April 2011
1 post
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Apr 7th
February 2011
4 posts
4 tags
Girds in Photoshop [plugin]
GuideGuide, Photoshop plugin for easy and quick grid system setup.
Feb 22nd
21 notes
3 tags
HTML5 cross-browser polyfills →
List of cross-browser shims, fixes and fall-backs.
Feb 13th
5 notes
1 tag
jQuery shorthand for document ready →
Feb 6th
1 tag
http://photoshopetiquette.com/ →
How to prepare project in Ps for other people.
Feb 4th
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December 2010
2 posts
4 tags
CSS3 transitions easing demo
Easing demo for CSS3 transitions (requires opera 11).
Dec 27th
3 tags
@font-face hint
This option (pic above) must be selected in fontsquirrell genereator if font is linked from other domain. It won’t render in firefox otherwise (due to some security issues).
Dec 10th
November 2010
1 post
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Article about mixing typefaces
Best practices of combinig typefaces from Smashing magazine Sans serif headers and serif body copy - it can look really good.
Nov 11th
October 2010
8 posts
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How to say "No" to speculative work →
Great template for response to speculative work proposition.
Oct 31st
3 tags
Gradients in photoshop
Insightful article about omnipresent feature in web and UI design. Things learned: dither, dither, dither combining gradients for better effect reflecting gradients
Oct 29th
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Some tips for aspiring UI designers →
It looks quite obvious in summary, but i cannot disagree with any of 5 advices included in this short article.
Oct 29th
3 tags
Glossy icon photoshop tutorial
Simple icon - link to tutorial Things learned: how to create gloss effect custom gradient can be applied also to ‘stroke’ layer effect “Clipping mask” learned how to create ‘metallic surface’ via gradients
Oct 14th
3 tags
Buttons - photoshop tutorials
Two simple, yet good enough tutorials to learn: glassy icon and download button Issues learned: how to style rounded shapes global vs non-global light how to use ‘fill’ option more effectively some general blending options explained more photoshop keyboard shortcuts(shapes)
Oct 13th
5 tags
The Secret Law of Page Harmony
Insightful article about old book girds with some universal conclusions. If You ever thought about margins to content ratio in web layouts - it’s a must-read position.
Oct 9th
4 tags
"landing page" photoshop tutorial
Things learned: very subtle (almost invisible) effects matters how to create custom gradient lack of interaction design in .psd is annoying gird is a must even in a small project landing page photoshop tutorial
Oct 9th
3 tags
Modern footer - photoshop tutorial
Link to tutorial (psdtutsplus) Things learned: how to import gradients from pack how to define custom pattern another photoshop shortcuts
Oct 4th
September 2010
5 posts
3 tags
New Realism - [Drawar article]
Short article about current trends in UI design (at drawar).
Sep 29th
3 tags
Inset typography photoshop tutorial
Very basic, still useful tutorial Things learned: layer effects are best when barely visible (gradients, shadows, etc.) some keyboard shortcuts
Sep 28th
2 tags
Interview with creator of pacman-doodle
Contains a nice approach to creating innovative functionalities: Assume nothing is impossible. It’s actually easier this way. So many times people asked me if something is doable in HTML, and my initial instinct was to say “no.” But you look around, ask around, *think* around, and there’s always a way. (interview with Marcin Wichary at ajaxian)
Sep 26th
1 note
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Sep 5th
2 tags
You Nostalgia - You Loose
Great tutorial: How To Make An Internet Webpage (Comments below are even better)
Sep 1st
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August 2010
3 posts
3 tags
Riddle's CSS reset (goodbye, Eric Meyer)
Link to article about this reset (in polish) ...
Aug 26th
1 note
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@font-face generator from fontsquirrel
Embedding custom fonts via css is painful because of frequent changes in browser support. Today we have 5(?) different font formats and several alternative font embedding methods, ..And the one online tool to rule them all It can convert .otf to .ttf, .woff, .eot and .svg, generate up-to-date css syntax, produce cufon files and optimize output files. Great time-saver; Thank You,...
Aug 7th
1 tag
F.lux - nice display utility
It adjusts Your monitor display settings to day/night cycle (project homepage).
Aug 3rd
July 2010
4 posts
3 tags
Text-shadow sandbox tool
Very useful sandbox tool for font smoothing via rgba text-shadow.
Jul 27th
2 tags
Dropbox is awesome
It’s a small (and free) tool for file synchronization. I’ve synced my apache2 linux public folder with my windows platforms. Web-font hosting works like charm now.
Jul 26th
4 tags
Another simple menu from tutorial
link to tutorial source Still learning photoshop interface..
Jul 16th
3 tags
Simple menu in photoshop
(full tutorial from psd tutsplus) things learned: basic layer operations basic gaussian blur
Jul 12th
June 2010
6 posts
3 tags
HTML5 rocks!
html5rocks.com vs html5r0cks.com [all in HTML5 ofc.] and gorgeous HTML5 slides ^.^
Jun 24th
3 tags
Bump mapping with Photoshop
Now I can make better backgrounds. Here is a nice bump mapping tutorial. Kinda old, but still works fine in CS5
Jun 22nd
3 tags
CSS/ JavaScript font detection →
This idea of font detection is both simple and clever. And +1 handy web-tool for typography.
Jun 22nd
3 tags
Better CSS font stacks →
Better font stacks from real life web developing
Jun 22nd
2 tags
Creating pattern from texture is super-easy with Content-Aware Fill tool in Photoshop CS5
Jun 22nd
3 tags
Simple sticker
Tutorial from psd.tutsplus.com. Some things learned: how to load new brushes to photoshop how to load new texture how to use free transform tool how to use ‘smudge’, ‘dodge’, ‘burn’, ‘liquify’ to achieve 3D effect what “High pass” filter does how to make “vignette effect”
Jun 20th
April 2010
1 post
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Test post
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Apr 11th