The set contains 8 icons that can be used for private and commercial projects for free. According to the license agreement, the designer asks for an operable link to http://www.fasticon.com, with the link text: “Icons by: FastIcon.com”.

The Icons are available for both Mac and Windows. The PNG files can be downloaded as well, which come in various resolutions (16×16px, 24×24px, 32×32px, 48×48px, 128×128px, 256×256px and 512×512px).

Thank you, Dirceu, for designing such a fresh icon set and making it available to everyone for free. The download links can be found on either Smashing Magazine or FastIcon.

During the creation of this theme, I’ve changed my mind several times and the theme that you see now definitely does not look like what I had planned a few days ago. However, the changes were for the better and I’m happy with the way the theme looks now. It’s also good to see that WPThemesGallery is using its own theme now.

The theme was created and designed by me, but I’ve used a few famfamfam icons and a style-switcher created by Small Potato. The default color of the background is blue, but you have the option to change it to a darker color. I was going to put repeated patterns in the background, but I didn’t. Should I? I was also planning in displaying the latest themes that were added to the gallery in the sidebar. How does that sound?

Well, leave your suggestions and feedback. I hope you like the new theme as much as I do. (:

It seems logical to open external links in new browser windows to keep visitors from leaving your blog/site, so that they return later on. However, this is a web design mistake that should be avoided. While others still don’t realize that this is a mistake, many bloggers who made this mistake when they first started out, have changed.

Why is this a mistake?

This method of getting visitors to return to your site defeats its own purpose, because most web users are accustomed to utilizing the back button to return to a site instead of closing a window. Most importantly, it ruins the user experience by opening several windows and polluting their screens. By not setting external links to open in new browser windows, the visitor has the choice of opening links in any way he/she may want. It’s a privilege that should be not taken away from the visitor.

Why haven’t I noticed this mistake earlier?

A reason is that I don’t navigate my own blog like visitors usually do, but the main reason is that I set my browser to open new pages in new tabs instead of new windows. So, external links would open in new tabs, which is not that bad. By the way, these are not excuses, I apologize for making this mistake.

For the bloggers , have you ever made a web design mistake before?