May 1st, 2008 accolades Posted in Web 2.0 No Comments » 1,414 views
Charts and graphs help the user to visualise data in a more meaningfull way than rows of text statistics. They are extensively used in reporting applications, for displaying earnings, website traffic etc – here we take a look at some pre-made scripts and frameworks available to the web designer or web application developer …
May 1st, 2008 accolades Posted in Web 2.0 No Comments » 2,098 views
While working as a web designer I have come to rely on a number of web applications that make my job easier, they are simple to use, need no software installed on my machine and provide value – here I cover some of the very best tools that you should know..
Campaignmonitor – Manage mailing lists and newsletters from an excellent online interface.
May 1st, 2008 accolades Posted in Web 2.0 No Comments » 884 views
Call it what you like but Web2.0 sites and applications are changing the way we use the web, to keep up with the latest developments we present you 10 of the very best sites about Social Networking, Web Applications and Social Media Marketing…
May 1st, 2008 accolades Posted in Web 2.0 No Comments » 563 views
Since the excellent Google Maps was created there has been loads of usefull tools and sites created which use their API, today we’re going to be taking a look at the best and most helpfull examples …
March 29th, 2008 accolades Posted in Web 2.0 No Comments » 652 views
For purposes of this blog post I am going to be calling this style of site “Wide Web 2.0″, I know web 2.0 isn’t a design style nor should it be but these style of sites starting appearing on web apps and web 2.0 sites. They basically consist of vertical areas which stretch 100% of the screen with a fixed width center that houses the content. Other characteristics are gradients, gloss effects and large footer areas containing more content. Lets take a look at some examples …
March 14th, 2008 Adomboppy Posted in Web 2.0 No Comments » 700 views
Hi all, I am really sorry for not posting anything the past week. I was really busy with watching anime and playing counter strike. I had been watching an anime series since the past two months and I was really close to the end so I was too hooked into watching that rather then posting here. 
Anyways, today I will be sharing with you a couple of nice web 2.0 logo generators. So if you are looking for a new web 2.0 logo for your site then look no further. These tools will really save you a lot of time.
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LogoCreator probably has the most options to tweak and optimize your logo to your liking. It also has 5 pre-made templates that you can choose from to make your own web 2.0 logo. You can choose from a variety of different options to change the look of your logo such as font size, font face, mirror space and effect, transparency, and many more options. It probably is the most versatile logo generator out of the four. I highly recommend it.
February 9th, 2008 alorandi Posted in Web 2.0 No Comments » 602 views
This Photoshop tutorial will explain how to make a web 2.0 glossy logo or icon if you like. I tried to keep it as simple as possible. If you have any questions post them in the comments below.
I am starting with a 400×300 px white canvas. Draw your basic shape. I have started with a custom shape from Photoshop’s presets.
Step 1
Fill the shape with a nice orange color (I am using #ff6600)
Step 2
Apply Bevel and Emboss to the layer using the following values :
Structure
Shading
Step 3
Stoke the layer with an orange color 3 pixels in size (I am using the same orange as the fill : #ff6600)
January 30th, 2008 admin Posted in Web 2.0 No Comments » 470 views
Web 2.0 design is becoming more prominent and predominant in the internet; reflected by the abundance of Photoshop tutorials on how to achieve web 2.0 design and the steady growth of web 2.0 websites themselves. With such a development, few websites emerge to offer facillities to generate web 2.0 design on the fly. There are 2 websites that give internet users the opportunity to create web 2.0 badge within few seconds (they are free!).
Fresh Badge is a new website that offers wide range of customization to meet customers’ expectation. The customization includes the badge shapes, the font effects and colors selection. With only 3 simple steps to be followed, along with little fine tune, you should be able to generate your own web 2.0 badge.
Web 2.0 badges offers similar service with almost the same custamization controls. In addition to that, this page also lists down number of websites that provide tutorials pertaining web 2.0 badge with some freebies to be collected (web 2.0 badges in PSD format).
Have a look at those websites and see what you can reap from there 
January 7th, 2008 admin Posted in Web 2.0 No Comments » 692 views
Web 2.0 KIT
You will find lots of design elements in this kit.
Fonts
Logo Examples
Gradients
and more…
November 24th, 2007 admin Posted in Web 2.0 1 Comment » 1,480 views
BADGESWeb 2.0 Badges – A set of free badges to download and use in your own designs.
Fresh Badge – Quickly generate your own badge.
adClustr – Starburst badges.
Deziner Folio – A collection of different badges.
BittBox – Free vector badges.
Official Seal Generator – An alternative to the typical badge.
Photoshop Tutorial – A quick lesson on making your own badge.
Glossy Photoshop Tutorial – Create a glossy badge with this tutorial.
BUTTONS
My Cool Button – A nice online tool that will help you to quickly create the button that you want.
Adam Kalsey’s Button Maker – Simple tool to make your own buttons.
Button Maker from Blog Flux – Create your own custom button.
Brilliant Button Maker – A similar button maker to the previous 2.
CSS Buttons – Choose the text, border, and background.
Buttonator – A paid option for creating buttons.
RSS Button Maker – The name pretty much says it all.
Button Boost – A little bit different than some of the other button generators.
ButtonGenerator.com – Create buttons for navigation menus.
Crystal Button – Slick web buttons made easy.
Chicklet Creator – Create buttons that allow visitors to subscribe in their feed reader of choice.
Rounded corners are a staple in web 2.0 design. Here are some tools and scripts that will help you to quickly create your own rounded corners.
Each of these tools will create a simple web 2.0 style logo.
A web 2.0 site can’t ignore icons. Here are some free collections of icons to use in your own projects.
UtomBox – A great collection of web 2.0 icons.
Feed Icons – The standard RSS icon.
Map Icon Factory – Create your own map icon.
Perishable Press – A nice collection of RSS icons.
Snap2Objects – Vector RSS icons.
31 Sources of Quality, Free Icons
Another common element of web 2.0 is gradient images. Here are a few tools to help you.
Online Gradient Image Maker (OGIM)
Speech bubbles are commonly used for styling comments or blockquotes.
MySpace Speech Bubble Generator
Background Image Maker – Create background images with choices like transparency and gradients.
Stripe Generator 2.0 – If you’re looking to add a striped background to an element on your page, you can use this tool to customize the look you want.
Stripe Designer – Easily create striped images.
Tartan Maker – Create a tartan background image.
Texture Generator – Creates textured images that you can use as a background.
All Free Backgrounds – Choose the background you want.
The Colors of Web 2.0 – Are you looking to match the color of a popular web 2.0 site?
Web 2.0 Color Pallete – Popular web 2.o colors.
Color Schemer Gallery – Having problems choosing a color scheme? Find one you like in this gallery.
COLOURlovers – More samples of color combinations.
Website Color Picker – Test color combinations quickly.
I Like Your Colors – Get the colors used by a particular site.
CSS Menu Generator – Easily create attractive CSS menus.
Listamatic – Collection of CSS menus.
List-O-Matic – Create your own CSS menus.
List-U-Like – Another tool to create your own navigation bars.
Tabs Generator – Create tabbed images for navigation.
Flash Buttons – Create navigation menus with flash buttons
CSS Play – An extensive collection of CSS menus.
Exploding Boy – Tabbed CSS navigation menus.
CSS Navigation Menu Generator – A tool to help you create your own menu.
Favicon Generator – Create your own favicon from an image on your computer.
Favicon from Pics – Create a favicon from a photo.
Favicon Editor – Upload a photo, create a favicon.
Favicon.cc – Another option for favicons.
Photoshop Tutorial – Creating a favicon with Photoshop.
PHP/SWF Charts – Create attractive charts.
amCharts – Flash charts.
Avatar Maker – Create and edit an avatar.
Shrink Pictures – Create an avatar from your photo.
ScaleNine – Collection of skins and themes created for Flex and Adobe AIR.
VectorMagic – Converts bitmap images to vector art.
Templatr – Create a layout.
PsycHo – Blog template generator.
Web 2.0 Generator – Creates layouts.
Typetester – Compare fonts on-screen.
BlogPoll – Create a free poll for your blog.
RSSxl – Convert an HTML page to RSS.
Meta Tag Generator – Easily create meta tags for your pages.
URL Rewrite – Create search engine-friendly URLs for dynamic pages.
.htacces generator – Quickly create an .htaccess file.
Thumbnail Generator – Create thumbnails for a large amount of images.
Reflection.js – Adds reflections to your photos.
Drop Shadow – Improve your images with a drop shadow.
CSS Sprite Generator – From Website Performance.
Vecteezy – Stupid name. Cool vectors.
Brusheezy – Photoshop brushes.
PSBrushes.net – More Photoshop brushes.
deviantART – Photoshop brushes at deviantART
