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Comment on Community News by 50 Hot New Tutorials (Part1)

50 Hot New Tutorials (Part1) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:30:17 +0000

Tutorials can often be your greatest source of inspiration when trying to design that project you have been putting off. In this post, I have rounded up a collection of very useful tutorials from around the web from the month of February. You’ll find everything from a stunning retro futuristic typography, to designing a brilliant product advertisement. So what are you waiting for…why not try one out?

Comment on Community News by 5 Things You Need to Know About Raytracing

5 Things You Need to Know About Raytracing — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:37 +0000

Ray tracing is a widespread technique in computer graphics.

Comment on Stop Polluting the World Wide Web with DIY Website Design by Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:13 +0000

I agree with you, this blog is built on wordpress and there are plenty of other really good cms’s available but this isn’t what people are being shown at these workshops.

Comment on Community News by How to create a web hosting layout

How to create a web hosting layout — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:09:55 +0000

Learn how to create a nice looking web hosting layout with this easy to follow tutorial.

Comment on Stop Polluting the World Wide Web with DIY Website Design by Hal Brown

Hal Brown — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:45:25 +0000

I have been developing websites for more than 10 years. Nothing much has changed as far as the DIY sites are concerned. One of the worst ever offenders was Frontpage. I could smell a Frontpage website before I even landed on it. Thankfully, most of those are gone.

I don’t build anymore in the conventional sense of coding the entire site. There are several good ways to have an excellent site using open source – Joomla, Wordpress and Drupal for example.

I have just finished a series for beginners – how to build a blog or CMS site from start to finish.

What most people don’t realize is, it does take expertise, both as a coder and a designer to build a professional website, even using CMS software. It still has to be hacked for customization.

Bottom line, I agree with you. Packaged sites tend to lack that pro touch that is so important for all the things you mentioned.

Comment on Stop Polluting the World Wide Web with DIY Website Design by Mari

Mari — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:04:46 +0000

Thanks for highlighting reasons to steer clear of DIY design, Michelle, as well as recommendations for finding affordable professional services.

Loved checking my site with the validation tools you’ve provided! A couple of errors found in markup validation, the explanations of which are indecipherable to me: your examination would be most helpful!

Comment on Community News by 50 Professional Photographs Showing the Culture of Egypt

50 Professional Photographs Showing the Culture of Egypt — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:47:05 +0000

Here are 50 great photographs showing the culture of the Egyptian people.

Comment on Community News by Principles to Become (and stay) Strong in the Search Engine Rankings

Principles to Become (and stay) Strong in the Search Engine Rankings — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:26:37 +0000

Here we will look into a few factors that will help you stay strong in search engine rankings.

Comment on FREE Social Networking Icon Set – Roundy by 20 Fresh Sets of Free Icons for Web Designers | Vectordump

20 Fresh Sets of Free Icons for Web Designers | Vectordump — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:12:57 +0000

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Comment on PC Social Media Icons by 10 packs de iconos sociales | UnUsuario

10 packs de iconos sociales | UnUsuario — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:01:11 +0000

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