30
Apr
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LAFKON vektorDB is a huge database of free vectors created by LAFKON Publishing.
The database consists of design sets (collection of traffic signs, sports, etc.) and individual illustrations of various objects, people and more..
Items come as layered PDF files which can be edited or customized easily.
Designs shared are free to be used in open source projects or free/commercial project with an attribution.

28
Mar
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FlexPaper is an open source document viewer component for displaying PDF files inside websites or Flash applications.
The component does not exactly display PDF files but the PDF-to-SWF converted files in a Acrobat Reader-like interface.

Usage is pretty simple, just inserting the SWF file + customizing the options and there are free tools to convert documents, like SwfTools.
FlexPaper supports zoom in/out, paging, fullscreen, search and printing the documents viewed.
Optionally, it is possible to use the component in Adobe Flex as a SWC source file comes with the download.
Requirements: No Requirements
3
Mar
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Gesturecons is a set of 50 vector gesture icons which is specially designed to be used with projects related to multi-touch interfaces.
However, they can also be used inside any application to demonstrate to users how to complete actions or prompt them to interact with an application when they approach it
They come with .PDF, .AI, & .EPS file types which is great for editing or creating derivatives of the icons provided.

24
Dec
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JankoAtWarpSpeed is sharing a free kit for easier sketching & wireframing of websites / web applications.
The kit consist of form elements, icons, indicators, feedback messages, tooltips, navigation elements, image placeholders, embedded videos, sliders and common ad banners.
It comes in .AI, .SVG, .PDF & .EPS vector formats and completely free for personal + commercial use.

15
Sep
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BambooInvoice is an open source & free online invoicing application, built with PHP/MySQL, which is ideal for small companies or freelancers.
It has an Ajaxed interface (totally unobtrusive) with structured & meaningful XHTML.

BambooInvoice enables anyone to:
- Add/edit/delete clients & related contacts
- Create invoices for clients, send them via e-mail, generate PDFs or print them
- Define the payments made to the system to follow them
Also, a reports feature displays a financial snapshot of the given period.
It can be customized easily by modifying the look & feel of the application.
Requirements: PHP5+, MySQL 4.1+, PHP DOM extension enabled
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
23
Jul
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Bumpbox is another Lightbox clone which offers a very easy usage & has some advantages over others.
There is no need to mention the media type to be displayed as it detects them automatically & as a nice feature, Bumpbox can display PDF files besides FLV, SWF, images or HTML content.

It is built with MooTools & displays the modal box with a nice bump effect.
The script works for both local & remote files. And, to show FLV files, it uses Flowplayer media player.
Requirements: MooTools 1.2+
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
28
Apr
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There are 1000s of free TrueType or OpenType fonts that can be used in design projects. On the other hand, there are very few free fonts in vector formats.
Fonts in vector formats like .AI, .EPS or PDF are great, specially when we want to modify or add an extra twist to them. As every layer of them are under our hands, this is easily possible.
Here is a collection of 19 creative, quality & free fonts in vector formats (.AI, .EPS or PDF) that you’ll like:

The font’s download link exists in the information section of the page.


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22
Jan
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CSS Globe is presenting a 2 colored free vector icon set.
The set consists of 12 icons in AI, EPS, PDF & XAR formats (there is no PNG format included).

Icons are free to use both in personal & commercial projects. Considering they are in vector format, you have the chance to re-produce new ones.
The pages icons presented is also an interview with logo designer Luca Pensa which includes very nice tips (definitely worth reading).
14
Sep
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Do you start creating a design by sketching it via hand? Or you’re working on a web project & describing your ideas to your team members by just drawing them? Then you’ll find these free PDF graph papers handy.

These graph papers simply help you create better sketches by helping you to keep the ratios & taking notes.
P.S. These PDF documents are formatted for 8.5" x 11" paper in landscape orientation.
24
Aug
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dompdf is a HTML to PDF conversion / rendering engine written in PHP 5.
It downloads and reads external stylesheets, inline style tags, and the style attributes of individual HTML elements. It also supports most presentational HTML attributes.

It enables rendering via PDFlib or R&OS CPDF class which can be selected.
Some features of dompdf:
- handles most CSS2.1 properties & selectors, including @import, @media & @page rules
- supports most presentational HTML 4.0 attributes
- supports external stylesheets, either on the local machine or through http/ftp (via fopen-wrappers)
- supports complex tables, including row & column spans, separate & collapsed border models, individual cell styling, multi-page tables (no nested tables yet however)
- image support (png, gif & jpeg)
- link and anchor support
- inline PHP support.
P.S. A security vulnerability exists with dompdf but also the solution can be foundfor it at the product page.