5 for Friday | The Week's Best Blogs (3/28/08 Edition)

March 28th, 2008 in Friday Blog Clips

by: Matthew Griffin

I stumbled upon some really good lists this week. Vandelay's 101 Typography Resources for Web Designers is one that's especially impressive. I haven't featured Devlounge here in awhile but their guide to mashing up content with Yahoo Pipes is exceptional. I had to include it. Enough introduction, though. Here is the 5 for Friday.

Make Repeating Seamless Tile Backgrounds with Photoshop - Tutorial Blog
If you've ever tried to do this, you know it can be a pain; especially with photo backgrounds. Tutorial Blog describes quick and painless method for building repeating backgrounds in Photoshop.

5 Best Freelance Design Websites - Elite By Design
When you're a freelance designer, it's good to have resources that will inspire and motivate you. These five websites are a great place to start.

101 Typography Resources for Web Designers - Vandelay Website Design
Typography is becoming a more prominent consideration for web designers. This list is exhaustive. Make sure to bookmark this one.

21 Web Design Tips from Web Design Gurus to Beginners - Web Designers' Interviews
I guess the web has finally been around long enough for the old guys to tell the young guys a thing or two. These 21 tips are from some of the best.

- Devlounge
More and more often, I get asked by clients if I can scrape content off another site and put it on theirs. I've used Dapper.net quite a bit in the past but Yahoo Pipes is great alternative. Its interface isn't quite as visual, though, so I'd recommend checking this article out before you take the plunge.

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Posted By: Steven Snell on 03/29/08

Thanks for the link Matt. I'll have to check out some of the others you mentioned.

Posted By: Brian on 03/30/08

Thanks for the link as well Matt. Check out my site - there's a mention of you in my latest post you may want to check out.

Posted By: on 03/30/08

No problem, guys. It's my pleasure.

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