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Tickets on sale for Generate, .net's first conference!

by Tanya Combrinck

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Content strategy 101, Part 3: put knowledge into action

by Sandi Wassmer

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Facebook’s top 10 social design secrets

by Paul Adams

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Designer says 'stop using Helvetica and Arial'

Instamojo co-founder thinks too many use typefaces without asking why

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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
Feature

Five killer ways to use onboarding

Get your users to complete tasks and fill in information

24 Dec 2012

By Gene Crawford on December 24, 2012

Get your users to complete tasks and fill in information by using good design, says Gene Crawford
Blog

Big Mouth: Dead reckoning

Friends ignoring your posts? Maybe they don't hate you!

21 Dec 2012

By Gary Marshall on December 21, 2012

Just because your social networking friends don’t instantly respond to your last dying gasp, it doesn’t always mean that they hate you, suggests Gary Marshall
Feature

10 UX things we remembered in 2012

The 10 key take-aways from 50 hours of usability testing

21 Dec 2012

By Stuart Pill and Gavin Wye on December 21, 2012 | 2 comments

TH_NK's senior experience designers Stuart Pill and Gavin Wye present 10 key takeaways from 50 hours of usability testing
Interview

Tina Roth Eisenberg on successful side projects

Swissmiss tells Tanya Combrinck about her many and varied successes

20 Dec 2012

By Tanya Combrinck on December 20, 2012

Tina Roth Eisenberg (aka swissmiss) runs a temporary tattoo company, a shared workspace, a lecture series, a to-do app and a popular design blog. She tells Tanya Combrinck about her success
Feature

The top 20 web conference talks of 2012

Web designers and developers recommend their favourite talks

20 Dec 2012

By Oliver Lindberg on December 20, 2012 | 5 comments

2012 in review: we asked web designers and developers from both sides of the Atlantic to recommend their favourite talks and presentations from the last 12 months. Here's what they've come up with
Blog

True craftsmanship comes from crafting relationships

William Channer on how to build relationships with thought leaders

19 Dec 2012

By William Channer on December 19, 2012

William Channer, the founder of the Dorm Room Tycoon podcast, explains why young designers should build relationships with thought leaders in the industry and how to go about it
Feature

The top 10 HTML5 games of 2012

Michal Budzynski runs down 10 essential games worth checking out

19 Dec 2012

By Michal Budzynski on December 19, 2012 | 5 comments

HTML5 gaming marched onwards during 2012. Here Michal Budzynski runs down 10 essential games (and one conference) worth giving some attention to
Tutorial

Accessibility and the <main> element

The First Public Working Draft of the element was published yesterday

18 Dec 2012

By Léonie Watson on December 18, 2012 | 5 comments

The First Public Working Draft of the
element was published yesterday. Léonie Watson tells us more about the proposal
Feature

Hot in web standards: November/December 2012

Lea Verou on the latest developments at the W3C

18 Dec 2012

By Lea Verou on December 18, 2012 | 3 comments

Lea Verou's final 2012 report on the latest developments at the W3C, including the FPWD of HTML 5.1, the addition of the <main> element, news on the rescheduled W3Conf and more
Interview

Rolf Molich on usability testing

Rolf Molich on where quantitative usability testing is going wrong

17 Dec 2012

By Tanya Combrinck on December 17, 2012

User experience design pioneer Rolf Molich explains where quantitative usability testing is going wrong, and how the usability industry needs to mature
Feature

The top 20 HTML5 sites of 2012

HTML5 Doctor Oli Studholme picks the year's best sites and resources

17 Dec 2012

By Oli Studholme on December 17, 2012 | 5 comments

2012 in review: HTML5 Doctor Oli Studholme nominates the websites that made best use of HTML5 this year, including a range of useful developer tools and online resources
Feature

UX design for startups: get it optimised

Launching a new feature is a sweet opportunity to optimise the product

14 Dec 2012

By Marcin Treder on December 14, 2012 | 1 comment

In the last of his articles on UX design for startups, UXPin CEO Marcin Treder explains why launching a new feature isn't a cause to celebrate, but an opportunity to optimise your product
Interview

Robert Hoekman, Jr on understanding the user

We talk to the author of Designing the Obvious and prolific speaker

13 Dec 2012

By Tom May on December 13, 2012

He’s the author of Designing the Obvious, a prolific speaker and the founder of user experience collective Miskeeto.com. Robert Hoekman, Jr talks to Tom May about how to understand the user