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Content strategy 101, Part 3: put knowledge into action

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Facebook’s top 10 social design secrets

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Reinventing web design training

How Mark Boulton Design recruited a web design apprentice

13 Jun 2011

By Emma Boulton on June 13, 2011 | 4 comments

Emma Boulton explains how and why Mark Boulton Design recruited a web design apprentice and what YOU can do to develop your team
Blog

Responsible advertising to children

Heather Pettitt highlights the importance of responsible marketing

10 Jun 2011

By Heather Pettitt on June 10, 2011 | 2 comments

Heather Pettitt, marketing manager at consultancy Verridian, discusses the importance of responsible marketing when brands are targeting children
Feature

Five killer ways to use overlays

Discover the best ways to use overlays with Matthew Smith

9 Jun 2011

By Matthew Smith on June 09, 2011 | 2 comments

Used incorrectly, overlays can be disruptive and act as barriers, but use them well and they can boost focus and minimise server calls. Matthew Smith explains
Tutorial

20 Photoshop tips for web design

Dan Rose reveals the Photoshop secrets you need to know

6 Jun 2011

By Dan Rose on June 06, 2011 | 20 comments

Being a web design hero isn’t about trendy effects, but sound design fundamentals and knowing your way around Photoshop, says Dan Rose
Blog

Get search marketing right

Fredrik Holmén explains how search marketing can boost sales

3 Jun 2011

By Fredrik Holmén on June 03, 2011

Search marketing can be a great tool for boosting sales – as long as you follow the right path, says Fredrik Holmén of Keybroker UK
Interview

Carole Guevin on archiving the web

How the relaunched Netdiver provides a blast of past inspiration

2 Jun 2011

By Anthony La Pusata on June 02, 2011

Carole Guevin explains why we should be inspired by the early web
Tutorial

Discover Facebook’s developer tools

Chas Coppar gives us a rundown of the Facebook APIs and plugins

1 Jun 2011

By Chas Coppard on June 01, 2011 | 1 comment

Techlightenment's systems architect Chas Coppard gives us a rundown of the APIs and plug-ins available to connect your site to Facebook
Feature

The 10 principles of inclusive web design

Make your website accessible to all

26 May 2011

By Sandi Wassmer on May 26, 2011 | 11 comments

Sandi Wassmer of Copious explains the 10 principles of inclusive web design and how to apply them to the real world of website building
Feature

Big question: what are your views on the term ‘web design’?

Should the term 'web design' be abandoned?

24 May 2011

By Oliver Lindberg on May 24, 2011 | 3 comments

In last month’s Big Question, Reading Room’s CEO Margaret Manning sparked a discussion on Twitter with her argument that the term ‘web design’ should be abandoned. What do our other experts think?
Feature

Making HTML5 and CSS3 work with polyfills and shims

Rey Bango explains how to use polyfills and shims

23 May 2011

By Rey Bango on May 23, 2011 | 6 comments

Rey Bango, evangelist at Microsoft and director of community for the jQuery project, explains how to make HTML5 and CSS3 features work in older browsers with the help of polyfills and shims
Tutorial

User-friendly custom fields with Meta Boxes in WordPress

Ryan Taylor explains how to add Meta Boxes to your WordPress site

19 May 2011

By Ryan Taylor on May 19, 2011 | 11 comments

Ryan Taylor explains how to add metadata to a WordPress post by creating and adding Meta Boxes and improving the usability of custom fields
Blog

Don't redesign on spec

Self-initiated redesigns dilute our skills, says Yaron Schoen

18 May 2011

By Yaron Schoen on May 18, 2011 | 11 comments

Reimagining Facebook or Yahoo on sharing sites like Dribbble is fun, but it's not true design, says freelance web designer
Feature

15 ways to make great websites for less

Learn how to keep costs down while ensuring you have a full toolset

16 May 2011

By Craig Grannell on May 16, 2011 | 14 comments

Website design is complex and time consuming, but during spells of economic uncertainty, cost-effectiveness is key. Learn how to keep costs down while ensuring you have a full toolset
Feature

Designing iPad apps for pre-schoolers

Alex Morris reveals how he designed an iPad ap for pre-school children

12 May 2011

By Alex Morris on May 12, 2011

Pre-school kids can be a tough audience. Alex Morris, the creator of the Spelly iPhone/iPad app, reveals how to design for them
Interview

Phil Coffman on Method & Craft

Phil Coffman reveals all about design resource site Method & Craft

11 May 2011

By Oliver Lindberg on May 11, 2011

Art director Phil Coffman recently launched Method & Craft, a site devoted to sharing insight into how designers create their work. Oliver Lindberg caught up with him in his hometown Austin to hear all about the project