In this exclusive excerpt from Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3, Ben Frain explores how to convert pixel-based designs to their proportional equivalents

As screens get smaller and more detailed, web pages will have to change to cope. Sean B Palmer examines the past, and the future, of CSS resolution independence

We present an exclusive excerpt from jQuery Mobile Web Development Essentials, on the basics of theming and building and using a custom theme for your app

Paul Mist explains how to code dynamic CSS with LESS and how we can make use of variables, mixins and functions to speed up the creation of fluid layouts

Luke Shumard provides a crash-course in David DeSandro’s Masonry, a jQuery plug-in that’s ideal for both novice and intermediate web designers

Tailor the Administration Screens in WordPress to match your client's branding with Thomas Hardy's guide to customising the popular CMS

With new CSS features come opportunities to animate without the need for script. Sam Hampton-Smith demonstrates how to produce a retro gaming-inspired sprite

CSS animation is set for widespread adoption. Peter Gasston shows how we can extend its capabilities by mixing and chaining with JavaScript events

Andy Buckle explains how to use Adobe Illustrator CS6's new pattern-creation tools to create a seamlessly repeating design for use in your websites

Paul Sizer explains how to use ExpressionEngine to build a portfolio site that automatically lists the technologies you used on each project you complete

The Loop is the basis of dynamic content in WordPress. Joe Casabona explains what it does, how to use it, and resolves the most common Loop-related queries

CSS transitions rarely happen in isolation. Adding transitions to groups of elements means there's more to keep track of and more opportunity to add variety. We can also take advantage of how our brains tend to see things to both save ourselves some work and make things a little more interesting

Joe Lambert walks you through creating a stunning page turn effect to enhance a portfolio image gallery

Aaron Gustafson explains how to build a progressively-enhanced, CSS-based dropdown that works as part of a responsive design

ZURB's Jonathan Smiley looks at what it takes to create a grid system that will help us build faster, better and with an eye to the future

As newer CSS properties, such as text-shadow, gain traction, there’s no limit to what can be done with web type. Trent Walton from Paravel goes a step further by texturising it

In the final part of our responsive web design tutorial, Clearleft’s Paul Robert Lloyd explains how there is more to a responsive design than just flexible layouts, images and media queries

In the penultimate part of our responsive web design tutorial, Clearleft's Paul Robert Lloyd explains how media queries work, and describes a device-agnostic approach to breakpoints.