July 09, 2008

Portfolios

Here is a list of some good portfolios that I really like.

DIGITAL MASH
Simple and nice:
http://digitalmash.com/

PURE STRUCTURE
Simple and nice. Background image should be replaced with two others:
http://www.purestructure.com/#

ABEJA
Realy cute and nice portfolio from Maje from Croatia:
http://www.abeja.org/index.php/home/P3/


SCHLU
Not Portfolio but nice Joomla website example:
http://www.schlu.net/

IDESIGN STUDIOS
Portfolio and blog:
http://www.idesignstudios.com/

CSS REBOOT
Portfolio example:
http://www.cssreboot.com/

NUVIO TEMPLATES
Free templates and also a portfolio example:
http://www.nuviotemplates.com/

TEMPLATES FEED
Free templates and also portfolio example:
http://www.templatesfeed.com/

DEREK PUNSALAN
Portfolio example:
http://is.derekpunsalan.com/

TECHNICOM COMPUTERS
Portfolio example (Serbian company):
http://www.tehnicomsolutions.com/portfolio_web_design.php

SQUARE SPACE
Portfolio example:
http://www.squarespace.com/examples/

PROLE DESIGN
Portfolio example:
http://www.proledesign.com/index.html

BLOG.CO.YU
Nice design(not portfolio):
http://www.blog.co.yu/summary.php?op=Register&start=1

BLOG SPOON GRAPHICS
Nice design:
http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/

BLOG SPOON GRAPHICS
Not really portfolio but nice design and nice wordpress themes:
http://designdisease.com/

Wordpress themes - demo:
http://wp-themes.designdisease.com/testrun/

AURORA
Nice design:
http://www.auroradesign.com.au/home

WEB DESIGNER WALL
Single-Page portfolio sites:
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/trends/single-page-portfolio-sites/#more-176

LUKE LARSEN
Nice portfolio:
http://lukelarsen.com/

July 03, 2008

HTML

HTML HELP
LABEL - Form Field Label:
http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/forms/label.html

GWT-EXT
(This is not HTML but this is the only place I could put this link.)
GWT-Ext is a powerful widget library that provides rich widgets like Grid with sort, paging and filtering, Tree’s with Drag & Drop support, highly customizable ComboBoxes, Tab Panels, Menus & Toolbars, Dialogs, Forms and a lot more right out of the box with a powerful and easy to use API. It uses GWT and Ext.
http://gwt-ext.com/

July 02, 2008

Books & Articles

JAKOB NIELSEN'S WEBSITE
Website Home page:
http://www.useit.com/
Top 10 mistakes in web design:
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html

Top 10 application-design mistakes:
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/application-mistakes.html

Open new windows for PDF and other non-web documents:
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/open_new_windows.html

Tabs - used right:
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/tabs.html


FADTASTIC
25 ways to improve your site today:
http://fadtastic.net/2007/06/10/25-ways-to-improve-your-site-today/

TEST EVERYTHING
100+ tools in one:
http://tester.jonasjohn.de/

SIMPLE USABILITY
Eye tracking demo:
http://www.simpleusability.com/services/usability/eye-tracking/demo

June 30, 2008

Learn English Online

BRITISH COUNCIL
Learn English:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals.htm?mtklink=professionals-learnenglish-portal-main-promo
Grammar movies:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-grammar-movies.htm
Job skills lessons:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-lesson-downloads-job-skills-homepage.htm
Listening download:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-podcast-english-listening-downloads-archive.htm
Lesson download:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-lesson-download-homepage.htm
Learn English:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish/central.htm
Grammar games:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-grammar-grammar-games-archive.htm

BBC LEARN ENGLISH ONLINE
Learning resources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/english.shtml
Quizzes and examples:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/crosswords/crosswords_archive.shtml
Conversations:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1715_faceup/
Quizzes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/quiznet/countdown.shtml

LEARN ENGLISH ONLINE
Free EFL / ESL course for beginners:
http://www.learn-english-online.org/

LEARN ENGLISH
Learn English:
http://www.learnenglish.de/

ENGLISH WORKS! ENGLISH
English tutoring and writing center:
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/tablecontent.html

EXAM ENGLISH
TOEFL free test examples:
http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toefl_reading.htm

ENGLISH ESL QUIZZES
English quizzes:
http://www.1-language.com/eslquizzes/

CORRECT PHRASE FOR E-MAIL
How to introduce attached documents in e-mail.

Please find attached my CV for your attention.
(traditional and formal, can be used for your CV and wedding invites)

Please find my CV attached for your attention.
(Modern formal, better than the traditional version)
[when you sign your email "yours sincerely/faithfully and best regards"]

I've attached...I'm enclosing... the latest figures for you.
(Modern business, for friendly associates/colleagues)
[when you sign your email "best regards/regards/nothing"]

Here's that excel file that you wanted.
(Modern-casual, for team mates)
[when you sign your email "regards/thanks/nothing"]

ABOUT.COM
Guide to the Conditional Forms:
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/p/g_conditional.htm