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  • Interview

    Karen McGrane on content strategy

    Content strategist and information architect Karen McGrane on mobile

    25 Sep 2012

    By Tanya Combrinck on | 1 comment
    Content strategist and information architect Karen McGrane fields your questions on mobile content, working with clients, and implementing ‘mobile first’
  • Swishy CSS3 navigation

    Tutorial

    Swishy CSS3 navigation

    Dan Voyce explains how he created the effect on Graphite Design’s site

    25 Sep 2012

    CSS3 offers so many possibilities to create cool rollovers on website menus. Dan Voyce explains how he created the effect on Graphite Design’s site
  • Big Mouth: Responsive browsing

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    Big Mouth: Responsive browsing

    It’s time to make the internet a happier place, says Gary Marshall

    24 Sep 2012

    By Gary Marshall on | 4 comments
    Maybe it’s sunstroke, but the irascible Gary Marshall has decided it’s time to make the internet a happier place
  • 10 points I always keep in mind while designing

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    10 points I always keep in mind while designing

    Fi's Anton Repponen gives his personal checklist for better designs

    24 Sep 2012

    By Anton Repponen on | 5 comments
    Fi's Anton Repponen has worked with some of the world's biggest brands. Now you can learn from that experience, as he presents his own personal checklist for better designs
  • The .net strip #27: Lorem Ipsum

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    The .net strip #27: Lorem Ipsum

    Brad Colbow looks at the issue of using Lorem Ipsum in web design

    21 Sep 2012

    By Brad Colbow on | 2 comments
    This week Brad Colbow looks at the much debated issue of using Lorem Ipsum in web design
  • Five smartphone features you never thought of using in your apps

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    Five smartphone features you never thought of using in your apps

    Keith Butters reveals new ways to make use of sensors in modern phones

    21 Sep 2012

    By Keith Butters on | 3 comments
    Don't wait for the next big thing: today's phones are already full of sensors developers can use, argues Keith Butters in his guide to creating lateral-thinking mobile apps
  • W3C's Robin Berjon on editing the HTML5 spec

    Interview

    W3C's Robin Berjon on editing the HTML5 spec

    New technical editor on ecosystems, drama, speed and testing

    20 Sep 2012

    By Craig Grannell on
    New technical editor on ecosystems, drama, speed and testing
  • The truth about structuring an HTML5 page

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    The truth about structuring an HTML5 page

    An excerpt from Luke Stevens' controversial book

    20 Sep 2012

    Part polemic, part instruction manual, The Truth About HTML5 has ignited an interesting debate. Here we present an exclusive excerpt on the problems around structuring in HTML5
  • Simon Collison on hiring top staff

    Interview

    Simon Collison on hiring top people

    Insites: The book by Keir Whitaker and Elliot Jay Stocks

    19 Sep 2012

    By Keir Whitaker on
    Insites: The Book – written by Keir Whitaker and Elliot Jay Stocks – offers a unique take on the industry’s brightest luminaries.
  • The pro's guide to the new cookie law (part 1)

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    The pro's guide to the new cookie law (part 1)

    Sandi Wassmer dives into the 'cookie law' to help you get up to speed

    19 Sep 2012

    By Sandi Wassmer on | 9 comments
    Don't fear the cookie monster! Accessibility expert Sandi Wassmer presents a practical guide to internet privacy, explains what web designers and developers need to know about the new cookie law and dispels various confusions and misconceptions
  • The changing image of online shopping

    Blog

    The changing image of online shopping

    Not just about great deals; there’s growing space for luxury goods

    18 Sep 2012

    By Fadi Shuman on | 8 comments
    Online shopping isn’t just about looking for the best deals, says Fadi Shuman, there’s a growing space for luxury goods
  • Make a scalable newsletter with Fireworks

    Tutorial

    Make a scalable newsletter with Fireworks

    You can’t get creative with newsletters? James Parker disagrees

    18 Sep 2012

    By James Parker on | 3 comments
    There’s a preconception among designers that email clients’ lack of support for web standards means you can’t get creative with newsletters. James Parker is out to explode this theory
  • Elliot Jay Stocks on 'typography out'

    Interview

    Elliot Jay Stocks on 'typography out'

    Redesigning Smashing Magazine and how print informs the web

    17 Sep 2012

    The web designer and creator of type magazine 8 Faces has just launched his own product company, Viewport Industries. Elliot Jay Stocks talks to Tom May about redesigning Smashing Magazine, ‘typography out’ and how print informs the web
  • The top 20 data visualisation tools

    Feature

    The top 20 data visualisation tools

    Brian Suda rounds up essential free tools for charts and infographics

    17 Sep 2012

    From simple charts to complex maps and infographics, Brian Suda's round-up of the best – and mostly free – tools has everything you need to bring your data to life
  • Social media for B2B

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    Social media for B2B

    Think social media doesn’t work for B2B? Think again

    14 Sep 2012

    By Katie Moffat on
    It’s sometimes said that social media doesn’t work for B2B, Katie Moffat explains why this isn’t the case
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