5 for Friday | The Week's Best Blogs (3/7/08 Edition)
March 7th, 2008 in Friday Blog Clips
by: Matthew Griffin
Today is the first day of SXSW Interactive and I'm posting this edition of 5 for Friday from Austin, TX—my hometown. I guess the anticipation of SXSWi makes web designers want to write practical guides, because this week the blogosphere was overflowing with great tutorials. I'm sure you'll find my five picks for the week to be help resources you can bookmark and return to again and again.
JQuery Tutorials for Designer - Web Designer Wall
JQuery, in case you've never used it, makes all the cool web 2.0 effects accessible to the common man. This set of tutorials from Web Designer Wall will get you up and running with the basics.
Aligning Images the Right Way with CSS - Devlounge
It's a simple mistake that I still see a lot—using hspace and vspace to pad left or right aligned images. But the correct way to align and pad images is just as easy as using hspace. In this article, Devlounge walks through the image alignment process.
23 Most Incredible Photoshop Tutorials - Elite By Design
I think the title says it all in this case. If you want to create beautiful web designs, you have to be proficient with the tools of the trade. You can never know too much about Photoshop.
45 Photoshop Tutorials for Better Navigation - Vandelay Website Design
Last week, Smashing Magazine ran an article about the state of modern web navigation. In fact, it appeared here on 5 for Friday. This week, Steven Snell posted this list of Photoshop tutorials explaining practically how to build those cool navigation bars and buttons. I'd like to thank Steven for including Bits O' NewMedia's tutorial on .
Why Your Blog Should Probably Have a Print Stylesheet - Blogging Tips
This is an aspect of website design we often overlook. But many people still like to print out articles and information they find on the web. Blogging tips take s look at how to best attack this issue.
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Posted By: Brian on 03/09/08
Thanks for the feature and the link. I really appreciate it.
Posted By: Matthew Griffin on 03/09/08
No problem, Brian. Thanks for the great list of tutorials.
Posted By: Steven Snell on 03/12/08
Matt, thanks for the link. Sorry I missed it a few days ago.