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Gridulator: Make pixel grids, lickety-split

Nice web-based application for creating grids. 

Does The Future Of The Internet Have Room For Web Designers? - Smashing Magazine

As web designers and developers, what the future holds for the Internet is imperative for our livelihoods. If the Internet has radical changes in store for us, we need to understand how they might effect what we do to earn a living and what we’ll need to do to adapt and keep pace — if that’s even possible.

Principles Of Minimalist Web Design, With Examples

If you’re in need of minimalist inspiration, start here.

10 Essential Design Tools for Social Media Pros - Mashable

A nice list of resources, including a repository of social media icons, which I find myself searching for every six months or so.

Web users spend 80% of their time looking at information above the page fold. Although users do scroll, they allocate only 20% of their attention below the fold.

- Scrolling and Attention (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)

Showcase of Academic and Higher Education Websites - Smashing Magazine

Showcase of Academic and Higher Education Websites - Smashing Magazine

Mar 3

Mockingbird | Wireframes on the fly

Interesting web-based tool for designing prototypes.  I haven’t used it yet, but will try it out when the need arises.

Color Scheme Designer

Nice web app for color selection.

Browser Size: a tool to see how others view your website

Google just introduced Browser Size (sounds like a Richard Simmons routine, no?), which allows you to see what percentage of your site is visible to visitors without scrolling. This would be very helpful if you are trying to decide where to place a call to action on your site.

via googleblog.blogspot.com