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  • The top 10 open source web fonts

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    The top 10 open source web fonts

    Micah Rich rounds up the best open source fonts

    12 Jul 2011

    Micah Rich, co-founder of The League of Moveable Type, rounds up the best open source fonts for web design and explains how you can contribute. He looks at the precursors to the @font-face revolution, Google Web Fonts and fonts from the League

  • Interview

    Keir Whitaker and Elliot Jay Stocks

    Keir Whitaker and Elliot Jay Stocks talk about their Insites tour

    11 Jul 2011

    By Oliver Lindberg on
    Keir Whitaker and Elliot Jay Stocks are going on the road next week to present evenings of informal discussions with prominent web folk around the UK. Oliver Lindberg catches up with them to find out what's different about Insites
  • Learning the basics of HTML5 canvas

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    Learning the basics of HTML5 canvas

    Rob Hawkes takes a proper look at the features of canvas

    11 Jul 2011

    By Rob Hawkes on
    In Chapter 3 of his book, Foundation HTML5 Canvas, Rob Hawkes explains how to use the canvas element, draw basic shapes and text, change the colour, erase the canvas and how to make it fill the browser window
  • How to protect your site from hackers

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    How to protect your site from hackers

    Designers should be security conscious to combat internet threats

    8 Jul 2011

    Alex de Joode, security officer at global hosting provider LeaseWeb, explains why web designers should always be security conscious to combat internet threats
  • How to use AB testing, eye tracking and Website Optimizer

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    How to use AB testing, eye tracking and Website Optimizer

    How Nomensa used A/B testing to decide between grid or list view

    8 Jul 2011

    By Alastair Campbell on | 3 comments
    What’s the best way to present content: a grid or list view? Alastair Campbell explains how Nomensa used A/B testing, eye tracking, Google Analytics and Website Optimizer to help the .net team decide for the launch of www.netmagazine.com
  • How to run an effective meeting

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    How to run an effective meeting

    Kevin M Hoffman explains how to make meetings more produtive

    7 Jul 2011

    By Kevin M Hoffman on
    Happy Cog's user experience director Kevin M Hoffman discusses the three types of meetings and how to make them more effective and engaging - or even get rid of some altogether
  • Create a WordPress custom post type

    Tutorial

    Create a WordPress custom post type

    Learn what custom post types in WordPress are and how to use them

    6 Jul 2011

    By Gilbert Pellegrom on | 9 comments
    Web developer, software engineer and part-time entrepreneur Gilbert Pellegrom explains how to use custom post types in WordPress. In his example Gilbert builds a book database, which you can control via your WordPress admin area and which displays books on your site

  • Interview

    David McCandless on data visualisations

    David McCandless gives us the lowdown on data visualisations

    5 Jul 2011

    By Oliver Lindberg on
    London-based author, data-journalist and information designer David "Information is beautiful" McCandless explains his fascination with the visualisation of data, how to create a perfect infographic and what common pitfalls you should avoid
  • Create a clickable accordion with CSS animation

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    Create a clickable accordion with CSS animation

    Use CSS3 to create an automatically centred clickable accordion

    5 Jul 2011

    By Benjamin De Cock on | 4 comments
    Belgian interface designer and CSS trickster Benjamin de Cock shows us how to use the power of CSS3 to create an animated, automatically centred clickable accordion, while also discussing the drawbacks of the technique
  • 20 things that drive web developers crazy

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    20 things that drive web developers crazy

    When the relationship between visual designer and developer goes wrong

    4 Jul 2011

    The relationship between visual designer and web developer can be a fraught one. Rafael Mumme, senior client-side developer at New York agency HUGE, takes a wry look at where it can all go horribly wrong...
  • The three pillars of ecommerce design

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    The three pillars of ecommerce design

    How to improve the checkout, product pages and customer relations

    4 Jul 2011

    Actinic Software's CEO Ben Dyer looks at a number of best practice tips and advice for ecommerce merchants, designers and implementers in the areas of the checkout, product pages and customer relations
  • The do's and don'ts of Flash

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    The do's and don'ts of Flash

    Firstborn's Zeh Fernando rounds up the do's and don'ts of Flash

    1 Jul 2011

    By Zeh Fernando on
    Zeh Fernando, senior developer at Firstborn, rounds up the ultimate do's and don'ts of Flash to explain how we can improve our workflow to create powerful, rich online experiences more efficiently
  • Build an iPad app with Sencha Touch

    Tutorial

    Build an iPad app with Sencha Touch

    Create an app that feels native on the iPad and other mobile devices

    30 Jun 2011

    Create a web app that feels native on the iPad and other mobile devices, using the Sencha Touch library. Robert Douglas of mobile design specialists ribot explains how
  • The five rules of Facebook marketing

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    The five rules of Facebook marketing

    The rules you need to know to grow your brand on Facebook

    29 Jun 2011

    Marcus Whitney, co-founder of social commerce platform Moontoast, lists the rules you need to know to grow your brand on Facebook, look after your fanbase and make some money along the way
  • Progressive enhancement demystified

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    Progressive enhancement demystified

    Aaron Gustafson explains what progressive enhancement really means

    28 Jun 2011

    By Aaron Gustafson on | 1 comment
    In Chapter 1 of his much acclaimed book, Adaptive Web Design, Aaron Gustafson explains what progressive enhancement really means, how it works and what it's got to do with the Galapagos finches and peanut M&Ms. Think of the user, not the browser!
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