45 Best Web Design Resources for Freelancers – July 2010

July 2010 was an incredible month for me personally and professionally. It was also a month full of great web design articles, tutorials, tips, freebies and other resources circulating the internet – and I wanted to share those with you today. I hope you enjoy this list and add your favorite recent bookmarks in comments as well.

Here’s a quick and useful compilation of 45 best web design resources that I’ve come across in July.

• 35 Handwritten Fonts for Designers http://bit.ly/9qKQoF

• “Alley Oop” – a mashup of the dribbble API that helps you find the best shots by color http://cl.ly/1pdu

• 15 jQuery Plugins You will find useful in 2010http://bit.ly/6bonYj

• Examples of Solid Colors in Web Design http://bit.ly/bUCzAw

• 10 Free Clean and Minimal WordPress Themes http://bit.ly/dxvKgW

• 250 Quick Web Design Tips (Part 2) http://bit.ly/cRQAY6

• 22 Free High-Quality Icon Sets For Your iPhone http://bit.ly/d5FSTj

• 20 New High-Quality Fonts for Your Designs http://j.mp/apoP21

• 3 Crucial Steps to Engaging Website Design http://bit.ly/9rWlmb

• 30 Excellent jQuery Tooltip Plugins To Enhance The Style Of Your Website http://bit.ly/dvnzHd

• WordPress vs. ExpressionEngine: Apples and Oranges? http://bit.ly/cbVPIe

• 45 Free WordPress Themes with Appealing Designs http://bit.ly/cVSh9Q

• 40 Tasty Restaurant Websites to Inspire You http://bit.ly/bxLRk4

• 28 Beautiful uses of Water in Design http://bit.ly/boYNk4

• 99 Icon Sets To Use In Commercial Design Projects http://bit.ly/aLSnSn

• 50 First-class & New Downloadable Fonts For Professional Designs http://bit.ly/aKGjwU

• 4 Golden Rules for Social Media Marketing Success http://bit.ly/b8rLpp

• MSNBC New Background Design in Photoshop http://bit.ly/brONvH

• Must Have Dark Textures Pack for Designers http://bit.ly/9WCqX2

• Six Super Helpful Typography Cheat Sheets http://bit.ly/cNT9V0

• Saving Bandwidth and Improving Site Speed Using CSS Spites http://bit.ly/aiz1q6

• 35 High-Quality and Free Paper Textures http://bit.ly/9ZDqNQ

• Create a CSS3 Call to Action Button http://bit.ly/a57sGv

• The Only HTML5 Resources You Need for Getting Up to Speed http://bit.ly/ahDj2g

• 10 jQuery Slider Techniques and Plugins http://bit.ly/9HquxH

• How To Give Your Photos a Cool Retro Analog Effect http://bit.ly/aAp7Kx

• Excellent Examples Of Icons In Navigation Menu Design http://bit.ly/ccjFWI

• 15 Proven Ways to Gain Exposure for Your Design Portfolio http://bit.ly/aWYK6F

• 10 New High-Quality Fonts for Your Designs http://bit.ly/abRrr5

• WordPress Custom Menus http://bit.ly/cYO2Nz

• 47 CSS Tips & Tricks To Take Your Site To The Next Level http://bit.ly/9gr8Ui

• Top 10 Content Slider Plugins for WordPress http://bit.ly/aUlsxV

• 25 Marvelous Script Fonts For Elegant Calligraphy http://bit.ly/aVZbbv

• Difficult Clients Are Still Your Clients http://bit.ly/c3ANpo

• 15 Typewriter Fonts to Compliment Vintage Designs http://bit.ly/dmOkLN

• 45+ jQuery Based WordPress Plugins and Tutorials http://bit.ly/cvrFPb

• 30 Awesome Custom Tumblr Blog Designs http://bit.ly/bozsPh

• 50 Beautiful Examples of Urban Decay Photography http://bit.ly/aA3Ike

• 25 Beautiful Travel and Tourism Websites http://bit.ly/bZXhmk

• Five Personal Projects That Will Help You Find Clients http://bit.ly/aDWdJm

• 25 Fabulous Rounded and Circled Fonts For Artists http://bit.ly/cimetH

• 22 Useful Online Chart & Graph Generators http://bit.ly/djW9BU

• 50 Inspiring Examples of Texture in Web Design http://bit.ly/dCgoXi

• Creative Single Page Website Design: 70+ Latest Designs http://bit.ly/cwLrsf

• 18 Websites to Download Photoshop Brushes http://bit.ly/aKlR8p