links | my friends and favourite resources
In no particular order
I've just dumped most of my boomarks here in case anyone is interested. There's all sorts of stuff so why not take some time to check out other peoples sites as well. All of the links will open a new window.
Friends
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- Mydot : international web development
- Ben Weldon : more shenanigans, photography this time
- Boomstation : creative design from James Baker
- Commodity Records : glitchy noodlings from Norway
- Liam o'Leary : design from the mad man himself, it's Leroy
- Daisy Foster : watercolours, and now wedding stationary from Daisy
- Zavial Design : design goodness from the west country
- Blue Zoo : award winning animation
Inspiration
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Graphics
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- Graffiti.org : the writing on the wall
- B-man Artworks : Playground and resource center
Animation
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- JibJab.com
- Angry Alien Productions : 30 second blockbusters staring bunnies
- Ninjai : The Little Ninja, a great little series
Different
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- Guimp : world's smallest website
- Dot 16 : also the world's smallest website
- 10x10 : 100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time
- Neave.com : free random tagline with every refresh
- norm
- Snowcat
- Syrup Helsinki
- Krening Twitter Machine no.1
- Identity Card Concept Project : some blinding ideas here
Designers
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- hillmancurtis
- Jason Santa Maria
- Bluelucy : our life is our brand
- Steinruck Design
- SimpleBits
- Shaun Inman
- Pixelranger : Shane Seminole Mielke
- Justwatchthesky
- Andy Rutledge : Male Designer
- Adam Polselli : not bad with a camera either
- 36 Degrees Design
- Sherif Tariq : The Lost Worlds of...
Clean Sites
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- Sparkplug
- Lawyer Blogs
- DeepBlue
- BOALT : Interactice Design Agency
- Shopecentre Solutions
- CLAN.DREI // V6 //
- preloaded
- Spring Digital
- Bwanavista : Agence de communication
- PixelPusher
- Monolinea
Blogs
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- smallTransport : Web Standards and Print Design
- awesomeblogs.com
- Niggle
- Pete's Eats
Collections
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- css Zen Garden : The Beauty in CSS Design
- CSS Beauty : CSS Design Showcase
- CSS Vault : more CSS goodness
- Stylegala : design, css, standards
- The Best Designs : Recognizing The Best of Web Design
- CoolHomepages : Pages, Web Design Gallery
- lynda.com : inspirational sites
- Media Inspiration
- wow factor : ...wow
- FlashVista : Best Flash Web Sites
- Favourite Website Awards : Web awards at the cutting edge
- Unmatched Style : CSS Design Gallery and Design Inspiration
Photography : Photoblog
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- Chromasia : Mr Nightingale's rich photography
- joe's nyc
- rion.nu
- Beautybeneath
- Overshadowed
- Positive Negative +|-
- Zenithsphere
- Travis Ruse
- quarlo
- Razzi’s Photolog
- [ radio uruguay ]
Photography : General
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- Lumika.org : Travel Photography
- Making Happy : one human life
- Marco Grob I Photographer
- Noah Grey Photography
- Red Square Architecture + Design Photographer
- Rob Curran : The Art of Finding Beauty in Everything
- Todd Johnson Productions : Automotive Photography
- Manipulatio : manipulating your ass since 1994
- Groundglass
- Absenter
- analog intelligence : photography by kevin meredith
Photography : Lomo
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- ecce lomo | two eyes, one camera
- lomo.randomentality.com
- The lomographic Society International
- Lomoshot
- Anything and Everything : one of my fovourite sites of all time, sit back and relax
Flash Sites : Animated
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- WeFail
- Jimbo Ready : Disco Instructor
- tokyoplastic v.2 : you've got to love the animation
- Cookie : they apparently make the web taste good
- Harakiri-Style : smooth line animations, not a clue what it says!!
- Digitally Branded - V3
- Evolutions web design
- Jelly Web
- Seek
Flash Sites : Experimental
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- Liquid Journey
- yugop.com : mind boggling flash goodness
Flash Sites : High Tech
- BillyBussey.com : Some very nice 3d graphics and animated transitions.
- Bionic Systems : It's like cool transformers
- 2Advanced Studios : the old pros
- Terminator 3 : check out the intro
- Motiongraphiks - Paradigm Shift
- Jordan Architects
- Studiodomain : another little robot that moves.
- Vuk Opanovic Design Studio
- derBauer® : one of my favourites. Check out the enter button, so damn fluid and smooth.
- B7™ Web Development
Flash Sites : Just Damn Cool
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- Billy Harvey Music : brilliantly original idea executed flawlessly.
- intentionallies: brilliant, innovative navigation
- Qrime : much weirdness
- Less Rain
- Klangtausch
- walkingincircles
- Yayashin book
- sofake : they're responsible for some wicked sites and their own isn't bad
- AgencyNet Interactive
- Romaingruner
- My Life Calander
Flash Sites : Clean
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- Come Clean
- Levitated : the Exploration of Computation
- Web-Specials - Web Print Mediadesign
- group94 : webdesign from belgium
- Toni&Guy Ireland
- Dirk Jensma Hair & Make-up
- Ars Thanea™ [ Art of View ]
- David Mann and Partners
- Agencja interaktywna
- MikeSimmonds
Resources
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Web Tools
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- W3C Markup Validation : make sure your site is
- W3C Link Checker : quickly check for any broken links
- Watchfire WebXACT : check your sites accessability
- HTML Tidy : tidy your HTML files
- malevole : random text generator
- ADSLguide : handy broadband speed test
- Home | Wordtracker : useful keyword tool
- Good Keywords : helps to find some good keywords
- Keyword Popularity Calculator for Google- an Online SEO Tool
- News4Sites.Com : exactly what it says on the tin
- ApplyThis Software: home of Browsermaster & BrowserSizer
- evolt.org - browser archive
- BrowserCam : screen capture service for cross platform compatibility testing
- Skype : Free Internet telephony that just works
- WordPress
- Movable Type
- Whois.net
Scripting : HTML
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- HTMLSources : HTML Tutorial
- XHTML 1.0 : specifications
- HTML 4.01 : specification
Scripting : CSS
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- CSS, Accesibility and Standards Links
- stu nicholls : the CSS playground
- css.maxdesign : CSS resources for web designers
- Position Is Everything : Modern browser bugs explained in detail!
- the noodle incident
- Cascading Style Sheets : CSS 2.1 Specification
Scripting : Javascript
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- JavaScript Source : resources and help
- Dynamic Drive : DHTML(dynamic html) & JavaScript code library
Scripting : xml
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- XML.org
- Hotscripts.com : the net's largest script collection
Scripting : php
General Website Design
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- Mezzoblue : design, typography, and the web
- A List Apart
- World Wide Web Consortium
- EchoEcho.Com
- WebReference : Web Authoring Tips & Tutorials for Developers
- SitePoint : New Articles, Fresh Thinking
- Tutorial Outpost : various tutorials
- Web design resources : Links, information, articles and resources
- Webmonkey : The Web Developer's Resource
- BrainJar.com : Experiments in Web Programming
- Hotscripts.com
- W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
- Browse Happy
- tutorialfind
- Web Page Design for Designers
- Web Developer's Handbook
Flash
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- kirupa : Wicked flash resource
- Flash Kit : A Flash Developer Resource
- Actionscript.org Macromedia Flash Resources and Tutorials
- FlashGuru
- Flashgimp : A Media Developer Resource
Fonts
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- OurType : Fine Type from Europe
- MyFonts : Find, try, buy and download
- Browser safe fontsCommon fonts to all versions of Windows & Mac equivalents
- Code Style : Top forty font survey results for Windows, Mac and Unix
- FontExpert : Font Identification
- Bowfin Printworks : Typeface Identification Service
Web Design Magazines
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- Total Web Design : Photoshop, HTML, Flash, Forums
- Computer Arts - Home
- .net : web design magazine
Colour
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- COLOURlovers : loving colours since 1981
- Colours on the web : color theory and color matching
- Color Schemer : Create matching color schemes
- Color Scheme Generator 2
- Welcome to Color Matters
- Kolur : Color Inspiration
- Return of Design : Web Color Schemes
- Color Wheel Version 2.1
General Design
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- Design is Kinky
- the design trust
- Design-Nation : promoting British design internationally
- Crafts Council
- Adam : the Art, Design, Architecture & Media Information Gateway
- Uailab : inspiration for designers
- Design Center
- Designer Today : graphic design magazine
- Kaliber 10000 : The Designers' Lunchbox
- Pixelsurgeon
- Raster 7.0 Beta
Music
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- Guitar Tabs Dot Net
- Wav Central : Wav Files and Sound Files Database
- OLGA : The On-Line Guitar Archive
- Tweak's Guide
- Acidfanatic : Acid Loops
- Freeloops.co.uk : Free loops for Acid, Sonic, Flash, Ejay
- Guitar Tab Universe
- SciFlicks.com : Science Fiction Cinema
- Sampling Zone : Audio Sample & Sampling Resources
Photoshop
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- Photoshop Tutorials, Tips- PhotoshopCafe Homepage - The free resource for Photoshop Users
- AbsoluteCross.com : A one-stop resource for webmasters
- Planetphotoshop.com : Online Photoshop News, Tips and Tutorials
- How to cheat in Photoshop
Images
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- Image After
- Texture Library
- FreeFoto.com
- PixiBit : stock photography images
- stock.xchng : free stock photography site
- NOAA : photo library
- morgueFile : where photo reference lives
- uk aerial photography : aerial maps, digital aerial photos, aerial photo prints
- Image Savant - S P O R E
- CreatingOnline
- iStockphoto.com : royalty free stock photography community
- Big Stock Photo : downloadable photo community
Photography
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- Digital Photography Lighting Tips, Tricks & Ideas
- PhotoBox : award-winning 10p prints + FREE online photo albums
- DP Reviews : Digital Photography Review, Forums, Glossary, FAQ
- London Photobloggers
- Sunny 16 Rule : helpful exposure rule
- Still Journal : Your Portal to the Art, Technique, History and Culture of Photography
- Digital Cameras and Exposure : A Beginners Guide to Photography
Brighton
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I live here!
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- Brighton Online
- Brighton
- Links to everything Brighton
- =*Brighton area food,drink nightlife and leisure directory*=
- Brighton23
- Brighton | City Guide | East Sussex | UK
- The Brighton & Hove Forums - Use the message boards to discuss News, Local Issues and Sport in Sussex.
- The Argus Brighton Hove & Sussex news sport jobs and local information
- My Brighton - The Brighton Pub Review Site
- My Brighton and Hove | Map of areas in Brighton and Hove
- Brighton | City Guide | East Sussex | UK
- So What Goes On In Brighton?
Film
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movies and stuff
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- Atom Films : Watch the best short films & animations
- Drew's Script-O-Rama : free movie scripts and screenplays
- Biography.com
- VideoHelp.com
- WeeklyDV
- Snowblood Apple : some disturbing Japanese films
Travel
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not exactly extensive but
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- Bug Bog : travel guide with pictures, maps and tours
- Backpacker Magazine
- Incredible Adventures : Adventure Travel Around the World
- IgoUgo : Travel Reviews, Vacation Pictures
- Fielding's DangerFinder
- Essentials4travel
- Streetmap.co.uk
- Ordnance Survey : Britain's national mapping agency
- Lonely Planet : the world's best guidebooks
- Cuba Junky : Havana City
Bikes
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Bike Companies
Bike Stuff
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- Sheldon Brown's Home Page : useful bike maintenance
- bmxbasics.org : Boswell's BMX Basics Page
- Confused.com : See how easy it is to steal a bike
- Hike & Bike Ltd
- The Knowhere Guide
- The weird cycle lanes of Brighton : don't I know it!
- Mountain Biking UK
- Park Tool Company : excellent maintenance and repair guides
Bike Shops
General Info
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Worth a glance
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- PublicEye.org : The Website of Political Research Associates
- National Statistics Online
- Disinformation
- HowStuffWorks : Learn how Everything Works!
- Free Tibet Campaign
- Microsuck
- The Onione : America's Finest News Sourc
Time Wastiing
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Thought
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- Philosophy Pages
- MOQ.org
- ZEN
- Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Seek : an amazing site with a very important message
Web Cams
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- WebCam Central
- EarthCam : Webcam Network
To Do
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- BMX game : so bad, yet good
- Calculate your BMI : are you a lard ass?
- Buffy's Swearing Keyboard
- The Frown : Cartoons, Games & Things
- The Death Clock : When are you going to die?
- holdmusic.net
- What does your phone number spell?
- Alex's paper airplanes
- Potato Cannon Fun Page : Remember those!
- FlashPsychic.com
- Find A Grave : Millions of Cemetery Records
- Cliche Finder
- The All Magic Guide : amaze your friends
- Dreamstop : Just try it, complete rubbish
Absorb
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- Pentagon Strike : what do you believe?
- PayPalSucks.com : evil behind the PayPal system!
- Urban Legends
Science
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- The Virtual Autopsy
- Weird Science : Bill Beaty's Homepages
- Museum Of Electricity
- The Phobia List
- Dangerous Laboratories
- The Artemis Project : Private Enterprise on the Moon
- Kubrick 2001 : The space odyssey explained
Just look
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- Gumball 3000
- I Want One Of Those : Who doesn't...
- Tubcat : Fucking fat cats
- LifeGem : From ashes to diamond
- Dumb Laws : Exactly what it says on the tin
- Dumb Crooks : Dumb Crooks News, criminals stories
- Rocketguy : A guy trying to get to space
- Pavement Terror : capturing peoples reaction to a backfire
- Dean And Nigel Blend In : A pair of losers - mildly amusing though!
- Joey Green
- Famous Mugshots : Who's been naughty
- Famous Birthdays : See who has the same birthday as you
- Star Wars Kid Remix : videos and more featuring the infamous Ghyslain
- Squizzle : because we have nothing better to do
- Albino Blacksheep
- ChavTowns : I'm guessing you're town is there...
- White Ninja Comics
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