Community News of the Week for December 4th, 2009

If you haven't already, check out our Community News section and you should definitely subscribe to the rss feed or submit your own link to share with everyone.

I would like to say thank you to everyone who contributes and tell you keep up the good work, there is always relevant, high quality content coming through. That being said, here are some of the best links submitted by users this week.

Smashing Magazine Killed The Community (Or Maybe It Was Me)

Have you noticed the ridiculous amount of pointless roundup lists and just useless dribble about the next new trends in design? CssVault founder Scrivs has, and he's got something to say about it. Scrivs discusses the onslaught of copycats that sites like Smashing Magazine have spawned from their success that have nothing to offer and conveys the fact that nothing negative comes from great discussions so we should try our best to make them happen again.

10 Usability Crimes You Really Shouldn’t Commit

Spoon Graphics and Line25 founder Chris Spooner highlights some of the most common mistakes or overlooked areas in web design and provides an alternative solution to help enhance the usability of your website all while using awesome He-Man and Masters of the Universe graphics to illustrate his point.

Working With RGBA Colour on 24 Ways

Drew McLellan gives us insight and discusses the benefits and best practices of working with rgba colors making sure you familiarize yourself with them so when browser support is more mainstream, you'll be ready to go. Plus, it's 24 ways so you can't go wrong.

Clients From Hell

Clients from Hell made me laugh at least a few times while reading their collection of anonymously contributed client horror stories from designers. The site is simple, easy to read and features many interesting stories that will make you snicker, snort and chuckle at the misfortunes of others. Give it a read.

How To Support Internet Explorer and Still Be Cutting Edge

One of the few good, informative posts on Smashing Magazine that isn't huge list or "best practices" roundup. How to support Internet Explorer 6 and still use CSS3 for styling while considering the differences you may experience while doing so.

Again, thanks to everyone who submits these links and keep them coming.