Winners of $50 in Credits from Next Day Flyers

Jul 16 2010 by Jacob Gube | 1 Comment

Winners of $50 in Credits from Next Day Flyers

Last week, Next Day Flyers, an online printing company that delivers top-quality printed materials with one of the fastest turnaround times in the industry, teamed up with Six Revisions to give away $50 in credit to their online printing store to three winners. Many Six Revisions readers participated in the giveaway, and today I’m happy to announce the three winners.

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5 Web Files That Will Improve Your Website

Jul 15 2010 by Alexander Dawson | 77 Comments

5 Web Files That Will Improve Your Website

The amount of code that developers encounter regularly is staggering. At any one time, a single site can make use of over five different web languages (i.e. MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML).

There are a number of lesser-known and underused ways to enhance your site with a few simple but powerful files. This article aims to highlight five of these unsung heroes that can assist your site. They’re pretty easy to use and understand, and thus, can be great additions to the websites you deploy or currently run.

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10 Android Apps Every Web Designer Should Know About

Jul 14 2010 by Rob Thomas | 24 Comments

10 Android Apps Every Web Designer Should Know About

With the dominance of Apple’s iPhone in the recent years, Google’s Android OS seems to have been left in its shadows. However, this is only because the iPhone was released long before any Android device. Nevertheless, as the popularity of Android grows (and its growth is staggering) so does its range of apps.

In this article are the top 10 Android apps for people who make websites, enabling them to be productive whilst on the go.

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40 Great Resources for a Complete Roadmap to Freelancing

Jul 13 2010 by Aidan Huang | 30 Comments

40 Great Resources for a Complete Roadmap to Freelancing

An important activity that all freelancers need to do–no matter what their freelancing field may be–is to read and educate ourselves. Reading is a great source for freelancers to get motivated, inspired, and learns tips and techniques for becoming a better professional.

There are many excellent resources on the web dedicated to the Freelancer. From getting inspiration to dealing with creativity burnout, you will find it all on the internet; there is a lot of information spread throughout the nooks and crannies of the online world, covering all the topics you could possibly think of concerning freelancing.

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The 960 Grid System Made Easy

Jul 12 2010 by Joshua Johnson | 141 Comments

The 960 Grid System Made Easy

The first time I discovered the 960 Grid System, I was immediately excited about the possibilities of implementing complex layouts so easily.

However, since I was fairly new to web design at the time, when I downloaded the files, I quickly became overwhelmed at how complicated the whole thing seemed.

With all this code, how could this be the easy way to create a layout?

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Make an Elegant and Simple Blog Web Layout Using Photoshop

Jul 11 2010 by Eric Hoffman | 41 Comments

Make an Elegant and Simple Blog Web Layout Using Photoshop

This web design tutorial will show you the process of developing a PSD mockup of a clean and simple blog layout. We will be creating the design of the front page of the blog. The next part of this tutorial will walk you through coding the PSD to HTML/CSS.

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10 Fresh Galleries for Web Design Inspiration

Jul 10 2010 by Jacob Gube | 34 Comments

10 Fresh Galleries for Web Design Inspiration

Creativity needs a jumpstart at times. When you’re feeling creatively low, one of the best ways to get inspired is to admire and look at exceptional web designs. In this collection, you’ll discover some new web design galleries to check out. I hope you find at least a couple of new favorites that you’ll bookmark and visit regularly!

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