December 2011 (#222)
This month our cover feature is all about CSS toolkits. We show you why more and more developers are using them and their frameworks to speed up development and leave more time for creativity
We also reveal how to reduce your bounce rate and keep visitors on your site longer, investigate what your organisation's content strategy should look like, and how to customise Google Maps with bespoke location pins and pop-up windows. Also, in this issue:
- Use the CSS multi column module
- Design a registration page in Fireworks
- Create an ecommerce theme with Magento
- Build a link-sharing widget
- Move onto the cloud
- Liz Danzico on web education today
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Build sites faster with CSS toolkits
More and more developers are using toolkits and the frameworks built on top of them, to speed up development and leave more time for creativity, says Craig Grannell -
Content strategy for the web
Every organisation putting large amounts of content online needs a content strategy. But what should that look like? Sandi Wassmer of Copious takes us on the content journey -
Reduce your bounce rate
How do you keep visitors on your site longer once they’ve clicked through from a search result? David Deutsch gives the lowdown -
Interview with Liz Danzico
Part-educator, part-designer, part-UX consultant, Liz Danzico is one of the best-connected people in the industry. She chats to Tom May and gives her unique take on the state of web design education and user experience today -
CSS/using the Multi-Column Module
Create multi-column layouts without using hacks! Opera’s Chris Mills gives us a guided tour of the CSS Multi-Column Module and how it improves on what’s gone before -
JavaScript/customise Google Maps
Matthew Budd of Webegg shows you how to customise Google Maps windows to keep them in line with the rest of your website’s design
