Jul 2

50 Free High-Quality and “New” (X)HTML/CSS Templates

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50 Free High-Quality and “New” (X)HTML/CSS Templates

In this post, we’ll showcase 50 Free high-quality & New (X)HTML/CSS template (some of them include the PSD-source files). You will also find among these elegant templates a very well written step-by-step tutorials showing you how to create your own. Hopefully some of these will meet your expectations and come in handy in your projects.

You will have to check the license first for any restrictions or guidelines before using any template.


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Posted in: CSS, Freebie

Jun 29

The Ultimate Joomla Toolbox: Themes, Extensions and Resources

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The Ultimate Joomla Toolbox: Themes, Extensions and Resources

Joomla is one of the most popular CMSs out there, and it’s no surprise considering how extensible it is. The great thing about Joomla is the extensions (components, modules and plugins), that can be added to your Joomla website. This allows the average user to add more functionality and dynamic content to their website without being a developer or programmer.

In this post you will find a thorough collection of all kinds of resources that will aid designers and developers working with Joomla-powered websites. This collection is intended to simplify your tasks and save you time when working with Joomla.

This post covers essential resources related to Joomla— Themes, Extensions, Tutorials, Forums, Cheat Sheets and Useful Documents.

Joomla’s current version is 1.5, however, some people are still using 1.0. Some of the extensions are only compatible with 1.0, we tried to mix between both version while prioritizing 1.5.

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Posted in: Joomla

Jun 24

A Simple Twitter App with Ruby on Rails - Messages With Ajax

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A Simple Twitter App with Ruby on Rails - Messages With Ajax

Ruby on Rails is a web application framework that promotes rapid development. Clients’ demands are ever increasing yet they still expect the same quality of output.

Frameworks, like Rails, help to achieve this; why?… here are some of the reasons:


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Posted in: Ajax

Jun 21

7 Rich & Creative User Interfaces and How to Create Your Own

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7 Rich & Creative User Interfaces and How to Create Your Own

There are plenty of perfectly acceptable and functional websites out there that don’t use dynamic content. But what if you want to give your site that little something extra that makes your visitors say “Wow”? What then?

Maybe you’ll find your answer below. There are tons of great, creative user interface options featured below, from modal windows to live search to hover effects. But they aren’t just for looks; each one also adds valuable functionality and improves the user experience of your site. And to help you try out each of these techniques, we’ve also included tutorials and plugins to get you on your way to creating your own dynamic user interface.

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Posted in: Design

Jun 17

How To Create Your Own Stats Program (JavaScript, AJAX, PHP)

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How To Create Your Own Stats Program (JavaScript, AJAX, PHP)

When creating a website, one main goal is to attract visitors. Traffic generation is a necessity for monetary purposes, showing off your work, or just expressing your thoughts. There are many ways to create traffic for your website. Search engines, social bookmarking, and word of mouth are just a few examples. But how do you know whether this traffic is genuine? How do you know if your visitors are coming back for a second time?

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Posted in: php

Jun 14

How AJAX Works: 10 Practical Uses For AJAX

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How AJAX Works: 10 Practical Uses For AJAX

AJAX has gotten more and more popular over the years, and has allowed web applications to act more and more like desktop applications. AJAX can provide a lot of additional functionality that could not be accomplished any other way.

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Jun 11

15 Effective Tips and Tricks from the Masters of CSS

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15 Effective Tips and Tricks from the Masters of CSS

There are thousands of sites out there offering tips and tricks for using CSS. But how do you know where that information is coming from? Who says the people writing these “tips” know what they’re talking about? For all you know, it could be someone who has not clue what CSS even stands for, let alone how to use it effectively.

But that’s not the case with the experts below. They’re all well-known for their mastery of CSS and all that goes along with it. Read on for their tips and tricks with regards to everything from avoiding hacks to understanding the box model.

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Posted in: CSS

Jun 9

The TOP 6 Premium WordPress Themes For FREE

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The TOP 6 Premium WordPress Themes For FREE

Today is the opportunity for Noupe readers to get WordPress Premium themes for Free! Six Leaders in the Premium Theme Industry are offering to give away free copies of their recently-released themes just for you guys.

We want to be absolutely clear we are not talking about one theme for one lucky winner. We are talking about your chance to grab one of the top 6 Premium WordPress themes out there for free.

Here’s how it’s going to work.

If you would like to get your hands on a single-user license to your choice of their popular themes that are listed below, leave a comment on this post stating why you would like to win the theme or what you would do with it.

Please notice that
  • You should leave a valid email address where you can be reached so I can get in touch with you if you win.
  • Winners will be determined by a random generator
  • On Tuesday (June 30) winners will be announced.

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Posted in: Wordpress, spotlight

Jun 8

18 Absolutely Stylish Designs Using Photoshop Brushes and How to’s

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18 Absolutely Stylish Designs Using Photoshop Brushes and How to’s

I think many people out there underestimate the power of well used Photoshop brushes. A good designer can use Photoshop brushes in a variety of ways to accomplish a plethora of results. If you thought the Photoshop brushes were just for those new to Photoshop or just to add a touch of grunge to a design, you are sadly mistaken.

For some good examples on how Photoshop brushes can be used, check out these tutorials:

To really show off just how well Photoshop brushes could be used in web design, I have selected 18 amazingly designed websites that feature a good use of Photoshop brushes or elements that also come in the form of Photoshop brushes. In addition to showcases such designs, I have also linked to Photoshop brushes similar to the ones used in the designs or that are similar to the elements in the design.
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Jun 2

Sexy Drop Down Menu w/ jQuery & CSS

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Sexy Drop Down Menu w/ jQuery & CSS

Studies show that top navigations tend to get the most visual attention when a user first visits a site. Having organized and intuitive navigation is key — and while most drop down menus may look aesthetically pleasing, developing them to degrade gracefully is also essential. In this tutorial I would like to go over how to create a sexy drop down menu that can also degrade gracefully.

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May 31

The Ultimate Drupal Toolbox: 150+ Themes, Modules & Resources

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The Ultimate Drupal Toolbox: 150+ Themes, Modules & Resources

Drupal is one of the most popular CMSs out there, and it’s no surprise considering how extensible it is. You can customize almost every aspect of it through the use of themes, plugins, and a little custom coding. Below are more than 150 resources to help you do just that, from themes to plugins to examples of sites running on Drupal.

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Posted in: Drupal

May 27

40 Exceptional “CMS Enabling” WordPress Plugins

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40 Exceptional “CMS Enabling” WordPress Plugins

WordPress is a great blogging platform with a potential of being an easy to use content management system. This is the third article of our four-part series, "The Comprehensive Guide for a Powerful CMS using WordPress". We are taking a look at 40+ quality and useful WordPress Plug-ins that will turn a simple WordPress site into a blazing fast dynamic one, with easily managed content, that you and your clients will love to use.

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Posted in: Wordpress

May 24

10 Intelligent Ways of using [FORM] Elements

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10 Intelligent Ways of using [FORM] Elements

When you combine some neat functionality courtesy of PHP with the cleverness of javascript you can produce some pretty smart results using the <form> tag. In an effort to help you take it up a notch, we’d like to share some methods for helping your site anticipate a user’s next move.

The post below is made up of 10 smart and intelligent ways of using <form> elements to produce some neat effects, components and plugins, they are all of the highest quality and more or less easy to configure. Give them a try.

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Use CSS to build a map with hoverable regions.
3rd Jul | John Lloyd

Here’s a quick little tip on how to build a map with hoverable regions with a few little CSS tricks.

25 Beautiful Logos with Sequential Concept
3rd Jul | Thomson

Sequential logos is a new trend among logo designers. A sequential logos is a concept of demonstrating movement and mark harmonious progress of a company.

The Best Web Design Links Of The Day 02/07/09
3rd Jul | Michael Wilson

A round up of the best web design content from the day

50 Free Social Twitter Resources and Icon Sets: Huge List
3rd Jul | Dainis Graveris

Official Twitter badges are boring, let\’s put something fresh in your design! This list showcases all the best Twitter related icons available on Internet!

50 unique search engines – that are not Google
3rd Jul | Sam Thomas

Google.com and its competitors are great tools for keyword based searches and they also provide great advanced search tools. These advanced search tools are what led me to look into several unique search engines that aren’t Google.

20 Mesmerizing Photos that are not Photoshopped
3rd Jul | webaddicty

There are uncountable photos available on internet which either are photoshopped or the result of photo manipulation. They may have splendid effect on your sight but to me, nothing is more splendid and breathtaking than the original one.

7 new free typefaces
3rd Jul | Elio

A list of new gorgeous typefaces released for free featuring an interesting structure and carefully crafted shapes. Foundries include FontFabric, RipeType and Darden Studio.

22 Free Seamless Vector Pattern Resources Perfect For Web Design
2nd Jul | Dainis Graveris

This list just features 22 resource sites and several very well written articles with premade pattern collections, so you have everything in one place! Enjoy!

10 Inspiring Small Business Websites That Set New Webdesign Standards
2nd Jul | Adi

Now if you want to start a new business these days you sure have a few good examples on how your website should look like. Here is a roundup with our favorite small biz web designs. Have fun!

Creativity Fine-Tuning: Best of PSD Vault Flickr Group – Vol. 10
2nd Jul | PSD Vault

Welcome to the tenth volume of “Creativity Fine-Tuning: Best of PSD Vault Flickr Group”, which is a showcase I run fortnightly here on psdvault.com featuring some fantanstic, highly-creative design works in the PSD Vault Flickr Group.

5 Awesome Online Photo Editors
2nd Jul | Brent Wills

Not everyone has the luxury of owning and using Photoshop, but that doesn’t mean your photos have to suffer as well.

Freebie: Tiled Ornamental Twitter Background
2nd Jul | Max Stanworth

Here’s a free repeating pattern that is ideal to be used as a twitter background, created from Victorian images from some books I’ve arranged them in a way that they will tile perfectly

5 Must Read Career Blogs for Web Designers
2nd Jul | Lee Munroe

Following you’ll find five career blogs that are essential reading for web designers. They’ll provide insight on how to keep your career fresh, as well as give you important tips on finding your next job and marketing your skills appropriately.

25 Beautiful And Creative Photography Sites
2nd Jul | PelFusion

Two months ago i created a showcase of flash e-commerce sites, which was very much liked by my blog readers. Now i have collected 25 beautiful and creative photography sites.

13 Tips To Skyrocket Your Marketing Campaign
2nd Jul | Taiyab Raja

Sometimes, it can be quite time consuming to work out exactly what you need to be doing with regards to marketing as a freelancer. Here are some ideas to really take off your marketing campaign.

How the CSS Lists can Help the SEO
2nd Jul | WebAir

We want to show you how to get a better scan of our site by Googlebot to be indexed in better way simply by using the CSS Lists.

40 Must Follow Design Blogs On Twitter
2nd Jul | Timothy Blake

Twitter is just simply a great tool in order to network with other design blogs within the design community. This article contains a run down of 40 must follow design blogs which are on twitter with a brief description about each blog.

How To Run Multiple Gtalk Messengers
2nd Jul | Bariski

If you are big fan of Google Talk, you might have got multiple accounts and if you want to login to all of them at same time, then you might look at this simple tutorial. :)

* An interview with Nick Pagano of Think Design Blog
2nd Jul | piervix

To continue meetings with hard-workers and helpful persons in Web Design, I’m pleased to share this quick interview with Nick Pagano.
Nick is the founder of Think Design Blog, a graphic design site where you can find freebies…

HTML and CSS hacks for IE
2nd Jul | Rakesh

I’m going to share the better way of box model hack if you want to use style definitions specifically for specific MSIE (Microsoft Internet Explorer) versions. A way that may make the IE Factor smaller.

328 Typography Resources for Better Communication
2nd Jul | WebAir

Typography may also contribute to better accommodate the user and CSS can helps you to do it. Today we selected 328 Typography Resources.

35 Beautiful Summer Templates for Wordpress
2nd Jul | Technolik

35 new and cool summer templates for Wordpress

searching for red colored websites
2nd Jul | QNT

To complete the red color line QNT is searching for red colored websites. Feel free to suggest your red site on QNT gallery!

List of Really Useful Plugins For jQuery Developers
2nd Jul | W3Avenue Team

This is a list of jQuery plugins that jQuery Developers can utilize in development of their own jQuery components, tools and applications.

Case Studies - The Real Source for Logo & Brand Identity Inspiration
2nd Jul | Graham Smith

When you are needing a good shot of inspiration in the veins, don’t get caught up with the seemingly endless variety of logo and design inspiration galleries. Move away from your computer, grab a good book and read up on some case studies.

16 Sets Amazing Social Networking Icons Free Download
2nd Jul | Wallace

A quick selection of quality social networking or media small icons set.

Handling Duplicate Content with the Canonical Tag
2nd Jul | Ray Gulick

One of the biggest problems faced by search engines is duplicate content on the internet. Usually the content belongs to the same website but is placed on the different web pages.

Color Scheme Inspiration – Cowboys and Rodeo
2nd Jul | Zach Dunn

A round of dusty color schemes inspired by the wild west lifestyle.

25 Useful Google Chrome Plugins, Extensions and Themes
2nd Jul | Divya

Google chrome is slowly and gradually making its place in the browser market and is also coming up with lots of Plugins, Extensions and Themes. Lets look at some of these useful chrome add ons.

Free Icon Sets Links and Resources
2nd Jul | Flashtoons

The one who are in the field of website designing and web developing has requires some quality icons. As icons are very necessary for saying about something in terms of small image.

30 Essential Tools for Web Designers
2nd Jul | tripwire

In this article tripwire magazine presents 30 essential Tools that hopefully will be useful for most Designers.

20 Useful Desktop Blog Editors
2nd Jul | Webdesigner Depot

There are options for every budget and every platform. Some even let you blog without blogging software.

jQuery Mega Menu
2nd Jul | George

This jQuery script lets you add a mega menu to any anchor link on your page, with each menu revealed using a sleek expanding animation. Customize the animation duration plus delay before menu disappears when the mouse rolls out of the anchor.

RSS Cheese - A free icon set you can taste
1st Jul | Janko

A small set of free, high-resolution RSS icons that come in four different sizes.

20 Stunning Photoshop Brushes
1st Jul | Andrew Houle

Finding Photoshop brushes isn’t hard, there are tons available. Finding ones that are quality is rather more difficult. Fear not! We’ve done the hard work for you.

9 Essential Elements of Design
1st Jul | Rakesh

Design plays a key role in any web design project. There are some essential elements of design like space, line, shape, form, texture, and color that every designer must know.

50 Free and Exclusive Twitter Icons
1st Jul | Webdesigner Depot

A set of 50 free and exclusive Twitter icons that you can use for your websites. Free for personal and commercial use.

Free Online Photoshop Editor !!
1st Jul | Tutozed

Splashup, formerly Fauxto, is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. With the features professionals use and novices want, it’s easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once.

145 Ultimate Round-Up Of Photoshop Tutorials and Resources
1st Jul | Mike P.

When it comes to Image editing or photo enhancement, Adobe Photoshop is usually the primary option to consider. However, the software package itself is a quite hard to learn — and extremely hard to master.

15 Must Read Articles for CSS Beginners
1st Jul | Chris Spooner

This collection of 15 articles pulls together some of the best must read blog posts for anyone looking to get started with CSS styling.

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