Jayhan’s 10 favorite blogs

16.07.07

Filed Under: Inspiration, Resources with 1 Comment

Today marks the 10th birthday of blogging history & Mashable is asking to list out our 10 favorite blogs. And here is my list:
1. Techcrunch
The premium source of web technologies and news

2. Mashable
Very useful and resourceful Web2.0 website

3. Smashing Magazine
Inspiration, web design, reading, resources is all here. A must bookmark for web designers and developers.

4. [...]

Logo inspiration sites you should’t miss

08.07.07

Filed Under: Art & Design, Inspiration, Resources, Web 2.0 with 2 Comments

Everything needs identity. For human, we have name as our basic identity. In medieval era, heraldry was used as identity, which now is still visible in modern world. For companies, brands, society etc, they need a logo as identification. Logo is important because it represents the company to the world. So logo has to be [...]

10 simple ways to make glossy button

07.07.07

Filed Under: Art & Design, Resources, Tutorial, Web 2.0 with 7 Comments

Woot. My first tutorial! Glossy button is current in thing in web design, because it is eye-catchy, pretty and friendly. Not sure about how the trand started but I pretty sure is Apple button style! There are some ways to “glossify” a button, which I will teach you how to make below. Tutorial work file [...]

Where to get Quality Free Fonts?

02.07.07

Filed Under: Resources, Typography, Web Design with 2 Comments

Since the early age of human race, communication is playing the vital role, either using body language, eye signal, or by using drawings. Then, to make communication better, human invented symbols then refined to become text. In the past, books were hand written, and thanks to Johannes Guternberg’s first printed book “42 Line Bible” by [...]

25 Websites We/I Can’t Live Without

28.06.07

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Today I came across this link about 25 Sites We Can’t Live Without, presented by TIME. Well, I actually quite curious what website will be in the list so I go and read it. Read it if you are curious too. Well actually there is some sites in that list is I really can’t live [...]

Where to get free patterns?

23.06.07

Filed Under: Inspiration, Resources, Web Design with 9 Comments

Because of Web 2.0 trend, patterns is kinda gaining back its popularity. But indeed, patterns will really enhance the beauty of a website. Besides to used as web design, patterns also can use as desktop wallpapers! I’m not saying those Windows ugly wallpaper patterns, but here, I compiled a list of 4 websites that provides [...]

Free carbon fibre photoshop pattern

14.06.07

Filed Under: Resources with 5 Comments

Jay-han.com first ever freebies! And this is carbon fibre pattern texture. Download the gif below to your computer, and then open it in Photoshop. Go to Edit > Define Pattern.. , then a windows pop up, rename it and click OK. Tada, the pattern is installed and you can use Pattern Stamp Tool and start [...]

Where to get quality free vectors?

11.06.07

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Vectors are cool. Unlike bitmap, vectors are lightweight and won’t losing its quality even you enlarge it or shrink it. Here I compiled a list of websites where you can get free, open source vectors for collection! Yoroshiku!
VectorVault free downloads
Everyweek, Vector Vault will have new free vectors available for download. Join their mailing list to [...]

Testing with Highslide JS

09.06.07

Filed Under: Resources, Web Design with 0 Comments

Last Thursday when I surfing the net, I stumbled upon this website. I found it a very cool way to enlarging thumbnails without refreshing the whole page. So I try it and I like it very much, because it is very convenient, lightweight and cool! Im using a similar service which is Lightbox 2, and [...]

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