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Colors. 15 sites web developers and designers should know. Creating a good website isn't an easy task, but there's a few tools that can definitely make your developer or designer life easier.

15 sites web developers and designers should know

In this article, I have compiled 15 extremely useful website that any web developer or web designer should have bookmarked. ColorCombos When designing a website, one of the firsts (and most important) steps of the process is to choose a color scheme. Color Combos allow you to browse thousand of different colors combinations for getting inspired for your upcomming design. Color schemes can be browsed by colors.Visit colorcombos.com LIpsum Who doesn’t know the extremely popular Lorem Ipsum text? What the font? You just saw a logo or website using a particular font and you enjoyed it. ConvertIcon Favicons are a must have for any website, mostly because on modern browsers as such as Firefox, it is displayed along with the site name in tabs. BgPatterns background Patterns is definitely one of the current webdesign trends. HTML Encoder Test Everything Sprite Generator. Making the Design Pop! 1.

Making the Design Pop!

Brighten Colors If you have a design that you just feel isn’t anything special – stop – crank up the color intensity – then reevaluate. Saturation plays a big role as far as mood goes. If you ever feel like you’re lacking inspiration when it comes to color schemes there are some great online tools, not to mention our own color series. 2. Monochromatic themes are great, there are some great black and white designs and sometimes using only a single color makes designing easier. Great Resume Grabbers.

Inspiration June 21, 2011 When applying for a job, you have no choice but to do your best to outshine competition.

Great Resume Grabbers

Even before winning an interview, your qualifications (or in some instance, your character) are already judged by the resume you’ve submitted. It is then important to make your resume or CV as honest, concise, and striking as possible. If you are looking forward to a creative position, you will be expected to come up with something grand and extra creative as well. Best Tutorials of 2010. Best Free Handwritten Fonts on the Web  Often in order to underline the informal nature of the project, where the text is involved, designers use handwritten fonts.

Best Free Handwritten Fonts on the Web 

Such fonts can give a personal touch to the whole project, ensuring reader’s predisposition and loyalty from the very first glance. From classical handwritten fonts to eye-catching sketchy fonts and to cute outlined typefaces – this collection of free handwritten fonts is a good source of high quality fonts for your designing projects. [ank]* Jellyka CuttyCupcakes LHF Jami Jellyka BeesAntique Handwriting Blazing Italic Truffle-Shuffle WaterBrushROB Jellyka Castle’s Queen Windsong JaneAusten Mighty to Save Quickie VTKS SummerLAnd Rebuffed AtlandSketches BB 2Peas Goofball Jellyka – Estrya’s Handwriting Jellyka, End_less Voyage About the author: Peter Olexa Peter Olexa is a freelance graphic designer born in Bratislava, Slovakia. Top 10 Mistakes in Web Design.

11 Reasons why responsive web design isn't that cool! Since Ethan Marcotte published his seminal article on Responsive Web Design there’s been an explosion of articles related to this topic. Responsive Web Design Summit 2012 - August 28, 2012. Responsive Design Article. Useful Legal Documents For Designers (PDF/DOC)

Contracts are a source of anxiety and dismay in creative work, but they exist for a good reason.

Useful Legal Documents For Designers (PDF/DOC)

A good contract ensures that you and your client have the same expectations, and protects you in case things go south. Ideally, your contract should be a combination of industry standards, legal protection and personal preferences. To help you get started, here’s a set of 10 basic agreements for a variety of common business situations that creative professionals face. How much do you expect to be paid in advance? Web Design Process. Anatomy of a Web Design Client. Share this infographic on your site!

Anatomy of a Web Design Client

<a href=" src=" alt="Anatomy of a Web Design Client" width="500" border="0" /></a><br />From: <a href=" Web Design Schools</a> Embed this infographic on your site! <a href=" src=" alt="Anatomy of a Web Design Client" width="500" border="0" /></a><br />From: <a href=" Anatomy of a Web Design Client We've all dealt with the typical web design client. Every business needs a website if they want to remain relevant which is why, in today's Internet drive world, the skill of web design and development is highly coveted. Here's how we perceive the world of web design clients: 50% of web design clients only know what they don't want, and they don't know what that is until you design it for them. 100% of Clients Will Talk Like This: I Love This!

20% of Clients Will Be This Guy: 5% of Clients Will Be This Guy: Rules to Protect Yourself: While not all clients are bad, you should always protect yourself in the following ways: Free Vector Downloads.