Due to the popularity of last week’s list of programs and services for freelancers, we’re bringing you 24 must-have online tools specifically for web designers.
Testing
Xenocode Browser Sandbox
Run and test your sites in IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox 2 and 3, Safari, Google Chrome and Opera without having to actually install the browsers on your system.
This unfortunately [...]
Many symbols have very different meanings in XHTML, even though they may look very similar to one another.
Some common mistakes are using … (3 periods) instead of the … entity. Or using an x (letter x) instead of × (multiplication symbol).
While WordPress users can use the Insert custom character tool when writing posts, having a [...]
Font Squirrel just added a new @font-face filter to their site – letting you view just fonts that are available for embedding on a site via the CSS3 rule @font-face. Woo-Hoo!
So far, there seems to be 148 free fonts on Font Squirrel that allow @font-face embedding.
For a larger list of other sites featuring @font-face embedding, [...]
Which fonts can be freely embedded using @font-face? Our list of 5 resources will take out the guesswork.
One of the most anticipated web developments recently is the @font-face rule for CSS3.
The @font-face rule allows for actual fonts to be embedded, so you don’t have to rely on the visitor having that specific font already installed [...]
Finding good quality free fonts is a challenge sometimes. You often have to wade through loads of fonts; searching for the right type and style.
SearchFreeFonts.com has the answer.
3 Ways to Find Fonts
Instead of just lumping all the fonts together a huge digital heap, SearchFreeFonts offers 3 ways to find the fonts you need:
Font search
Fonts are [...]
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