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Facebook’s top 10 social design secrets

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Tutorial

Create cross-platform games with GameMaker: Studio

Dive straight into building games and learn to code as you go along

8 Jan 2013

By Gavin Smart on January 08, 2013

Make simple games without code and learn to program as you go along. Gavin Smart introduces GameMaker: Studio
Interview

Dan Mall on defeating apathy

SuperFriendly's founder on choosing projects, mentorship and more

7 Jan 2013

By Tanya Combrinck on January 07, 2013

Designer and entrepreneur Dan Mall tells Tanya Combrinck about how he chooses his projects, the influence of mentorship on his career – and why he moved on from Big Spaceship to start his own venture, SuperFriendly
Feature

20 top web design and development trends for 2013

Craig Grannell talks to industry movers about 2013's defining trends

7 Jan 2013

By Craig Grannell on January 07, 2013 | 21 comments

Predicting the future is tough, but with the fast-moving nature of the web, it’s good to know what lies ahead. Craig Grannell talks to top industry figures about the web design and development trends you should be mindful of over the coming 12 months
Interview

Trent Walton on RWD, friends and passion

Trent Walton on getting hired to do what you're passionate about

4 Jan 2013

By Tanya Combrinck on January 04, 2013

Paravel founder Trent Walton answers your queries about responsive design, working with friends and getting hired to do what you’re passionate about. Oh, and talks turbo-powered space yachts …
Feature

Make the perfect portfolio

Get a portfolio! Or take a fresh look at your existing one!

4 Jan 2013

By Gary Marshall on January 04, 2013 | 4 comments

If you don’t have a portfolio, you should – and if you do, perhaps you ought to take a fresh look at it, reckons Gary Marshall
Interview

Getting advice and investment for your startup

Venture capitalist Jonathan Gold on starting a technology business

3 Jan 2013

By Tanya Combrinck on January 03, 2013

Tanya Combrinck talks to North-East-based venture capitalist Jonathan Gold about what UK technology startups need to know when looking for advice and raising capital
Tutorial

Get started with WebRTC

Control webcam and microphone streams using JS APIs with WebRTC

3 Jan 2013

By Andi Smith on January 03, 2013 | 3 comments

Andi Smith demonstrates how to use Web Real Time Communication to control webcam and microphone streams using JavaScript APIs
Blog

The commoditisation of web tech

Commoditisation of technology can boost innovation, argues Mo Morgan

2 Jan 2013

By Mo Morgan on January 02, 2013

The commoditisation of technology can boost innovation, argues Mo Morgan, but danger lies ahead
Feature

Seven New Year's resolutions for designers in 2013

Oliver Reichenstein confesses all in his guide to being a sin-free web

2 Jan 2013

By Oliver Reichenstein on January 02, 2013

Growing and improving as a web designer is all about being honest with yourself. Oliver Reichenstein presents his unique take on the questions we should all be asking
Tutorial

Make your JavaScript apps smoother

Avoid pauses caused by garbage collection for a smoother experience

31 Dec 2012

By Ashley Gullen on December 31, 2012

A growing amount of real-time content is being written in JavaScript. Ashley Gullen shows how to avoid pauses caused by garbage collection for a smoother experience
Blog

Design services that people fall in love with

How companies can create lasting bonds with their customers

28 Dec 2012

By Olof Schybergson on December 28, 2012

Olof Schybergson discusses how companies can create lasting personal bonds with their customers
Feature

10 hot lab projects that you need to see

We reveal 10 great examples of lab projects

28 Dec 2012

By Dan Oliver on December 28, 2012

There’s a good chance the next Twitter or Facebook will come out of an agency lab. Here we reveal 10 great examples of lab projects!
Interview

Vincent Hardy on Adobe Web Platform

Web standards and making life easier for developers

27 Dec 2012

By Tanya Combrinck on December 27, 2012

The director of engineering for Adobe Web Platform explains how the firm is participating in web standards and working on a number of projects that make life easier for developers
Feature

Choose the right PHP framework

Boost productivity by picking the best PHP framework for your project

27 Dec 2012

By Kai Chan on December 27, 2012 | 15 comments

PHP frameworks give us common structures to normalise web apps, assist productivity, reduce repetitive coding and create more stable sites. Kai Chan helps you pick one
Tutorial

Create an address book with PHP

Use PHP and MongoDB to build a flexible address book

26 Dec 2012

By Lorna Jane Mitchell and Steve Francia on December 26, 2012

Lorna Jane Mitchell and Steve Francia explain how to use PHP and MongoDB to make an address book that’s flexible enough to keep different kinds of contacts in order