Connection Café: Pre-Holiday Design Resource Roundup

	Pre-Holiday Design Resource Roundup
	Posted by Peter Genuardi at Jul 02, 2008 04:31 PM CDT Categories: Content Management, Productivity

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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.
6 Keys to Understanding Modern CSS-based Layouts

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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Posted by Peter Genuardi at Oct 28, 2008 11:16 PM CDT
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Thanks, Olga, let me know if you guys have anything to add! - Peter

Posted by Olga Woltman at Oct 28, 2008 11:16 PM CDT
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Peter, this is great - we are certainly clipping this and passing on to our own art team. Thanks for posting. Olga

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