Web Design Articles, Inspiration and News – June 2009

11 Steps of a Successful Logo Design Process

The Design Cubicle breaks down the steps to successful logo design, including listening, research, development, feedback and changes.

27+ Handy Javascript Techniques for Web Designer

Big time JavaScript skills can take your designs to the next level. Desizn Tech goes over some hot techniques to add to your java belt.

About your about page

Most designers don’t like talking about themselves, but a well put together About page can mean the difference between landing a client or learning to survive on Mac & Cheese.

Going Freelance: The Pros & Cons With “Top Web Designers”

Been holding off taking the freelance plunge? Noupe has put together a great series of questions with top designers about what they love and hate about the freelance career.

Mix CSS

You’ll want to make sure you add your top sites to the Mix CSS Gallery.

Wordpress Theme Development Frameworks

Smashing Magazine runs down some of the best time saving WordPress frameworks.

50 great websites designs for your inspiration

Some more inspiration heading your way with Designer Daily’s list of 50 great website designs.

5 Things Every Freelance Designer Should Do Part 2

The Creative Lab is in with five more things every freelance designer should do (brining the list up to ten).

40 Exceptional “CMS Enabling” WordPress Plugins

40 useful WordPress Plug-ins that will turn a simple WordPress site into a blazing fast dynamic one.

46 resources & tools to improve your web typography

Kick your typography into gear with 46 resources to help you create, find, and code great looking type for the web.

70 Designers that Shaped the World

Snap2Objects takes on the monumental task of listing the top 70 Designers that have helped shape the design world.

Design and Code a Slick Website from Scratch – Part I

In case you missed it, NetTuts has a great tutorial on how to put together a slick website from scratch. It’s always fun to look at the processes of another designer.

Evolution of 30 Popular Logos

10Steps looks over some of the rebranding efforts of some of the worlds best known logos. Some for the better and some for the…less than better?

Five Ways to Speed Up Page Response Times

How fast your website loads can be the difference between a new visitor or the back button. Six Revisions goes through five ways to put some speed into your site.

Fixed vs. Fluid vs. Elastic Layout: What’s The Right One For You?

I’ve been pretty much exclusive to fixed layouts for several years, but Smashing Magazine makes a good case for both.

How to Design for Your Worst Client: You.

Like the mechanic with the forever broken down car, designers are often their own worst enemy. Six Revisions helps get us over the hump of designing for ourselves.

Spec work, why I don’t do it

If you needed any more reasons not to do spec work, Mark Poppen details why he just says No.

The Wordpress Plugins I Use Everyday

A wonderful run down by D-List on some great plugins for your WordPress site. I pretty much have every one now running on my WP site :)