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favicon.cc

Although still in beta testing, favicon.cc is an extremely useful tool for anyone looking to spice up their website! I’m sure everyone of you have noticed sites like Google.com that have a personalized icon at the top right of your browser. This icon is called a favorite icon.

Favorite icons have never been easy to set up because most image editors don’t support the format needed for a favorite icon (.ICO). favicon.cc has changed this! When you visit favicon.cc you will see a free image editor right on their homepage. Without having to download anything, you can create, edit, or just convert an .ICO file so it can be easily uploaded to your server.

After you customize your favorite icon so it looks just the way you want, simply download the file from favicon.cc and upload it to the root directory on your server. If the icon was uploaded correctly, and you didn’t change the file name, you should be good to go. Visit your website and see the cool icon you created!

Written by Tim on August 29, 2010
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4 Jazzy Icon Galleries

Most websites you see today are full of small pictures that are usually linked to something the picture represents. These small images (as you probably know) are called icons. Icons can be a great way to jazz up any website.

For instance, when setting up text links on the top or side of a website that say “HOME”, “ABOUT”, “CONTACT”, etc., some web designers consider placing a simple icon next to the links. Another major use for icons is for social media. A lot of sites have links to their pages on different social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Buzz, etc. However, instead of simply placing the text names of these sites, many web designers will use icons to represent them.

For a lot of people, making great looking icons for their website is simply out of the question. That is why I have compiled this short list of free online icon galleries for you to browse:

1. IconsPedia is probably the largest icon gallery that I’ve ever seen! IconsPedia is full of user submitted icons that are constantly being updated.

2. Web Icon Gallery isn’t quite as large as IconsPedia but has amazing icons just the same! This icon gallery is also user submitted and updated regularly.

3. IcoPedia has some pretty neat looking icons available! Everything appears to be user submitted. However, unlike the others mentioned, IcoPedia doesn’t have a place one may submit an icon they’ve created. You would possibly have to email the admin if you wanted to submit one.

4. Free Icons Web is full of more icons than you probably could ever imagine! You’ll love this free user submitted icon gallery.

Written by Tim on July 18, 2010
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5 Killer Photoshop Alternatives

A couple weeks ago I posted that I would write an article on some of the amazing photoshop alternatives I have found over the past few years. I, like many of you, started designing websites long before I could afford Adobe Photoshop. Since images are an extremely important part of any webpage, without a tool that can create them you are in big trouble! Anyway, here are five Photoshop alternatives that I have found over the past few years. All of these are completely free.

1. Paint.net I think this is a really awesome graphic editor. It does require a download but is free and definitely worth it!

2. Splashup Similar to Paint.net, Splashup is a great alternative to Photoshop. It handles layers in much the same way as Photoshop does. Splashup is also online and requires no download.

3. Photoshop.com Online Editor From the makers of Photoshop itself (Adobe) comes this special online editor. While it can’t do near as much as the real Photoshop, it’s still pretty cool and worth a try.

4. GRSites.com While more template driven, GRSites isn’t bad when compared to Photoshop. It is not really an “editor”. GRSites is based more on you picking from their many templates of banners, buttons, or logos and editing them to fit your needs. Most of GRSites is free, however you can pay for more advanced features.

5. Cool Text Similar to GRSites, Cool Text specializes in templates for text, fonts, or buttons. It is free and definitely worth a try.

Written by Tim on June 19, 2010
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