This is the second part of best summer 2008 articles, but this time focus is on web design. Again, there was a lot of great articles, tutorials and resources but I wanted to keep this list as short as possible. So these are the best of the best, at least by my opinion. The articles are in no particular order.
If you are interested more in web development articles, read my previous post "Amazing web development articles of Summer 2008 ".
Articles
1. 10 Useful CSS tricks to conquer the world!
2. 19 Things NOT To Do When Building a Website
3. An Experiment in Rounded Corners
4. Don’t Forget the Design Fundamentals
5. Constraints, Creativity and Webdesign
6. CSS Frameworks, just make your own
7. Don't Copy a Design — Steal It
8. Three Types of Website Developer
9. Web Form Design Patterns: Sign-Up Forms and Web Form Design Patterns: Sign-Up Forms, Part 2
10. Using CSS to Fix Anything: 20+ Common Bugs and Fixes
11. Why Is Designing For Yourself So Damn Hard
12. Top 10 Methods Of Becoming A Better Designer
13. Designing Websites In Photoshop Illustrator?
14. How to get Cross Browser Compatibility Every Time
15. Designing an Accessible Site Without Losing Your Mind
16. How to Add Drop Shadows to Menus or Windows with CSS
17. 5 Steps for the Perfect Tabbed Navigation Menu
18. Campaigns to kill the web browser that just won’t die: Internet Explorer 6
Photoshop/Illustrator/GIMP tutorials
19. 66 Links To Learn The Webdesign Basics
20. 10 great Adobe Illustrator tuts
21. Awesome GIMP tutorial websites you shouldn’t miss
22. 45 Photoshop Tutorials for Creating Wallpaper
23. 70 Beauty-Retouching Photoshop Tutorials
24. 40 Dark and Futuristic Photoshop Effects
Resources
25. 10 Handwritten fonts you can't miss
26. Freebies - 160 Natural, Industrial, Grunge and Fabric Textures
27. 200+ Textures, Brushes, and Fonts: Ultimate Grunge Roundup
28. 300+ Vintage Style Textures and Photoshop Brushes
29. On-Stage: Free Vector PSD Icon Set
Inspiration
30. 125+ Unconventional Sources of Web Design Inspiration
31. 32 Examples of Websites with a Brave colour Scheme
32. deviantART: 30+ Breathtaking Artworks
33. The 100 most funny and unusual 404 error pages
34. 101 Awesome Portfolio Sites
35. 40 most beautiful and inspirational website designs of 2008
36. 25 Examples of Creative Navigation
37.31 New Design Blogs, Twitter Link Love & Other Paraphernalia
Books
38. 10 Web Design books you probably missed but owe yourself to read
That's all for now! See you with new links soon, so why don't you subscribe?
Janko is a UI designer, software engineer, blogger, speaker and artist. You can read more about him and warp speed blog here.