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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

The .net strip #24: Abandon shopping cart!

This week Brad Colbow looks at shopping carts on ecommerce sites

23 Mar 2012

By Brad Colbow on March 23, 2012

This week Brad Colbow looks at all the fun web designers have when dealing with shopping carts on ecommerce sites
Feature

An introduction to Lean

Laurence McCahill on what you need to know about the Lean movement

23 Mar 2012

By Laurence McCahill on March 23, 2012 | 7 comments

Laurence McCahill, design lead and co-founder of Spook Studio, spills the beans on the Lean Startup and Lean UX movements, which bring a groundbreaking approach to product development, and what it means for designers, developers and clients
Tutorial

Build a 360 view image slider with JavaScript

Robert Pataki demonstrates how to show-off great looking products

22 Mar 2012

By Robert Pataki on March 22, 2012 | 26 comments

Robert Pataki of Waste Creative demonstrates how to show-off great looking products and keep users interested by making your own 360 view image slider in JavaScript
Blog

Don't rely too much on JavaScript libraries

Libraries are great, but don’t discount the benefits of learning JS

21 Mar 2012

By Ross Bruniges on March 21, 2012 | 4 comments

Libraries are great, but don’t discount the benefits of learning JavaScript itself, says developer Ross Bruniges
Feature

Social media at SXSWi: the top five talking points

Katie Moffat reports on the latest trends in social from SXSW 2012

21 Mar 2012

By Katie Moffat on March 21, 2012 | 1 comment

We sent PR consultant Katie Moffat to the biggest geek festival on the planet, SXSW Interactive, to find out all about the latest trends in social media. This is her report
Tutorial

Get more out of your CSS transitions with jQuery

Get better control over your CSS transitions with the help of jQuery

20 Mar 2012

By Val Head on March 20, 2012 | 2 comments

CSS3 transitions alone don’t always quite cut it. We can use a little help from jQuery to get better control over them and push them just a bit further. Val Head shows us how
Blog

The Agile Waterfall

Jon Arnold explains how to blend the Agile and waterfall approaches

19 Mar 2012

By Jon Arnold on March 19, 2012 | 6 comments

Jon Arnold, a strategic consultant at Centresource Interactive Agency, explains how to blend the Agile approach and the waterfall method
Feature

The developer's guide to new exciting web technologies

Bruce Lawson looks at some nifty new non-HTML5 browser technologies

19 Mar 2012

By Bruce Lawson on March 19, 2012 | 4 comments

Bruce Lawson, open web standards evangelist for Opera, looks at some nifty new browser technologies that are not part of HTML5, including WebGL and SVG
Feature

The .net strip #23: Streamlining our process

Brad Colbow explores the reality of streamlining a designer's process

16 Mar 2012

By Brad Colbow on March 16, 2012 | 2 comments

This week Brad Colbow's exclusive comic strip explores the realities of streamlining a designer's process
Feature

Five killer ways to use maps

Location-based apps, contact pages and more can be enhanced by maps

16 Mar 2012

By Matthew Smith on March 16, 2012 | 2 comments

Location-based apps, contact pages and even portfolios can be enhanced by the intelligent use of maps, says Matthew Smith
Interview

Josh Brewer on inspiration

Twitter design main man Josh Brewer fields your questions

15 Mar 2012

By Tanya Combrinck on March 15, 2012

Twitter design main man Josh Brewer fields your questions on sources of inspiration, the pros and cons of A/B testing, and whether it’s worth worrying about your greatness
Tutorial

JavaScript debugging for beginners

David Smith outlines the key features of modern developer tools

15 Mar 2012

By David Smith on March 15, 2012 | 5 comments

Frontend developer David Smith outlines a few of the key features of modern developer tools that can aid debugging JavaScript in your website or application
Blog

Building user trust

Carl Smith explains how to earn and keep the trust of your visitor

14 Mar 2012

By Carl Smith on March 14, 2012 | 2 comments

Before a visitor uses your site, they need to believe it’s going to be worth it. Carl Smith of nGen Works explains how to earn and keep the trust of your visitors
Feature

The top 12 ExpressionEngine add-ons

Developers share their favourite add-ons for Expression Engine

14 Mar 2012

By Mike Kapetanovic on March 14, 2012 | 2 comments

Mike Kapetanovic asks 12 developers for their favourite add-ons for Expression Engine
Tutorial

Integrating Knockout.js with third-party libraries

Finish the slidr app and integrate Knockout with existing frameworks

13 Mar 2012

By Matt Brailsford on March 13, 2012

In this tutorial we will finish off our slidr demo app, and at the same time take a look at how to integrate Knockout with existing frameworks