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  • 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

  • Adaptive static design

    Joni Korpi explains how he built a grid system for creating multiple layouts that are as consistent as possible
    By Joni Korpi on

  • Solving problems efficiently through design

    Designer and frontend developer Tim Smith explains what design is, what it isn't and how we can add value to the products we work on by knowing the difference
    By Tim Smith on

  • Designing for nonprofits

    Freelance web designer Sonali Agrawal recently tweeted that whatever she had learned was only done so through building websites for nonprofits. We asked her to tell us a bit more about her experiences
    By Sonali Agrawal on

  • Stop banning Lorem Ipsum: a rebuttal

    User experience specialist Robert Hoekman Jr argues that Latin placeholder text aka Lorem Ipsum is a tool that still has value to the design process. It's up to you to know when and why to use it
    By Robert Hoekman Jr on | 9 comments

  • Responsive web design is boring!

    Jonathan Longnecker, co-founder of web and graphic design agency FortySeven Media, argues that most responsive sites are boring and comes up with a few starting points to help us create designs that break the mould
    By Jonathan Longnecker on | 21 comments

  • Designing for users

    Design is not a vehicle for showing off the latest techniques or tools, it’s a way of communicating ideas, says Joshua Garity
    By Joshua Garity on

  • Managing your redesign

    Don’t wait until your site is on its last legs before you redesign it, argues Marcy Mayer: regular reviews and planned updates are the key to success
    By Marcy Mayer on

  • What the new TLDs mean for brands and consumers

    Roland LaPlante, CMO at Afilias, discusses the domain changes afoot on the internet and what we can expect to see from this new online landscape in the coming months
    By Roland Laplante on

  • Give Photoshop a chance

    Responsive web design doesn’t mean we should abandon Photoshop, says Dan Rose – but we do need to redefine how we use it

  • The end of accessibility?

    Good design? UX? Accessibility? Can we have it all? asks Sandi Wassmer
    By Sandi Wassmer on
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