I’ve compiled some links for my fellow bloggers and web designers. I know how hard it can be to find the tools you need to make your site beautiful, exactly the way you wanted. Hopefully you’ll find a few useful shortcuts here. And the best part, they are all free unless otherwise noted.
IMAGES
- Rotating Image Banner
- Creating an Image Banner with Fading
- Javascript Image Sliders – no jQuery
- Lightbox Image Display
- Guide: Saving Images for the Web
IMAGE EDITING
CUSTOM SOCIAL MEDIA ICONS
Like my social media icons?
Download the complete set for free!
Click here to download.
I just ask that you credit and link back to JaiLaVie.com.
Paw print icons also available on UrbanOliveApparel.com.
Please link back to UrbanOliveApparel.com.
Custom designs (icons, blog headers, etc.) available through Travista Design.
CREATIVE EXTRAS
- Prezi – prettier presentations
- Typeforms – fancier forms
- Google Fonts – add web fonts to any site
- LaunchRock – for web pre-launch
- Survey Anyplace – flexible, creative surveys
PROGRAMMING
- Unicode Converter
- HTML Special Characters
- Chrome Extension: Color Picker
- Chrome Extension: Measure It (measure in pixels)
WORDPRESS THEMES
- WordPress Theme Generator – a starting point for a DIY theme
- How to Build a Customer WordPress Theme from Scratch
ECOMMERCE
EDUCATION
- Code Academy – learn to code!
- Lynda – Dreamweaver/WordPress tutorials (requires payment, free trial available)
- Noble Desktop – design and code classes in NYC and online