11 Great Sites to learn Web Development Online

16.01.12

Filed Under: Resources, Web 2.0 with 5 Comments

Perhaps you had been to design school, learning web design skills that are actually quite outdated and not practical anymore, and been wondering where is the best place to learn the best practices of web development. Well, in this post I will show you some really useful sites that teach you real web development skills. [...]

5 Web Tools That Let You Test Page Loading Speed

12.09.11

Filed Under: Web 2.0 with 0 Comments

As we all knew it, page loading speed is one of the crucial subject to measure the success of a website. As a user, we all love fast loading websites and if a website takes its sweet time loading, most of the people will lose patient and leaving the site. According to John Jersin, Product [...]

WhatTheFont vs What Font is

16.06.10

Filed Under: Web 2.0 with 1 Comment

When we talk about online font identifying website, the first website that comes to our mind is WhatTheFont by MyFonts. And recently, there is another new font identifying website called What Font is. With both website we can upload a picture or use image URL to identify a font we don’t know. But how accurate [...]

These aren’t flash: 5+ sites powered by Ajax/Javascript

08.10.08

Filed Under: Inspiration, Web 2.0, Web Design with 7 Comments

Before Javascript, websites are pretty much static where the whole page refreshes and go to another page. If you want to have some little animations and the information loads within the same page, you will need flash to do. But now with Ajax and powerful Javascript framework like Jquery, Mootools, Script.aculo.us and more, websites can [...]

I search using del.icio.us too

10.06.08

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When searching for information on the Internet, normally I will go to search engine sites like Google or Yahoo. However, I also use social bookmark site Del.icio.us as search engine alternative too. Well this is because Del.icio.us has the tagging system that make search result more precise and focused. By searching through Del.icio.us, you might [...]

Share your inspiration with ScrnShots

07.05.08

Filed Under: Web 2.0 with 3 Comments

When I found a inspiring websites, normally I will make a screenshot of the site. Until now, I had collected quite a bunch of screenshots and they are scattering inside my hard disk drive. I wanted to share those nice website screenshots with everyone as a gallery in one page but I couldn’t find a [...]

Destroy the Web 2.0 look

26.11.07

Filed Under: Inspiration, Web 2.0, Web Design with 10 Comments

Until now, I’m still embracing the beauty of web 2.0 design: The glossy effect, the badges etc.. But the presentation of “Destroy the Web 2.0 Look” by Elliot Jay Stock has changed my perception and makes me understand even more about what is the real Web 2.0. Elliot presented this topic in FoWD event in [...]

7 Web 2.0 badges vector download

06.10.07

Filed Under: Resources, Web 2.0 with 41 Comments

Today, I will give out the my latest vector collection which is 7 different styles of badges vector, all free for download! As you can see, the 7 badges each I created is unique shapes and styles, read more to take a clearer view of 7 of it. To make the series special, I put [...]

A beginner’s guide to Web 2.0

05.10.07

Filed Under: Tutorial, Web 2.0 with 4 Comments

Remember when first knowing the term Web 2.0, I have no idea about what it is except Web 2.0 is the latest generation of web trend. It took me sometime to have a clear picture of it. So, if you are new to Web 2.0, this post is for you because I will teach you [...]

16+ the ten list for web designers

28.09.07

Filed Under: Inspiration, Resources, Web 2.0, Web Design with 8 Comments

As web designers I am always hunt for resources on the web, for example tutorials, gallery showcases, and thoughts from the experienced designers so that I can learn something from it. I subscribed to many designer’s blog feed and surf Del.icio.us regularly, and I found out some The Ten List from various websites to inspire [...]