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The Whys And The Hows Of Textures In Web Design - Smashing Magazine

Texture is becoming integral to design. It’s gone beyond being a trend — it’s now a simple and effective way to add depth to a website.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/03/whys-hows-textures-web-design/

I know what you’re thinking. “Did he just say 16 pixels? For body copy?

16 Pixels: For Body Copy. Anything Less Is A Costly Mistake - Smashing Magazine

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/07/16-pixels-body-copy-anything-less-costly-mistake/

by Oliver Reichenstein Most websites are crammed with small text that’s a pain to read. Why?

http://informationarchitects.net/blog/100e2r

Information Architects – The 100% Easy-2-Read Standard

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/19/free-e-commerce-wordpress-theme-balita/

In this post we release yet another freebie: the Balita WordPress theme , a theme dedicated to shops that sell products for children. The theme was designed by Tokokoo and released exclusively for Smashing Magazine and its readers.

Free E-Commerce WordPress Theme: Balita - Smashing Magazine

http://wp.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/20/create-tabs-wordpress-settings-pages/

Using tabs in a user interface can help you better organize content, so it’s only natural that WordPress themes that have a lot of options would benefit from tabs on their settings page.

How to Create Tabs in WordPress Settings Pages

http://wp.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/25/create-perfect-emails-wordpress-website/

Whatever type of website you operate, its success will probably hinge on your interaction with your audience. If executed well, one of the most effective tools can be a simple email . WordPress users are in luck, since WordPress already has easy-to-use and extendable functions to give you a lot of power and flexibility in handling your website’s emails.

Create Perfect Emails For Your WordPress Website - Smashing WordPress

With a recently estimated over 20 million websites currently using jQuery it is essential to know what jQuery plugins there are out there in order to stay with the web design trend.

http://webdesignledger.com/tools/10-jquery-plugins-to-enhance-your-user-interfaces

10 jQuery Plugins to Enhance your User Interfaces | Tools

27 Examples of Color Usage in Web Design

Here on WDL, we’ve discussed how colors can be used to invoke various emotions. For example, the color red symbolizes excitement and energy, while the more tranquil color blue represents calmness and stability. Here we’ve gathered a collection of web designs that make good use of color.

http://webdesignledger.com/tools/10-new-twitter-tools-that-will-get-you-tweeting

10 New Twitter Tools That Will Get You Tweeting | Tools

Whether you’re new to Twitter or an experienced user, Twitter tools make everything easier.

While both languages for HTML5 and CSS3 aren’t fully complete yet, taking the time time to familiarize yourself with some of the pointers in this post can really help you achieve that clean look and feel for your site. Let’s take a deeper look at them.