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Feature

50 fantastic tools for responsive web design

Denise Jacobs and Peter Gasston compile the best RWD tools

24 Apr 2012

By Denise Jacobs and Peter Gasston on April 24, 2012 | 74 comments

To get started with building a responsive site, having a strong toolkit can make a world of difference. Here Denise Jacobs and Peter Gasston round up 50 great tools to aid the process of making your sites responsive
Tutorial

Build a responsive site in a week: typography and grids (part 2)

How to translate static page designs into adaptable, fluid websites

24 Apr 2012

By Paul Robert Lloyd on April 24, 2012 | 8 comments

In the second part of our responsive web design tutorial, Clearleft’s Paul Robert Lloyd will tell us how to translate static page designs into adaptable, fluid websites. So let go of those pixels and learn to love proportions!
Tutorial

Create a responsive Drupal theme

Tim Millwood explains how to use media queries in Drupal

23 Apr 2012

By Tim Millwood on April 23, 2012 | 7 comments

Drupal themes enable you to change the look and feel of your site. Tim Millwood explains how to create a theme that makes it appear differently on different screen sizes
Blog

Responsive design or a native app?

Craig Lockwood discusses the pros and cons of both approaches

23 Apr 2012

By Craig Lockwood on April 23, 2012 | 7 comments

iOS programmer Craig Lockwood acknowledges that the majority of app ideas proposed to him would be far better suited to a well designed responsive website and discusses the pros and cons of both
Tutorial

Build a responsive site in a week: designing responsively (part 1)

Paul Robert Lloyd talks us through the responsive design process

23 Apr 2012

By Paul Robert Lloyd on April 23, 2012 | 5 comments

Interested in responsive web design but not sure how to get started? Don't fret, help is at hand! As part of Responsive Week, we've asked Clearleft's Paul Robert Lloyd to talk us through the responsive design process, soup to nuts
Interview

RIP Hillman Curtis

We pay tribute to legendary designer and filmmaker Hillman Curtis

20 Apr 2012

By Oliver Lindberg on April 20, 2012 | 3 comments

We pay tribute to legendary designer and filmmaker Hillman Curtis, who passed away yesterday, with this inspirational interview we conducted in 2007
Feature

Small, Agile and fast: how to build a top 10 Facebook game

Philipp Moeser on what's helped Wooga develop successful social games

18 Apr 2012

By Philipp Moeser on April 18, 2012 | 1 comment

Philipp Moeser, CTO and co-founder of Wooga, talks about the key factors that have helped his agency develop successful social games
Tutorial

Building fast and responsive websites

An exlusive excerpt of Shi Chuan's HTML5 Mobile Development Cookbook

17 Apr 2012

By Shi Chuan on April 17, 2012 | 4 comments

In this exclusive excerpt from his HTML5 Mobile Development Cookbook web developer Shi Chuan, co-creator of the HTML5 Boilerplate, explains how to build pages with semantic markup, use dynamic loading, make buttons with instant response and more
Blog

Develop for Chrome first

Developing a site in Chrome will give you the best overall experience

16 Apr 2012

By Jonathan Smiley on April 16, 2012 | 23 comments

Creating a new site for desktop users? Jonathan Smiley tells you why developing it in Chrome will give you the best overall experience
Feature

The 10 principles of mobile interface design

Jonathan Stark compiles the top principles of mobile interface design

16 Apr 2012

By Jonathan Stark on April 16, 2012 | 5 comments

Based on his workshops, mobile consultant Jonathan Stark compiles the top principles of mobile interface design and explains how to take your mobile app from concept to completed design
Tutorial

Getting WordPress to play nice with responsive images

David Smith finds an alternative way to deal with images in WordPress

13 Apr 2012

By David Smith on April 13, 2012 | 14 comments

Frontend designer David Smith responds to Jesse Friedman's article on responsive design with WordPress and presents an alternative way to deal with images
Interview

Nielsen responds to mobile criticism

The UX pro defends his mobile recommendations

12 Apr 2012

By Tanya Combrinck on April 12, 2012 | 19 comments

The usability pro answers critics who have described his recent mobile recommendations as "backward"
Blog

Nielsen is wrong on mobile

Josh Clark heartily disagrees with Nielsen's mobile strategy

12 Apr 2012

By Josh Clark on April 12, 2012 | 27 comments

Designer, developer and mobile maven Josh Clark tells us that rather than stripping down, we should be asking how we can do more with the mobile experience
Feature

Five killer ways to use numerals

When done right, well-styled figures can add weight to a list

12 Apr 2012

By Matthew Smith on April 12, 2012 | 2 comments

When done right, well-styled figures can add weight to a list or dramatic potency to data, says Matthew Smith
Tutorial

Build a lightbox for a responsive HTML5 touch interface

Stephen Woods on how to create a simple lightbox with gesture support

11 Apr 2012

By Stephen Woods on April 11, 2012 | 1 comment

Stephen Woods, frontend engineer at Flickr, explains how to create a simple lightbox with gesture support and provides tips for improving the perceived as well as the actual performance of touch interfaces