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20 SVG uses that will make your jaw drop

Addy Osmani rounds up 20 excellent uses of SVG in the wild

22 Jul 2011

By Addy Osmani on July 22, 2011 | 1 comment

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), which are now supported by all modern browsers, enable developers and designers to create high quality, dynamic graphics and graphical applications with a great level of precision. JavaScript master Addy Osmani rounds up 20 excellent uses of SVG in the wild
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Storytelling conventions on the web

Robert Mills on storytelling conventions that help us design stories

19 Jul 2011

By Robert Mills on July 19, 2011

In this excerpt from A Practical Guide to Designing the Invisible, which goes on sale today, Robert Mills looks at storytelling conventions that help us design stories relevant to our target audience and explains how we can learn from other media to improve our online stories
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Big question: how much do you value a formal web design education?

Do you even need a formal qualification to be successful?

19 Jul 2011

By Oliver Lindberg on July 19, 2011 | 7 comments

With an increase in tuition fees and more choice in web design degrees, deciding on a course can be tricky, but do you even need a formal qualification to be successful? We ask our panel of experts to tell us about their experience and thoughts...
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Five killer ways to use background imagery

It's now possible to use background imagery to make your site sing

18 Jul 2011

By Matthew Smith on July 18, 2011 | 2 comments

Higher broadband speeds mean it's now possible to use full-scale background imagery that makes your site sing, says Matthew Smith. Find out how to use it to add an emotional punch and nuance to a design but be cautious when employing this style
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Find the perfect colour for your website

How to use colour to enhance the appeal and usability of your website

14 Jul 2011

By Cindy Li on July 14, 2011 | 5 comments

Colour communicates meaning and our own assumptions can often be wrong as colours have different meanings in different cultures. Cindy Li of Yahoo Applications explains how to use colour to enhance the appeal and usability of your website while ensuring it remains accessible
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The top 10 open source web fonts

Micah Rich rounds up the best open source fonts

12 Jul 2011

By Micah Rich on July 12, 2011 | 9 comments

Micah Rich, co-founder of The League of Moveable Type, rounds up the best open source fonts for web design and explains how you can contribute. He looks at the precursors to the @font-face revolution, Google Web Fonts and fonts from the League
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How to use AB testing, eye tracking and Website Optimizer

How Nomensa used A/B testing to decide between grid or list view

8 Jul 2011

By Alastair Campbell on July 08, 2011 | 3 comments

What’s the best way to present content: a grid or list view? Alastair Campbell explains how Nomensa used A/B testing, eye tracking, Google Analytics and Website Optimizer to help the .net team decide for the launch of www.netmagazine.com
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How to run an effective meeting

Kevin M Hoffman explains how to make meetings more produtive

7 Jul 2011

By Kevin M Hoffman on July 07, 2011

Happy Cog's user experience director Kevin M Hoffman discusses the three types of meetings and how to make them more effective and engaging - or even get rid of some altogether
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The three pillars of ecommerce design

How to improve the checkout, product pages and customer relations

4 Jul 2011

By Ben Dyer on July 04, 2011 | 2 comments

Actinic Software's CEO Ben Dyer looks at a number of best practice tips and advice for ecommerce merchants, designers and implementers in the areas of the checkout, product pages and customer relations
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The do's and don'ts of Flash

Firstborn's Zeh Fernando rounds up the do's and don'ts of Flash

1 Jul 2011

By Zeh Fernando on July 01, 2011

Zeh Fernando, senior developer at Firstborn, rounds up the ultimate do's and don'ts of Flash to explain how we can improve our workflow to create powerful, rich online experiences more efficiently
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The five rules of Facebook marketing

The rules you need to know to grow your brand on Facebook

29 Jun 2011

By Marcus Whitney on June 29, 2011 | 3 comments

Marcus Whitney, co-founder of social commerce platform Moontoast, lists the rules you need to know to grow your brand on Facebook, look after your fanbase and make some money along the way
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Progressive enhancement demystified

Aaron Gustafson explains what progressive enhancement really means

28 Jun 2011

By Aaron Gustafson on June 28, 2011 | 1 comment

In Chapter 1 of his much acclaimed book, Adaptive Web Design, Aaron Gustafson explains what progressive enhancement really means, how it works and what it's got to do with the Galapagos finches and peanut M&Ms. Think of the user, not the browser!
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Five killer ways to use fixed navigation

Examples to help you choose whether to fix, or not to fix your nav

27 Jun 2011

By Matthew Smith on June 27, 2011 | 3 comments

When it comes to navigation on your site, one of the major questions you're likely to ask yourself is whether to fix, or not to fix. Matthew Smith looks at five top examples of fixed nav systems
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Top 10 apps for Glastonbury Festival 2011

Keep your finger on the pulse with these apps for festival lovers

23 Jun 2011

By Oliver Lindberg on June 23, 2011

Keep your finger on the pulse with these web and mobile apps for festival lovers
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Discover the F12 developer tools in IE9

Hack your way through site issues with Microsoft's developer toolkit

23 Jun 2011

By Katrien De Graeve on June 23, 2011 | 4 comments

Katrien De Graeve, developer evangelist for Microsoft, explains how the F12 developer tools in Internet Explorer 9 make it a lot easier to hack your way through website issues

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