Fancy select options with jQuery & CSS3

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While working on a current project I tried out a few experiments using select option alternatives for added style control. My aim was to emulate something like what Themeforest use on their website selector, however I wanted the design to have application to more than just anchor links. Continue Reading »


Inspirational About page design roundup

about us page roundup

Telling a customer about yourself can often be more tricky than you would expect. Recently, while researching a redesign I put together a roundup of websites which utilize their about page to best effect and the particular merits to different approaches of telling people about yourself.

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Free PSD – Everlyn Marketing & PR Site

Everlyn website template

Everlyn is a premium website template I have been developing. Designed for businesses such as PR & marketing agencies, this template takes a clean, modern approach. The design takes advantage of several CSS3 techniques implemented into an XHTML 1.0 strict W3C valid site, it also incorporates a lot of useful jQuery plugins and techniques to enhance the the user experience, with clear call to actions and SEO considerations.

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Book review: HTML5 for web designers

HTML5 for web designers review

I recently took purchase of the highly anticipated “HTML5 for web designers“. This book is aimed (if you have not guessed already) for web designers who wish to gain a better understanding of what HTML5 is, how it’s different and what it will do to change the way websites are constructed. Continue Reading »


Share your Twitter & RSS subscribers with PHP

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Many modern web designs are taking full advantage of social media integration by sharing their user base with their audience. In this tutorial we will look at some examples of websites which are implementing this effectively, as well as showing you how to create your own subscriber feed quickly and easily using PHP. Continue Reading »


Host a twitter competition with PHP & MySQL

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In this tutorial I’ll talk you through the process of hosting a twitter competition using PHP and MySQL in conjunction with the twitter API, as well as giving you some points to consider. This all started a while back when I decided to dabble in social media marketing using twitter. The idea was simple; win a prize by following me(@philipbeel) and tweeting or re-tweeting #theodin within a set time period. This worked extremely well and I gained around 200 followers, so I thought I would share the process with you. Continue Reading »