Link Roundup — Apr 18 2k8

Here’s an assortment of the interesting reads I went through my feeds subscription.

Performancing Interviews Steven Snell From Vandelay Design

I’m relatively a new subscriber of Performancing and Steven Snell’s (from Vandelay Website Design) interview is the first article I read at the site. There’s a lot of learning one can take from the article while it provides a lot of insight on how a webdesign business grows and the effort it takes to establish one. It’s not unlike watching grass grow – the term I came across at ProBlogger. Steven mentions that his blog was quite inactive for the initial three months and then goes on to describe the journey till one year. I’d also like to mention that I have been a subscriber of Vandelay Website Design’s blog for quite sometime now and like the content rich articles they post.

Predictions for Google’s 2008

This one talks about Google in 2008. Only time will tell how much of this comes true I’m however too keen on the development of Google Gears. This is one application that has the potential to change the way people access information. I’d actually go to the extent of saying that this could be the next big thing after Ajax. Google Gears basically provides compatible web applications the functionality to work offline. For example, Google Reader can be used to read your subscribed feeds while you are offline.

Another area of interest for me is Google Docs. I still haven’t moved from MS Office but Google Docs is very appealing especially die to the face that it’s online. This comes to me as a mixed blessing. I don’t have to synchronise my stuff between the several computers I use. But my documents are not accessible offline. Let’s hope Google Docs goes Google Gears compatible.

A Beginner’s Guide To Freelance Business Processes

An insightful article about the freelance business processes. A must read for those of you are planning to start your own. It is a tempting proposition to go independent but there’s a lot of homework to be done. This involves a lot of research and planning. This is only one article of the hundreds that you’d want to read.

Best Of CSS Design 2007

A spectacular list of some of the best designs out there from 2007. A second look on the designs’ list inspired me to write an article for artistic inspiration. Keep your fingers crossed.

Planning a New Website – Part 1

This is for the one who are seriously planning to mark a presence on the web. It has good advise for those planning a new site. Rich content from Vandelay Website Design as always.

9 Essential Principles for Good Web Design

This article intelligently touches some very basics of web-design which everyone knows but tends to overlook to implement better visuals and/or effects. The article goes an extra step to mention further references for reading. The points this article touches upon are key to the Web 2.0 style of design – the phrase too commonly mentioned on the design front.

Lastly as a bonus I’d like to mention this interesting site I came across. I won’t write much about it and leave it upto you to visit and explore the uniqueness of this site. This could serve as an excellent place to hang-out during vacation. Here it is i’m in like with you.

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