In my personal opinion (as both a programmer, and designer), I find that it is pretty “straightforward” and easier to code a website, rather than design it. While a programmer can sit down with a list of instructions and tasks.. and well.. code it, a designer has to actually think of the design and create it accordingly. You can sit for hours on end just thinking of where to start. Over the past few years we’ve collected a list of bookmarks that can certainly decrease the time involved with planning your design by sparking a few creative ideas. Check out a few of these site’s and you’ll be surprised how fast that “inspiration” kicks in.

Picking the perfect color scheme can be a very daunting task, especially when you have a client that is indecisive or doesn’t have any type of corporate identity. In some situations you will need to start from scratch and find colors that “mesh well”, and in other cases you might need to find complimentary colors that blend well with your clients current color scheme. You can find hundreds if not thousands of color scheme generator’s that are very generic and rarely do the trick, so we have compiled …

Iconspedia has just released a great looking icon set (free). They named it the “Weby Icon Set”, and it contains 100 high quality icons that have been designed by Asher Abbasi. The icon set has PNG, ICO, and ICN formats available and you can use them for both personal, and commercial use.

This is a quick list of 12 free wordpress templates that are not only nice to look at, but completely free

More to come!

When budget concerns fail to allow for needed web design experts to be available to produce the necessary page, website, or advertising text or technology that is necessary to keep their business running smoothly, many small business owners will turn toward using helpful templates, tutorials, and tools found on the internet for quick project results. Below is a list of our favorite FREE css website templates that are available online.