2011 was packed with media queries, standards-based animations and selectors, but what were the best CSS sites of the year? Web developer Peter Gasston, the author of The Book of CSS3, looks back at his favourites

This week Brad Colbow's exclusive comic strip for netmagazine.com looks at the joys of building your own CMS

Carl Smith, founding member of nGen Works, argues that the current model of client services is dead and explains how it's evolving

The last year has brought a lot of changes to the web design industry. Our experts discuss the best bits of 2011...

"Your opinion is very important to us." How often have you heard this phrase recently? In this installment of our exclusive comic Brad Colbow wonders whether things have got out of hand

Writing micro-level design criteria for individual features can help you invent better solutions. In this example leading user experience specialist Robert Hoekman Jr explains how he established design criteria for Myspace and applied them

Designers need to be planning for career longevity, says Christopher Cashdollar, creative director for Happy Cog. His 10 tips will get you thinking beyond the pixel and on a path towards long-term professional relevance

We've asked some of the industry's leading designers to recommend their favourite Christmas gifts. So if you're still stuck and don't know what to get for your geek friends, here are more than 50 gift ideas for your inspiration

As the victors depart the stage at our rock-themed .net Awards 2011 night, we reveal who's come up smelling of (Guns and) roses