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  • Sean Gaffney

    Blog

    CSS3 vs JavaScript

    Sean Gaffney weighs up the pros and cons of CSS3 and JavaScript

    10 Nov 2010

    By Sean Gaffney on | 2 comments
    Both are popular with developers, but which one is best? Sean Gaffney investigates the areas where the two overlap and which comes out on top
  • Gary Marshall

    Blog

    Big Mouth - Shirt happens

    A few hours without an ad-blocker drives Gary up the wall

    10 Nov 2010

    By Gary Marshall on
    When does objection handling become outright harassment? Whenever you turn off your ad blocker, says Gary Marshall
  • John Gruber

    Interview

    John Gruber

    The man behind Apple-centric blog Daring Fireball talks to .net

    10 Nov 2010

    By Oliver Lindberg on
    The man behind Apple-centric blog Daring Fireball talks to Oliver Lindberg about his ‘auteur theory of design’, coding for ancient browsers and the future of Markdown, the text-to-HTML converter he created
  • Charles Weir

    Blog

    Location apps

    Charles Weir explains why the mobile future is bright

    10 Oct 2010

    By Charles Weir on
    Mobile-based location apps are about to get big. Really big. Charles Weir, managing director of mobile software developer Penrillian, explains why the future’s bright
  • Addy Osmani

    Blog

    CSS3Pie for IE

    Addy Osmani suggests a tool to ease your IE6 and IE7 CSS woes

    10 Oct 2010

    By Addy Osmani on
    The IE9 beta might be out, but IE6, 7 and 8 still have trouble rendering CSS3. Allow Addy Osmani to introduce you to CSS3Pie
  • Progressive enhancement menus with Modernizr

    Tutorial

    Progressive enhancement menus with Modernizr

    Create a pop-up menu that will degrade gracefully

    9 Oct 2010

    By Faruk Ateş on
    Make your pop-up menus more interesting and fun for users of capable browsers through progressive enhancement. Creative design and web development consultant Faruk Ates explains how
  • Interview

    Brad Smith

    We talk to the co-founder of Virb, a slick website builder and host

    9 Oct 2010

    By Oliver Lindberg on
    In August, former “MySpace killer” Virb relaunched as a slick website builder and host. Oliver Lindberg talks to co-founder and CEO Brad Smith about the change of direction and future developments
  • Blog

    Big Mouth – What are words worth?

    Gary Marshall asks why sites expect people to provide free content

    9 Oct 2010

    By Gary Marshall on
    If you can’t afford content, maybe the content business isn’t for you
  • Anil Dash

    Interview

    Anil Dash

    The blogging guru explains his ideas for the future of real-time apps

    9 Oct 2010

    By Oliver Lindberg on
    Pioneering technologist and blogger Anil Dash explains to Oliver Lindberg how he’s helping the US government and how a combination of real-time apps and huge open data sets are leading a new wave of innovation on the web
  • Grid-based web design: a beginner's guide

    Tutorial

    Grid-based web design: a beginner's guide

    Create robust and flexible wireframes with our guide to grids

    15 Sep 2010

    By Dave Snyder on | 1 comment
    Dave Snyder of Firstborn explains how to redraw your layouts to accomodate different viewports while maintaining a strong design aesthetic
  • Matt Diss

    Blog

    Making mobile work

    Matt Diss explains the principles behind making brands mobile

    11 Sep 2010

    By Matt Diss on
    Taking a brand onto the mobile internet is a huge challenge. Mat Diss, founder of mobile software company bemoko, considers how to best meet the needs of different devices
  • Olivia Dickinson

    Blog

    Designing for children

    Olivia Dickinson explains the challenges in designing for under-12s

    10 Sep 2010

    By Olivia Dickinson on
    When building websites for the under-12s, there are a number of specific challenges you need to consider, says Olivia Dickinson of Nickelodeon UK
  • Gary Marshall

    Blog

    Big Mouth – Smoke screens

    Gary Marshall once wanted to have the internet everywhere...

    10 Sep 2010

    By Gary Marshall on | 1 comment
    Gary Marshall once wanted to have the internet everywhere. Be careful what you wish for, he says…
  • Peter Merholz

    Interview

    Peter Merholz

    The Adaptive Path founder gives an insight into how the agency works

    8 Sep 2010

    By Oliver Lindberg on
    Peter Merholz, founding partner and president of Adaptive Path, gives Oliver Lindberg an insight into how the agency works, how to develop an experience strategy and how user experience can change an organisation’s structure
  • Brass

    Interview

    Brass agency

    Dan Oliver talks to the full-service company

    8 Sep 2010

    By Dan Oliver on
    Dan Oliver talks to the Brass agency, a full-service company that fully understands digital. Paul Mallett, Andrew Brown and the design and technical team discuss how they keep their clients happy
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