Interesting & Unusual Design Resources

Posted by admin on July 28, 2010  |  No Comments

The following links are simply meant to remind me (or you) of some great web resources. Take it or leave it, and if you have any additional links, ideas or suggestions, please let me know.

Web Site Design

Web Site Template – Walk With You
http://www.walkwithyou.me/

ClassiPress – WordPress | Premium Classified Ads Theme
http://wpclassipress.com/demo/

365 Days of Astronomy (unique design approach)
http://365daysofastronomy.org/

AdFlavor (advertising network with a sleek web site)
http://www.adflavor.net/

Blue Sky Resumes (incredibly slick and one-of-a-kind web design)
http://www.blueskyresumes.com/

 

User Experience & User Interface

Catalyst Resources – Commercial UX Outfit
http://catalystresources.com/

Backgrounds in Web Design: Examples and Best Practices – Smashing Magazine
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/31/backgrounds-in-web-design-examples-and-best-practices-2/

Freelance Web Designer: Serj Kozlov (you have to see this…beautiful)
http://www.serj.ca/

 

Prototyping & Wireframes

iPlotz – Web Application
http://iplotz.com/

FlairBuilder – Windows Desktop Application
http://www.flairbuilder.com/

Axure – Mac & Windows Desktop Application
http://www.axure.com/default.aspx

 

JavaScript & jQuery

jQuery Tools
http://flowplayer.org/tools/index.html

Animated background Image with jQuery
http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/animated-background-image-with-jquery

Animated Landscape Header with jQuery
http://buildinternet.com/live/landscape-header/landscape-header.htm

Spritely – Dynamic Character and Background Animation with jQuery
http://www.spritely.net/

 

Photoshop & Graphics

600+ Photoshop Gradients to Download – Best Design Options Blog
http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=2314

71 Gradient Resources for Web Design – Vandelay Design Blog
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/tools/gradient-resources/

Textures, Wallpapers and Backgrounds – Desktop Nexus Abstract (p. 4)
http://abstract.desktopnexus.com/cat/textures/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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