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Design Shack showcases inspiring web design, alongside resources and tutorials for you to succeed in the same way. It is brought to you by David Appleyard, a freelance designer who is available for work.

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The Ultimate Guide to CSS Gallery Inclusion

By David Appleyard, On 3rd Nov 09, 4 Comments

Design Shack started out as a simple CSS gallery, featuring well designed websites that caught my eye. Tens of thousands of designs have been submitted over the past few years, and each one has been considered carefully for inclusion. The sad fact is that only around 5% of submissions stand out from the crowd.

This could be due to any number of factors; the site didn’t get the basics right, didn’t have anything remarkable to show, or (occasionally) was let down by content. This guide will walk you through how to make sure you stand a great chance of inclusion, avoiding all the pitfalls so commonly stumbled into by designers. At each stage, we’ll take a look at one great example, and one that’s not so good.

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50 Outstanding Free Design Textures

By Joshua Johnson, On 2nd Nov 09, 2 Comments

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A few good textures can take a boring design and turn into something stunning. As a designer, you should seek to build a library of all kinds of textures to complement a range of styles. Here are 50 completely free and ready to download textures to get you started.

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Where to Find Inspiration Online

By Joshua Johnson, On 30th Oct 09, No Comments

A trip to your local book store’s magazine rack used to be the quickest, easiest way to find rich, diverse inspiration without a significant fee. Recently, the web has completely changed the way designers, developers, artists, writers and photographers search for influence. Now anyone with an internet connection can access a virtually unending stream of content that saturates the senses and breeds innovation. The best part: most of it is free.

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20 Simple jQuery Tricks

By Joshua Johnson, On 28th Oct 09, 17 Comments

jQuery has quickly made it’s way into nearly every web developer’s bag of tricks. The simplicity with which jQuery allows us to handle complicated events and perform smooth animations makes it the perfect tool for both beginners and experienced developers to add professional flair to their sites.

Here are 20 simple jQuery tricks to get you on your way to JavaScript bliss. The keyword here is “simple” so even if you’ve never used jQuery before, this is the perfect place to start!

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How To: Successfully Launch a Web Design Startup With Social Media and No Budget

You know you’ve thought about it: Striking out on your own with a startup website. Get some great tips from the pros on how they did it.

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The Ultimate Hand-Coding Toolbox

WYSIWYG editors are great for some, but many professional web designers prefer the freedom and structure of coding by hand. If you’re one of the dedicated, here is a collection of must have tools and applications.

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Vertical Centering With CSS

Getting things centered properly in CSS can be tricky. Here’s a few methods from a ThemeForest tutorial.

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Let’s Slice a Clean .Psd Layout in 12 Easy Steps

Learn to slice like a pro with this free tutorial from Woobzine.

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Making a Cool Login System With PHP, MySQL & jQuery

Step-by-step tutorial on creating your own slick login system with sliding animations.

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The Future of the Web: Where Will We Be in Five Years?

Cameron Chapman analyzes current trends and makes predictions regarding the future of the web. A great read!

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10 Awesome Techniques and Examples of Animation With jQuery

A roundup of really amazing and super easy jQuery animations.

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