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  • Design a textured app icon with Fireworks

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    Design a textured app icon in Fireworks

    Use Fireworks to create a design that’ll have an instant impact

    6 Dec 2012

    By James Parker on
    A well-crafted icon can go a long way towards getting an app noticed. James Parker explains how to use Fireworks to create a design that’ll have an instant impact
  • Work in New Zealand!

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    Work in New Zealand!

    After a change of scene? Give New Zealand serious consideration

    5 Dec 2012

    By Mark Pascall on | 2 comments
    New Zealand isn’t just a travel destination, says Mark Pascall. If you’re a web professional after a change of scene, you should give it serious consideration
  • New tools for web design and development: November 2012

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    New tools for web design and development: November 2012

    Mark Penfold looks at 10 of the best tools to come out in November

    5 Dec 2012

    By Mark Penfold on | 3 comments
    Mark Penfold takes a look at 10 of the best new tools to see the light of day in November. There are utilities for handling menus, forms, prototyping and more
  • Eight advent calendars for web designers and developers

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    Eight advent calendars for web designers and developers

    We round up the best advent calendars and talk to their creators

    4 Dec 2012

    By Oliver Lindberg on | 4 comments
    24 ways is not the only advent calendar for web geeks. There's one for everyone, covering topics as diverse as web performance, UX and Perl. We compile the best ones for you to check out and talk to their creators, too
  • Build an image gallery with Knockout

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    Build an image gallery with Knockout

    Use new JS libraries to build complex interfaces quickly and easily

    4 Dec 2012

    By Stephen Fulljames on
    New JS libraries are making rapid development of complex interfaces a breeze. Stephen Fulljames builds an image gallery to showcase the power of Knockout
  • The web designers' gift guide 2012

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    The web designers' gift guide 2012

    Top designers recommend interesting Christmas gifts

    3 Dec 2012

    By Tanya Combrinck on
    As is traditional, we have asked top designers to recommend some beautiful Christmas gifts for the geek in your life.
  • Nick Disabato on Distance

    Interview

    Nick Disabato on Distance

    His quarterly journal of long-form articles on design and technology

    3 Dec 2012

    By Tanya Combrinck on
    Designer and publisher Nick Disabato tells us about his latest literary venture, Distance, a quarterly journal featuring long-form articles on design and technology
  • Web fonts and HTML5 for brands

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    Web fonts and HTML5 for brands

    Alan Tam takes a look at the current commercial web design landscape

    30 Nov 2012

    By Alan Tam on
    Alan Tam takes a look at the current commercial web design landscape and considers the impact of web fonts and HTML5 on brands and brand identity
  • UX design for startups: growth and design hacking

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    UX design for startups: growth and design hacking

    Marcin Treder on choosing the right metrics and acting upon them

    30 Nov 2012

    By Marcin Treder on | 2 comments
    Marcin Treder of UXPin explains how to back up the user experience design process in a startup with a lean process of measuring the right metrics.
  • CSS prefixes: it’s not that simple

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    CSS prefixes: it’s not that simple

    Open web advocate David Storey on problems with CSS prefixes

    29 Nov 2012

    By David Storey on
    Open web advocate David Storey on the problems surrounding CSS prefixes and what the future will bring
  • Create high quality cinemagraphs with CSS3 and jQuery

    Tutorial

    Create high quality cinemagraphs with CSS3 and jQuery

    Get a richer range of colours and a larger set of dimensions

    29 Nov 2012

    By Sam Hampton-Smith on | 1 comment
    Create high quality cinemagraphs that offer a richer range of colours and a larger set of dimensions than the usual animated GIF options, by using JPEG sprites with CSS3 and jQuery.
  • Designing better customer support

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    Designing better customer support

    Gavin Elliott on how he built the customer support system at Obox

    28 Nov 2012

    By Gavin Elliott on | 3 comments
    Gavin Elliott on how he built the customer support system at Obox
  • Bring designs to life with interactive wireframes

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    Bring designs to life with interactive wireframes

    Time-based interactions need to be planned at the wireframing phase

    28 Nov 2012

    By Breandán Knowlton on | 2 comments
    Breandán Knowlton explains how to adapt the wireframing process to include time-based interactions and explores a range of preview techniques
  • Five killer ways to use gamification

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    Five killer ways to use gamification

    Make your app or site more engaging with game-like elements

    27 Nov 2012

    By Gene Crawford on
    Adding game-like elements to your app or site can help make them more engaging, says Gene Crawford
  • Protect web apps from hackers

    Tutorial

    Protect web apps from hackers

    Tips to help make your web app less vulnerable to security breaches

    27 Nov 2012

    By Steve Nice on
    Steve Nice of ForLinux breaks down essential knowledge and best practice tips to help make your web app less vulnerable to security breaches
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