Design a gradient-inspired Web Design in Photoshop

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by Shane Jeffers

In this photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create a blog design from scratch using a combination of gradients and selections.

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CSS’s Border Attribute – Usage and Best Practices

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by Shane Jeffers

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This is the second part in a three part series. Today we will be covering the Border attribute. The first article was on the Background Attribute and the last article will be on the Font Attribute so stay tuned and subscribe. Part one of this CSS series is linked below.
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20 Eye Catching Minimalist Website Designs

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by Shane Jeffers

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Sometimes making something simple can be much more difficult than creating something complex in the design world. I went through and found these 20 sites that I think fall into the “minimalist” category, yet are still highly effective. Another reason a lot of these sites stand out is their typography. If you are planning a “minimalist” site you MUST have good typography or it will turn from being simple and professional to ugly and amateurish.
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Add a Custom Feedburner Count to your WordPress Blog

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by Shane Jeffers

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Have you ever wondered how blogs such as Smashing Magazine, Vandelay Design, Three Styles (That’s Me) display their feed count in a custom way? Well I ran across a tutorial at Blogussion Which provides the code to bring the feed in text format. Today I am not only going to show you how to use the code provided by Blogussion, but I am going to show you a few ways you can customize it using CSS and images.
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An In-Depth Look into CSS’s Background Attribute

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by Shane Jeffers

bgatt

This is the first part in a three part series. Today we will be covering the Background attribute. The second article will cover the border attribute, and finally the third article will cover the font attribute, so be sure to subscribe to catch the other two articles.

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20 Mind Blowing Website Layout Tutorials in Photoshop

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by Shane Jeffers

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One of the most adored tutorials on the web is how to create a website layout from scratch in Photoshop. Not only does it help you build confidence because you are creating something beautiful, but it helps you learn the techniques of Photoshop so you can begin creating your own sites. So I challenge you to try some of these tutorials learn some new techniques and try them out with your own ideas. These are twenty tutorials I have chosen for their quality and the authors ability to explain the process to the reader thoroughly but with simplicity.

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CSS Shorthand – A Guide to Cleaner and Faster Coding

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by Shane Jeffers

csshorthand

A Guide to Cleaner and Faster Coding

As a web developer I am always looking for ways to speed up my workflow. One of the simplest ways to speed up and clean up your coding is to learn CSS Shorthand. In order to fully grasp shorthand, it is helpful to already have a decent knowledge of CSS. I have put together a simple guide to bring you into the world of CSS Shorthand.

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