12. 19 CSS menu tutorials to spice up your web designs
  13. top 10 CSS table designs
  14. collection of free RSS feed icons
  15. create a tabbed interface using jQuery
  16. 10 phenomenal vector artists - inspiration and awe
  17. logo design inspiration - cool logos part 1
  18. inspiring desktop-space and book theme web designs
  19. mastering PDF: 80 free tools, tips and resources
  20. the top 100 undiscovered web sites
  21. SitePoint tools: spanky corners -- the SitePoint corners store
  22. cool retro style applied to modern designs
  23. create apple.com-like breadcrumbs using simple CSS
  24. using light, color and contrast effectively in UI design
  25. 20 exciting blue designs
  26. free resource: 17 wood textures & photos
  27. the coolest business cards - beautiful & unique business card designs part 4
  28. ampersands with attitude
  29. top 10 creative ways to display time
  30. 14 must read web design interviews
  31. 12 great CSS resources: from inspiration to implementation
  32. the ketchup and mustard theory - fast food restaurant logos
  33. 33 new design blogs with great content & resources
  34. creating a slick auto-playing featured content slider
  35. 27 gorgeous birdies in design
  36. school is in session - 100 design articles to keep you motivated: part 1
  37. 10 futuristic user interfaces
  38. form elements: 40+ CSS/JS styling and functionality techniques
  39. 10 great surface pattern designers
  40. logo design inspiration: 54 creative logos hand-picked from LogoPond
  41. DevSnippets
  42. PatternCooler
  43. the top 100 undiscovered web sites

57 new links to inspirational and insightful design material

Posted in ajax, applications, blogging, css, Design, Graphics, inspiration, javascript, Mootools, opensource, programming, Resources, tabs, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on August 9, 2008
    1. 5 fantastically free high res brown paper textures
    2. blogger: changing templates without losing widgets
    3. graphic design tips
    4. Friday five: week 8
    5. building a better blogroll: dynamic fun with SimplePie and jQuery
    6. 30 most inspiring blog designs
    7. 7 more sites strictly for web developers
    8. business card design
    9. 12 ways to improve your websites design
    10. 7 great fabric textures
    11. simple animated menu for Mootools 1.2
    12. 11 websites to promote your design news - part 2
    13. 10 useful CSS tricks to conquer the world!
    14. the journal of urban typography
    15. 56 impressive ads about problems in the world, that really makes you thinking
    16. 10 free and exclusive paper textures
    17. 10 free brand new Blogger templates
    18. 24 free fonts!
    19. 10 great free fonts for @font-face embedding
    20. cheat sheet roundup - over 30 cheatsheets for developers
    21. typography resources
    22. 101 five-minute fixes to incrementally improve your web site
    23. the showcase of BIG typography
    24. sexy, bold and experimental typography
    25. breathtaking typographic posters
    26. beautiful handwriting, lettering and calligraphy
    27. the 100 most funny and unusual 404 error pages
    28. awesome artistic inspiration from music magazine adverts
    29. add grunge effect to text using simple CSS
    30. 10 beautiful things for a beautiful life
    31. web design: illustration
    32. 25 awesome tutorials for web designers
    33. top ten web typography sins
    34. 5 useful coding solutions for designers and developers
    35. how to use any font you wish with FLIR
    36. 11 brilliant burgeoning design blogs
    37. gorgeous guitar art and decoration
    38. our favorite tutorial indexes, directories and feeds
    39. 8 super sexy web statistic software
    40. 10+ great digital art eZines
    41. cool Flash portfolio showcase tools
    42. 12 lovely letterhead design samples
    43. freebies: icons, graphics, textures, buttons, fonts, logos
    44. 8 great typography blogs
    45. 30 cool pink-ish web designs
    46. top 5 graphic design forums
    47. top 10 websites to submit your design portfolio
    48. 10 irresistible photography portfolio templates
    49. featured artist: Linn Olofsdotter
    50. pluggable Mootools tabs - McArthur GFX - standards compliant CSS design
    51. 36 font resources you should've in your bookmarks
    52. typographic + design inspiration from music magazine ads - pt2
    53. 51 stunning movie and TV posters
    54. 20 of the best uses of color in current web design
    55. 19 most essential open source applications that you probably want to know - opensource, free and useful online resources for designers and developers
    56. 50+ articles to make you a better web designer
    57. 10 handwritten fonts you can't miss

45 more design links galore!

Posted in applications, backgrounds, blogging, css, Design, Graphics, icons, inspiration, javascript, photos, Resources, textures by thegirlnextfloor on August 6, 2008

inspiration: business cards, posters, photography & more!


  1. design inspiration | 27 attractive movie poster designs of the year 2008
  2. awesome movie posters
  3. 10 ways to save time while building a web site
  4. mouseover tabs menu
  5. dwProgressBar v2: stepping and events
  6. 14 design retrospectives
  7. how to implement sIFR3 into your website
  8. a few words on HTML/CSS frameworks
  9. 20 best free futuristic techno fonts
  10. layout form without tables with CSS trick
  11. 130 awesome truck advertisements – great inspiration!
  12. 7 fonts that should die
  13. 7 essential guidelines for functional design
  14. resources for styling blockquotes
  15. ultimate source for tiled background patterns
  16. shopping cart bonanza
  17. something new, part 1
  18. 16+ top Javascript/AJAX effects for modern web design
  19. design showcase of creative online shops
  20. 10 free fonts that don’t suck
  21. 40 most beautiful and inspirational website designs of 2008
  22. 10 tips on how to design your own business card
  23. 20 best simple and inspirational CSS web designs
  24. 20 best websites to download free ebooks
  25. top 10 Javascript slideshows, carousels and sliders
  26. 12 remarkable book covers – they will make you grab the book
  27. 36 beautiful business card designs
  28. really crazy business cards
  29. 70 amazing business cards
  30. yet another post with unique business cards
  31. 20 creative business cards you probably didn’t see before
  32. 67 unbelievable creative ads!
  33. I love favorite icon
  34. 50 of the best websites for writers
  35. 14 of the most useful web design blogs
  36. 47 inspiring web designs
  37. delicious soup – a tool that reveals your del.icio.us activities
  38. a brief history of (Internet) time: from the beginnings of malicious code to their likely future
  39. ultimate collection of free textures on the web
  40. 20 cool vector wallpaper designs
  41. 30 best fonts, downloadable fonts, free fonts, cool fonts for designers
  42. 56 awe-inspiring creative photographs
  43. 92 more must-see creative photographs
  44. 50 best website design as of July 2008
  45. the ultimate list of freelancing resources

30+ more web & design articles & resources

Posted in applications, css, Design, Graphics, inspiration, programming, Resources by thegirlnextfloor on August 4, 2008

50 nifty links

Posted in applications, css, Design, inspiration, programming, Resources, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on July 31, 2008
  1. resources for creating polls
  2. the lightbox clone matrix
  3. 58 wonderfully cute illustrated monster characters
  4. top 50 graphic design blogs updated
  5. 6 high quality door textures
  6. 47 must see great blog designs
  7. 7 online tools that will make your life easier
  8. check all/none checkboxes using Mootools
  9. 10 cool websites for designers
  10. 20 ultimate sources of web design inspiration
  11. 56 free resources for web designers
  12. 25 kick-ass blog designs
  13. 200+ resources for freelance web designers
  14. 20 lines javascript super mario tribute
  15. creative advertising- 192 smart & clever ads
  16. any-element linking demo
  17. embed Flickr slideshows- flickrSlidr
  18. best sites where to find free glitter graphics
  19. design, inspiration, and tons of resources

  20. 30 creative and inspiring desktop wallpapers
  21. 14 cool custom labels
  22. the ultimate logo and corporate identity design inspiration compendium
  23. awesome clever advertising
  24. 20 sample business card designs
  25. creating killer forms with CSS
  26. add background image to post titles
  27. 21 amazing and free texture backgrounds collections for designers
  28. the ultimate guide to using open courseware: 70+ apps, search engines and resources for free learning
  29. 7 websites no web developer should be without
  30. 30+ solutions to start your own wiki
  31. 15 tools to help you develop faster web pages
  32. prettyCheckboxes – custom checkboxes/radio buttons
  33. 10 creative designer portfolios of the month July
  34. create web 2.0 progress bars: jQuery, DHTML, JS, CSS, Photoshop
  35. creating progress bar with CSS
  36. dark + vibrant web designs
  37. wood in web design
  38. 11 of the highest user ranked free fonts
  39. 8 resources for creating color schemes
  40. 45 best freeware design programs
  41. hCardMapper – how to use hCards to fill in forms
  42. labelify: a jQuery plugin to add labels to your textboxes
  43. 12 best looking design galleries
  44. 15 desktop blogging tools reviewed
  45. pager jQuery plugin
  46. 27 most refreshing summer illustrations and designs
  47. create a spectacular photo gallery with Mootools
  48. 50+ more free RSS feed icons
  49. collection of cool pepsi ads
  50. top 50 sources of inspiration: month of July
  51. 32 examples of websites with a brave colour scheme

Opensource & Applications: 90 resources, with an emphasis on design & development

Posted in applications, css, inspiration, opensource, Resources, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on July 27, 2008

Great resources & applications for designres and developers

  1. 15 online tools that you will come to love as a tech
  2. 10 tips to finding great web design and development services
  3. 23 free and online web based applications specially if you are a designer or developer
  4. 13 most unusual search engines you should remember
  5. 21 online free web based applications that you would probably love to use every day!
  6. 101 design resource sites
  7. 12 websites to help you learn Flash/Actionscript
  8. 23 go to resources for finding great code
  9. 100 useful niche search engines you’ve never heard of
  10. 30 essential books for industrial designers
  11. top 21 websites for freelance designers
  12. 7 simple and useful web apps
  13. 35 time management resources for designers
  14. 10 most useful Firefox extensions for web developers
  15. 15 tips for great design internships
  16. 16 things to look for in a website health check
  17. 12 tools I use every day as an independent web designer
  18. 8 Adobe AIR apps for web designers
  19. 30 essential PDF documents every designer should download
  20. CSS editors reviewed
  21. tips for writing a great ebook
  22. handy designer’s tools “on the fly”
  23. 60 ridiculously useful tools and generators for your blog or website
  24. 5 more cool Adobe AIR applications
  25. 99 resources for web 2.0 design
  26. top best 50 free apps for designers and webmasters
  27. top best 50 freeware for design and developers
  28. 40 excellent web based tools to help you design from anywhere
  29. 25 open source web design programs and tools you should already know about
  30. 100+ resources for web developers
  31. the top 10 web based RSS readers
  32. 6 great tools to save links for later
  33. 100 killer web accessibility resources: blogs, forums and tutorials
  34. list of online free password managers
  35. 50 awesome open source resources for online writers
  36. 20 useful tools to make web development more efficient
  37. recommended 55 free online tools
  38. 10 open source social bookmarking platforms
  39. top 10 Javascript frameworks- which do you prefer?
  40. battle of the minimalist text editors
  41. ways to build your custom browser start page
  42. the best free apps to help you start touch typing
  43. 100 essential web resources for freelancing programmers
  44. top 50 guides for beginning web developers
  45. 35 useful source code editors reviewed
  46. 25 useful WYSIWYG editors reviewed
  47. 43 exceptionally useful AJAX applications
  48. professional web design forums
  49. 8 popular open source forums
  50. 7 password strength scripts
  51. web 2.0 tutorials round-up
  52. 8 best open source shopping carts
  53. 7 incredibly useful tools for evaluating a web design
  54. top 15 online image editors- who needs Photoshop?
  55. 30+ free online books
  56. 100 of the best (useful) open source applications
  57. 20+ free web design ebooks and guides
  58. 20 free ebooks and whitepapers for better web design
  59. Planet Microformats
  60. 25 web 2.0 generators
  61. web 2.0 design generators
  62. top 5 free notepad replacements
  63. list of social bookmarking sites
  64. the online toolbox: 100+ in-depth resource collections for web workers
  65. top 20 design & development sites
  66. top 30 social bookmarking sites
  67. collection of web based text editors
  68. Microformats University: 100+ articles and resources
  69. 7 ways to get involved in the design community
  70. 77 resources to simplify your life as a web designer
  71. 14 “other” ways to use RSS feeds
  72. 11 power tips for Gmail
  73. top 12 web-based start pages compared
  74. online calendars head to head
  75. 30 google apps you’ve never heard of
  76. GTD (getting things done) roundup- time to organize
  77. jumbo list and comparison of ‘to-do list’ services
  78. online storage services with free account option
  79. 10 popular bookmarking services that are NOT digg
  80. 10 things that will make or break your website
  81. the “ow” starts now- 100 reasons NOT to upgrade to Windows Vista (part 1)
  82. ForWebDesigners.com
  83. collection of tools/sites to create tag cloud
  84. online generators
  85. 13 online generators for web 2.0 design
  86. DZone Snippets: store, sort and share source code, with tag goodness
  87. test everything- 100+ tools in one!
  88. 10 free CSS and Javascript calendars
  89. web developer’s handbook
  90. SnippetSnap.com create and share code snippets

another 40 sweet and ultra-sleek design & development links

Posted in applications, css, Design, inspiration, programming, Resources, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on July 25, 2008
  1. enhanced sidebars with dynamic content
  2. finally- the long overdue wood texture pack
  3. creating a dynamic poll with jQuery and PHP
  4. MooColumns
  5. four new blockquotes and how you can make them
  6. Hidden Pixels- best of FREE web template
  7. 40+ excellent free fonts for professional design
  8. CSS color chart
  9. top 50 graphic design blogs
  10. web typography cheat sheet
  11. we all love typography
  12. 80+ social website badges & buttons
  13. 25 new business cards- best of July 2008
  14. 60+ absolutely stunning space and planets wallpapers
  15. inspiration: fire, flames and infernos
  16. top floating message box using jQuery
  17. submit a form without page refresh using jQuery
  18. top 5- CSS websites looks like a desktop
  19. 101 excellent Blogger XML templates
  20. a bunch of great logos I’ve collected from round the web for inspiration
  21. SpaceGallery- jQuery plugin
  22. the coolest business cards
  23. coolest business cards part 2
  24. cool flyers, posters, leaflets- great flyer design inspiration
  25. best of brochure design- cool samples and examples of brochures
  26. more cool business cards- business card layout & design part 3
  27. 40+ great summer wallpapers
  28. 23 free and online web based applications specially if you are a designer or developer
  29. amazing celebrity vector portraits
  30. pink login form using CSS
  31. 15 online tools that you will come to love as a tech
  32. CSS rounded tabs, resizable tabs, CSS and images navigation
  33. table-based horizontal tab menu bar
  34. designing and coding a sleek navigation with rollover effect
  35. unusual and awesome designs
  36. 10 tips to finding great web design and development services
  37. AJAX document viewer
  38. forty-two more creative business card designs
  39. 20+ excellent resources for desktop wallpapers
  40. 42 must-read bookmark resources for web designers

40 great design finds!

Posted in applications, css, Design, inspiration, programming, Resources, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on July 22, 2008

  1. brilliant ways to style blockquotes
  2. 400+ high quality patterns
  3. jqPuzzle- customizable sliding puzzles with jQuery
  4. garage door style menu (using animated background images with jQuery)
  5. 45 excellent free web templates
  6. learn icon designing: the best of tutorials and articles
  7. sexy digital art
  8. TechCult’s top 100 web celebrities
  9. 125+ unconventional sources of web design inspiration
  10. 20 amazing jQuery plugins and 65 excellent jQuery resources
  11. Design Grabs: the social design gallery
  12. 7 logo design trends that have withstood the test of time
  13. typography is sexy part 2
  14. pop art is alive: classics and modern artworks
  15. office website showcase
  16. 40+ extremely beautiful FONTS hand-picked from deviantART
  17. the top 30 free AJAX & Javascript code for web designers
  18. 20 more CSS based navigation menus for your projects
  19. the top 10 Blogger template resources
  20. 50 must-read resources for incredible web design
  21. 16 free icon sets (1300+ icons) from DryIcons
  22. Carousel.us
  23. the 50 coolest logos you’ll see this year
  24. free high-res texture pack: the anatomy of a *REALLY* old book
  25. simple tabbing system
  26. 10 fab flyer design ideas
  27. inspiration: 14 greatest collections on deviantART
  28. flexible and semantic forms with a little jQuery
  29. 10 creative designer portfolios of the month of June
  30. [inspiration] the art of 3D typography
  31. 50+ fonts for big, bold headlines
  32. 57 brilliant, clever and creative print advertising. Only the best
  33. 25+ inspiring designs by land, sea & air
  34. solving 5 common CSS headaches
  35. creative and beautiful sketches wallpapers
  36. comment zones: 15+ creative and original examples
  37. comment zones: 15+ creative and original examples part 2
  38. building your own lightbox part 1
  39. creative and inspirational posters
  40. five beautiful, functional calendar print designs

40+ links to great articles, resources, downloads, examples, tutorials & showcases on design, graphics, inspiration, programming, CSS and other tech-r

Posted in applications, css, Design, inspiration, programming, Resources, tutorials by thegirlnextfloor on July 20, 2008
  1. designing a stylish contact form for your porfolio
  2. 30 most inspirational designer web designs
  3. 13 most unusual search engines you should remember
  4. cool business cards that people will never throw away
  5. 28 nice and creative tech advertisements
  6. javascript tutorial- radial menus, part 1
  7. collection of over 70 excellent dark wallpapers
  8. 70+ nice and beautiful firefox wallpapers
  9. useful tips to enrich your HTML forms
  10. building single-row database forms with HTML
  11. *FREE* seamless textures!
  12. six ways to style blockquotes
  13. 10 Mootools scripts for enhancing your HTML forms
  14. 15 resources to get you started with jQuery from scratch
  15. create an attractive illustrated table of contents for the web
  16. build a toggling announcement slider using Mootools 1.2
  17. 30 logos from 30 design blogs
  18. how to create a tag grid and evolve past the cloud
  19. how to create a horizontally scrolling site
  20. create a simple, powerful product highlighter with Mootools
  21. tutorial- create your own custom del.icio.us badge
  22. nice login and signup panel Newsvine like using CSS
  23. web-based tools for optimizing, formatting and checking CSS
  24. 21 online free web based applications that you probably would love to use everyday!
  25. make fancy buttons using CSS sliding doors technique
  26. sexy CSS hover button
  27. top 10 CSS buttons tutorial list
  28. 101 design resource sites
  29. 50 remarkable nature wallpapers
  30. handwritten typographers
  31. 12 websites to help you learn Flash/Actionscript
  32. 20 brilliant advertising ideas
  33. bring your forms to life with javascript
  34. the difference between ID and class
  35. fully understanding the concept of specificity
  36. argila: TipImage
  37. more date display inspiration
  38. 24 design and inspiration websites
  39. yes, you can use HTML 5
  40. CSS: simple rules for better organization and more efficiency
  41. cooler business cards
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