11 Image and Content Sliders

The key to smart strategic Web design is finding an appropriate and interactive way to display information. One comes upon endless possibilities when searching for ways to display information. One solution, slideshows and sliders, is an excellent way to display information such as images in an organized and compact manner. Slider galleries are excellent for organizing content into a nice clean module.

Slideshow 2 Docs & Download →
Slideshow 2 Demo →

SmoothGallery 2.0 Docs & Download →
SmoothGallery 2.0 Demo →

scrollGallery Docs & Download →
scrollGallery Demo →

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A Dark Starry Night

I am proud to say that several authors, musicians, and web developers have decided to use a piece of art I made a while back.  It is called “A Dark Starry Night“.

So far I have received a book called “Peace Warrior by Steven L. Hawk” which is amazing and I suggest you all check it out.  Another one that is currently in production is a poetry book by a Dutch poet.  When I receive my copy I will also share the information for that.

I would also like to apologize for the lack of updates.  I will update more often when time is on my side.  I encourage you all to contact me and let me know what you would like to see more of.

25 Free Fonts Perfect For Ads!

Have you ever found yourself going through pages upon pages of fonts trying to find the perfect one for your banner/advertisement (or anything for that matter)?  Well search no more.  Here is a list of 25 FREE fonts perfect for your ads/banners.  Usually when you advertise you would use something simple, well this list is as simple as it gets.  Enjoy.

Sertig Download Page →
Free For Personal or Commercial Use (View License)

Dekar Download Page →
Freeware License (View License)

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10 Social Bookmarking Plugins for WordPress

Socialgrid Homepage →
SocialGrid is a simple widget that makes it easy to add and organize links to your various profiles on the internet.
It currently supports the following services: Brightkite, Delicious, deviantART, Digg, Dopplr, Ember, Facebook, Flickr, Friendfeed, Google Profile, Last.fm, LinkedIn, MySpace, Picasa Web, Posterous, Qik, Readernaut, Reddit, RSS, StumbleUpon, Tumblr, Twitter, Technorati, Viddler, Vimeo, Virb, and YouTube!
Requires WP Version: 2.8 or higher.

GetSocial Homepage →
GetSocial adds an intelligent, lightweight, quick to setup floating social media sharing box on your blog posts that is always visible and accessible even if the user scrolls down the page. Its out-of-the-box functionality includes the Tweetmeme Retweet button, Facebook Share button, Google Buzz button and the Stumbleupon Submit button. You can quite easily add any number of additional social media sharing buttons.
Requires WP Version: 2.7 or higher.

Drag to Share eXtended Homepage →
WP Drag to Share eXtended is a plugin that allow to your readers to share one of your blog’s pages (through your article’s images) on the social networks sites such as Twitter and Facebook but also on Delicious.
Requires WP Version: 2.8 or higher

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15 Amazingly Free Icon Sets!

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20 Must Have WordPress Plugins

1. Akismet

Akismet is such an awesome plugin, that WordPress decided to package it with every new install. It’s great for stopping spam and works really well without having to annoy your commentors with unreadable CAPTCHAs.

2. All-in-one Cufon

I’m a huge fan of typography and it stinks that you’re stuck with only a few fonts for the web. Image replacements like Cufon are awesome because they work on every browser using javascript (including mobile phones). Cufon is quicker and easier to set up than Sifr (which uses Flash) and all the text is still selectable!

3. All-in-one SEO Pack

All-in-one SEO pack is a must have plugin for any website or blog. While it works perfectly out of the box, you can also fine-tune any of its settings if you wish. It works by giving you a unique title and meta tags for each page and post. You can even give it your own meta info from each post page.

4. Contact Form 7

I use Contact Form 7 on almost every site I develop with. Completely configurable and easy to set up, you can make any amount of forms you wish and send it to multiple users as well.

5. Dean’s Permalink Migration

If you’re redesign an existing site, Dean’s Permalink Migration is a great plugin to use to ensure your visitors who use old links won’t be directed to 404 pages. It also ensures that any site or search engine won’t also be linked to a dead page (and lose SEO in the process). Simply tell the plugin the old directory and the new one and it redirects all the pages inside the folder for you.

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7 Amazing HDR Tutorials

HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging is the process of taking several exposures and merging them together into one image.   You do not need to be a professional photographer to make a photo hdr.  Here are some tutorials written by several different people with several different techniques on how to create a professional hdr image.

TUTORIAL: LINK

TUTORIAL: LINK

TUTORIAL: LINK

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2 Gradients for Photoshop

2 custom Gradients made by me for Adobe Photoshop.  Enjoy.

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