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The ultimate guide to web form development and validation

Great tutorial which shows many tips and tricks for creating web forms en validate the data entered in the web forms.

Build a HTML5 video player with jQuery and CSS3

The HTML5 <video> element is already supported by most modern browsers, and even IE has support announced for version 9. There are many advantages of having video embedded natively in the browser (covered in the article Introduction to HTML5 video by Bruce Lawson), so many developers are trying to use it as soon as possible. [...]

15 great icon sets for web developers

The icons you get for your computer’s shortcuts are separate from developer set icons. While creating a program, web application, or website developers have to come up with small images for buttons, shortcuts, etc. The icons used here come in the form of developer icon sets.

How to generate a PDF using PHP

It is very important to generate PDF documents in the corporte world. E-Commerce applications developed in PHP provide this functionlity. So I decided to write a tutorial on ‘How to Generate PDF file using PHP’. The script uses a class file ‘fpdf.php’ which is distributed for free use (that’s why I love Open Source ). [...]

Blooded maffia text effect in Adobe Photoshop

How macabre it may be, adding blood to text is perhaps one of the most coolest things to do. If done right of course! For my conceptual game Malavita, which was a mafia-game set in the 50′s, I designed a logo with classy white text with blood on it. Many people kept asking me how [...]

The best iPad apps for creative people!

If you didn’t live in a cave for the past month, you are aware that the iPad came out. Many applications are already available for this new support, and many of these apps are great for creative people. Following is a selection of apps for designers and other creative professionals.

Different layout types explained

One of the most variable aspects of web design is the way in which we approach width and height in terms of measurements and flexibility. For many years, we have rotated between the benefits and pitfalls of using fixed, elastic, and liquid measurements in a quest to give optimal viewing experiences in highly varied situations, [...]

The greatest logo redesigns

As we realize that we are now living in the Brand Era, where everything is branded and labelled we are more concern to companies we believe can help us, shops where we can get our supplies, or websites we trust to keep our data or information securely. This is how a company’s logo appeal as [...]