Recent Links: December 07 to December 14

"If you attempt to use a 24-bit translucent PNG image as a background image or as an IMG element's SRC attribute, IE6 yields an unsightly grey (sometimes greenish) background behind the image's translucent colors."Using the MSIE AlphaImageLoader filter to fix the grey background issue renders both background-repeat and background-position unusable!"This script reclaims all your background positioning controls by avoiding AlphaImageLoader, AND fixes the grey background issue!"

"Almost everything that makes graphic design work can be found in a set of laws and principles collectively known as the Gestalt principles of perception. There is no more powerful tool at a designer’s disposal than a comprehensive grasp of these principles. By the same token, those who don’t have a good grasp of them are lost when faced with design projects and often go “fishing” on design gallery sites, being relegated to cliché motifs and layouts. But clients deserve better than our vague understanding. If you haven’t already, resolve to learn the Gestalt principles of perception."

Snippets of Greeked text with markup to ease development of prototypes and HTML mockups.

Photoshop users are able to benefit from the vast amount of high-quality resources that are freely available to the community. Brushes get a lot of attention, but custom shapes are also extremely useful. This post highlights 80 different sets of custom shapes (over 2,500 individual shapes) in several different categories.

Based on predictive modeling of intentions, Fluidity taps into your existing social graph and online activities, and allows you to discover new opportunities as you continue using your social sites.Fluidity models the nuances of how real relationships get discovered, created and enhanced. We make it possible for you to finally get the most out of the networks you belong to.