CSS or Cascading Style Sheets has undergone rapid development in recent years, in particular with the recent introduction of CSS3 or Level 3 (still under development) that supports more animations. CSS has been widely used in Web 2.0 webpages as it allows greater flexibility in controling all styling aspects of a webpage from background to even image animation. The animation aspect is the one that... more.

Creating logo can be a very tedious job. However, having a good font can help you save time and inject some creative juice to your design ideas. Cartoon fonts are among those fonts that you should try because they are very appealing and can be easily manipulated in large size. Of course, such fonts may not be suitable for corporate or minimalist design. I have handpicked 20+ nice looking cartoon f... more.

It really takes time to edit your photos via Photoshop, especially when you're not really familiar with the tools. Well, thanks to some Photoshop enthusiasts, you can apply various useful photo effects via Photoshop Actions. All you have to do is to download the action file and apply it. If you're new to Photoshop Actions, refer to this website for details. I have compiled 50+ actions that you can... more.

Adobe Photoshop is web designers' best friend as it allows flexibility in creating layouts as well as design for a specific web. Most designers, would prefer to convert their design in Photoshop format to web format. Here are some very high-quality tutorials on how to go about designing a web in Photoshop. I love compiling these tutorials as they help to improve my designing skills as well. Please... more.

Apart from offering good functionality and entertainment, most iPhone applications come with a very amazing website. I noticed that many of the iPhone application websites are visually appealing and contains splendid typography, colour schemes and layout design. And if you need some inspiration to create a simple yet elegant websites, here are the Top 10 iPhone application websites that might get ... more.

Sometimes, it's easier to have some tools available online especially when you don't have all necessary software available. Here is a list of useful online generator for web design and development. They are small web applications but can easily save up large amount of times and efforts.   Web 20 Badges Generator Easily create catchy Web 2.0 badges for your images.   CSS Typeset ... more.

Had enough of Times New Roman or Arial? Want to get a slight touch of Web 2.0 identity on your logos or brands? Here is a collection of free downloadable fonts used in some of World's popular logos. Enjoy!   1. Twitter - Pico Alphabet (Modified)   2. Newgrounds – Tekuteku   3. Vimeo – Black Rose   4. Digg - FFF Forward (Modified)   5. Yahoo - ... more.

I have been doing some design work using Adobe Illustrator lately. My Illustrator skill, however, is rather limited as I'm more proficient in Photoshop and Flash. So, I ended up Googling for some useful tutorials. Well, instead of keeping them to myself, I'm sharing some Illustrator tutorials that I think are useful to those who, like me, are trying to grasp some new tricks and tips. Illustrator ... more.

This is a quick tip for those who want to quickly inspect CSS styling on any webpages. While there are hundreds of CSS tools around, XRAY is one of the few that stand out with style! This tool can come in handy, especially when you want to inspect a CSS problem real-time in your browser. XRAY shows you the sizes and other attributes of element you select, fades the rest of the page out and hove... more.