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  • I cannot design or code a responsive website

    Don't listen to the voices in your head, advises frontend developer Nick Jones. Here he explains how he got stuck creating his personal site and learned to trust his instincts instead
    By Nick Jones on

  • Looking beyond web design

    As the web design industry changes, web designers must look at expanding their services to remain competitive
    By Jonathan Brealey on

  • Reactive web design

    Dan Donald argues that responsive web design is only scratching the surface of how sites can adapt to meet their users’ requirements
    By Dan Donald on

  • Design for life

    How do you keep people using your products throughout the different stages of their life? Matt Rook of XO Group Inc has some suggestions
    By Matt Rook on

  • Big Mouth: Site for sore eyes

    On the web, Gary Marshall reckons, great designs are compromised by not-so-great kit. At least, they were…
    By Gary Marshall on

  • Older browsers don't need hacks

    Don't resort to workarounds to make your site look pixel-perfect in IE6, says Jack Armley. Instead, it's better to try to understand what your users need to achieve from it

  • How to be a great developer

    Achieving greatness as a developer is as much about business knowledge and people skills as coding smarts, says Dan Frost

  • Keep it creative!

    Don’t let the technical processes of web development stifle your imagination, urges freelance designer Laura Kalbag

  • The need for a responsive image format

    Christopher Schmitt calls for a responsive image format that's a storage locker and similar to the MP3 format and explains its benefits and the main issues in its way
    By Christopher Schmitt on | 6 comments

  • Designing in the browser

    Designer and developer Edward O'Riordan explains why you should design in the browser and why clients should be shown HTML and CSS mockups

  • Nielsen vs Clark – they're both wrong

    Jason Mark argues that there's a clear middle ground in the argument about mobile approaches between Jacob Nielsen and Josh Clark and suggests data, not belief, should guide your mobile choices

  • Responsive design or a native app?

    iOS programmer Craig Lockwood acknowledges that the majority of app ideas proposed to him would be far better suited to a well designed responsive website and discusses the pros and cons of both
    By Craig Lockwood on | 7 comments

  • Nielsen is wrong on mobile

    Designer, developer and mobile maven Josh Clark tells us that rather than stripping down, we should be asking how we can do more with the mobile experience
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