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Tutorial

Getting the most out of jQuery selectors

Jay Blanchard

15 Jul 2011

By Jay Blanchard on July 15, 2011 | 9 comments

A lot of developers who are new to jQuery get hung up by jQuery selectors. In this tutorial Jay Blanchard, author of the forthcoming book Applied jQuery, covers jQuery's selector syntax, how to optimise jQuery selectors and how to apply more advanced selector combinations to your markup elements
Feature

Find the perfect colour for your website

How to use colour to enhance the appeal and usability of your website

14 Jul 2011

By Cindy Li on July 14, 2011 | 5 comments

Colour communicates meaning and our own assumptions can often be wrong as colours have different meanings in different cultures. Cindy Li of Yahoo Applications explains how to use colour to enhance the appeal and usability of your website while ensuring it remains accessible
Blog

Sex sells: the effect of the .xxx domain

Abby Hardoon looks at the potential impact of the .xxx domain

13 Jul 2011

By Abby Hardoon on July 13, 2011 | 2 comments

As the long awaited pre-order launch of .xxx domain names is due to take place in the UK within the next few weeks, Abby Hardoon, founder and CEO of domain name registration and hosting company daily.co.uk, looks at its potential impact
Tutorial

Add a gesture-based image gallery to a mobile website

Learn how to add an iOS-style image gallery into your mobile site

13 Jul 2011

By Ste Brennan on July 13, 2011 | 2 comments

Using the open source script PhotoSwipe, you'll learn how to add a gesture-based, fully interactive image gallery into your mobile website that replicates the "native" photo application bundled with iOS devices. Ste Brennan also gives a quick rundown of the events that are made available by mobile browsers
Feature

The top 10 open source web fonts

Micah Rich rounds up the best open source fonts

12 Jul 2011

By Micah Rich on July 12, 2011 | 9 comments

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 July 11, 2011

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
Tutorial

Learning the basics of HTML5 canvas

Rob Hawkes takes a proper look at the features of canvas

11 Jul 2011

By Rob Hawkes on July 11, 2011

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
Blog

How to protect your site from hackers

Designers should be security conscious to combat internet threats

8 Jul 2011

By Alex De Joode on July 08, 2011 | 3 comments

Alex de Joode, security officer at global hosting provider LeaseWeb, explains why web designers should always be security conscious to combat internet threats
Feature

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 July 08, 2011 | 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
Feature

How to run an effective meeting

Kevin M Hoffman explains how to make meetings more produtive

7 Jul 2011

By Kevin M Hoffman on July 07, 2011

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
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 July 06, 2011 | 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 July 05, 2011

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
Tutorial

Create a clickable accordion with CSS animation

Use CSS3 to create an automatically centred clickable accordion

5 Jul 2011

By Benjamin De Cock on July 05, 2011 | 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
Blog

20 things that drive web developers crazy

When the relationship between visual designer and developer goes wrong

4 Jul 2011

By Rafael Mumme on July 04, 2011 | 39 comments

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...
Feature

The three pillars of ecommerce design

How to improve the checkout, product pages and customer relations

4 Jul 2011

By Ben Dyer on July 04, 2011 | 2 comments

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