February 2012 (#224)
Happy new year, everybody! To kick things off for 2012 we explain how you can improve your sites with web fonts and reveal the pros and cons of the top providers
Ryan Carson also explains how to launch a web startup from scratch and there's a special feature on all the new design methodologies. Which is the best way to organise your design process: Waterfall, Agile or Lean? Plus, there are all these goodies:
- HTML5 video: how to use the latest spec features
- Rotate objects 360º in JavaScript, CSS and HTML5
- Create great, scalable newsletters in Fireworks
- Build a responsive site with Umbraco
- Create a URL shortener in Ruby
- Andy Rutledge talks client contracts
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Improving sites with web fonts
While good typography has long been a focus of graphic design, most web designers are just getting started. Chris Armstrong looks at what the biggest providers have to offer -
How to launch a web startup
Ryan Carson of Treehouse walks you through how to get your startup on track, from idea creation, funding and recruiting through to final release -
The new design methodologies
Which is the best way to organise your design process: Waterfall, Agile or Lean? Jon Binnie shares his experiences -
Interview with Eric Meyer
CSS guru and co-founder of An Event Apart Eric Meyer talks to Tom May about how he helped make CSS what it is today, and where it’s going in the future -
The expert view
Andy Rutledge looks at how relationships between clients and designers can break down, and how to draw up a contract that will prevent this happening -
HTML5/the future of online video
What’s coming next in the world of HTML5 video? Opera’s Bruce Lawson reveals what’s in store and how you can incorporate the new features into your own sites
