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Tickets on sale for Generate, .net's first conference!

by Tanya Combrinck

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Content strategy 101, Part 3: put knowledge into action

by Sandi Wassmer

Feature

Facebook’s top 10 social design secrets

by Paul Adams

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Designer says 'stop using Helvetica and Arial'

Instamojo co-founder thinks too many use typefaces without asking why

Latest articles

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
Blog

Design by committee

Gary Ennis explains how to manage the design by committee process

10 May 2011

By Gary Ennis on May 10, 2011

Gary Ennis, director of NSDesign Ltd, explains the trials and tribulations of design by committee and how to manage the process
Tutorial

User interface design for iPhone apps

Sarah Parmenter explains how to create the perfect UI for your app

9 May 2011

By on May 09, 2011 | 10 comments

Designing for iOS4 devices is totally different from designing for the web. Sarah Parmenter explains how to create the perfect user interface for your app
Blog

How to design for Agile projects

Keith Butters on the importance of 'enough design up front' in Agile

5 May 2011

By Keith Butters on May 05, 2011 | 2 comments

Keith Butters, chief experience officer of The Barbarian Group, explains the concept of 'Enough Design Up Front' in Agile processes
Feature

The top 20 Flash sites of 2011... so far!

Flash is alive and well - and this selection is the proof

4 May 2011

By Paul Wyatt on May 04, 2011 | 4 comments

Flash is alive and well as Paul Wyatt shows in this selection of 20 amazing Flash sites
Blog

Optimise your email for mobile devices

Stephen Aase explains how to optimise email messages for mobile

3 May 2011

By Stephen Aase on May 03, 2011 | 2 comments

Senior interactive designer Stephen Aase explains the key principles to keep in mind when optimising email messages for mobile devices
Tutorial

Royal subjects! Add Union Jack bunting to your site

Anthony Calzadilla on how to celebrate the royal wedding with CSS3

28 Apr 2011

By Anthony Calzadilla on April 28, 2011 | 3 comments

Cast out cynical thoughts, and join the royal wedding celebrations by adding festive flair to your pages
Blog

Big Mouth: Apps to inspire

Putting a frond-end on existing content won't cut it for apps

28 Apr 2011

By Gary Marshall on April 28, 2011

There's more to making online content pay than just wrapping it up in an app, says Gary Marshall
Feature

Big question: how does web design need to improve?

Our panel of experts identifies their personal bugbears

26 Apr 2011

By Oliver Lindberg on April 26, 2011

Web design is a young, vibrant and ever-expanding profession. But that doesn't mean everything in the industry is perfect. We asked our panel of experts to identify their personal bugbears...
Blog

Make the most from your ecommerce website

James Holmes explains how to maximise sites for SEO and conversions

20 Apr 2011

By James Holmes on April 20, 2011 | 1 comment

James Holmes, director of SEO and ecommerce agency Blueclaw, explains how you can maximise your sites for SEO and conversions