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  • Four secrets to enhancing creative productivity

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    Four secrets to enhancing creative productivity

    Four unconventional ways to help you get your creative productivity on

    12 Sep 2012

    By Denise Jacobs on | 6 comments
    Beating your head against a project’s metaphorical wall will never help you get into a creative and productive flow. Denise Jacobs presents four unconventional ways to help you get your creative productivity on
  • Dee Kim on ProjectGoodCry.com

    Interview

    Dee Kim on ProjectGoodCry.com

    A Chrome extension that installs an “I cried” button on YouTube

    11 Sep 2012

    By Tanya Combrinck on
    Dee Kim and Bistin Chen have created a Chrome extension that installs an “I cried” button on YouTube and collected the videos with the most cries. Dee tells us all about projectgoodcry.com
  • Get started with geofencing on iOS

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    Get started with geofencing on iOS

    Kevin McMahon reveals how to build a location-aware app

    11 Sep 2012

    By Kevin McMahon on | 2 comments
    Explore the location-based services provided by the iOS Core Location framework in Kevin McMahon's guide to building and testing a geofencing-enabled application
  • Kelvin Newman on BrightonSEO

    Interview

    Kelvin Newman on BrightonSEO

    The BrightonSEO conference and being a Clockwork Pirate

    10 Sep 2012

    By Tanya Combrinck on
    Newman tells us about the BrightonSEO conference and being a Clockwork Pirate
  • I cannot design or code a responsive website

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    I cannot design or code a responsive website

    Don't listen to the voices in your head, advises designer Nick Jones

    10 Sep 2012

    Don't listen to the voices in your head, advises frontend developer Nick Jones. Here he explains how he got stuck creating his personal site and learned to trust his instincts instead
  • Hot in web standards: July/August 2012

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    Hot in web standards: July/August 2012

    Lea Verou presents a bumper issue of web standards news

    10 Sep 2012

    By Lea Verou on
    Lea Verou returns from a little summer break to present a bumper issue of web standards news. This time she covers SVG 2, CSS Masking, Image Values, the Responsive Images Extension and much more
  • Five killer ways to create microcopy

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    Five killer ways to create microcopy

    Make sure your microcopy is as clear and concise as possible

    7 Sep 2012

    By Gene Crawford on | 4 comments
    The devil is in the details, so make sure your microcopy is as clear and concise as possible for your users. Gene Crawford explains
  • The road to responsive images

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    The road to responsive images

    Anselm Hannemann examines last week's W3C editor's draft specification

    7 Sep 2012

    By Anselm Hannemann on | 3 comments
    Last week's W3C editor's draft brought us one step closer to a workable specification for responsive images. Anselm Hannemann explores how the draft spec came about, the problems that remain to be solved – and why we need a specification in the first place
  • The 10 principles of inclusive content

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    The 10 principles of inclusive content

    Penny Everett explains how to make sure your content is accessible

    6 Sep 2012

    By Penny Everett on
    How do you make sure your content is accessible? VerseOne Technologies’ Penny Everett explains all
  • Design sites using the Responsive Grid System

    Tutorial

    Design sites using the Responsive Grid System

    Graham Miller explains how create responsive sites quickly and easily

    6 Sep 2012

    By Graham Miller on | 8 comments
    The Responsive Grid System isn't a framework or a boilerplate. But it does make creating responsive websites quick and easy. Graham Miller, its creator, explains how to use it
  • Make it personal

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    Make it personal

    Write with the people you want to attract to your business in mind

    5 Sep 2012

    By Ben Howdle on | 1 comment
    Write your copy with the type of person you want to attract to your business in mind, says Ben Howdle
  • Carlos Ulloa on the web's 3D revolution

    Interview

    Carlos Ulloa on the web's 3D revolution

    Papervision3D's creator talks about how far 3D has come today

    4 Sep 2012

    By Tom May on | 1 comment
    As the creator of Papervision3D in 2006, Spanish web designer Carlos Ulloa kick-started a 3D revolution on the web. Now he talks to Tom May about how far 3D has come today and how to choose the technology that’s right for your project
  • Create fluid layouts with HTML5 and CSS3

    Tutorial

    Create fluid layouts with HTML5 and CSS3

    Ben Frain explains how to convert pixel-based grids to proportions

    4 Sep 2012

    In this exclusive excerpt from Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3, Ben Frain explores how to convert pixel-based designs to their proportional equivalents
  • The challenge of designing for non-profits

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    The challenge of designing for non-profits

    Industry insiders' secrets for success in the non-profit sector

    4 Sep 2012

    By Craig Grannell on | 1 comment
    Non-profit organisations are increasingly turning to the web to get their message to the world and attract donations. Those in the industry reveal the secrets for success in the sector
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