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Five killer ways to use modular design

by Gene Crawford

Five killer ways to use modular design

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Where are our absolute CSS units?

Absolute units in CSS have potential to solve issues across devices

10 Feb 2012

By Lewis Nyman on February 10, 2012 | 2 comments

Lewis Nyman dives into the problem with multiple pixel densities across web capable devices and investigates the mysterious disappearance of our old tools, absolute CSS units
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Deliver video seamlessly to desktop and mobile devices

Rich Shupe explains how to use HTML5 with Flash Player

8 Feb 2012

By Rich Shupe on February 08, 2012 | 11 comments

HTML5 is great for video delivery but different browsers support different video codecs, so a video won't currently play in all major browsers. Developer, teacher and author Rich Shupe explains how to use HTML5 with Flash Player to reach the widest possible audience
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15 fantastic data visualisations

Brian Suda presents some of the best data visualisations on the web

6 Feb 2012

By Brian Suda on February 06, 2012 | 2 comments

Brian Suda, software developer, informatician and author of A Practical Guide to Designing with Data, presents some of the best and most beautiful visualisations on the web that are based on time, geography, sound data and more
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The .net strip #17: Project requirements

Brad Colbow delves in the reality of project requirements

3 Feb 2012

By Brad Colbow on February 03, 2012

This week Brad Colbow, the creator of our exclusive comic strip, delves into the reality of project requirements
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The top three Flash game engines

Tom Vian discusses the most popular open source game frameworks

3 Feb 2012

By Tom Vian on February 03, 2012

Flash game engines are still a great choice for building browser-based 2D games. Freelance game developer Tom Vian takes a look at the three most popular open source frameworks
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Designing for touch

Josh Clark explains how to design for mobile touchscreens

1 Feb 2012

By Josh Clark on February 01, 2012 | 8 comments

Fingers and thumbs turn desktop conventions on their head. Interaction designer Josh Clark explains what you need to keep in mind when designing for mobile touchscreens and compares finger-friendly touch interfaces for iPhone, iPad and Android
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Big question: what do you love and hate about Facebook?

Facebook inspires strong emotions in many of us, we asked our experts

31 Jan 2012

By Tanya Combrinck on January 31, 2012 | 3 comments

Facebook inspires strong emotions in many of us, so we asked our experts to tell us what they find most delightful and most despicable about the social networking giant
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Seven lessons learned from responsive web design

Why responsive web design is the right focus for web development

30 Jan 2012

By Vince Allen on January 30, 2012 | 3 comments

What’s good for the developer isn’t necessarily good for the customer. Vince Allen, senior front-end developer at Lot18, gives the background on why responsive web design is the right focus for web development
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The .net strip #16: Job ad

Brad Colbow looks at the world of job ads for web designers

27 Jan 2012

By Brad Colbow on January 27, 2012

The moon on a stick? Yes, please! Brad Colbow's exclusive comic strip looks at the world of job ads for web designers this week
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Setting up a lab in your agency

Jon Lax discusses why and how the agency built a dedicated labs group

27 Jan 2012

By Jon Lax on January 27, 2012 | 3 comments

Jon Lax, the co-founder of Teehan+Lax, discusses why the agency built a dedicated labs group, how they chose to structure it and what they have accomplished in their first year
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Dieter Rams' 10 principles of good web design

Nuno Loureiro applies Rams' 10 principles for good design to the web

25 Jan 2012

By Nuno Loureiro on January 25, 2012 | 9 comments

Dieter Rams is one of the most important designers of the 20th century but his famous 10 principles for good design focused on industrial design. Here Lisbon-based designer Nuno Loureiro applies them to web design
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The top 20 HTML5 games

Rob Hawkes highlights some of the best HTML5 and JavaScript games

23 Jan 2012

By Rob Hawkes on January 23, 2012 | 26 comments

HTML5 is quickly turning into a great game development platform. Rob Hawkes, creator of multiplayer space shooter Rawkets, highlights some of the best online games built with HTML5 (and JavaScript) out there and the technologies that they’re using
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The .net strip #15: Marketing clarity

Have you ever had to deal with a client's marketing person?

20 Jan 2012

By Brad Colbow on January 20, 2012

Have you ever had to deal with a client's marketing person? Then you can identify with this week's exclusive strip, by Brad Colbow
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Five app trends to look out for in 2012

What will 2012's trends mean for anybody developing and selling apps?

20 Jan 2012

By Mary Suddendorf on January 20, 2012

Mary Suddendorf of ecommerce specialist Digital River looks at the shape of the apps market in 2012 and discusses what the developments will mean for anybody developing and selling apps for smartphones and tablets
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Five skills you need to make AB testing work

How do you get the most out of multivariate and split testing?

18 Jan 2012

By Matthew Bird on January 18, 2012 | 1 comment

Multivariate and split testing can be crucial for sales conversions but how do you get the most out of it? Matthew Bird, the marketing man at Stinkyink.com, looks at five steps every designer need to go through

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