March 2012 (#225)
In this month's cover feature we reveal new layout methods and talk about media queries and CSS transitions with JavaScript, 3D transforms and much more
Making it easier for users to find relevant content through personalisation and recommendation technology will help improve their experience, so we also show you how to personalise your site for each visitor. Plus, there are interviews with Andy Budd, Lea Verou, Molly Holzschlag, and these highlights:
- Create faster fluid layouts with CSS preprocessor LESS
- Make disaster-proof forms with HTML5 localStorage
- Build a mobile web app with jQuery Mobile
- Create EE custom fieldtypes with Google Charts
- How to manage client expectations
- Improve your eBay store today
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The ten hottest CSS skills of 2012
The landscape of internet-enabled devices is evolving. Peter Gasston reveals the skills you’ll need to stay on top -
Personalise your site for each visitor
Making it easier for users to find relevant content through personalisation and recommendation technology will help improve their experience, says James Doman -
Improve your eBay store today!
Whether you’re a seasoned seller or a self-starter, eBay guru Mark Buckingham offers a pro’s guide to making money on eBay -
Interview with Andy Budd
Andy Budd talks to Tom May about the rise in demand for UX skills, the lack of good practitioners and abuse of the term ‘Lean UX’ -
CSS/faster fluid layouts with LESS
Paul Mist explains how to get to grips with LESS and how we can make use of variables, mixins and functions to speed up the creation of fluid layouts -
jQuery Mobile/make a mobile web app
Ville Hellman of 1minus1 walks you through creating a mobile web app that’ll run on virtually any modern smartphone platform but feel like a native app
