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The .net strip #33: Why designers should learn to code
Brad Colbow on the age old question of designers and coding
15 Mar 2013
Brad Colbow on the age old question of how much code a designer ought to know
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Cultural factors in web design
Create sites that are relevant to a wider audience
15 Mar 2013
By factoring in cultural variables, we can create sites that are relevant for a wide variety of users around the world -
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Build a portfolio with CSS3 transitions
Replace jQuery animation and HTML5 markup with CSS3 transitions
14 Mar 2013
Build a modern, interactive portfolio page using CSS3 transitions to replace jQuery animation and HTML5 markup, with Andrew Markham-Davies -
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Seven tips for running a successful web workshop
David Smith's top tips for running a successful web design workshop
14 Mar 2013
David Smith, technical lead at Burfield, provides his top tips for running a successful web design workshop in 2013 -
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Hot in web standards: January/February 2013
Lea Verou on the latest developments at the W3C
13 Mar 2013
Lea Verou on the latest developments at the W3C, including First Public Working Drafts of the picture element and HTML Templates -
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New tools for web design and development: February 2013
Mark Penfold's regular round-up of the newest and best tools
12 Mar 2013
Mark Penfold's regular round-up of the newest and best tools -
Interview
Eva-Lotta Lamm on the value of sketching
Sketching as a tool for communication and for personal pleasure
12 Mar 2013
Interaction designer, illustrator and artist Eva Lotta-Lamm tells Martin Cooper about how she uses sketching both as a tool for communication and for personal pleasure -
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Designing for users
Design isn't a vehicle for showing off; it's for communicating ideas
11 Mar 2013
Design is not a vehicle for showing off the latest techniques or tools, it’s a way of communicating ideas, says Joshua Garity -
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Five killer ways to use vertical rhythm
How elements like headers and images effect a site's rhythm
11 Mar 2013
The placement of elements such as headers and images has a big effect on the overall rhythm of a website, says Gene Crawford -
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Content strategy 101, Part 1: giving context to your content
Sandi Wassmer establishes a framework for content strategy
8 Mar 2013
In the first of a four-part series, Sandi Wassmer establishes a framework for content strategy -
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Simon Collison on the privilege of being a designer
The ever-restless designer, author and thinker talks to Martin Cooper
7 Mar 2013
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 -
Tutorial
Providing responsive images with Drupal
Michael Herchel highlights some methods to make life more flexible
7 Mar 2013
Serving images to mobile devices can prove a major annoyance for developers. Michael Herchel highlights a number of methods to make life more flexible -
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Five killer ways to use Mental Models
Understand how visitors find your content in order to plan your site
6 Mar 2013
Understanding the way the visitors to your site discover your content will help you plan its architecture, says Gene Crawford -
Tutorial
Make your website printable with CSS
Adrian Roselli shares some techniques for adapting to different media
5 Mar 2013
Responsive design isn’t just about screen size; it also means adapting to different media – including print. Adrian Roselli shares some techniques -
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Jeffrey Zeldman on the dream of a standards-based web
The father of web standards fondly remembers The Web Standards Project
4 Mar 2013
The father of web standards fondly remembers The Web Standards Project and how it revolutionised the industry
