The Web Squeeze

25 Gimp Tutorials – Creative & Free

Hilde Torbjornsen — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:45:11 +0000

Many people stick to Photoshop in most cases - from photo manipulation to 3d art and websites. There can be reasons to look for alternatives, though. Photoshop can for some be too expensive, a bit hard to understand and so on. So we've decided to help you get started with an alternative software, Gimp.

An Introduction to CSS3 – Creating a Button

Jack Franklin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:33:50 +0000

This tutorial will show you how to create a rounded corner button using CSS3. You'll learn how to create a gradient background, text shadow as well as box shadow.

Get And Give Design Feedback – Sites + Tips

Ari Suardiyanti — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:09:32 +0000

As a freelance designer or a member of a design team, you suddenly may find yourself in need of other opinions on a specific design. This article shares many useful websites and web tools to give and receive necessary feedback.

jQuery: More Tips & Tricks

Jack Franklin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:33:45 +0000

My recent article containing 5 quick jQuery tips received a lot of attention, so I thought I'd follow that up with another post, this time with many more tips. Some will be more advanced then others, but whatever your ability, you should be able to get something out of it. As always, if you have any questions feel free to grab me on Twitter: @Jack_Franklin

Tweet Your Business To Success

Peter Krzyzek — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:20:36 +0000

This article takes a look at how successful Twitter has been for Dell as well as tips on how to make it work for your business.

Create A Web Design Portfolio Layout In PhotoShop

Marcell Purham — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:06:57 +0000

This tutorial will teach you how to build a clean yet elegant web design portfolio using PhotoShop.

Book Review: Logo Design Love by David Airey

Jack Franklin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:12 +0000

The idea for this book spawned from David's website logodesignlove.com and also the popularity of his own blog davidairey.com and aims to share David's own experiences in Logo design, how to design effective logos, how to deal and interact with clients and how to create your own iconic designs, plus a whole lot more. Here, Jack Franklin gives you his thoughts on the book.

15 Free Twitter Tools That Work For You!

Hilde Torbjornsen — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:49:44 +0000

Check out these useful Twitter Apps! Want to delete spammers, bots, unfollow, follow different people, Hilde has found 15 of the best free twitter apps.

Squeezy Links – July 12, 2010

Linda Chadbourne — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:51:36 +0000

Links we feel deserve to be passed around! Got a link you'd like to see included in our next roundup? Contact us!

Two Communities to Seek Web Design Feedback – Dribbble vs Forrst

Michael Wilson — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:00:03 +0000

Michael Wilson feels receiving feedback on any work in progress can be critical to improving your skills. He also sheds light on two new design communities, Dribbble and Forrst.

Sequential Fade In – JQuery Plug-in

Joseph McCullough — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:00:01 +0000

Check out this useful jQuery plugin that will allow you to sequentially fade in and fade out elements on a website.

How To Market Your Web Design Portfolio

Mark Thompson — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:38:48 +0000

As a web designer, one of the most difficult things is to drive traffic to your portfolio site. Use these tips to increase traffic!