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New Resources & Tools
CSS Shrink, a small tool for ‘shrinking’ CSS files.
Suit CSS, a collection of style tools for UI components.
Ampersand.js, a highly modular, loosely coupled, non-frameworky framework for building advanced JavaScript apps.
Epoch, a general purpose real-time charting library for building beautiful, smooth, and high performance visualizations.
jCalculator, a jQuery plugin for calculator inputs.
cdnjs, a CDN service for everything (JavaScript, CSS, SWF, images, etc).
The Ultimate Proposal Cheatsheet by Nathan Powell.
Learning Resources & Tutorials
Create a Google Polymer Checkbox Using CSS3 by Chris Sevilleja.
Utilizing Version Control Management in WordPress by Thoriq Firdaus.
Advanced web typography: Responsive web typography by Elliot Jay Stocks.
Designing with Dynamic Content by Brad Frost.
Using Bounce.js to bring life to user interfaces by Joel Besada.
Create Revealing Content Overlays With CSS3 Transitions by Nick Salloum.
Optimizing Images by Trent Walton.
How To Speed Up Your WordPress Website by Marcus Taylor.
Web Technologies Hanging Out Together by Chris Coyier.
Free UI Resources
The Web and Mobile LineIconSet v1.0 (200 Icons).
Flat Stationery MockUps (PSD & AI).
30 New Web and Mobile GUI kits and Wireframe Templates.
Flatfy Web Template (HTML & CSS).
Some Web Inspiration…
CSS Only 3d Macbook Air by Burak Can.
and finally…
The online resource for designers Web Design Field Manual has just been updated for 2014.