第二天，来点幽默
用户界面就像个笑话。如果你需要解释它，那它很可能不够好。
Freelancers, Rejoice
One of the most integral pieces of a freelance business is your billing. I've been using Hiveage since it was called Curdbee, and love it. It's not as ubiquitous as it should be, but you should definitely check it out.
Visit HiveageCSS Animation Nirvana
While perusing another advent calendar (24ways) I stumbled across an in-progress website that is pretty epic. The guys at Rally Interactive are seriously impressive.
Visit Their Beta SiteA Designer's CMS
While there are a slew of full-featured, easy-to-use CMS options out there, my personal preference is a lesser known one called MODX. If you take the time to get into it, you can do almost anything you want with relative ease.
Visit MODX.comA MODX Helping Hand
To aid in my CMS suggestion from yesterday, one of the best MODX resources is MODX.today. You should give it a look!
Visit MODX.todayBegin at the Beginning: Part 1
Jon Duckett has a fantastic series of books on the basic technology involved in front-end web design. Here's the first.
Buy Javascript & Jquery: Interactive Front-EndWeb Development
Looking To Break Into UI Design?
UI-Patterns.com is a fantastic resource for learning and practicing UI design. You should really check it out, even if you don't consider yourself a dyed-in-the-wool UI designer.
Visit UI-Designs.comBegin at the Beginning: Part 2
Jon Duckett has a fantastic series of books on the basic technology involved in front-end web design. Here's the second.
Buy HTML and CSS: Design and Build WebsitesAnd Now For Something Completely Random
Most of the things I'm sharing on here are related to web design, but haven't you always wondered what happened to Kevin Mccallister of Home Alone fame? Well, now we know—and it ain't good.
Watch on YouTubeGet to Learning!
If you're just beginning in web design, I've shared a few resources already that should help you build up your fundamentals—but no resource is more effective than Treehouse. They do a fantastic job at making complex concepts easy to understand, and their wealth of material covers much more than just web design.
Visit Team TreehouseTonight, on 60 Minutes...
You should check out the 60 Minutes segment with Charlie Rose tonight. He's peeking inside of Jony Ive's secret design studio.
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