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.net Awards 2013: top 10 brilliant newcomers

10 web pros who've made a splash over the last 12 months

22 Mar 2013

By Tanya Combrinck on March 22, 2013

In the second of a series of articles profiling the nominees for this year's .net Awards, we delve into the minds of 10 web pros who've made a splash over the last 12 months
Tutorial

Create a responsive wireframe

New developments make responsive wireframes a breeze

22 Mar 2013

By Chris Da Sie on March 22, 2013 | 1 comment

New developments make responsive wireframes a breeze. Chris Da Sie builds a single-page example showcasing the power of open source framework Wirefy
Feature

.net Awards 2013: top 10 young designers

Delving into the minds of 10 young design heroes

21 Mar 2013

By Tanya Combrinck on March 21, 2013 | 2 comments

Have you cast your votes in the 2013 .net Awards yet? If not, this week we're running a series of articles that will help you decide who's most deserving of your support. Here's the first one
Feature

Access all ARIAs

Léonie Watson takes a look at Accessible Rich Internet Applications

21 Mar 2013

By Léonie Watson on March 21, 2013

Léonie Watson takes a closer look at Accessible Rich Internet Applications and assistive technologies
Blog

Get to grips with Google shopping

What does Google’s new paid product search mean for online retailers?

20 Mar 2013

By Seamus Whittingham on March 20, 2013

What does Google’s new paid product search model mean for online retailers? Seamus Whittingham offers some pointers
Feature

Design in the browser

How to open up fresh possibilities for dynamic design

20 Mar 2013

By Todd Zaki Warfel on March 20, 2013 | 2 comments

Channel your workflow into the realm of code and you open up fresh possibilities for dynamic design. Todd Zaki Warfel argues for a shift in perspective
Feature

Five killer ways to use perceived affordance

How to help users understand what they can and can't interact with

19 Mar 2013

By Gene Crawford on March 19, 2013

Helping a user understand what they can interact with – and indeed what they can’t – is of fundamental importance in web design, says Gene Crawford
Tutorial

Using WP e-Commerce

Learn how to get started using WordPress for ecommerce

19 Mar 2013

By Dave Mackintosh on March 19, 2013 | 5 comments

Alongside its unstoppable rise as the CMS du jour, WordPress is increasingly used for ecommerce. Dave Mackintosh explains getting started – without shelling out
Blog

Give Photoshop a chance

Responsive web design doesn’t mean we should abandon Photoshop

18 Mar 2013

By Dan Rose on March 18, 2013 | 3 comments

Responsive web design doesn’t mean we should abandon Photoshop, says Dan Rose – but we do need to redefine how we use it
Feature

30 favourite web design podcasts

Leading web designers and developers on their favourite podcasts

18 Mar 2013

By Tanya Combrinck on March 18, 2013 | 2 comments

2013 has seen the launch of a slew of interesting new web design podcasts. We asked some leading web designers and developers to tell us about their favourites
Feature

The .net strip #33: Why designers should learn to code

Brad Colbow on the age old question of designers and coding

15 Mar 2013

By Brad Colbow on March 15, 2013 | 2 comments

Brad Colbow on the age old question of how much code a designer ought to know
Feature

Cultural factors in web design

Create sites that are relevant to a wider audience

15 Mar 2013

By Senongo Akpem on March 15, 2013

By factoring in cultural variables, we can create sites that are relevant for a wide variety of users around the world
Tutorial

Build a portfolio with CSS3 transitions

Replace jQuery animation and HTML5 markup with CSS3 transitions

14 Mar 2013

By Andrew Markham-Davies on March 14, 2013 | 5 comments

Build a modern, interactive portfolio page using CSS3 transitions to replace jQuery animation and HTML5 markup, with Andrew Markham-Davies
Feature

Seven tips for running a successful web workshop

David Smith's top tips for running a successful web design workshop

14 Mar 2013

By David Smith on March 14, 2013 | 1 comment

David Smith, technical lead at Burfield, provides his top tips for running a successful web design workshop in 2013
Feature

Hot in web standards: January/February 2013

Lea Verou on the latest developments at the W3C

13 Mar 2013

By Lea Verou on March 13, 2013 | 1 comment

Lea Verou on the latest developments at the W3C, including First Public Working Drafts of the picture element and HTML Templates