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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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Ordering CSS3 Properties

September 8th, 2010

“The fact is, the ordering of CSS3 properties is important… We are at a crucial juncture in browser history where some browsers are supporting both the vendor prefixed version and the actual CSS3 property.”

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Editing Opacity With Layer Masks

September 8th, 2010

“Setting a layer to 50% opacity makes all of its pixels half-visible. If the situation calls for variable visibility, then layer masks are the answer.”

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12 Common CSS Mistakes Web Developers Make

September 8th, 2010

“It’s easy to get tripped up with CSS. Here are some common CSS mistakes we all make.”

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The Ultimate Photoshop Toolbox

September 7th, 2010

“Since so many of us find this tool in our design arsenals, we thought we would put together a post that would have you get the most out of this dynamic imaging program.”

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Showcase of Interesting Navigation Designs

September 7th, 2010

“Everyone is always looking for interesting and effective ways to organize their website and allow users to move about and find things. But there’s a fine line between unexpected and unusable…”

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The Difference Between Good Design and Great Design

September 7th, 2010

“Instead of a quick, one-size-fits-all solution to becoming a great designer, this article will present a threefold response that arises from viewing design through three necessarily different perspectives: the designer, the client and the user.”

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CSS3 Card Trick: A Fun CSS3 Experiment

September 6th, 2010

“This tutorial is based on a simple animated experiment that showcases just one of the amazing things you can create using CSS. I’ve used no images and no scripting; everything’s done using HTML and CSS.”

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10 Ecommerce Design Tips for Increasing Conversions

September 6th, 2010

“Here are ten tips on how you can turn visitors into customers and improve your conversion rates by employing simple design techniques.”

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30+ Absolutely Free Drupal Themes

September 6th, 2010

“For designers and bloggers utlizing this same cms, allow us to introduce to you, a collection of free drupal themes to accessorize and design your blog.”

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Popout Details on Hover W/ CSS

September 5th, 2010

“I recently saw a hover over trick that caught my eye and I thought it was a pretty clever way of showing more details on an element. I decided to give it a try and the solution was quite simple.”

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