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  • Simon Collison on the privilege of being a designer

    Interview

    Simon Collison on the privilege of being a designer

    The ever-restless designer, author and thinker talks to Martin Cooper

    7 Mar 2013

    By Martin Cooper on
    Ever-restless designer, author and thinker Simon Collison tells Martin Cooper about his decision to leave client work, his current work with ‘product shop’ Fictive Kin, and the importance of continuing to question established practice
  • Providing responsive images with Drupal

    Tutorial

    Providing responsive images with Drupal

    Michael Herchel highlights some methods to make life more flexible

    7 Mar 2013

    By Michael Herchel on
    Serving images to mobile devices can prove a major annoyance for developers. Michael Herchel highlights a number of methods to make life more flexible
  • Five killer ways to use Mental Models

    Feature

    Five killer ways to use Mental Models

    Understand how visitors find your content in order to plan your site

    6 Mar 2013

    By Gene Crawford on
    Understanding the way the visitors to your site discover your content will help you plan its architecture, says Gene Crawford
  • Make your website printable with CSS

    Tutorial

    Make your website printable with CSS

    Adrian Roselli shares some techniques for adapting to different media

    5 Mar 2013

    By Adrian Roselli on | 3 comments
    Responsive design isn’t just about screen size; it also means adapting to different media – including print. Adrian Roselli shares some techniques
  • Jeffrey Zeldman on the dream of a standards-based web

    Blog

    Jeffrey Zeldman on the dream of a standards-based web

    The father of web standards fondly remembers The Web Standards Project

    4 Mar 2013

    By Jeffrey Zeldman on
    The father of web standards fondly remembers The Web Standards Project and how it revolutionised the industry
  • Hacking the brain

    Feature

    Hacking the brain

    How curiosity in human nature helps us create brilliant sites and apps

    4 Mar 2013

    By Richard Shepherd on
    User experience is often considered a dark art. Here Richard Shepherd argues that a healthy curiosity in human nature helps us create delightful sites and apps
  • Improve page load times

    Tutorial

    Improve page load times

    Increase performance by serving data that’s closer to your users

    1 Mar 2013

    By Dean Hume on
    Dean Hume explains how content delivery networks can drastically increase the performance of your website by serving data that’s closer to your users
  • The cloud’s global future

    Blog

    The cloud’s global future

    We need to turn towards a more federated cloud, says Ditlev Bredahl

    28 Feb 2013

    By Ditlev Bredahl on
    No single provider holds the keys to a truly global cloud. So, argues Ditlev Bredahl, we need to turn towards a more federated model
  • Big question: what advice would you give to your younger self?

    Feature

    Big question: what advice would you give to your younger self?

    Our panel shares professional advice for their younger selves

    28 Feb 2013

    By Martin Cooper on | 4 comments
    With the benefit of hindsight and the ability to travel back in time to bygone years, our expert panel shares the professional advice they would lend to their younger selves
  • Big Mouth: Poppycock

    Blog

    Big Mouth: Poppycock

    Let’s keep the police out of our online conversations

    27 Feb 2013

    By Gary Marshall on | 1 comment
    Let’s keep the police out of our online conversations, says Gary Marshall
  • Usability testing myths

    Feature

    Usability testing myths

    Rolf Molich debunks some commonly held misconceptions

    27 Feb 2013

    By Rolf Molich on | 9 comments
    Rolf Molich debunks some commonly held misconceptions about the efficacy and appropriate application of usability testing
  • Hugo Bonacci on indie gaming

    Interview

    Hugo Bonacci on indie gaming

    Hugo Bonacci on moving from web development to indie gaming

    26 Feb 2013

    By Richard Shepherd on | 1 comment
    Web developer and UX consultant Hugo Bonacci created Kung-Fu Clash using Corona and found success in both the Apple App Store and Google Play store. He talks about moving from web development to indie gaming
  • Build responsive emails

    Tutorial

    Build responsive emails

    Elliot Ross walks you through making an HTML email mobile friendly

    26 Feb 2013

    Email is a neglected area when it comes to responsive design, but it doesn’t have to be. Elliot Ross walks you through making an HTML email mobile friendly
  • Finding your first role in the industry

    Blog

    Finding your first role in the web industry

    Developer and lecturer Richard Askew shares his top tips

    25 Feb 2013

    By Richard Askew on
    Developer and lecturer Richard Askew lends his advice on finding work as a web designer
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