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Kristina Halvorson on content strategy

Kristina Halvorson on the emerging discipline of content strategy

2 Nov 2011

By Tom May on November 02, 2011 | 1 comment

As more and more content is unleashed onto the web, organisations are crying out for a way to manage it all. Tom May chats to Kristina Halvorson about the emerging discipline of content strategy and how to make it work for you
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15 essential Photoshop tools for web design

Dan Rose offers some great additions to the tools included in PS

2 Nov 2011

By Dan Rose on November 02, 2011 | 12 comments

Sometimes the tools included with Photoshop aren't enough for a web designer. Dan Rose offers some great additions to help your workflow and keep you ahead of the game
Feature

The three golden rules of designing for friends and family

Based on his experiences, Mike Kapetanovic comes up with three rules

1 Nov 2011

By Mike Kapetanovic on November 01, 2011 | 7 comments

Mike Kapetanovic, the founder of Reef Light Interactive, has had some miserable experiences when working for friends and family. Here he discusses his three golden rules he wishes he knew before
Tutorial

Quickly build a prototype to test on any device

Jonathan Smiley shows us how to use the Foundation framework

1 Nov 2011

By Jonathan Smiley on November 01, 2011 | 2 comments

ZURB design lead Jonathan Smiley shows you how to use Foundation, a new, responsive open source framework, to quickly build a prototype you can test and build onto for any device
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Crafting web design education

Teaching web design should integrate theory and practice

31 Oct 2011

By Nicklas Persson and Chris Murphy on October 31, 2011 | 4 comments

Teaching web design should integrate theory and practice, say Nicklas Persson and Christopher Murphy of the University of Ulster, aka ‘The Standardistas’
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The developer's guide to mobile frameworks

Jonathan Stark shares his approach for developing a mobile app

31 Oct 2011

By Jonathan Stark on October 31, 2011 | 8 comments

Mobile application consultant Jonathan Stark, author of two iPhone and Android development books, explains his process for determining the best development approach for an app and discusses the best tools available right now
Interview

Ben Goldacre on Nerdy Day Trips

Ben Goldacre talks about his new site, Nerdy Day Trips

28 Oct 2011

By Tanya Combrinck on October 28, 2011 | 1 comment

Bad Science author Ben Goldacre has a passion for abandoned nuclear bunkers and decrepit, disused railway stations. He tells Tanya Combrinck about his new site, nerdydaytrips.com, which plots them all on a map with other nerdy points of interest
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The .net strip #3: Jeffrey Zeldman - a life of accomplishment

Brad Colbow pays homage to the father of web standards

28 Oct 2011

By Brad Colbow on October 28, 2011

This week our exclusive comic strip by Brad Colbow pays homage to the father of web standards, the one and only Jeffrey Zeldman
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Make serious cash from web templates: 10 insider tips

Turn your web design by-products into some serious cash flow

28 Oct 2011

By Brandon Jones on October 28, 2011 | 2 comments

Looking for ways to make some extra money? Here WordPress themes designer Brandon Jones examines 10 practical tips for turning your web design by-products into some serious cash flow each month by selling them online
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Does every business need a Facebook fan page?

James Yorke asks whether fan pages are always appropriate

27 Oct 2011

By James Yorke on October 27, 2011 | 9 comments

Businesses are falling over themselves to create Facebook pages that promote their products. James Yorke considers why some succeed while others fail
Tutorial

Build an ecommerce store with LemonStand (part 1)

Phil Schalm on the installation, setup and basic theming of LemonStand

27 Oct 2011

By Phil Schalm on October 27, 2011 | 4 comments

Freelance developer Phil Schalm talks us through the installation and setup of new PHP ecommerce platform LemonStand and explains the basics of building a theme
Interview

Marc Thiele on beyond tellerrand

The organiser of beyond tellerrand, Marc Thiele, answers our questions

26 Oct 2011

By Oliver Lindberg on October 26, 2011

Designer Marc Thiele is the organiser of beyond tellerrand, a web design and development conference taking place 20 to 22 November in Düsseldorf, Germany and featuring top speakers such as Simon Collison, Jeremy Keith and Dan Rubin. Here he tells us all about it
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Top 10 Photoshop productivity shortcuts

Designers at Precedent reveal their top Photoshop shortcuts

26 Oct 2011

By Mark Murphy on October 26, 2011 | 5 comments

Mark Murphy quizzes digital designers across communications agency Precedent to come up with a comprehensive list of top Photoshop productivity shortcuts and mixes in some of his own favourites
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Five killer ways to break the grid

You can enhance the grid by breaking its own rules, says Matthew Smith

25 Oct 2011

By Matthew Smith on October 25, 2011 | 1 comment

The grid may be a key element of good web design but you can enhance it by breaking its own rules, says Matthew Smith
Tutorial

Improve your responsive design workflow with Sass

Ryan Taylor on how to use Sass in your responsive layouts workflow

25 Oct 2011

By Ryan Taylor on October 25, 2011 | 2 comments

Sass does not just help you maintain your style sheets. It can actually improve your responsive layout workflow and you don't even have to worry about the maths! Here Ryan Taylor explains how to build a reusable framework