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Adobe CS4 Pillow Giveaways

Hello Adobe lovers, I have some cute giveaways for you. MySuiteStuff is sponsoring three stuffed pillows to Web Designer Wall's readers.

Process of Redesigning N.Design

After 3 years of using the Pheonix theme on N.Design Studio, I finally redesigned it with a Koi theme. The new look has improved a lot in terms of design and WordPress implementation.

Process of Redesiging N.Design

After 3 years of using the Pheonix theme on N.Design Studio, I finally redesigned it with a Koi theme. The new look has improved a lot in terms of design and WordPress implementation.

Job Board 75% Coupon Code

I just wanted to update you the new coupon code on Design Jobs on the Wall. Enter coupon code "promo" on your first job post to get a 75% discount.

Using HTML Symbol Entities

Some characters (e.g. the less than and greater than signs) are reserved for HTML markup. In order to display these characters as text, you must enter the HTML entities in the source code.

Billings App Giveaways

As the new year is approaching, I have a Mac app giveaway that can perhaps make your freelance management less stressful.

Best of CSS Design 2009

Since 2007, every year I do a round up of best of CSS from Best Web Gallery (check out 07 and 08 collection). Well, it is the time of the year again Best of CSS Design 2009.

N.Design Studio Redesigned

If you been following my twitter @nickla, you should probably know that I've been busy working on the redesign of N.Design Studio.

iPhone Gift Ribbon

I recently spotted an iPhone ad which inspired me to write this tutorial. It is a gift ribbon, consisting of various app icons, wrapped around an iPhone.

Coding Clean and Semantic Templates

If you are the guy who uses div tag for everything, this post is for you. It focuses on how you can write clean HTML code by using semantic markups and minimize the use of div tag.

5 Simple, But Useful CSS Properties

This post is about 5 useful CSS properties that you should be very familiar with, but will most likely rarely use. I'm not talking about the new fancy CSS3 properties.

Fireworks vs Photoshop Compression

Surprisingly enough, based on the findings from my recent survey there are quite a bit of Fireworks users. Personally, I never used Fireworks.

iPhone App Site Design Trends

To complete with thousands of iPhone apps in the App Store, having a good app icon is not enough. A nicely designed website for the app is very important.

FOWD NYC 2009 Ticket Giveaway

The Future of Web Design (FOWD) is returning to New York City on 16th 17th of November!

Follow Me on Twitter @nickla

Finally, I've joined Twitter (follow me @nickla). At the moment, I don't really have any tweets yet. The main reason I've started Twitter because I'm redesigning N.

Design Process of Koi Illustration

It has been a while since the last time I've done any illustration work. Recently I've created a new awesome piece that I would like to share with you.

The Next Serif Trend

In the past, we've been told not to use serif fonts due to its readability on low resolution monitors and poor rendering in WindowsXP.

CSS: Design Out Of The Box

Are you tired of your typical columned and boxed layout? It is time to learn how to break out of the box and do something creative.

Illustrator: Abstract Vector Art

This Adobe Illustrator tutorial will show you how to create an abstract art that can be used for wallpaper, website header or background images. It is fun and easy.

30 Flash-Based Photography Sites

Do you like commerical photography? If you do, this post is for you. I've collected 30 awesome Flash-based photography sites.

SWFaddress and Best Samples

Don't you find it frustrating to browse Flash sites because you can't use the browser's back/

Free DelveUI Workshop Tickets

I have 5 last minute DelveUI workshop tickets to give out. Comment in this post before Jul 31, 2009 for your chance to win one. DelveUI is a two-day workshop that focuses on UI design.

Sumo Beanbag Giveaway

Are you getting tired from working hard on your computer? Well, take a break and enter a comment in this post for your chance to win a free beanbag chair sponsored by Sumo.

Mastering Illustrator Effects

Have you been missing out the Illustrator Effects? Did you know it is a powerful tool for creating symmetrical shapes or adding texture to vector paths? For example, with just one simple effect,

20+ WordPress Recipes (Codes)

More and more clients are using WordPress as their CMS. As a designer or developer, you should really get into WordPress coding. To get started, you can read my WordPress theme guide and hacks.

Breadou Donut Giveaways

The Breadou giveaway is back! This time, I'm giving out donuts. For those who have no clue what is Breadou about. It is a memory form wrist rest that looks, smells, and feels like a real bread.

Clixpy Review & Captures Giveaway

Introducing a revolutionary analytic tool Clixpy it captures everything your visitors do on the site including: mouse movement, clicks, scrolling, and form inputs.

Users Place More Weight on Design

Guest Post by Webcopyplus
The demand for good web design is increasing, revealed a recent Webcopyplus online poll.

Illustrator & Photoshop CS4 Review

First of all, I would to thank Porter Novelli, the PR firm representing Adobe in Canada, for offering a copy of Adobe CS4 to do this review.

Microsoft Event & Free Giveaways

Hi guys! I have these amazing giveaways for you, sponsored by Microsoft.

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