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Why the doodle matters

Don’t dismiss doodling – it can be a serious and useful tool

12 Sep 2011

By Sunni Brown on September 12, 2011 | 3 comments

Don’t dismiss doodling – in the right hands, it can be a serious and useful tool that should be deployed when problems are most messy and topics most serious, says business owner, author and leader of the doodle revolution Sunni Brown
Feature

7 ways web conferences suck (and how to fix them)

Robert Hoekman Jr lists seven things wrong with web conferences

12 Sep 2011

By Robert Hoekman Jr on September 12, 2011 | 2 comments

Robert Hoekman Jr has been speaking at web conferences for six years now. Here he analyses seven things that are wrong with such events and comes up with a few ideas about how to fix them
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Enhance your intranet using social media

Rob Bagley argues that corporate intranets should embrace social

9 Sep 2011

By Rob Bagley on September 09, 2011 | 1 comment

Designer and developer Rob Bagley argues that corporate intranets should open up and embrace the social media revolution
Feature

.net Awards 2011: top 10 developers

This week we profile the world's coding titans as nominated by you

9 Sep 2011

By Oliver Lindberg on September 09, 2011

This week we profile the world's coding titans as nominated by you. Who will be the Developer of the Year and take the much coveted trophy home?
Feature

Five killer ways to use a gallery style

Digestible chunks of copy can be processed like a great tapas meal

8 Sep 2011

By Matthew Smith on September 08, 2011 | 2 comments

On a gallery-style website, we tend to look over the whole view to see what suits our artistic palette. Digestible chunks of copy or images can be processed like a great tapas meal, argues Matthew Smith
Tutorial

Create an SVG data visualisation with PHP

Learn how to save yourself time in creating visualisations with code

8 Sep 2011

By Brian Suda on September 08, 2011 | 4 comments

Using code to create beautiful visualisations saves time, effort and allows you to focus on the idea rather than implementation details. Brian Suda explains how he wrote a PHP script to build an SVG graphic based on the .net magazine covers
Interview

Mark Boulton on layouts and grid systems

The web needs to respond better to the way we consume content

7 Sep 2011

By Oliver Lindberg on September 07, 2011 | 1 comment

Mark Boulton, one of the UK’s most high profile designers, says the web needs to respond better to the way we consume content these days. He sits down with Oliver Lindberg to explain a new set of rules and how we can apply them
Tutorial

Build a multilingual site with WordPress

Shannon Smith on what's needed for a multilingual WordPress site

7 Sep 2011

By Shannon Smith on September 07, 2011 | 17 comments

Take your WordPress site to the world. Shannon Smith, founder of Café Noir Design, explains what components are needed for a successful multilingual WordPress site
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The One Web: don't write for devices, write for people

Inspired by yesterday's Update, Addy Osmani discusses the 'One Web'

6 Sep 2011

By Addy Osmani on September 06, 2011 | 2 comments

At yesterday's UpdateConf, Jeremy Keith noted that his favourite application on iOS was the browser. He's a proponant of an idea called the 'One Web', which Addy Osmani discusses in further detail here
Tutorial

Take advantage of the CSS background-size property

Stephanie (Sullivan) Rewis on the new CSS3 background-size property

6 Sep 2011

By Stephanie Rewis on September 06, 2011 | 7 comments

Front-end developer Stephanie (Sullivan) Rewis, owner of W3Conversions, takes you through a variety of innovative uses for the new CSS3 background-size property. More control than you've ever had before!
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Debunking PHP's bad reputation

Lorna Jane Mitchell explains why PHP’s bad reputation is unwarranted

5 Sep 2011

By Lorna Jane Mitchell on September 05, 2011 | 5 comments

Freelance PHP consultant Lorna Jane Mitchell explains why PHP’s bad reputation is unwarranted, explodes some popular myths and suggests some excellent resources along the way
Feature

Five fantastic Firefox add-ons for web designers and developers

Mozilla's Louis-Rémi Babé on the best Firefox add-ons for web design

5 Sep 2011

By Louis-Rémi Babé on September 05, 2011 | 8 comments

Mozilla's Louis-Rémi Babé rounds up the best Firefox add-ons for web designers and developers and explains how to use them to learn more about HTML, CSS and JavaScript, add an FTP client to your browser and more
Feature

.net Awards 2011: top 10 designers

We profile the top 10 web designers as nominated by you

2 Sep 2011

By Oliver Lindberg on September 02, 2011 | 3 comments

Another new category in the .net Awards recognises the world's best web designers. Here we profile our shortlist compiled of your nominations. Whose designs rocked your world this year? Make up your mind and cast your vote today!
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Personas as a site design tool

Building a detailed persona of your target user is essential

1 Sep 2011

By Stu Collett on September 01, 2011 | 1 comment

Stu Collett of Super User Studio says building a detailed persona of your target user is an essential part of creating a truly successful interactive website and explains how to go about it
Tutorial

Build a rotating 3D carousel with CSS

Explore CSS3’s new 3D features and create a 3D carousel that rotates

1 Sep 2011

By Paul Hayes on September 01, 2011 | 5 comments

Explore the new CSS transforms features and create a 3D carousel that rotates from panel to panel. Paul Hayes takes you through the project and explains browser support and fallbacks along the way