Resources
Partners
iHomefinder
An MLS third-party provider that assists real estate agents to have property searches on their site. Best feature: generates and manages leads.
Neyenesch Printers
San Diego's premiere printing company. Excellent quality and customer service. Best feature: Our sales representative, Amy Dagman who offers excellent advice and knows her profession.
od180
A consulting practice dedicated to serving the organizational development needs of non-profits focusing on leadership development, organizational development and management development. Their website is a great resource for non-profit organizations facing organizational challenges.
Perfect Integration
Computer & Server Sales, Support, Service & Network Integration, Internet & Wireless Connectivity, Security, Virus Protection, Back-Up Solutions, etc. Based out of Carlsbad, CA, they service San Diego County, Orange County, and parts of Los Angeles.
Best Feature: Great Customer Service.
A domain registration and hosting service. Not advertised, so no spammers using the service. Best feature: excellent back-end widgets for us designers.
Resources
Article - Thinking Outside the Grid
The next wave of design. Our current site begins to break out of the four walls.
Article - The Anatomy of Web Fonts
Breaking out of the 4 basic web fonts available today. Hoping for more text/graphic control in the coming years.
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web
Actual excerpts from the book taken contextually from Strunk and White's classic writing standard, The Elements of Style
Article - Designing in Hostile Territory
If you're trying to get your manager or owner to agree to big web or branding changes, this is an excellent article on how to manage these fear-inducing changes by diminishing management's sense of risk.
A List Apart
Great information about usability, accessibility, web standards and best practices.
Freshbooks
An easy to use online invoicing and time tracking service
Before & After Magazine
A great online magazine for graphic design
Design Observer
The New Yorker for graphic designers
Typographica
A classic read, the link takes you to Amazon
Instant Domain Search
Great Domain Searching Site
Submit Now: Designing Persuasive Web Sites
Some sites make money, others make money for the competition, which do you have?
FreelanceDesigners
Where we advertise. We get bonus points for linking to them.
BlueHost
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