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Pre-Holiday Design Resource Roundup

Posted by: Peter Genuardi on July 2, 2008 at 5:31PM EST

I like to keep my eyes peeled for awesome design resources that save me time. I keep a trove of these not because I'm lazy (I am) but because I figure I'm not terribly smart, original or creative. If I think of something useful, chances are someone's already beaten me to it (see also last five ideas for .com, .org, and .net startups).

Here's how I do it. I use a news reader called PageFlakes, which I load the URLs for Del.icio.us most popular categories for "design" and "web2.0." I look at it once or twice a day and it provides me with the latest things that other, good designers and interactive experts have flagged as having value. I harvest the ones that look useful and toss the chafe aside.

So, as we gear down for a long Fourth of July weekend, I present to you some of the best design resources I've seen. They're guaranteed to save you time, money and headache (guarantee not good in most states).

Generators
These will do many of the things desktop software would, back in the web 1.0 days. Now that web 2.0 is here, why pay for and install something you can get on the web for free?

How To's
These will give you an overview of how to do something. Read these before going into a meeting and people will think you know what you're talking about.

Samples
These offer pre-written code or design decisions, so you don't have to.

Fun
If life gets you down, check these out.

Come up with a new logo for your organization using the Web 2.0 Logo Generator
Make People Think You're Busy with the Fake Web Cam Generator
Turn your friend's photo to ASCII art with the IMG2TXT Generator
Who's day can end poorly after watching The Ever Popular Dog on Skateboard?

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(2) Comments

Posted by: Olga Woltman on July 11, 2008 1:17PM EST

Peter, this is great - we are certainly clipping this and passing on to our own art team.

Thanks for posting.
Olga

Posted by: Peter Genuardi on July 15, 2008 4:03PM EST

Thanks, Olga, let me know if you guys have anything to add! - Peter

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