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
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