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Firefox integrates font inspector and WebRTC

Firefox brings in font inspector, WebRTC

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Tutorial

Design 100 objects at once in Photoshop

Dmitry Tsozia's trick for generating variants of an object or icon

17 May 2013

By Dmitry Tsozik on May 17, 2013

Having to manually apply the same features to near-identical elements can get tiresome. Fortunately, Dmitry Tsozik has a great trick for generating variants of an object or icon
Feature

Five killer ways to use modular design

Break your site design into chunks for ease and reusability

16 May 2013

By Gene Crawford on May 16, 2013

Breaking website design into chunks will help your current project and enable you to reuse work in the future, says Gene Crawford
Advertorial

Nokia entices devs with global competition

Develop an app for Nokia's Asha range and you could win a cash prize

Develop an app for Nokia’s Asha FullTouch smartphone range and you could win a share of a €230,000 prize fund
Tutorial

Make the most of ARIA landmark roles

How you can make them ARIA landmark roles more useful

15 May 2013

By Léonie Watson on May 15, 2013 | 1 comment

ARIA landmark roles are getting more common: great for accessibility. Léonie Watson explains how you can make them even more useful
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Announcing Generate: .net's first ever conference!

Join us for a day of outstanding speakers at the Grand Connaught Rooms

Join us for a day of outstanding speakers including Mark Boulton and Oliver Reichenstein
Blog

To hell with jQuery

Do libraries cause substandard code? Or are devs to blame?

14 May 2013

By Karolina Szczur on May 14, 2013 | 6 comments

JavaScript library jQuery has divided industry opinion. Karolina Szczur asks if libraries cause substandard code – or if devs are to blame
Tutorial

Make a kinetic typography video with CSS

Use CSS3 animation to make a typographic motion piece

14 May 2013

By Sam Hampton-Smith on May 14, 2013

Sam Hampton-Smith shows how to use CSS3 transitions and animations to create a kinetic typography motion graphic piece, timed to match an HTML5 audio clip
Interview

Kyle Steed on professional doodling

Freelance happiness and why there's no 'secret ingredient'

13 May 2013

By Martin Cooper on May 13, 2013

Designer Kyle Steed’s past took in architectural dreams and Air Force reality. He tells Martin Cooper about finding happiness as a freelancer and why there’s no ‘secret ingredient’
Feature

Facebook’s top 10 social design secrets

Facebook’s Paul Adams offers a series of social pointers

13 May 2013

By Paul Adams on May 13, 2013

Social design demands stepping outside of your comfort zone. Facebook’s Paul Adams offers a series of pointers to guide you on your way
Tutorial

Migrating the Magento 2 test suite to Magento

Tim Wagner on PHPUnit tests with Magento

10 May 2013

By Tim Wagner on May 10, 2013

Tim Wagner describes how to perform the migration and demonstrates the suite’s potential for integration into a build and deployment process
Feature

It’s all about the context

In the near future everything we design must be hooked to context

9 May 2013

By Joe Johnston on May 09, 2013 | 1 comment

In the near future everything we design must be hooked to context, says Joe Johnston
Interview

Dave Shea on the return of CSS Zen Garden

Revamped site to continue showing off design and educating newcomers

8 May 2013

By Craig Grannell on May 08, 2013

Dave Shea is bringing back his legendary site for a new generation of designers. .net spoke with him about the site's rest and rebirth, and what he hopes to see from new designs
Blog

Google sets precedent for new gTLDs to be open

Stephen Ewart on how not everyone is following Google's lead

8 May 2013

By Stephen Ewart on May 08, 2013

Stephen Ewart, marketing manager at names.co.uk, on how Google is intending to allow more open use of any gTLDs they acquire. But not everyone is following suit
Feature

10 things developers need to know about Firefox OS

OS aiming to “make the web work for millions on mobile”

8 May 2013

By Craig Grannell on May 08, 2013 | 2 comments

OS aiming to “make the web work for millions on mobile”
Blog

How to monetise your apps

Being able to monitor customer behaviour is vital, says Miika Kettunen

7 May 2013

By Miika Kettunen on May 07, 2013

Making money from apps is not just about which licensing model you choose. Miika Kettunen argues that being able to monitor customer behaviour is also vital