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  • Five killer ways to use perceived affordance

    Helping a user understand what they can interact with – and indeed what they can’t – is of fundamental importance in web design, says Gene Crawford
    By Gene Crawford on

  • Design in the browser

    Channel your workflow into the realm of code and you open up fresh possibilities for dynamic design. Todd Zaki Warfel argues for a shift in perspective
    By Todd Zaki Warfel on

  • .net Awards 2013: top 10 young designers

    Have you cast your votes in the 2013 .net Awards yet? If not, this week we're running a series of articles that will help you decide who's most deserving of your support. Here's the first one
    By Tanya Combrinck on

  • .net Awards 2013: top 10 brilliant newcomers

    In the second of a series of articles profiling the nominees for this year's .net Awards, we delve into the minds of 10 web pros who've made a splash over the last 12 months
    By Tanya Combrinck on

  • Designing for hi-res displays

    Smartphones and tablets are embracing hi-res displays – and other hardware will soon be following suit. Here Craig Grannell talks to leading industry figures about whether now is the time to optimise
    By Craig Grannell on

  • 10 tips for designing localised interfaces

    Things don't always turn out well when web copy is translated. Joey Rabbitt outlines some measures you can take to ensure there's a smooth transition when your site is adjusted for different audiences
    By Joey Rabbitt on

  • .net Awards 2013: best online portfolio

    We delve into the minds of the 10 talented individuals who've made it onto the shortlist for the best online portfolio category in this year's .net Awards
    By Tanya Combrinck on

  • Five killer ways to tell a story

    Letting users know who you are and what your site is for is important – and is often overlooked, reckons Gene Crawford
    By Gene Crawford on

  • Create excellent roadmaps

    Gavin Wye explains how a well-designed roadmap can lead to a well-designed product
    By Gavin Wye on

  • Hover is dead, long live hover

    Hover is a useful UI element for desktop users, but it doesn't work with touch devices. How can we prevent losing it?
    By Joe Leech on

  • Five killer ways to use fixed navigation

    Fixed navigation is one of the most fashionable devices in design right now. But make sure you really need it, says Gene Crawford
    By Gene Crawford on

  • 10 steps to creating the perfect infographic

    JESS3’s Tiffany Farrant-Gonzalez and Jarred Romley take you through 10 key steps in the creation of informative and beautiful infographics
    By Tiffany Farrant-gonzalez & Jarred Romley on

  • 10 hot lab projects that you need to see

    There’s a good chance the next Twitter or Facebook will come out of an agency lab. Here we reveal 10 great examples of lab projects!
    By Dan Oliver on

  • 20 free data visualisation tools

    In a follow-up to his previous article on the top 20 tools to help you get started with data visualisation, Brian Suda presents a further 20 tools and educational resources for cleaning up data and creating brilliant visualisations
    By Brian Suda on
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