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  • New tools for web design and development: July 2012

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    New tools for web design and development: July 2012

    Mark Penfold serves up another 10 hot releases for designers and devs

    1 Aug 2012

    This month, Mark Penfold's round-up of the best new tools ranges from cutting-edge experiments to down-to-earth utilities. Give them a try: they're all free
  • Practical tips for improving site navigation

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    Practical tips for improving site navigation

    Louis Rosenfeld explains how to make your site easier to navigate

    30 Jul 2012

    By Louis Rosenfeld on
    Site Search Analytics (SSA) can help make your site easier to navigate. In this exclusive excerpt from his book, Search Analytics For Your Site, Louis Rosenfeld explains how
  • How we built MSN UK's responsive Olympics site

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    How we built MSN UK's responsive Olympics site

    Matt Clark explains the design process for a demanding responsive site

    27 Jul 2012

    Governor Technology was recently tasked by MSN UK to create a responsive site for its coverage of the London 2012 Olympics. Matt Clark explains how it rose to the challenge
  • Web Intents: the future of web apps

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    Web Intents: the future of web apps

    A brand new way of making web apps interoperable

    26 Jul 2012

    By Richard Cobbett on
    There’s a brand new way of making web apps interoperable … or there will be, if everyone can agree how it needs to be done. Richard Cobbett reports
  • Five steps toward a brighter future of creative coding

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    Five steps toward a brighter future of creative coding

    Keith Butters examines the future of professional creative coding

    25 Jul 2012

    Keith Butters, chief experience officer and co-founder of The Barbarian Group, examines the future for professional creative coding and comes up with five things we can do to move it forward
  • 10 simple ways to make wireframes more useful

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    10 simple ways to make wireframes more useful

    Steve Cable lays out 10 rules for creating better wireframes

    23 Jul 2012

    Steve Cable, senior user experience consultant for cxpartners, comes up with 10 rules that will help you create better wireframes for your projects
  • Web typographers: embrace technical constraints!

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    Web typographers: embrace technical constraints!

    Web type is reviving techniques that we thought had become obsolete

    20 Jul 2012

    By Anthony Noel on | 1 comment
    Until browser technology catches up with desktop publishing software, web typography is reviving techniques that we thought OpenType and DTP software had rendered obsolete. Anthony Noel, editor of Webfonts.info, explains
  • Five killer ways to use buttons on your site

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    Five killer ways to use buttons on your site

    Buttons are important, so ensure they’re perfectly formed

    19 Jul 2012

    They may be a small part of site design, but buttons are important. So, says Gene Crawford, you should ensure they’re perfectly formed
  • The top seven alternatives to the Google Maps API

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    The top seven alternatives to the Google Maps API

    Wm Leler helps you pick the APIs that are right for your application

    18 Jul 2012

    Even free alternatives to Google's mapping API provide significant advantages. Wm Leler expands your mapping horizons by helping you pick the APIs that are right for your application
  • Another 10 WebGL sites that will blow you away

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    Another 10 WebGL sites that will blow you away

    Paul Lewis rounds up 10 wonderful WebGL sites that bring 3D to the web

    11 Jul 2012

    Creative coder and developer Paul Lewis rounds up 10 of the best new WebGL sites and provides some handy tips along the way, if you, too, want to join the 3D revolution
  • Hot in web standards: June 2012

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    Hot in web standards: June 2012

    Lea Verou rounds up the latest developments in the W3C working groups

    9 Jul 2012

    By Lea Verou on
    In her second monthly report, Lea Verou rounds up the latest developments in the W3C working groups including 'unprefixing', media queries, sticky positioning and lots more
  • The case for responsive web content: it's all about the users

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    The case for responsive web content: it's all about the users

    Let user needs dictate your mobile strategy, says Christiaan Lustig

    6 Jul 2012

    By Christiaan Lustig on | 6 comments
    Separate mobile site, or responsive design? Don't take sides in the Nielsen-Clark debate: use top task analysis to find out what your users really want, says Christiaan Lustig
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