Halloween graphics roundup...

Avatrs.nnm.ru has a great collection of Halloween icons and images. Halloween web templates at TemplateKingdom ...

Feng-GUI – Feng Shui for graphic user interfaces...

Feng Gui is a useful free service to which you can upload a screenshot of your web site for a computer generated analysis of where human eyes are most likely to look within the first 5 seconds of arriving on the site. This is very useful if you need to make sure your products are visible and don’t just fade into the background. Visit them at:...

New WordPress theme release – DailyPress...

DailyPress is a new free WordPress theme released by BlogOhBlog. It features a very clean and functional 3 column design with space for 125×125 ads which are controlled through a separate file. The Demo can be found here and you can download the theme by visiting...

5 great (and free) web site templates...

There are many free web site templates out there but sometimes it can be hard to weed through all the junk to get to the good stuff. Many are outdated (yes there are a few of those on this site too) and many still use tables or frames for their layout. Below are 5 of my personal favourite CSS templates from various sites. “Package” by Template Kiingdom (registering is free) Aquatic...

WordPress E-commerce Theme – Crafty Cart...

The talented people over at The King Cart have released a new free WordPress E-commerce theme. If you are using WordPress as a shopping cart you will find this theme very useful. Setting up WordPress as a shop involves using the WordPress E-commerce plugin which is also a free download. You can visit the Craft Cart page here to view a working demo and to download the...

Free backgrounds at The Fat strawberry...

Download seamlessly tiled backgrounds at The Fat Strawberry. You can use them free on your web site, blog, Myspace page etc with a link back to the site. There are many free backgrounds providers out there but I found The Fat Strawberry pretty outstanding in it’s offerings. Best of all there are no ads popping up all over the place, it’s a well organized site with some great...

Create navigation menus, build forms, banners and more...

You may already know about Xara and their range of graphics software but Xara also offers a range of web site addons that can be very useful. Much of this is free but some of the tools do cost money. Below are some of their most useful (in my opinion anyway!) website tools. The Navbar Maker – Create animated navigation menus and drop down menus. Free or $39/year if you use the upgraded...

Create tiling backgrounds with bgpatterns...

BGpatterns let’s you create seamlessly tiling backgrounds online with just a few simple clicks. Create a new background for your Twitter profile, web site or anywhere else that accepts custom backgrounds, without having to open an image editor. As well as creating backgrounds for yourself, each day one generated background is chosen as the background of the day by users’ vote and...

Create Flash animations...

Animasher is a new service that allows anyone to create free Flash animations. It’s very simple to use, simply choose from a library of available images (or use your own if you want) apply movement, sound, text etc. It can then be saved and embedded in your web site or blog. To get started it’s probably best to watch the demo movie on the front page and don’t forget to read...

Free fonts at UrbanFonts...

Typography plays a huge part in any design, whether you are simply creating a small personal web site or a professional design for a large corporation. Just like colour choices, a site’s readability adds to the user experience and mood of the design. There are many places on the web which list either paid or free fonts. One of the latest sites to join the party is Urbanfonts. Urbanfonts...