Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

This is a roundup of wonderful design related articles.

Remember, these are articles I “tweet” on Twitter. Click the @username to see the posts of some of the people who I respect and love to “follow” on Twitter, the #hashtags to search the related topics, and of course the actual links to read the awesome articles.

Web Design Resources Roundup

1. Hints, Tips And Tricks For Web Design Part 1: Beyond The Visual http://bit.ly/4hjuI
2. Hints, Tips And Tricks For Web Design Part 2: Production Techniques http://bit.ly/SZ5bl
3. Designers Predict Design Trends for 2010 http://bit.ly/cO0y7 (via @naldzgraphics)
4. 10+ Exceptional Free Tools for Monitoring Your Websites Uptime http://bit.ly/6A2w6
5. RT @jggube: 20 Creative and Unique Typefaces: http://digg.com/d1tmGo?t
6. 20 Examples of Great User Interface Design http://bit.ly/nkpMS
7. RT @mlane: 25 of the Best Photographer Portfolio Websites – Part 1: http://bit.ly/VabgN and 2: http://bit.ly/k4eZC
8. RT @youthedesigner: New blog post: 15 Grandiose Green Website Designs http://bit.ly/13TUcC
9. 12 Excellent Free Tools for Monitoring Your Site’s Uptime http://bit.ly/eIgEk
10. 60 Awesome Sites for Free #Fonts http://bit.ly/191dHS
11. Showcase Of Popular Automobiles Websites #inspiration http://bit.ly/z1L7I
12. 30 ESSENTIAL PDF DOCUMENTS EVERY DESIGNER SHOULD DOWNLOAD http://bit.ly/LL836
13. RT @pfrigerio: 30 More Essential PDF Documents Every #Designer Should Download… http://bit.ly/ukF6D
14. Gallery of 3D Elements in Web Design http://bit.ly/SXqNN
15. 88 Single Page Website Designs For Design #Inspiration http://bit.ly/zIwoU (via @myreactiveone)
16. 21 Awesome #iPhone Apps for Web Professionals: http://bit.ly/H5Dsv (via @sitepointmatt @deakaz)
17. RT @designcoyote 15 Most Useful & Free Collection of Ready-To-Use #Design Freebies | SmashingApps.com http://bit.ly/nRjxu
18. 10 Apps for Web Designers Using a Mac http://bit.ly/bn9PK
19. 20 Tools to Make the Life of a Web Developer Easier http://ff.im/-3M7bq (via @brandonacox)
20. RT @bthnynn: 25 Beautiful One Page Portfolio Websites of Designers on Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/q4hgd4
21. RT @mlane: Hit a Plateau? 4 Ways to Improve Your Skills – http://bit.ly/bvps9
22. RT @DesignerDepot: Popular Design Blogs Share Their Stats: http://tinyurl.com/m5mxnk
23. 50 Inspiring Abstract Illustrations in Web Design http://bit.ly/S9PNW #inspiration
24. RT @chadengle: [NEW SITE LAUNCH] for all you #app devs, designers & enthusiasts! @fuelyourapps http://fuelyourapps.com #FUEL
25. Fixed vs. Fluid vs. Elastic Layout: What’s The Right One For You? http://bit.ly/12arFz for Deb
26. RT @logocritiques: 50 Captivating & well-formed #Logo Design http://bit.ly/UARc6
27. RT @Brandensilva @styletime: 5 new Niche Galleries http://bit.ly/NDsgi
28. 10+ Brilliantly Designed Mac and iPhone App Websites http://bit.ly/r6Hx3
29. RT @brandonacox: 15 Coolest Minimalist WebDesigns Using #Photograph as Background http://ff.im/-3OBme
30. 50 Free Handwritten #Fonts for Web Designers and Logo Artists http://bit.ly/kLZqd
31. RT @iamkhayyam @murdamw: 50 Captivating & well-formed Logo Design http://bit.ly/UARc6
32. Eclectic Color Roundup http://bit.ly/1S7mm check out Color Snap by Sherwin-Williams for the iPhone, handy for designers
33. RT @buysellads: The Power of Typography in Design – Quite a Few Lessons from @freelancesw http://bit.ly/oYxwd
34. RT @mlane: ProFolio 1.05 – Featuring Portfolio Navigation – http://bit.ly/izsoH
35. Emphasis in Design – How to Create Interest and Command Your Visitors’ Attention http://bit.ly/ApsMB
36. Best of the Week #68 at abduzeedo #inspiration http://bit.ly/rFQys
37. Left-Brained vs. Right-Brained – The Developer/Designer Paradox http://bit.ly/gfdRx
38. Right Brain vs Left Brain Creativity Test http://bit.ly/G39U
39. RT @simonashley @vectorss: 20 Sleek and Clean #Fonts From Dafont http://bit.ly/3lhoTf
40. Designers and the Need to Get Disconnected – http://bit.ly/10MIN0 (via @mlane)
41. RT @WhiplashDesign: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve as a Designer: http://tr.im/nzcb
42. RT @mlane: The Best RSS Feeds for Designers and Developers from A to Z – http://bit.ly/WNREO
43. Keep an Inspiration Notebook to Retain Offline #Design Inspiration http://bit.ly/tE0gO
44. RT @Reencoded: 12 beautiful home page designs for Inspiration http://digg.com/d1sxz7
45. 10 Tips to Create a More Usable Web http://bit.ly/Osrxk
46. 9 Crucial UI Features of Social Media and Networking Sites http://bit.ly/IUIbM from Smashing Mag
47. How to Stay Ahead of the Curve as a Designer http://bit.ly/QQShF
48. RT @cheth: ★Blogger Labs- Free Blogger Template Generators! http://bit.ly/Yvg6h
49. Fixed vs. Fluid vs. Elastic #Website Layout: What’s The Right One For You? http://bit.ly/OqF1M (via @phaoloo)
50. 40 of the Best #Websites of Non-Profit Organizations http://bit.ly/O8RxR
51. RT @atsmith: Resources for designers by designers + http://twurl.nl/u8ufw7 (Nice!)
52. Sweet Tweets: Design Tweets of the Week #2 http://bit.ly/Xx0yQ
53. RT @designfeed: Best of the Week #67 http://bit.ly/17IgFj
54. RT @designfeed: The Ultimate #Drupal Toolbox: 150+ Themes, Plugins & Resources http://bit.ly/dAAxN (via @Arbenting)
55. RT @styletime: 29 Excellent Typography Tutorials for Designers http://bit.ly/Brk3n (via @iamkhayyam)
56. MyInkTrail, Best of the Design Community, May 2009 http://bit.ly/1318IE
57. 30 Inspiring Dark and Sleek Web Designs http://bit.ly/19rOHO
58. Web Worker Careers: Web Design http://bit.ly/13wZ8R
59. 10 Sleek and Professional #Flash Image Gallery Tutorials http://bit.ly/14fgQd
60. RT @iBlend @DannyOutlaw: 5 Strange Places to Draw Inspiration From http://tinyurl.com/ktop99
61. RT @passionsista @DesignerDepot 20 Light Minimalistic #Website #Designs: http://tinyurl.com/omnzdk (via @arnteriksen)
62. Ultimate List of 32 #Font And Typography Tools http://bit.ly/XAgam (via @creattica @MadysonDesigns)
63. The Creative Brief: Questions to Ask Before Designing a #Logo http://twurl.nl/vpcik8 (via @logocritiques)
64. 35 Amazingly Well-Designed Church Websites http://digg.com/d1sT3Q?t (via Digg) (via @jophillips)
65. RT @playgroundpilot 9 Tips For Brand Building With Web Design http://tr.im/mPyn (via @mikakiviranta)
66. The Best of Twitter – May 2009 – Creattica – http://bit.ly/CqNWN
67. Major Networks of Websites: Trends and Showcase http://bit.ly/160lzs
68. RT @phaoloo: RT @murnahan: Impressive #LEGO V8 Engine http://bit.ly/yNBo9 WOW! Off to buy legos
69. 45+ Exceptionally Useful Free Handwritten #Fonts http://bit.ly/YYd6c (via @styletime)
70. Do you Know “What is Design?” 41 Answers to One Simple Question http://bit.ly/eQiXx
71. RT @Minervity @ThemeForest: 40 Really Awesome Resources for Design #Inspiration http://bit.ly/Tghhb
72. RT @CreativeOpera RT @smashingmag: 50 Ways To Become A Better Designer – http://digg.com/d1sDa7 Huge List!