Monday, March 26, 2007

Color Sphere

Color is an essential part every design, and we've found an amazing color sphere, which is similar to a color wheel, but with a variety of options and tools. The script offers varying types of output, color schemes, and palettes which you can export to popular image editing programs like Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator. You can even download the script in "widget" format.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

CSS Mania

Finding great designs and well coded websites for inspiration can be a rare event. So sometimes we go straight to one of the best sources for XHTML/CSS website galleries; CSS Mania. They archive top notch websites designed in CSS that are thinking out of the box. They are well worth a look to see where the bar for online design has been raised.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Over One Million Free Photos

If you've ever struggled looking for free photos to use in your designs or blogs, search no further. EveryStockPhoto.com now has over one million free photos available under the creative commons license, as well as other licenses. This a great resource for designers, photographers may even find some inspiring shots, and you can also add your own images to the database.

Monday, March 12, 2007

Motion Graphics Tutorials

At MLT Group we are a one-stop marketing and advertising resource for your company. And that includes a variety of animation and broadcast quality video production services to fit your needs. But for those in search of motion graphics tutorials, the work and craftsmanship that goes into animation is fully appreciated in these helpful videos. So whether you are looking for a full service production company to produce, market, and distribute your video, or a just a little help with your own projects, at MLT Group "We Can Do That!"

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Compare Fonts for the Screen

A good designer knows the importance of fonts. The multitude of details that go in to choosing and setting up the correct font for a project are more complicated than most people realize. But we have found a tool that will help speed up the process of finding the right font and settings for your project. Typetester allows you to compare fonts for the screen, and quickly see how formatting changes affect the look of your project. You can adjust the size, leading, tracking, kerning, spacing, color, and many other attributes.

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Google Code

Google is continually improving its Google Code Developer Network, and we wanted to highlight a few features of their site. If you've ever wanted to “Enhance your web site”, “Reach Google users”, or “Integrate with Google”, there are a variety of APIs available for free download. Also, the Google Code Blog is regularly updated, and they provide references to Featured Projects that showcase interesting uses of their APIs.