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  • Hacking the brain

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    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

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    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?

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    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

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    Usability testing myths

    Rolf Molich debunks some commonly held misconceptions

    27 Feb 2013

    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

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    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
  • Essential HTML, CSS and JavaScript techniques

    Feature

    Essential HTML, CSS and JavaScript techniques

    The latest development techniques to assist your workflow

    25 Feb 2013

    By Darcy Clarke on | 1 comment
    Darcy Clarke dives into the latest HTML, CSS and JS development techniques to assist your workflow
  • Albion on making the world a better place

    Interview

    Albion on making the world a better place

    Explaining the ethos behind this London agency

    22 Feb 2013

    By Tanya Combrinck on
    Glyn Britton, Jonty Sharples, Matt Roskill and Andy Beaumont explain the ethos behind London agency Albion
  • Understand your audience with good research

    Feature

    Understand your audience with good research

    Rob Mills sets out techniques to really get to know your users

    22 Feb 2013

    By Robert Mills on | 1 comment
    Good research isn’t just about finding how many unique visitors you have. Rob Mills sets out techniques to really get to know your users
  • RWD: just getting started

    Blog

    RWD: just getting started

    How new technologies will open up a raft of responsive possibilities

    21 Feb 2013

    By Dennis Odell on | 2 comments
    Responsive design is still in its infancy and, as Dennis Odell argues, technologies in the pipeline are set to open up a raft of game-changing possibilities
  • A new responsive design process

    Feature

    A new responsive design process

    Steve Fisher and Alaine Mackenzie's vision for responsive design

    21 Feb 2013

    By Steve Fisher and Alaine Mackenzie on | 5 comments
    Steve Fisher and Alaine Mackenzie set out their vision for responsive web design as it approaches maturity
  • A time traveller's guide to Git

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    A time traveller's guide to Git

    Brandon Keepers explains how to rewrite history in Git

    20 Feb 2013

    By Brandon Keepers on | 1 comment
    Brandon Keepers explains how to rewrite history in Git
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