Mashable Open Web Awards Winners Announced!

The Mashable Open Web Awards winners were announced today. Header over to mashable.com to view the winners.

Code Ready Filler Text with html-ipsum.com

For the longest time I always used lipsum.com for when I need to generate lorem ipsum filler text for my web projects. Recently, I came across html-ipsum.com, which is a step up from from lipsum.com.
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Elegant Web Typography

There’s an amazing article on Elegant Web Typography by Jeff Croft over at scribd.com. It’s a copy of his presentation from last year’s Future of Web Design conference. It’s a very thorough read that you can also download as a PDF. Make sure you go grab it today.

Connect With Creatives And Show Your Work At Behance.net

A little while back, I was accepted into the Behance Creative Network. Behance is a great website for connecting with other creatives, showing your portfolio, and looking for work.
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Free WordPress Theme: Die Neue Typographie

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Blogger's Choice Winners for Open Web Awards Announced

The entire list of winners can be viewed at mashable.com, or you can view it below. Voting for the People’s Choice end’s this Sunday!
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50 Extremely Useful CSS Tools

SmashingMagazine.com has a great post recommending 50 Extremely Useful CSS Tools. Some great stuff in the article, some new and some old. New resources that I found useful were Em Calculator and *deploy.

Setting Type on the Web to a Baseline Grid

There’s a great article over at alistapart.com concerning Setting Type on the Web to a Baseline Grid. This is a problem that has always driven me mad in web design. My print background wants everything to look the same! They outline a simple technique that will help your type and layout overall.

Web Design Conferences in 2009

As we approach the end of the year, it’s time to look to 2009 and figure out what web design conferences are worth attending. Conferences tend to be expensive so you never get to go to all the ones your want. However, here are a few that are worth checking out.
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Grids At TheGridSystem.org

thegridsystem.org

http://www.thegridsystem.org

Isn’t it great when you find a new website that just blows your mind? thegridsystem.org is one of those websites and it is also one my new favorites.
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