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Most Popular Posts From 2008

Have you recently discovered Cardeo Design Blog? If so, here’s a great way to jump into some of my best content. Below are a list of the most popular posts from 2008. It’s also a great resource if you are a returning reader. Happy New Year to everyone!

Most Popular Posts on Cardeo Design Blog for 2008

#1 Cardeo Minimal WordPress Theme
The free Minimal theme has been my most popular post and WordPress freebie for 2008. Make sure you go download it, if you haven’t already.

#2 Cardeo Minimal Website Template
So you guys like Minimal websites eh? The #2 post for 2008 is a website template based on the Minimal WordPress Theme. Also a free download, go and get it!

#3 How To Create a Single Image CSS Navigation Matrix
This is a tutorial on how to create an image based navigation with only CSS and 1 image. Check out www.apple.com or the demo to see this baby in action.

#4 Cardeo Mini WordPress Theme
This is another free Minimal WordPress Theme that is available for download.

#5 Free Christmas Vector Pack
This was the second of two vector packs I released in 2008. It was a great success and I plan to release more free vector packs in 2009!

#6 How to Add a Twitter Badge to Your Website
This tutorial is a quick explanation on how you can add a custom Twitter badge to your own website.

#7 Cardeo Public WordPress Theme
Public was the second free WordPress theme released in 2008. Like the most of my themes, it features a minimal layout, twitter integration, and flickr photostream integration.

#8 Barack Obama T-Shirts
2008 was the year of Obama. I tried to do my little part by designing some shirts and selling them on zazzle.com. I plan to donate the proceeds of the sales once a check is requested.

#9 Free Music Vector Pack
The first of two free vector packs I released in 2008. A rock n’ roll theme for all the Cardeo readers.

#10 Cardeo Standard WordPress Theme
Last but not least, my first WordPress theme. Cardeo Standard is a free theme based on Swiss graphic design and typography

5 Best Albums of 2008

So this post is a little off topic, but hey it’s Christmas! Here’s a list of my 5 favorite albums from 2008.
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mtvmusic.com Launches

We all know MTV doesn’t play music videos anymore but they must have one of the largest collections of vids around. Today they launched mtvmusic.com which is a youtube type website where you can view their entire library of music videos. They are still adding content but there is lots of stuff up there already. Too bad it is only available in the US. Hopefully the rest of us can view it in the near future.

My 10 Favorite Albums To Listen To While Designing

I’m not sure if I’m a bigger design nerd or music nerd. That is a totally different post all together. The one thing I know is I like listening to music while I work. I’ll probably make this an ongoing series of posts with made up names so I can find an excuse to talk about my favorite records. My CD collection numbers around 450 currently so there is lots to talk about!
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My Favorite Websites That Aren't Design Related

Time for a fun post. About 90% of my day is spent designing websites or reading web design and graphic design blogs. For the other 10% of the day I like to play guitar and read some feeds that aren’t design related. Below is a list of where I like to waste my time when I need a break from design.
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The 7 Best Websites for Selling & Promoting Your Music.

The music business has always been a competitive place. With the introduction of music on the internet, and the overflow of music related websites, there is more competition than ever out there. Modern day bands need to be a least a little web savvy if they hope to succeed on any level. Below is a list of 7 of the best websites where bands can sell and promote their music.
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