The Week is OVER! Its FRIDAY! Today’s links are very nice, the main focus is a few links that have awesome Icons, and we have tons of inspiration to go around as usual . There are also some funny posts in here to brighten your day . Also don’t forget that Phase 1 of the redesign has been launched, So Look around! And Stay tuned for Phase 2 very soon!! Thanks everyone for all the love and support, I appreciate you all! Now Get your Daily Nerdy Web Development/Design Links!!

Web Development/Designer Resources, Inspirations and Entertainment!!

• CS Social Icons – Elegancy speaks! | cheth Studios
  These Social Icons are FANTASTIC!!
• Create a Cool Grunge Business Card | PSD Guides – Photoshop Tutorials and Inspirations
  Quick and easy Business Card Tutorial
• Microsoft Opening Shops Right Next to Apple Stores This Fall – Microsoft retail stores – Gizmodo
  LOL Can't wait to see the street fighting nerds
• 5 Web Design Techniques for the Future | Neon Ink
  Fantastic Techniques for the Future!
  (tags: webdesign tutorial tips reference css3 html5)
• The homemade TV show that every videogames fan needs to watch – The Next Web
  Interesting! Haven't seen this before!
• Essential Advice from 6 Successful Freelancers | FreelanceFolder
  PRICELESS Advice from 6 Successful Freelancers!!
  (tags: webdesign advice freelance)
• Creatives on Twitter – The Uber Lists — Creatives Are Community
  Uber list of posts for Creatives on Twitter to follow!
  (tags: design twitter list creative creativity blog follow)
• Stripe Live Type | Free Adobe Illustrator Tutorial | Layers Magazine
  Great video on Striping Live Type in Illustrator
  (tags: type illustrator)
• Big, Bold (And Sometimes) Beautiful Serif Slab Fonts
  Great history of Serif Slab Fonts!
  (tags: design webdesign inspiration typography fonts download)
• Designing for Active Lurkers – Bokardo
  Awesome read – Design for Active Lurkers
  (tags: design socialmedia social-media strategy community)
• 7 Techniques to Improve Your Web Designs – Inspect Element
  These are some pretty Fantastic Techniques to use to improve your web designs!!
  (tags: design html colour techniques navigation layout tips examples designideas)
• Ajaxian » Swipe away, then quickly flip with simple jQuery plugins
  This is badass – mimic iPhone on the Web with jQuery plugins – Simple but Effective!
  (tags: web javascript iphone plugins plugin cool)
• 9 Tips for Establishing Your Own Marketing Method as a Freelancer | Vandelay Design Blog
  Fantastic read on Marketing Methods – Find your own as a Freelancer
  (tags: design webdesign tips marketing freelance work)
• Combine and minify Javascript files with PHP
  Great read on combining and minify Javascript files with PHP – Optimization – Interesting!
  (tags: javascript php optimization)
• - Creative Image-Galleries by jQuery – Webdesign und Webentwicklung im Webstandard-Blog
  Fantastic roundup of Creative Image-Galleries by jQuery
  (tags: design webdesign photos slide galleries slideshow)
• How to Use PHP Namespaces, Part 2: Importing, Aliases, and Name Resolution
  Good PHP Namespaces tutorial – Part 2
  (tags: development programming webdevelopment tutorials tutorial)
• 10 Ways Freelancers Can Get Help and Support – FreelanceSwitch
  Great read – Freelancers can get help and support from these sources
  (tags: resources tips freelance work freelancing business)
• 37 Super Cool Etch-a-Sketch Drawings | Abduzeedo | Graphic Design Inspiration and Photoshop Tutorials
  UNBELIEVABLE Etch-a-Sketch Drawings! Ah!!!
  (tags: art cool drawing sketch)
• A Guide to Google Analytics and Useful Tools | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing Magazine
  Great Tips for using Google Analytics!
  (tags: design webdesign tutorial development smashing computer howto)
• An Introduction to Object Oriented PHP – Part 1 | Build Internet!
  This is a great intro to Object Oriented PHP Programming (OOP)
  (tags: web basics tutorial intro webdev object oriented tutorials webdevelopment)
• 26 Professional Photoshop Retouching Tutorials
  Fantastic Retouching Tutorials! Photoshop
  (tags: design webdesign resources photography howto)
• Web-Design Trends: 40 Illustrative Website Designs | Spyre Studios
  These are pretty fantastic Illustrative web designs!!
  (tags: design webdesign inspiration list illustrator illustration)
• 10 nifty things you didn't know Bing could do | News | TechRadar UK
  Bing-Tastic Tips!
• Toothpaste For Dinner – The most addictive comic on the web
  This will brighten your workday hahaha
  (tags: design imported webcomics blogs humor blog web illustration drawing entertainment daily cool geek culture images)
• Beautiful Photography by Natalia Campbell | Abduzeedo | Graphic Design Inspiration and Photoshop Tutorials
  Stunning Photography! Inspirational!!
  (tags: inspiration photos styling)
• Tech-no-media: The Free Netbooks are Coming
  Very interesting read!!
  (tags: netbook)
• 110+ Artworks From The Top 20 Digital Artists in Europe – Psdtuts+
  AWESOME Artworks from the Best of Europe!!
  (tags: design webdesign inspiration photoshop illustration ideas)
• Sell your PHP and Javascript on ThemeForest – Nettuts+
  HOORAY!! You can sell PHP and Javascripts on ThemeForest Now!!
  (tags: webdesign layout themes inspiration php javascript sales programming business admin projects)
• Online File Storage with PHP – Nettuts+
  Great File Storage with PHP Tutorial
  (tags: tutorial tutorials filesharing)
• Clever PNG Optimization Techniques | How-To | Smashing Magazine
  Fantastic PNG Optimization Tips!!
  (tags: design webdesign tutorial graphics photoshop css images optimization bestpractices image reference web)
• Download 9 Layered .Psd Artworks from SlashTHREE – Psdtuts+
  AWESOME!!! 9 Layered PSD's of Fantastic Artwork!!
  (tags: tutorials photoshop graphics art download free)
• A Simple Twitter App with Ruby on Rails – User Authentication | Noupe
  Nice Rails tutorial – Simple Twitter App with Ruby On Rails!
  (tags: toread web tutorial rails development ruby rubyonrails noupe howto twitter authentication ror programming learning)
• 23 Wordpress Themes suiting your Website Project | [Re]Encoded.com
  Some very nice Wordpress Themes!
  (tags: design resources wordpress website web wordpress-themes wordpresstheme compilation themes list free 2009 theme)
• 50 Free and Exclusive Twitter Icons | Webdesigner Depot
  Cool twitter Icons!!
  (tags: design web resources diseño socialmedia web2.0)
• 26 Must-Have Free Fonts | Design You Trust. World's Most Provocative Social Inspiration.
  As if you didn't have enough AWESOME FONTS!!! Check them out!
• It’s All About Me!! – 55 Awesome About Me Pages | Design Reviver
  These are FANTASTIC About Me Pages!
  (tags: design webdesign pages awesome)
• Twitter's corporate computer hacked – On Deadline – USATODAY.com
  Crazyness! Twitters corporate computer was hacked
• Ten Tips for Staying Motivated as a Freelancer – Life123
  Great ways to stay motivated while Freelancing!
  (tags: freelance freelancing tips)
• 10 Incredible Sites to Improve Your Typography Skills | Web Design Ledger
  GREAT list of sites to improve your Typography Skillzzz
  (tags: design tips graphic_design graphicdesign reference webdesign inspiration web list fonts fontes fuentes font resource blogs tipografia sites typography resources tutorial tutorials graphic !pm:webdev directory #list skills)
• Inspired Magazine – daily web inspiration » Blog Archive » 10 Studios That Find Clients Easier Because They Have Funny Websites
  This is an awesome list of Funny Web Agencies that get more work!
  (tags: design webdesign web funny web_design humor agencies inspiration)
• 9 Awesome Replicas Made Of Wood – TZ
  Awesome WOODEN Replicas! Amazing!
  (tags: design web photoshop inspiration)
• xkcd – A Webcomic – Sheeple
  LOL well done xkcd. well done.
  (tags: people funny cartoon humor psychology geek culture comics comic xkcd)