Envato’s Newest Tutorial Blog: Webdesigntuts+
In my opinion, is definitely the front-runner in web design related blogs. has been my go to blog for web design tutorials for awhile now. I’m excited to announce that Envato recently launched a new web design blog titled: . While nettuts is more on the technical side, Webdesigntuts+ appears to be more on the design side of website design. I’d recommend checking it out and subscribing today.
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10 Must Read Free eBooks
There’s a ton of great eBooks around the internet, and better yet a ton of them are free! Here’s my list of 10 must read, free eBooks. Continue Reading »
Do I need to charge HST?
If you are asking yourself, what the heck is HST, then this post probably doesn’t concern you. HST stands for Harmonized Sales Tax. Currently in British Columbia and Ontario we have the GST (Goods & Services Tax) and the PST (Provincial Sales Tax). As of July 1st, our “lovely” governments are combining these taxes into one called the HST. If you’re like me, you’re probably confused if you need to charge the HST on your web design work. The answer is “maybe” – read on to find the answers you need.
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CSS3 Questions Answered
This is the first post in a new series that aims to help you, the reader, with your web design problems. To start it off, I’m asking you to submit any questions your might have about CSS3. Whether you’re interested in browser support, new selectors, properties, or anything else, feel free to post your question below. Continue Reading »
VancouverWebJobs.com launches
A free job board for Vancouver web and tech heads
For a few months now, I’ve been working on a little side project named . The basic premise was to create a free job board service for Vancouver web designers and techies. I played around with the idea of making it a pay board, but after some consideration I decided to go the ad supported route, and keep the actual board free. Some Vancouverites may remember the old job board from earlier in the decade. That board has been dead for awhile, so I thought I would step in and try and fill the void.
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Free Typographic XHTML/CSS-Layouts For Your Designs
Another free web design resource from . Make sure you check this one out and download a few of the free type based web layouts.
“In May we announced the Typographic Layout Design Contest that aimed to collect beautiful typographic (X)HTML+CSS-based layouts created by the design community and release them for free as a gift for the web design community. The response was overwhelming and we really had a hard time going through the designs, analyzing them and deciding which templates deserve the awards. Unfortunately, many templates were just copies of the current designer’s blog and some weren’t related to typography at all. So in the end many templates didn’t make it to this post.
However, we did receive a number of brilliant typographic templates that we are happy to release for free download and personal and commerical use as the gift for the web design community. We hope that these templates will help you to improve the quality of typography in your future designs!”
13 Steps to a Successful Website Launch
has a nice post recommending . It’s a nice reference list to review before you launch a new website.
100+ Free Marketing & Self Promotion Ideas for Freelance Web Designers
has a useful list of that is worth checking out.
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