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Handy: InnerFade with jquery
InnerFade is a small plugin for the jQuery-JavaScript-Library. It’s designed to fade you any element inside a container in and out.
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The Frosty Mug Revolution: Get the Best Price on Full-Versions of CS3
Very clever: Get the Best Price on Full-Versions of CS3. (via SI).
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Designing With Grid-Based Approach | Smashing Magazine
Handy article: Designing With Grid-Based Approach on Smashing Magazine.
Commentary
Selectlogo Rips Off Hicksdesign Logo
Well, it appears that Selectlogo is a scam logo agency as well, selling copied logos as originals. The specific logo in question is the Hicksdesign logo. Selectlogo’s theft. Hicksdesign original. What is wrong with you people?
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Facebook Developers | Thrift
Facebook releases Thrift for download. “Thrift is a software framework for scalable cross-language services development.”
Reflection
SXSW Recap
Well, before we’re a month removed from the conference, I thought I better sum up my thoughts on the matter. SXSW is all about networking, professional networking that is (not TCP-IP, Ethernet stuff…). The sessions were “okay” as some pointed out, though I think the reason for that was not so much the mediocrity of […]
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mezzoblue § Chalkwork Basic Royalty-free Icons
Dave Shea releases some beautiful icons: Chalkwork Basic Royalty-free Icons.
Commentary
LogoMaid Rips Off Dan Cederholm’s SimpleBits Logo
On the off chance that you read this blog and not John Gruber’s or Dan Cedarholm’s (which I suggest you remedy immediately), it appears that a cheap, stock logo site is ripping off Mr. Cedarholm, and then denying it, even accusing Dan of design theft. Shame on you.
Resource List
Web Typography Sucks | Slides and notes from SxSW 2007
Slides, notes, and links from the Web Typography Sucks panel at SXSWi to go along with the podcast. w00t!
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Daring Fireball: Let’s Have a Panel on What We Didn’t Like About SXSW 2007
John Gruber sums up how I felt about SXSW in general. Daring Fireball: Let’s Have a Panel on What We Didn’t Like About SXSW 2007. I will have to make my own obligatory SXSWi recapp post soon.
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Slides From Khoi Vinh and Mark Boulton’s Grids Are Good Presentation
The best session I went to at SXSW: Oh Yeeaahh!