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Chosen: jQuery plugin for better select boxes

Chosen allows you to enhance HTML <select> elements using JavaScript to add multiple select, autocomplete and more.

Chosen is available as a plugin for jQuery, Prototype and there’s a fork for MooTools.

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• Masonry CSS3: dynamic grid layout

Web app to create background patterns

BgPatterns is a background pattern creator with tools to set color, base pattern, rotation of motif and more.

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• Seven online color tools for design

WordPress 3.3 Release Candidate 3

The latest WordPress 3.3 Release Candidate 3 has been released and is available for testing now.

• Web Design Resources – November 2011
• 10 e-commerce plugins and themes to start your online store with WordPress
• Skeleton: responsive WordPress theme
• Best web design resources of August 2011
• Display sidebar widgets using a shortcode in WordPress

CSS box model calculator

A very useful tool when you have to calculate complex box dimensions in CSS

This tool takes into account borders, paddings, margins and of course, content width.

• Best web design resources of July 2011
• CSS Pattern Generator and Gallery
• CSS 3 Gradients Generator by ColorZilla
• Firefox Aurora introduces native developer tools
• Dropr: Portfolio Collective

Dropr: Portfolio Collective

Dropr is a “platform that aims to bring together artists of all media & backgrounds”.

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• Best web design resources of July 2011
• CSS 3 Gradients Generator by ColorZilla
• Photo-Lettering
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