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40 New Web, Mobile and Application GUI Kits

02/11/2011 | Development


It has been a long time since we last took a look at what GUI kits were freely available. So, in this round-up we thought we would bring you right up to date by taking a look at some of the best and freshest that are freely available.

Every designer who has spent many hours mocking up web pages or mobile apps will tell you how important it is to have a reliable set of re-usable, editable and uniform GUI elements that they can rely upon for the initial rapid prototyping stage of any project. Within this post you will not only find complete web and mobile GUI kits as we have also included some comprehensive wireframe kits and application design kits as well. All of the kits are are fully editable and are primarily available in .psd format (there are also some in .png, .ai and Omnigraffle formats). Enjoy :)

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Developers Magic Kit – HTML5 Cheat Sheets & eBooks

27/10/2011 | Development


HTML5 hit the web so powerfully that even though it’s not complete and properly supported by web browsers yet. Its just announced that it will be completed by 2014, although earlier news was 2022. Despite all this, many designers have started working in it. And not just that, now rest of the designers also want to follow. If you want to be able to code HTML5 properly, you can learn it from books or you can learn it from reference sheets. In this post you’ll find both of them, but the good thing is that all of these are Free! Learning from book is the foolproof method but it’s the long route, if you want a shortcut, you have cheatsheets i.e. reference guides.

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Showcase Of Minimalistic Art Photography

24/10/2011 | Development


Minimalism as the name suggests is the form of art that emphasizes extreme simplification in the form and color of the design or artwork yet keeping the necessary details. Minimalism was started in the 1950’s as an approach to showcase artwork in a simple way.
These day, this little approach has taken the shape of a trend that has been employed in all the disciplines of art whether it is graphic designing, photography, painting, etc.
This trend makes people to implement simplicity in their personal life style as well. Therefore, people start making efforts to have a minimalist and unfussy environment as it is calming for everyone.
At the moment, we are sharing 30 examples of simply beautiful Minimalist Art Photography to inspire you. We hope you will like this collection. Enjoy!

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10+ .htaccess snippets to optimize your website

24/10/2011 | Development


Apache .htaccess file is at the heart of your web server and control how your website will react to different actions performed by your visitors. I’ve compiled 10+ awesome .htaccess snippets to optimize your website in many ways: Redirections, performances, ease of use… Enjoy!

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iPhone Wallpapers: 50 Fresh iPhone Wallpapers

24/10/2011 | Development


Download free high-quality iPhone and iPod Touch wallpapers and backgrounds. In this post you can find 50 fresh iPhone wallpapers which you never seen before.

The iPhone is a beautiful work of art, with its sleek and elegant design. The large screen of the iPhone is ideal for a stunning and colorful wallpaper. A wallpaper can help personalize and beautify your iPhone. If you’re searching for iPhone wallpapers, you’ve come to the right place, for here are 50 really good iPhone wallpapers. These wallpapers also work with the iPod Touch, and are 320×480 pixels in resolution.

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30 Cool iPhone Speakers

08/10/2011 | Development


You’ve got your iPhone. The first thing you’ll want to pick up is a cool iPhone 4 case to protect your investment. And since one of the best inherent features of the iPhone is its ability to double as an excellent iPod, you should also consider getting one or more iPhone 4 speakers so you can play your music out loud everywhere in your house. Especially if your an audiophile, you can distinguish a good sound output from a sound crap.

There are many iPhone speakers out there that fits different personality, form the budget conscious, frequent traveler, the minimalist, or for a discerning audiophile. For some, especially newbies speakers systems ,it will be learning curve fortunately my goal is to help you figure out what you need through well though out of information. In this post, I have highlighted different iPhone Speakers to suit a variety of users. All of the products below are “Works with iPhone” certified and have been tested with iPhone 4, so you can park your phone to play your tunes without having to put the handset into Airplane mode. Enjoy!

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Design and Code an Integrated Facebook App

08/10/2011 | Development


Welcome to part three of “Design and Code an Integrated Facebook App.” At this point, I’m assuming that you have created the HTML and CSS for your app. If not, then refer to the first entry in this series. In this part, we’re going to take our app to the next level!

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Apple Announces iPhone 4S: A5, 8 MP Camera, 1080p Video Recording – Available October 14th

05/10/2011 | Development


Apple’s Phil Schiller took the stage today at Apple’s media event in Cupertino to officially unveil the iPhone 4S, Apple’s latest entry in the iPhone family. As widely expected, the iPhone 4S looks exactly like the existing iPhone 4 model — industrial design with metal band in the middle, glass front and rear panels.

The iPhone 4S is powered by Apple’s dual-core A5 chip, which will allow for graphics up to 7 times faster. To demonstrate the 4S’ graphic capabilities, Apple invited Epic Games on stage to demo Infinity Blade 2, which will be available on December 1. In spite of the iPhone 4S’ faster processor and dual-core graphics, Apple is guaranteeing 8 hours of 3G talk time, 6 hours of 3G browsing, and up to 10 hours of video/40 hours of music.

The iPhone 4S comes with a new wireless system as well — downloads are faster over 3G with up to 14.4Mbps down. The iPhone 4S Cases is a world-phone as previously rumored, integrating both GSM and CDMA technologies in a single, updated antenna design.

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10 Online HTML5 Tools For Web Designers

04/10/2011 | Development


If you haven’t heard, HTML5 is taking the web by storm! It is currently being enhanced by experts to provide us Web Designers & Developers with awesome new revolutionary web page features!
HTML5 Background Information: For those of you who are new to HTML5, here is some quick background information to get you up to speed…

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7 Crazy Tips That Will Help You Become a Better Coder

28/09/2011 | Development


There are a whole slew of developers writing amazing and practical code and there are thousands of public code repositories on sites like GitHub. Meanwhile, the rest of us are content with just cutting and pasting the code of these industry geniuses. For the majority, it seems that true coding has become a lost art. Almost every project, it seems, now uses some sort of library/framework or contains a heap of plugins. It’s rare to see any front-end coding project truly start from scratch anymore. In this article, I thought I would give some somewhat off-the-wall tips on improving your skill as a front-end coder. These tips will likely not be used when coding paid client projects where time and budget are factors. These are tips that we can put into practice in our own personal projects or in our spare time to try to improve our coding abilities and problem-solving skills. While I do think the tips below can contribute to a developer becoming a stronger coder, they may not always be practical.

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