Weekend to-do list for design nerds

17 Apr 2009

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For all you nerds and workoholics :) I am starting a weekly collection of things you can and should do over the weekend. I am listing a design challenges, great giveways and weekend readings. Enjoy!

The Smashing Book: Vote For The Book Cover Now!

Smashing Magazine is writing a Smashing Book - a smashingly written, beautifully designed and professionally printed book. It will be created for and by design community and here is a chance for us to participate in its creation. Go and vote for the new Smashing Book cover. Pick your favourite and submit your vote in comments.

The New ‘Outlaw Design Blog’ Exclusive Sneak Peak & a Fantastic Giveaway to Celebrate!

Look at the exclusive sneak preview of the fantastic redesign of Outlaw Design Blog. Comment and win great stuff.

Join the Weekend Design Challenge: Photomontage at Webdesigner Depot

The challenge is to create a unique photomontage using at least three specific images from Sxc.hu. The theme and feeling of the image that you create is entirely up to you, so use your creativity in any way you want.

Win a copy of “Sexy Web Design” book

Win 5 Free Copies of “Sexy Web Design” or Win a signed copy of Sexy Web Design
“Sexy Web Design” is an easy-to-follow guide that reveals the secrets of how to build your own breathtaking web interfaces from scratch. You’ll be guided through the entire process of creating a gorgeous, usable web site by applying the timeless principles of user-centered design.

Win 1000 full color bussiness cards

1,000 Full Color Business Card Giveaway from Printprintprint.biz
1000 Business Card Giveaway From AllBusinessCards.com
Comment and win 1000 full color business cards.

Get your design sliced

Comment on SnobbySlice Contest and win 2 PSD to HTML/CSS pages completely sliced.

Get Elegant Wordpress Themes 1-Year Memberships Giveaway

All you have to do is browse the Elegant Themes gallery and leave a comment below saying what’s your favorite theme from their catalog.

Win high quality Ideem Vector Packs

Ideem a provider of high quality vector packs is giving away 6 Vector Packs and 8 Templates worth $434 for Naldz Graphics Readers. There will be 3 lucky winners for this giveaway.

Look at the Findings from the Web Design Survey, 2008 from A List Apart

If we, the people who make websites, want the world to know who we are and what we do, it’s up to each of us to stand up and represent. Last year, 30,055 of you did just that, taking time out of your busy day to answer the sometimes detailed and often thought-provoking questions in the second A List Apart Survey.

Feed your RSS reader with great webdesign blogs

50 webdesign blogs with highest Google PR - In this article I rounded up 50 webdesign blogs I found through twitter, following blogs, blogrolls and discussions. Then I sorted them according to their Google page rank and Alexa rank and listed their twitter account as a bonus.

Don’t forget to RELAX and have a great weekend!!