Resources of the Week - Mar 4/2011

Here are the best design resources I found while surfing this week:

General Reading:
Why Does Clean Markup Matter in Web Design? via webdesigner depot
HTML5 Specification (from WHATWG)
15 Useful Design Tips/Articles to Create a Great Resume via ibrand studio
De-Motivational Posters for Freelancers via FreelanceSwitch
In Search Of The Perfect CAPTCHA via Smashing Magazine
A Review of the iPad 2

Coding:
Essential JavaScript Design Patterns For Beginners

Freelancing/Job Hunting:
Five Popular Design Portfolio Website Styles via Six Revisions

Resources of the Week - Feb 25/2011

Here are the best design resources I found while surfing this week:

General Reading:
Best 2010 Google Logos Design Inspiration via Logolithic
29 Things that All Young Designers Need to Know via HOW
10 Things You Can Do To Become A Better Web Designer via vanseodesign
960 Grid System

Freelancing/Job Hunting:
Creating an Effective Online Portfolio: 40+ Tips, Tools & Inspirations via 1WD.co

Tutorials
Create a Wooden Social Media Icon Quickly with Photoshop via Design Instruct
Design And Develop A Complete Website (A Tuts+ Mini Series, Pt 1) via WebDesignTuts+

Tools:
The Hello Bar

Resources of the Week - Feb 18/2011

Here are the best design resources I found while surfing this week:

General Reading:
A Comprehensive Guide to Web Terminology via PelFusion
25 Super Web-based HTML & CSS Tools via AppStorm
Designing with Web Standards via Layers Magazine
100 + Must Have Cheat Sheets and Quick References For Web Designers and Developers via Designbeep
The Beginner's Guide To SEO

Freelancing/Job Hunting:
Cold-Calling via Inc.

Tutorials
Design a Beautifully Detailed Web Button via WebDesignTuts+
25 Cool light effect tutorials in Photoshop via MachoArts

Freebies:
Tree Bark: Texture Pack via Design Instruct

Resources of the Week - Feb 11/2011

Here are the best design resources I found while surfing this week:

Events:
FITC Toronto - A Flash and Interactive Content Developer Conference

General Reading:
8 Tips for Freelance Designers to Get Paid Faster via Designmodo
What Everyone Ought to Know about Initial Client Meeting via 1wd.co
6 Essential Things All Freelancers Should Be Doing via Six Revisions
15 Best Resources in Designing a Perfect Business Card via iBrandStudio
Four Constants in the Ever-changing Web Design Industry via Six Revisions
Must Read Links for Web Designers and Developers – Volume 1 via TechKing

Tutorials
Text Effects Session via PSDTuts+ (a series of interesting text effects)
Start Using the Brush Tool – Basix via PSDTuts+
Create an Awesome Typographic Piece of Art in Photoshop via TechKing

Software
NexusFont - great free font manager

Freebies:
5 Free Business Card PSD's via Designmodo
Huge Collection of 55 Vector Silouettes Free to Download via designresourcebox
Premium Icon Freebies From The Design World – 35 Icon Sets via designresourcebox
Free Serif Fonts – Tradition of Typography via cruzine

Resources of the Week - Feb 4/2011

Here are the best design resources I found while surfing this week:

General Reading:
5 Pitfalls to Avoid for New Web Designers from webdesign tuts+

How to Tell When Your Rates are too Low from FreelanceSwitch

16 Useful and Free eBooks for Web Designers and Developers from Skyje

Inspriation:
The Crazy Evolution Of 10 Major Brands' Logos

Tutorials
Best of the Web - Jan 2011 from psd tuts+

Photoshop Basix video tutorial series from psd tuts+

Futuristic Space Scene from PixelTango

Freebies:
150 Free Business & Application Icons from graphicriver

30 Fun Free Blogger Templates from Tintation