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Design Shack showcases inspiring web design, alongside resources and tutorials for you to succeed in the same way. It is carefully curated and edited by Josh Johnson and David Appleyard.


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12 Tips for a More Accessible Website

By Tom Walker, On 19th Mar 2010, 10 Comments

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Making your website accessible to everyone is not only a moral duty, it’s a legal obligation. Many organizations, including the International Olympic Committee, have been sued for not making their websites accessible enough. With 50 million Americans suffering from some disability or other, improving your site’s accessibility makes clear commercial sense too.

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Competition: Win a 1 Year Reseller Hosting Package Worth £300

By Joshua Johnson, On 18th Mar 2010, 40 Comments

We are proud to announce that today’s competition is one of our biggest to date. It’s a worth a whopping £300 (Approx. $458) per prize! And we’ll pick not just one but two winners this go around.

Read on to find out how you can win a One Year Reseller Hosting Package from Heart Internet!

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30 Websites with Photographic Backgrounds

By Joshua Johnson, On 17th Mar 2010, 14 Comments

In design, the simplest of options are often among the best. Using a photographic background is an easy way to make your site beautifully eye-catching. Below you’ll find 30 examples of sites from all over the world using strong photographic elements as background pieces. Some use pure photography while others mix in illustrations, Photoshop effects, and text. Use these as a leaping point for your own ideas the next time you need a fresh design.

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20 Gorgeous Web Application Interfaces

By Joshua Johnson, On 14th Mar 2010, 18 Comments

The advancement of web technology has led to some incredibly impressive improvements in online application interface design. Below we’ll look at 20 web apps that aren’t only extremely useful, but indisputably attractive as well. I’ve subdivided the applications into four categories: Design, Business, Productivity and Miscellaneous.

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List of Essential Php Quick References and Cheatsheets

In this post you will find a list of PHP Cheat Sheets & Quick Reference Guides for PHP Specialist, Web Programmers, Coders & for Web developers for Quick coding with PHP.

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13 Must Follow Logo and Brand Identity Design Blogs

A small collection of RSS, Twitter and Facebook links for the best logo design blogs.

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How to Create a PHP/MySQL Powered Forum from Scratch

“In this tutorial, we’re going to build a PHP/MySQL powered forum from scratch. This tutorial is perfect for getting used to basic PHP and database usage.”

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Design & Code a Cool iPhone App Website in HTML5

“In this tutorial we’ll get a taste of what’s to come by building a cool iPhone app website using a HTML5 structure, and visual styling with some CSS3 effects.”

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CSS3 Columns and jQuery Plugins: Video Tutorial

The guys from DOCTYPE.tv deconstruct CSS multi-column layouts and show you step-by-step how to create your very own jQuery plugin.

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Free Stock File of the Week: Brightcube Web Template

An amazing free website template coded in HTML & CSS with jQuery sliders and four color options. Brightcube is normally $14 but free this month at ThemeForest.

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How to build a Cool Animated CSS3 Menu with no Javascript

“This tutorial is about understanding, learning and mastering the some of the new features and properties of CSS3. You will learn how to build a cool rounded navigation menu, with no images and no Javascript, and effectively make use of the new CSS3 properties border-radius and animation.”

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