15 Useful Free Android Apps for Web Developers

We are not suggesting for a moment, with this post, that your Android mobile device would be a good alternative as a development platform to your desktop or laptop. All it shows with the current apps available, that it could be and the potential for more is certainly there. Maybe not so much with a mobile, but if you have one of the many iPad-a-like Android tablets that are currently available it certainly could be a reality.

30 Inspiring Niche Photography Websites to Explore

We are not suggesting for a moment, with this post, that your Android mobile device would be a good alternative as a development platform to your desktop or laptop. All it shows with the current apps available, that it could be and the potential for more is certainly there. Maybe not so much with a mobile, but if you have one of the many iPad-a-like Android tablets that are currently available it certainly could be a reality.

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.70)

This is our weekly column were we share our favorites design related articles, resources and resources all from the previous week. If you would like to be kept up to date with loads of fresh design news and resources, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebook or even by subscribing to our RSS feed.

Beginner’s Study Guide to HTML5 Microformats

For years the web has been a static development block for housing information. It hasn’t been up until recently that micro-format designs have been released into the semantic web. These allow developers to contextually describe page elements for better representation of what the information holds. Most of the tips below are useful for those still building their introduction into HTML microformats. Some are more common than others but the concept…

[EXPIRED] We Have 10 Premium Licenses of CouchCMS to giveaway – Comment for a chance to win

For this weeks reader giveaway we have Ten Couch CMS Commercial Licenses (usually $39 each) up for grabs. As per usual, all you will have to do for a chance of winning one of these marvelous CMS licenses is leave a comment below telling us what type of project you are currently working (no need to be too specific). All winners will be chosen completely at random. Best of luck!…

Weekly Web Design and Development Inspiration – N.74

This is our selection of our favorite web designs from the past week or so, some sites we discovered and others have been recommended by our readers. Thanks for all your recommendations, and we hope you like this selection of sites as much as we do, feel free to comment and let us know what you think.

20 Essential Tools and Tips to an Accessible Website

Accessibility is extremely important to your website. Simply put, what good does your website’s content do if certain people can’t see it? Sure, your fancy new design with the tiny fonts and low-contrast colors might look slick to you and your friends, but those with poorer eyesight, color blindness, and any other visual hindrance won’t be able to navigate, much less read, your website. You want to—nay, must—make your website…

How to Boost Your Creativity in 3 (or 7) Days

All creative professionals face creative blocks. Many times these blocks are caused by being overworked and burned out on creativity. Sometimes routine helps, but it can frequently hinder the brain juices. After all, variety is the spice of life. As a creative professional there are definitely some related fields to your profession. Being a graphic designer with a degree, I could swear that college burned out my creativity. Then I…

50 Free Tools and Apps for Web Designers and Developers

Over the past year or so I have bookmarked hundreds of various tools and resources covering all aspects of web & mobile development – There are tools that will improve your work-flow, resources that will clean and validate code, apps that will allow you to collaborate with any number of colleagues, bookmarklets that let you create mockups within your browser, productivity checklists, sites that will track and keep a watchful…

Predicting the future with The Web Bot Project [Infographic]

Have you ever heard of the Web Bot Project? Created in 1997, it is an application that can, by tracking trending keywords and net chatter, predict future events. Bold and far fetched claim, don’t you think? But apparently it works. It has claimed to have predicted past events such as the September 11 attacks, the BP oil spill and hurricane Katrina, and many more. It has also predicted future events…

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.69)

This is our weekly column were we share our favorites design related articles, resources and resources all from the previous week. If you would like to be kept up to date with loads of fresh design news and resources, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebook or even by subscribing to our RSS feed.

Tips for Compromising between Designers and Developers

In the real world designers and developers are constantly battling it out over projects. Between two lighthearted developers are the crew who simply make website work while designers add flair and vibrant edges. The two perform very specific yet important jobs which harmoniously combine to create amazing web pages. Often times, however, bickering can ensue leading to arguing and lost time. All client work from small-scale operations to large design…

[EXPIRED] We Have Two Copies of jQuery Plugin Development Beginner’s Guide Book to Giveaway

Today we have two copies of the fantastic ebook jQuery Plugin Development Beginner’s Guide to give away to two lucky readers. All you will have to do for a chance of winning one of these ebooks is leave a comment below telling us why you would like to win this book. This competition has now ended, here are the winners: Winner Name: Wendy Muller Comment: So I can kick my…

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