It’s time to introduce a new feature here on the blog. Welcome to Rawkes Weekly: a once a week post where I’ll be covering the important things that have happened in the web design world in the last 7 days, as well as listing my top websites, lessons, and resources from the week gone by.
Make sure to add your own resources and websites you found useful during the week in the comments – I’d love to hear about them.
So without further ado; the first ever Rawkes Weeky…
This week in web design
It’s been a fairly quiet week in the web design world. The only major event was on Tuesday with the release of the long awaited Firefox 3 browser. Topping at around 8 million downloads in 24 hours, this browser is certainly showing no signs of slowing down!
Links of the week
- 12 Excellent Websites to Follow if You’re into Web Design – A nice collection of blogs and websites to follow
- Boagworld – Not exactly new but I’ve only recently discovered the joys of the Boagworld web design podcast. It’s great to listen on the commute to work.
- Coda Clips – If you use Coda then you’ll love this website full of clips ready to use
- DateJs – An excellent Javascript date library
- Evernote – A cross platform note taking app with a lovely web interface. It scans images for text so you can search them – very cool!
- FireBug 1.2 – Updated for Firefox 3, this is a must-have extension
- phpFlickr – PHP interface for the Flickr API
- Versions – Shaping up to be the best looking Subversion client on OS X
Eatery of the week
This week I’ve mostly been eating Pizza Hut’s all-you-can-eat lunchtime buffet – you can’t beat a full stomach for a fiver!
Lesson of the week
Never convince yourself that things can’t get any busier
Track of the week
Timewarp by Subfocus – If you’re into any sort of Drum and Bass then make sure to check out this track.
Predictions for next week
My main prediction for next week is that dConstruct tickets will sell out in record timing – within a day? If the line-up is anything to go by then this year’s conference will be awesome.