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Complete Websites | Webdesigntuts+

http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/category/tutorials/complete-websites/ Our Skeleton layout contains a number of responsive challenges, not least of which being the primary navigation.

Building An Effective ‘Coming Soon’ Page For Your Product - Smashing Magazine

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/05/24/building-an-effective-coming-soon-page-for-your-product/ I recently had to design a couple of teaser pages for a client and a personal project, and this led me to think about what exactly makes for a good teaser page — or to be more precise a “coming soon” page that companies often put up before they’re ready to launch their product.

35 Effective Examples of Minimalism in Web Design

All designers have different interpretations of what minimal web design truly is. http://speckyboy.com/2011/08/28/35-effective-examples-of-minimalism-in-web-design/
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2011/08/19/developing-visual-rhythm-in-web-design/

Developing Visual Rhythm in Web Design | Codrops

In design, rhythm is created by simply repeating elements in predictable patterns.

Creating Reusable & Versatile Background Patterns

I haven't written any Photoshop tutorials for a while. http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/creating-reusable-versatile-background-patterns
The goal of a reset stylesheet is to reduce browser inconsistencies in things like default line heights, margins and font sizes of headings, and so on. The general reasoning behind this was discussed in a May 2007 post , if you're interested. Reset styles quite often appear in CSS frameworks, and the original "meyerweb reset" found its way into Blueprint , among others.

CSS Tools: Reset CSS

http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/
Video: The YUI CSS Foundation In this 42-minute tech talk from October 2007, YUI senior engineer and CSS component author Nate Koechley provides a holistic introduction to this and all of the YUI CSS components. [ iPod/iPhone compatible download also available .] Note: If you are using the entire YUI CSS foundation, including the Reset , Fonts , and Grids packages, we have provided a concatenated and minified aggregate file for you to use use. Including the "reset-fonts-grids.css" file will give you more efficient pageload performance as compared to including each of the foundation files separately. Where these files come from: The files included using the text above will be served from Yahoo! http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/reset/

YUI 2: Reset CSS

http://css-tricks.com/ Apr 9 2012 The :target pseudo selector in CSS is both pretty cool and pretty limited in what it can do. In this article we discuss some things it can be helpful with, it’s limitations, and some work arounds.

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35 Excellent Wireframing Resources - Smashing Magazine

Wireframing is one of the most valuable parts of any web design project. It can save a designer tons of time by hashing out the details of a site’s architecture, functionality, and content prior to actually starting a visual design. But if done inefficiently, it can end up costing more time and can even create bigger headaches for both the client and the designer. Here are more than twenty wireframing articles, guides, and tutorials to help you improve your wireframing process. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/01/35-excellent-wireframing-resources/
The Bethel Strategy Background Every web redesign project we get comes with an essential strategy document. This strategy document is a tailored roadmap laying out specifics for a successful relaunch including wireframes to help visualize how new web templates will take shape, a review of competitor sites, key messages to be surfaced in the new creative stylings of a site, a streamlined information architecture, rollout schedules, and more. Two clients of ours from Bethel University , Mark Erickson (Director of Web Communications) and Michael Vedders (Director of Web Technology), came to mStoner’s Chicago office for two days earlier in the month to work directly with us on the Bethel strategy document.

Pwireframing: Paper Wireframing - mStoner - Blog

25+ Free Gorgeous HTML Templates | Dzinepress

We all know that today is the era of online business; web presence is crucial.

Great Web Design in Comforting Hues of Brown

Brown is a color often associated with the earth, with home and with nature in general. It helps make one feel sentimental, safe or comfortable.

Designing Faster with a Baseline Grid | Teehan+Lax

Hundreds — not to say thousands — of articles, tutorials, books and websites solely dedicated to grids and their application in (web)design have been published in the last few years. A simple search on Google with the terms “grid” and “webdesign” returns almost 5 million results. There is even a movie with characters trapped in what they call “the grid” […] “a final frontier”.