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6 web design sites you can’t live without

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:40:43 GMT

clipped by: cay002

Clip Source: web-design-book.com

6 web design sites you can’t live without

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Boag World

Paul Boag’s podcast and forum are superb resources for any web designer, whether you’ve got 10 years’ experience or 10 minutes. Really easy to understand.
A List Apart

This is the best web design magazine in the world — bar none.
456 Berea Street

A great site for anybody who want to learn more about coding websites the right way.
CSS Zen Garden

This is where I go when I need some time to breathe deeply and gain inspiration.
SEO Book

If you want people to visit your site, you need to visit this one.
Web Design Book

Well, obviously I’m going to say that, aren’t I ;o)

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Tags: web design, website, design, web development

Top 8 inspirational quotes

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:47:11 GMT

clipped by: kwonsu

Clip Source: quotations.about.com

1) Mark Twain

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

2) Luigi Pirandello

In bed my real love has always been the sleep that rescued me by allowing me to dream.

3) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

4) Zig Ziglar

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

5) T. S. Elliot

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

6) Buddha

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

7) Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

8) Peter F. Drucker

We know nothing about motivation. All we can do is write books about it.

Tags: quotes, people, life, inspiration, love

Inspirational Posters Gone Wrong

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:25:23 GMT

clipped by: eminn3m

Clip Source: www.theburningbiscuit.com

Tags: satire, inspiration, posters

Absolutely Stunning Surreal Pictures (See Remarks)

Tue, 22 May 2007 20:15:23 GMT

clipped by: sohil
clipper's remarks: Apparently the images have gone down as a result of high-bandwidth usage.

But I've the pictures I clipped (and more) are at the following website.

http://www.orangecountyfineart.com/kush.htm

Clip Source: www.zuzafun.com

Surreal pictures

Vladimir Kush is the artist of these photos.

Tags: pictures, amazing, art, photoshop, beauty, inspiration, beautiful, paradise, surreal

Top 8 Inspirational Quotes

Wed, 16 May 2007 20:18:21 GMT

clipped by: Rocher

Clip Source: quotations.about.com

1) Mark Twain

2) Luigi Pirandello

In bed my real love has always been the sleep that rescued me by allowing me to dream.

3) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

4) Zig Ziglar

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

5) T. S. Elliot

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

6) Buddha

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

7) Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail

8) Peter F. Drucker

We know nothing about motivation. All we can do is write books about it.

Tags: quotes, people, life, inspiration, love, wisdom

Words That Changed You - iVillage Top 10

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:28:56 GMT

clipped by: Xeneri
clipper's remarks: "Has anyone ever said something to you — a piece of advice, a word of comfort, a bit of inspiration — that you've just never forgotten?" From inspiring mantras to heartfelt expressions of empathy and encouragement, here are just a few of the amazing nuggets of wisdom iVillagers have taken to heart. They might change you too.

Clip Source: health.ivillage.com

Words That Changed You

"Wise choices often mean rough going." My uncle told me this last year when I was going through a difficult time, and he was absolutely correct: While I knew I'd made the best decision for myself, it didn't mean I had removed all obstacles. His words gave me hope and strength to continue.

I was at work one day feeling depressed, and a legal assistant I work with (she was a Polish refugee) looked at me and said, "The only one who is going to take care of you is you." It was an aha moment. I think I was waiting for someone to step in and help me when really, no one was able to — or going to.

"Let go or be dragged."

Advice from the iVillage boards: "Our feelings may not be entirely in our control, but our responses are our choice. You have to choose to be happy, choose to be the bigger person, choose not to let someone impact your life in a negative way."

"The only way out is through." It's a phrase that stuck in my mind throughout a bad breakup.

After my husband's death, a church acquaintance wrote me a letter to say that her husband died at the same young age and under nearly identical circumstances. She then finished with, "I cannot imagine what you are going through." That filled me with the most incredible relief and warmth. Obviously she'd gone through the same thing, obviously she must have shared some of my own feelings, but she had the grace not to presume what they were.

"Don't let people rent space in your head." It was an important realization for me at a time when I was really obsessing about my ex.

"If a man tells you he doesn't know what he wants, he doesn't know what he's got."

A quote that I have on my office wall and read daily: "You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down."

My mother's mantra: "If the problem is something you cannot change, then you must change your attitude toward it."

Tags: relationships, quotes, wellbeing, health, wellness, wisdom, inspiration, life, love

How to be creative

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:22:37 GMT

clipped by: lightblack

Clip Source: www.gapingvoid.com

how to be creative

So you want to be more creative, in art, in business, whatever. Here are some tips that have worked for me over the years:

1. Ignore everybody.
2. The idea doesn't have to be big. It just has to change the world.

3. Put the hours in.

4. If your biz plan depends on you suddenly being "discovered" by some big shot, your plan will probably fail.

5. You are responsible for your own experience.

6. Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten.

7. Keep your day job.

8. Companies that squelch creativity can no longer compete with companies that champion creativity.

9. Everybody has their own private Mount Everest they were put on this earth to climb.

10. The more talented somebody is, the less they need the props.

11. Don't try to stand out from the crowd; avoid crowds altogether.

12. If you accept the pain, it cannot hurt you.

13. Never compare your inside with somebody else's outside.

14. Dying young is overrated.

15. The most important thing a creative person can learn professionally is where to draw the red line that separates what you are willing to do, and what you are not.

16. The world is changing.

17. Merit can be bought. Passion can't.

18. Avoid the Watercooler Gang.

19. Sing in your own voice.

20. The choice of media is irrelevant.

21. Selling out is harder than it looks.

22. Nobody cares. Do it for yourself.

23. Worrying about "Commercial vs. Artistic" is a complete waste of time.

24. Don�t worry about finding inspiration. It comes eventually.

25. You have to find your own schtick.

26. Write from the heart.

27. The best way to get approval is not to need it.

28. Power is never given. Power is taken.

29. Whatever choice you make, The Devil gets his due eventually.

30. The hardest part of being creative is getting used to it.

31. Remain frugal.

Tags: howto, how to, creativity, creative

WOW, LOOK WHAT I FOUND ON YOUTUBE

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:41:40 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: I have once stated that I love youtube... I was surfing the site to find a child singing and playing guitar for my grandson... to give him inspiration... He loves to sing. I came across this video and said HOLY %#@%... I have got to share this... IF THIS DOESN'T GIVE YOU INSPIRATION NUTTIN WILL!

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

[Video]

....one of those that will make you say...holy %$#^

Tags: youtube, video, guitar, music

All 120 Crayon Names, Color Codes and Fun Facts

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:04:55 GMT

clipped by: alanocu
clipper's remarks: "The average child in the United States will wear down 730 crayons by his 10th birthday (or 11.4 boxes of 64s). Kids, ages 2-8, spend an average of 28 minutes each day colouring. Combined, children in the US spend 6.3 billion hours colouring annually, almost 10,000 human lifetimes!"

"Crayola crayon colour names rarely change. However, there are exceptions. In 1958, Prussian blue was changed to midnight blue in response to teacher recommendations that children could no longer relate to Prussian history. In 1962, the colour flesh was changed to peach recognizing that not everyone’s flesh is the same shade."

Clip Source: www.colourlovers.com

For the last 100 years or so kids have been exploring and creating worlds of color with Crayons. For a lot of us, our life long love affairs with color began with these wax sticks and a blank sheet of paper.

Photo by Sir Fish

120 Crayon Names and Color Codes

23 reds, 20 greens, 19 blues, 16 purples, 14 oranges, 11 browns, 8 yellows, 2 grays, 2 coppers, 2 blacks, 1 white, 1 gold and 1 silver

Clip Source: viewer.zoho.com

Clip Source: www.colourlovers.com

Crayon Color Fun Facts & Photo Inspiration

The first box of Crayola crayons was sold in 1903 for a nickel and included the same colors available in the eight-count box today: red, blue, yellow, green, violet, orange, black and brown.

In the last 98 years, more than 100 billion Crayola crayons have been made.

children in the US spend 6.3 billion hours colouring annually, almost 10,000 human lifetimes!

Many crayon names are also borrowed from traditional artists’ paints.

The name Crayola was coined by Alice Binney, wife of company founder Edwin, and a former school teacher.

Photo by bookgrl

Clip Source: docs.google.com

Clip Source: www.colourlovers.com

Title Photo by davidz

Van Gogh Quotes

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:36:02 GMT

clipped by: willhelm

Clip Source: equotes.wetpaint.com

"Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model."

"Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort."

"I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream."

"I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day."

"I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process."

"Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well."

"One must work and dare if one really wants to live."

"Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion."

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"

God, how could you do this to me???

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:45:30 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee

Clip Source: www.inspireme.net

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.

The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me!" he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.

It is easy to get discouraged when things are going badly.

next time your little hut is burning to the ground--it just may be a smoke signal that summons

God.

Tags: god, inspirational, inspiration, thoughts, logic, nice.

17 Obscure Creativity-Sparking Websites

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:11:25 GMT

clipped by: alanocu
clipper's remarks: lots of good clip potential at these sites

Clip Source: lifedev.net

Photo

Flickr Interesting - Great photography

neat-o-rama

logopond

Behance - A great online magazine about how artists, musicians and entrepreneurs use creativity in their work

Damn Interesting - The name says it all.

Del.icio.us Interesting Tag

43 Things - Reading about other people’s goals and aspirations is an incredible creativity booster.

Post Secret

Etsy - Etsy is a site that features homemade crafts

WebUrbanist

Webupon

NPR’s “Day to Day” Show

Del.icio.us Popular: Creativity and Inspiration

Wikipedia Random Article

Quotations Book

Muxtape - Oh baby. It’s becoming less and less obscure, but this little website allows people to upload up to 12 songs, creating a digital mix mux tape.

FFFFound - Aside from having an odd name, FFFFound showcases some of the best photography and artwork from around the web.

Tags: internet, websites

I'll Kick The Shit Out Of You!

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:04:24 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: Every once in a while I meet someone who actually brings transformation instead of doctrine, and why that matters.
You rock on Mas; you are clearly and inspiration for us all.

Clip Source: masbury.wordpress.com

“How could you boys do this to [the bosses] after all they’ve done for you? You should be ashamed of yourselves.

To me, she gave a mildly derogatory “some kind of pastor” talk: “What are you telling these boys? They’re good boys!”

But to Carlos, venom: “Shut up! … I’ll kick the s**t out of you!“

It’s hard to imagine how trapped foreign workers are.

f they want to quit, how will they get home, thousands of miles away? Without English, to whom can they turn for help? They’ll need to go to a city to get a bus. But what city? And without transport, how will they get there?

Perhaps most unexpected was the tenderness of the friendships developed in those hours.

After trading stories down at my place, glimmers of hope remained in my mind, suggesting that God had done something wonderful among us all. I was honored to enjoy it.