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Over 300 WEB RESOURCES for designers ...
FREE CSS LAYOUTS
LAYOUTGALA - a set of 40 CSS layouts
GLISH - CSS layout techniques
TANFA - 3 column CSS layout - fluid, multi-column stretch with header, footer, fluid center - fixed or fluid widths
JELLO - a different liquid layout
INVESTINTECH.COM - free templates
WEBDESIGN - progressive layout - how to easily turn with Javascript a CSS-based layout (fixed or fluid) into a progressive one
POSITION IS EVERYTHING - how to achieve a 3 column layout with main content coming first in the source code
MAXDESIGN - one method of building full CSS layouts
MAXDESIGN LIQUID LAYOUTS - liquid layouts the easy way
CSSBOXES - various layouts
WEBREFERENCE - advanced CSS layouts: step by step
MARDIROS - how to transform fixed table layouts to liquid CSS based layouts
BON ROUGE - free layouts
3 COLUMN LAYOUTS - list of good 3 column layouts
2 COLUMN LAYOUT - fluid 2 column layout
SAILA - tableless, CSS-based, liquid, three-column layout
BENMEADOWCROFT - CSS layout templates
FREE WORDPRESS THEMES
KAUSHAL SHETH - free Wordpress themes
TOMORROWS LAUNDRY - ultimate source for free blank Wordpress themes
VERTIGO - Wordpress themes by Brian Gardner
THEME LAB - free Wordpress themes
FREE CSS TEMPLATES
GET FREE WEB DESIGNS - open source web design
TEMPLATES BOX - offers free website templates
FREE CSS TEMPLATES - download free standards compliant CSS templates.
PAINTED PIXELS - free web page templates
TEMPLATE WORLD - top quality, unique and creative web site templates
IRON MYERS - simplify your CSS designs with these easy pure CSS layouts
TEMPLATES BASKET - download HTML, CSS, Joomla, osCommerce, Drupal, Wordpress Templates
NUVIO - free XHTML/CSS website templates for download
JUST FREE TEMPLATES - free web templates, XHTML & CSS Templates, Myspace Templates, web designs and layouts
BLANK CSS LAYOUTS - download free blank website templates
CSS EASY - free fixed and fluid CSS layouts
MITCH BRYSON - free web page templates
FREE CSS.COM - free css web site templates can be freely downloaded
ALSACREATIONS - free web page templates
STRICTLY CSS - the only CSS layout you need
OPEN DESIGN COMMUNITY - a new community of web designers sharing templates
OPEN WEB DESIGN - a community of web designers sharing templates
OSWD - Download and upload free web designs
OPEN SOURCE WEB TEMPLATES - download and upload free XHTML/CSS templates by web designers
OPEN WEB TEMPLATES - more free templates
SOLUCIJA - free templates
JIMMY LIN - free templates
SMASHING MAGAZINE - free design templates
CODE SUCKS - free CSS templates
FREE LAYOUTS - free layouts
FREE TEMPLATE PROVIDERS - a list of free template providers
STYLE GALA - a list of CSS layout resources
REAL DESIGN NETWORK - a list of free web design resources including free templates
TEMPLATES by ARCSIN - web templates built using XHTML and CSS
SIMPLY GOLD - free XHTML/CSS templates
PANNASMONTATA - here you can find free blog templates
FREE CSS TEMPLATES - free CSS / XHTML web designs
GET CSS TEMPLATES - free CSS templates and tableless layouts
STYLESHOUT - this site offers free CSS website templates
INTERSPIRE - dozens of web site, newsletter & logo templates that you can download free of charge
INTENSIVSTATION - CSS templates
DEAD CENTRE - how to center objects vertically & horizontally using CSS
SSIDEVELOPER - CSS page layout templates
CSSFILL - free web templates
BLUEROBOT - the layout reservoir
FREEWEBTEMPLATES - 3156 free templates available for download
REALWORLDSTYLE - css layouts, tips, tricks & techniques
MOLLIO - a simple set of html/css templates
LEFTJUSTIFIED - making simple work of complex CSS layouts - a nice tutorial on CSS-based layout
MYWEBRESOURCE - template resources for webmasters
CSS TABLES & FORMS
PIXELINE - strict xhtml and css login form
WUFOO FORM GALLERY - download or install predefined HTML templates and CSS styles
CSS TABLE GALLERY - free HTML Form Builder - create web form template online
ACCESSIFY - accessible HTML/XHTML forms
FORM ASSEMBLY - create contact forms, feedback forms, registration forms, order forms ...
SMASING MAGAZINE - free CSS-based tables
CSS TABLES - tables styled with CSS rules are much more efficient
IMAPUTZ - pure css scrollable table with fixed header using css to allow scrolling within a single html table
CSS TABLE GALLERY - css gallery of data tables
CSS NAVIGATION
MYGOSUMENU - tree menu, drop down menu, bar menu, simple dhtml menu
CLAGNUT - CSS Tabs example
EASY MENU - semantically correct xhtml/css/dhtml drop down menus
TANFA - CSS Tabs example
CORNER DOCK NAVIGATION - Corner Dock Navigation
71 CSS Menus - top 71 CSS Menus
SPERLING CORPORATION - horizontal dropdown menu (the menu used on this site)
13STYLES - free ready made menus
LISTAMATIC - using CSS with unordered lists
DRAGON-LABS - the ultimate tabbed menu
EXPLODINGBOY - free navigation menus
BROTHERCAKE - a simple list-based menu with CSS2 menu triggers for browsers that support them
ALSACREATIONS - a gallery of CSS web menus
E-LUSION - more free navigation menus
BRAINJAR - using CSS to build a tabbed display tutorial
CSSVAULT - CSS navigation resources
NUNDROO - CSS based navigation
CSSPLAY - lots of menu demonstrations
SIMPLEBITS - bulletproof slants
SIMPLEBITS - CSS tabs
SIMPLEBITS - mini tabs shapes
SIMPLEBITS - mini tabs
SIMPLEBITS- mini tab rollovers
2 LEVEL MENU - source code & stylesheet for a 2 level menu
24WAYS - centered tabs with CSS
HTMLDOG - an example page for Suckerfish dropdown menus
ALVIT.DE - a CSS navigation showcase
ADAMKALSEY - CSS Tabs with submenus
IMFO - more accessible graphic menu
NEWT EDGE - CSS horizontal & vertical menus
EXPLODINGBOY - more free navigation menus for download
TABTASTIC - a simple way to implement tabs on your page using CSS/JS
GRAPHIC RESOURCES
MOUSE RUNNER - free wallpapers, graphics, icons
SPOONLOADS - selective archive of free desktop wallpapers, fonts, icons, stock photos
IMAGE AFTER - free high resolution images and textures for commercial and personal use
CLIPART HEAVEN - over 22,000 free clip art images
PD OPEN CLIPART - Wikimedia Commons open clipart page
WEB DESIGN GURU - free icons, graphics, buttons
KALIBER 10000 - pixel patterns collection
CITRUS MOON - patterns archive for website backgrounds
FREE VECTORS - free vector graphics gallery
SPECKY BOY - free resources for background patterns and textures
LOGO TEMPLATOR - free blank logos templates designs and free vector art images
TEXTURE KING - free stock textures
AJAX INDICATORS - AJAX activity indicators for download
ROUND PIC - rounded corners for avatars and images
BACKGROUND CITY - your best source for backgrounds, all original and absolutely free!
PAINTED PIXELS - freebies including PNG graphics. brushes, background tiles & more
KOLLERMEDIA - 243 background patterns
ABSOLUTE BACKGROUNDS - 5815 seamlessly tiling, attractive background textures for use in web pages, graphical software or on your desktop
SQUIDFINGERS - 158 free patterns for website backgrounds
FREE FONTS
GOOD FONTS - free fonts
WHO FONTED - free fonts
DINGBATS UK - free fonts and dingbats
6500 FREE FONTS - 6500 free fonts you can download to your computer & use for free
1001FREEFONTS - free fonts
THEMEWORLD - 5537 free fonts available
DAFONT - free font archive
WEBSOUP - 37 links displayed in category font archive sites
TYPOASIS - free fonts
FONTFACE - more free fonts
GOLDENWEB - fonts available for download within our database are under the 'Freeware Fonts' folder
ABSTRACTFONTS - lots of free fonts
TYPENOW - free fonts & dingbats
GET FREE FONTS - 100s of free fonts for download
ROUNDED CORNERS
ROUNDED CORNERS WITH JS - rounded corners with Javascript(jQuery)
CURVY CORNERS - ultimate rounded corners
NIFTY CORNERS - rounded corners without images
SPIFFY CORNERS - a simple way to generate the CSS and HTML you need to create anti-aliased corners without using images or JavaScript
SPANKY CORNERS - generate semantically sensible, rounded corners with CSS
ROUNDEDCORNR - online tool generates HTML/CSS code and images to decorate your Web site with rounded corners and gradient
SCHILLMANIA - more rounded corners with CSS
SMILEY CAT - a collection of techniques for creating boxes and layouts with rounded corners using CSS
NEUROTICWEB - CSS rounded box generator
TECHSTUD - dynamic rounded corner image generator
CORNERSHOP - this page is for creating rounded corner graphics to use in your website design
LIQUID CORNERS - some illustrations of the method "liquid round corners"
GENERATORS
MENU TABS GENERATOR - Generate menu tabs in seconds
BLIND TEXT GENERATOR - a handy Lorem Ipsum Generator that helps to create dummy text for all layout needs
DUCK ISLAND - another text generator
MALEVOLE - a text generator with a difference
DESIGNER TEXT - a text generator
CSS MENU MAKER - generate and download CSS menus
DOT TEMPLATE - easily create professional web templates
YVOSCHAAP - Wordpress Theme generator
NEUROTIC WEB - CSS Rounded Box generator
BGMAKER - background image maker
BUTTONATOR - drag and drop web buttons for your site
ALL CRUNCHY - amazing gradient generator
STRIPE GENERATOR - generate seamless striped background images
REFLECTION MAKER - image reflection generator
METATITAN - generate styles for your CSS selectors on the fly - valid syntax and property names are defined for you
LIST-U-LIKE - create cross-browser list-based navigation bars with ease
WEBMASTER-TOOLKIT - CSS menu generator
LIST GENERATOR - a list generator
WEBDEVTIPS - dropmenu pagemaker
LAB.RAILS2U - background image maker
DYNAMICDRIVE - gradient image maker
EVERAMBER - transparent PNG generator
LUCAZAPPA - brilliant button maker
DYNAMIC DRIVE - button generator
EXPLODINGBOY - easy top corner banners
COOLTEXT - logo & graphics generator
AJAXLOAD - allows you to generate an animated Ajax loading image with your choice of foreground & background color
ACCESSIFY - accessible pop-up window generator
TYPETESTER - a tool to compare fonts on the web
LIPSUM - text generator
YUI - YUI-CSS Grid Builder
CSSCREATOR - create a fluid or fixed width floated column layout, with up to 3 columns & with header & footer
INKNOISE - CSS layout generator
FU2K - another CSS layout generator
CLEVATREVA - CSS source ordered variable border 1-3 columned page maker
EZDESIGN - this sidebar wizard gives you all you need to be able to make your own sidebar with your own content
SOMACON - HTML & CSS table border style wizard
COPYSENSE - this utility enables the sampling of CSS border styles, and creates the corresponding CSS code for implementation
MYWEBRESOURCES - a handy list of generators available on the web
CSS GALLERY SHOWCASES
CSS LOVE - CSS web design gallery featuring the most inspiring and beautiful sites on the web today
CSS REMIX - showcasing only the best designs
CSS HEAVEN - CSS design showcase
CSS PRINCESS - CSS design showcase
CSS CREME - web design inspiration
CSS TUX - the best dressed sites on the web
ONE PIXEL ARMY - web design inspiration
CSS GLANCE - Italian website focused on providing its audience with a database of well designed and innovative CSS based websites from all around the world
PIEPMATZEL - collecting best practice web standards design examples
WEBSITE GALLERY - gallery of the best flash, blog, resources, portfolio, services, and business websites on the internet
DESIGNSHACK - examples of great CSS, standards based design to help inspire & create
CSSZENGARDEN - the beauty of CSS design
CSSELITE - CSS design showcase
CSSBEAUTY - CSS design showcase
CSSVAULT - CSS design showcase
STYLEGALA - CSS design showcase
CSSIMPORT - CSS design showcase
CSSDRIVE - CSS design showcase
CSSMANIA - CSS design showcase
UNMATCHEDSTYLE - CSS design showcase
W3CSITES - web sites that conform with the W3C standards
CSS SHOWCASE - a showcase gallery of css menus & css navigation tabs
COLOUR RESOURCES
COLORLAB - colour scheme generator
COLORMATCH - a utility to help you select a matching 6-colour palette for your website
AVIVA - list of online colour resources for designers
UNSAFE COLORMATCH - create 24-bit colour schemes online
MORE CRAYONS - this grayscale palette consists of the 16 shades of grey
GENOPAL - create great colour schemes
COLOR TOY 2 - the flash colour schemer
KULER - create and share colour schemes
DAILY COLOR SCHEMES - a new scheme every day, with lots of schemes in the archive
COLORJACK - colour scheme generator
COLORSCHEMER - gallery of colour schemes
COLOR BLENDER - takes two user-defined valid colours & creates a palette using a set number of points between the colours
COLOURLOVERS - a place to view, rate & review some lovely colours & palettes
DRAAC - colorconverter - change your text colors To RGB Or HEX Color Codes
NUTROCKER - colour code chart
COLORCOMBOS - visualise colour combinations
COLORWHORE - a directory of nice colours
LIMITLESS INNOVATIONS - interactive colour exploration tools for web designers
WELLSTYLED - colour scheme generator
WEB SOURCE - 216 web safe color chart
SNOOK - colour contrast check
COLORS ON THE WEB - type in the value of colour & get an automatic return of that colour's complementary colour
HEX HUB - pick a hexadecimal colour code from more than 700 named colors
COLORMIXERS - online colour mixer
SLAYEROFFICE - online colour tool
REDALT - type in the URL & it grabs the interface colors & display them in hex
FREE ICONS
ICONBASE - here you´ll find the best icons from the best artists in the world
SWEETIE - 100+ clear & cute icons free to use
ICON INDEX - free icons
DHTML SITE - 22 free essential icon sets
ICON LAB - stock and custom icons for use in both personal and commercial projects
EVERYDAY ICONS free icons
WEBSITE ICONS - free website icons
FAMFAMFAM - free icon sets
BITCONS - bitcons is a mini-pixel icon set (16×16 pixels) containing 121 individual icons for various subjects
ICONARCHIVE - a collection of desktop icon sets of over 12,000 high quality icons in gif & ico format
COMTECHE - thousand of free icons
GRAPHICPUSH - free icon sets
E-LUSION - royalty free greyscale icons
NDESIGN-STUDIO - over 320 mini pixel icons for download
DRYICONS - free open source and custom graphic icons
DESIGN VITALITY - the top 50 sources for free designer icons
ICONGALORE - free sample of XP icons
ICONBAZAAR - lots of free icons
DEWA - free icons
ICONBUFFET - signup for free icon delivery
ICONAHOLIC - more free icons
INTERSMASH - 300 icon images for inspiration
TANGO ICON GALLERY - more free icons for download
WEBSITEICONS - free icons for download
CRYSTALXP - icons & PNGs
STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY
STOCK XCHNG - huge gallery for high quality stock photos
YOTOPHOTO - find free photos
ISTOCKPHOTO - royalty free stock photography
MORGUEFILE - free stock photos
STOCKVAULT - high quality free stock photos and high resolution images
123RF - royalty free photos, pictures, images and stock photography
EVERYSTOCKPHOTO - your source for free photos
PIXELPERFECTDIGITAL - free high resolution images, textures, backgrounds, illustrations, digital art and stock photos
DREAMSTIME - royalty free images and stock photography
VEER - Veer provides visual elements for use in professional creative work
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Free Tools & Software

Tabs Generator is an online tool for making navigation tabs. Great tool for those wanting a quick and easy way of generating those nice rounded corner navigation tabs. Click on image to the left to go to the website.
RoundPic is an online tool for making anti-aliased rounded corners for avatars and images. Simply browse for the image on your computer and "round it". So easy to use. Click on image to the left to go to the website.
ColorPix is a free application from Color Schemer that allows you to get the colour values and screen coordinates at any pixel on your screen. 
JAlbum is FREE gallery software that creates web albums from your digital images. The photo albums on this website were all created with JAlbum.
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