Vandelay Website Design Blog

Weekly Links - March 7th

These are some of the best and most useful posts that I came across this week. I hope you enjoy them.

Web Design and Development:

35 (Really) Incredible Free Icon Sets from Smashing Magazine. Another great collection of icons, this post truly does feature some of the best icons you’ll find anywhere.

Icons

Free Vector Graphics - Sticker Icons from You the Designer. These vectors are great for use with your web designer projects and they’re only available at You the Designer.

Vector stickers

Function vs. Form: Rescuing Design from Insanity from Bits O’ NewMedia. Matt Griffin wrote a very interesting and thought-provoking article about design and the Christian world view.

Function vs. Form

Stunning Designs Using that Piece of Wood from Noupe. A collection of designs using wood backgrounds.

Websites with wood

The Different Techniques for Applying the PNG Hack from CSS Tricks.

No div, no float, no clear, no hack*, no joke from tjkdesign.com.

A Simple Guide on How to Effectively Talk to Clients from Six Revisions.

The Ultimate Guide to Designing with Black from Spoon Graphics.

Helping Others Understand Web Accessibility from 456 Berea St.

20+ Free Web Design Ebooks and Guides from Blogging Bits.

Blogging:

Starting a Blog that isn’t a Time Sucking Money Pit from Courtney Tuttle.

WordPress Robots.txt Tips Against Duplicate Content from Shoemoney.

5 Ways to Be a More Unique Blogger from Super Blogging.

Posts I wrote for other blogs this week:

6 Methods for Making Your Website Stand Out at Most Inspired.

Creating a Signature Series at PureBlogging.

10 Signs that Your Blog is on the Right Track at Daily Blog Tips.

Online Entrepreneurs: Assets vs. Services at Blogtrepreneur.

Practical Tips for Targeting Social Media Users AND Satisfying Your Readers at Traffikd.

Originally Published March 7th, 2008

15 comments from readers

  • 1 Adnan Mar 7, 2008 at 9:39 am

    Thanks for the linklove Steven - you’re nearly at 2k RSS subs now ;)

  • 2 Vandelay Design Mar 7, 2008 at 10:26 am

    You’re welcome Adnan. Yeah, hopefully the growth continues.

  • 3 Tay - Super Blogging Mar 7, 2008 at 11:00 am

    Thanks for the link, Steven, and for a really great roundup. I enjoyed it!

  • 4 Vandelay Design Mar 7, 2008 at 11:04 am

    You’re welcome Tay. Glad you found some useful stuff here.

  • 5 David Airey Mar 7, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    Hi Steven,

    So you know, I tried leaving a comment on your Most Inspired article, but kept getting a WordPress error, telling me I had to fill in my name and email address (of course I had already).

    Very well-written.

  • 6 Vandelay Design Mar 7, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    Thanks David. I’ll contact the owner of that blog.

  • 7 Mubashar Iqbal Mar 7, 2008 at 4:33 pm

    Steven,

    Great work on the article for the new Most Inspired Blog, its being very well received on the Interweb.

    I’ve fixed the problem with commenting on the blog.

  • 8 Matthew Griffin Mar 7, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    Thanks so much for the link, Steven.

  • 9 Vandelay Design Mar 8, 2008 at 6:55 am

    Hey Mubs,
    I’m glad the article is doing well. Thanks for publishing it.

    You’re welcome Matt.

  • 10 Noura Yehia Mar 8, 2008 at 7:18 am

    Thanks for the link, Steven.
    You have made a great roundup:)

  • 11 Vandelay Design Mar 8, 2008 at 7:45 am

    You’re welcome Noura.

  • 12 Caner Mar 8, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    Great work Steven Thanks for the link

  • 13 Toronto Dedicated Se Mar 9, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    Stuffs are very useful.Thanks for finding this things.

  • 14 Jon Mar 12, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    “33 Wooden Websites from Inspiredology” is triggering McAfee as using an iFrame exploit trojan.

  • 15 Vandelay Design Mar 13, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    Thanks Jon. I removed that link just in case there is anything malicious.