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Resources for Twitter Backgrounds

Cat M. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:57:59 +0000

Recently, Smashing Magazine wrote a great article called Effective Twitter Backgrounds: Examples and Current Practices, which contained tons of useful information on how to create a Twitter background that helps you communicate what you, your business, or your organisation is all about. Inspired by this article, I started searching the web for more resources on [...]

Holiday Templates & Extensions for Joomla

Cat M. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:19 +0000

Believe it or not, but the holidays are right around the corner, so it’s time to start getting your Joomla site ready with some great extensions and templates! I found some free extensions that will make it look like snow is falling on your site, as well as a flash countdown timer to help you [...]

Free & Premium Collage WordPress Themes

Cat M. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:50:28 +0000

Another one of my favourite trends in web design is collage, characterized by paper of different colours, textures, and types being layered on top of each other. I found some great WordPress themes that incorporate collage into their designs, and I hope you like them as much as I do! Kimiko 1.0 Price: Free! Scraps for You Price: Free! College [...]

Rampage & Synapse Live Blog

Tim M. — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:21:19 +0000

We’re migrating Rampage & Synapse to a new rack with a new IP range as per the emails that were sent out to all Rampage and Synapse customers. Rampage migration starts at 00:30, Synapse migration starts at 02:00 — I will be live blogging / tweeting all updates on http://www.evohosting.co.uk/blog/ and http://twitter.com/evohosting Rampage: 00:34 — Rampage is now [...]

This Week’s Favourites–29th October 2009

Cat M. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:09 +0000

This week’s favourites include tools for creating dummy text, attractive colour combinations, reflections of images, background patterns, and polls for social media networks! Dummy text is often used to show how different fonts and layouts will look on a website (i.e., ‘Lorem Ipsum’ text used in a lot of website templates), and Blind Text Generator is [...]

Firestar & Hydra IP Migration Live Blog

Tim M. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:32:00 +0000

Hydra: Info: Hydra is being migrated to a new rack, this unfortunately requires an IP migration. All customers on Hydra were given 7 days notice for the migration and full instructions on what to do and expect. 02:03 Hydra has been shutdown and is currently being moved to a new rack, we have preconfigured the main IP [...]

More Wooden WordPress Themes!

Cat M. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:03:25 +0000

Since our first post on wooden WordPress themes, some very talented designers have created more themes showcasing the wooden web design trend, so I rounded up my favourite new free and premium wooden WordPress themes to share with you! Paper & Wood Price: $20 WPB Wood Price: $15 eGallery Price: $19.95 (per year for unlimited access to all themes) Wooden Price: $19.95 (per [...]

Free and Premium Ecommerce Joomla Templates

Cat M. — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:45 +0000

Recently, I told you about some Ecommerce Joomla Extensions that you can use to build an online store using the award-winning content management system Joomla, so I decided to follow up that post with a collection of free and premium ecommerce Joomla templates! I found some great templates–including a couple of free ones–that I [...]

More Free Social Media Icon Sets!

Cat M. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:16:29 +0000

If you’re looking for some new social media icons for your website, then you’ve come to the right place! We found some great sets with icons for Twitter, Facebook, Digg, Vimeo, Reddit, and tons of other social networking sites! Plus, these icons showcase some of the latest trends in web design, including wood, ink splatter, [...]

Free & Premium Fabric WordPress Themes

Cat M. — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:21 +0000

One of my favourite trends in web design right now is the incorporation of different types of fabrics and textiles, such as knits, burlap, ribbon, and denim. To showcase this trend in web design, I’ve found some great free and premium WordPress themes that you can use to give your website or blog a unique [...]