All of the minimal themes we have for you below are free and will work perfectly well straight-out-of-the-box (albeit with a few option panel tweaks), also the vast majority of them being responsive. But, putting…
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40 Recently Released jQuery Plugins
Its that time of the year again were we take a look at and highlight the most useful recently released jQuery plugins. As expected from the jQuery community, the selection we have for you is…
WordCamp hits the Netherlands this weekend
WordCamp Netherlands will feature a lineup of experts on WordPress, Social Media, SEO, and Performance including our very own Andy Killen. While it’s hosted in the Netherlands, many of the talks will be in English…
Introducing Warp – An Open-Source Theme Framework for WordPress & Joomla
Each time you develop a theme you’ll have to deal with the same, repetitive tasks. E.g. you need a certain folder structure to organize your PHP, CSS and JavaScript files or you rely on features…
20 Subtle and Soft Textured Photoshop Brush Packs (225 Brushes)
Subtley textured brushes are currently a popular trend at the moment in web design (check out the subtlety on Smashing Magazine’s homepage – awesome). They are really useful for adding character and bringing a little…
The Designer’s Candy Store [Infographic]
For graphic designers, the general goal is to create something that people notice in a good way. These designers aspire that their work is recognized as “good,” “great” or even “spectacular”. But in order to…
20 @fontface Icon Sets
The pros for using @fontface for icons far outweigh the cons. First of all, there are the obvious benefits of being infinitely scalable and being able to style them dynamically using any CSS property (color,…
Freebie: Colorful 3D UI Kit
We have a fantastic freebie for all of you web designers out there, you’ll love this:) Designed by Land-of-Web, the Colorful 3D UI Kit comes in .psd format and is full of beautifully designed modern…
Our Top 20 Posts from 2011
2011 has been Speckyboy’s best year yet in terms of growth. More great readers and followers, more great authors, more great sponsors. However, at the core is (hopefully) great content here on Speckyboy. And just…
Merry Christmas and Thank You
It has been an amazing 2011 for Speckyboy. This was our first full year of daily publishing, we expanded our categories to cover almost all aspects of design from the web and mobile design to…










