One thing that I have found that goes a long way to winning new clients is to extra mile for them. Im not talking about giving them more than they paid for, but more than they expected. One small thing I do that always results in an impressed client is to send follow [...]
Resources
Free Resource: 17 Wood Textures & Photos
Here are a few high resolution photos of some wood textures. Some of these are great for adding a grunge feel to your work or creating a nice distressed background. There are also several shots of planks of wood that can be easily made into seamless backgrounds.
These photos where all taken with a [...]
Free Resource: Pre-Design Questionnaire
In my last post about the importance of client goals, I mentioned that a pre-design questionnaire was a great way to get your client thinking about goals, site design, and what they want from their site. In the spirit helping the greater good, I decided to share my very own pre-design questionnaire with you [...]
Top 10 Photoshop Tutorial Websites
There is certainly no shortage of Photoshop tutorial websites floating around in cyber space. As I’m sure many of you know, most of them are pure crap. They are filled with recycled and out dated tutorials, many of which look like they were written by a 6th grader. Instead of wasting your [...]
Todoodlist Review
Have you ever thought to yourself, “My to do list is just too boring! How can I actually keep up with something that looks so frightfully drab?” Or perhaps you have tried endless possibilities for organizing your daily routine and tasks and can’t seem to get one that motivates you. Do you forget things even [...]
101 Free Icon Sets that Kick Ass
I have officially got my icon fix for the next few months. I have spent hours clicking around on designers websites checking out their icon work. I probably downloaded about 20 free icon sets today, but have no real use for them! They are like trading cards for me. I want [...]
16 Web Designer/Developer Resources
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Here’s my list of the most useful resources on the web right [...]
Awesome CSS Code Snippets
It never ceases to amaze me the things you can do with CSS. Add a touch of Ajax and you can do just about anything. So much so its a wonder why anyone would bother with other types coding. From stylish drop down menus to creative form elements, CSS can do it [...]
Grunge Style Resources
Aw the days of grunge; Kurt Cobain, torn jeans, and flannel jackets. How could a fad like that ever fade away?
The grunge style is a great way to create some visually stunning designs and websites. Grunge styles let you break away from the clean look of many web 2.0 websites and [...]
