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Weekly linkage madness
11 May 2008 posted by: Elisa In: Weekly linksHere’s some websites, articles and other random stuff I’ve discovered this week. Enjoy.
Bad Habits: 8 Ways Freelancers Disrespect Their Own Time - FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog
Excellent checklist of what freelancers need to keep in mind if they want to use their time more efficiently.
freesound
Freesound is a collaborative database of creative-commons licensed sound for musicians and sound lovers. This is the place I go to when I need some great sound effects for Flash projects etc.
CSS Gallery, News, Tutorials and Jobs | Design Shack
Thousands of inspiring examples in our CSS gallery, tutorials, news, jobs and the latest from the web design standards community.
New Balance Classics
New Balance Classics have some of the coolest looking sneakers around. I wish they were available here in Finland.
Marius Roosendaal - Personal Portfolio
Amazing portfolio of work. Great website layout with slick details.
Switch Mediaworks
Stunning website that is truly an inspiration in Flash usage. Everything on the website is polished and slick. I especially like the “Work” section and its navigation. Good stuff!
Web Based Workflow: Tale of The $0 Studio!
A great collection of free, web and open source alternatives to popular, often expensive, design programs. I knew most of this but it’s still a good roundup of what’s out there for you to use completely free.
NETTUTS - Web development tutorials and links - How To Create A ‘Mootools Homepage’ Inspired Navigation Effect Using jQuery
A good tutorial on how to create a “Mootools Homepage” inspired navigation effect using jQuery.
How to Blog Design Style Guide
A good article on how to design a good looking blog. Give it a read and go forth and design cool blogs.
Understanding CSS Positioning part 1
A good article about CSS positioning. You know, display blocks, position and z-index and all that good CSS stuff. Check back to next parts in the series.
How to Design A CD Cover
This is a fantastic article on how to design a CD cover just by listening to music. It sounds like a really interesting process. I must admit I was intrigued and I might try this at some point. Good stuff.
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Jacob Cass
May 11th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Hi Elisa, Thanks for the link out and I would recommend you try it, it was quite fun! Also, are you just using magnolia to post these links?
Elisa
May 11th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Yeah, I’m using ma.gnolia to post these links. It’s got a really handy feature that allows you to post a weekly roundup of your links that you’ve collected during the week. You can even customize when it posts and how the post will look. It’s pretty darn handy.
Jacob Cass
May 13th, 2008 at 4:28 am
Sounds quite handy :) I’ll have to look into it as I do monthly round up posts.