You've got a brand new design concept for your big important website. You think it looks awesome... and you're ready to unveil it to the world. Yet, something in the back of your mind says that in order to really make this design perfect: you're going to want to test it first. After all, a lot of people are going to see this new design.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could get feedback from some other professionals before you release it to the world ? Hell yes!

The ultimate list of the greatest fonts ever made continues in this edition with 142 of the highest quality fonts starting with the letter "B".

Each font was carefully selected among countless others to draw only upon those fonts which are truly exceptional. And not only that, but I've contextualized each font for you writing the first thing that came to mind when seeing the font.

This makes for an excellent reference guide. To help you find that perfect font on your next design projects.

And now for some alliteration: be a better designer by bookmarking the Nerd Business best of the 'B' fonts!

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Babcock Normal

Everyday and every night, throughout all far reaches of the planet, there exist artists, designers, and CSS gurus who are developing the coolest looking new websites. For your viewing pleasure. And a simple bookmark can capture their design for an eternity (or until a server issue, but that never happens).

Over the past year, I have cultivated a thorough supply of these bookmarks; entailing several hundred in fact.

Of this massive collection, I have carefully selected only the best one hundred - and have placed them in this specific order, based on a complex algorithm of nerd website standards.

Although the algorithm is closely guarded, I can reveal indeed the nerd standard comprises of impressive artistic style, clean coded CSS, well organized typography, tasteful colors, and creativity.

Herein lies the top 100 Best CSS Designs of 2008. Congrats to the skilled persons behind each of these impressive designs. You have now reached nerd status.

p.s. - wait a minute, it's February already ? Okay we are certainly we are well into 2009 for another "08" list - but better late than never. Last year you also received the Nerd Business Top 100 CSS Design award list so certainly I am true to my annual obligations, even if they are a bit late. Enjoy !

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For my new blog theme I created a 3D RSS icon (seen crashing into your right hand side). Making a 3D RSS icon for your blog can quickly be done using the technique I'll describe below. For this tutorial we'll be using Photoshop & ZBrush.

Overview: ZBrush, then Photoshop

We'll use ZBrush to create basic 3D shape of the RSS box. Then with a high resolution image of the symbol (the two lines and the dot) we will "stamp" it into the model to create the displacement & texture. ZBrush's rendering engine can then create a nice quality image. And finally, we'll bring it into Photoshop to enhance the color and make the transparent background.

Recently I've launched the new theme for the Nerd Business Blog. Hope you enjoy it. For your benefit, here I will provide a rough overview of the design process.

The Concept

The first step to creating anything: is to have a solid concept of what you want to create. The old adage is true - everything starts with a vision. Whether you're envisioning the success of a business enterprise or a design for your website - you must first have a grasp on what the final result will be.