Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Grunge is a popular trend that gives designs a more organic and realistic look. It also provides a stark contrast to the simplistic, polished and rigid Web 2.0 trend, opting instead for a less uniform and more elaborate form of design.
Continue reading 40 Beautiful Grunge Photoshop Tutorials

There are numerous steps in the web site design and development process. From gathering initial information, to the creation of your web site, and finally to maintenance to keep your web site up to date and current.
The exact process will vary slightly from designer to designer, but the basics are generally the same.

Information Gathering
Planning
Design
Development
Testing and Delivery
Maintenance

Continue reading 6 Phases of [...]

There are a lot of details to consider when designing and developing a web site. In reality, it can seem like an endless list — but if you look carefully you’ll see that there are certain elements that are more important than others, elements that are used consistently among the most successful sites.
Continue reading 15 Key Elements All Top [...]

Esthetic Core has compiled a vast amount of resources for the Web Designer/Developer. Be sure to bookmark this page.

Tune in to ABC-7 at 3:00 p.m. TODAY to see a fun segment about putting together a polished, professional look on a tight budget.
Join “Absolutely Audrey” as she spends a day shopping with WFO client (and Fall Fashion Event model) Leonard Thomas at TJMaxx and Marshalls stores in the East Bay. Audrey and Leonard have a fun message about [...]

I’ve been noticing lately, much to my delight, that there seems to be a resurgence in retro themed web designs. Whether we’re feeling nostalgic for the classic floral wallpaper in Grandma’s old kitchen or simply watching too much Mad Men; retro appears to be in vogue.
This has led me to scouring the Internets on the prowl for the perfect [...]

There are plenty of great Photoshop tutorials for working with different aspects and elements of nature. This is a collection of tutorials for working with the sky, clouds, grass, water, rain, and much more.
Continue reading 35+ Nature Tutorials for Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator is the industry-standard when it comes to scalable vector artwork. As a designer, Illustrator is the right tool for graphics that need to be scaled. A prime example are logos which often need to be adapted for small mediums such as business cards, larger mediums like billboard signs, and converted to grayscale or black and white for mediums [...]

One of the pet peeves of being a web designer is that you sometimes end up not feeling very creative and in need of inspiration. Of course there are thousands of CSS galleries out there, but we thought we could just go ahead and make our own list of great website designs. Hoping this will help you get your creative [...]

Every web designer knows that browser differences can create plenty of headaches. Finding and fixing problems can be difficult if you’re not equipped with the right tools. In this post we’ll take a brief look at 10 of the leading resources for making your browser testing less time consuming and more productive.
Visit 10 Helpful Resources for Cross Browser Testing