Learn how to use Adobe Illustrator CS5 to creatively manipulate letterforms that, in combination with unique shapes and negative space, create a solid, recognisable mark. Designer Chandler Van De Water talks us through it
Fingers and thumbs turn desktop conventions on their head. Interaction designer Josh Clark explains what you need to keep in mind when designing for mobile touchscreens and compares finger-friendly touch interfaces for iPhone, iPad and Android
What’s good for the developer isn’t necessarily good for the customer. Vince Allen, senior front-end developer at Lot18, gives the background on why responsive web design is the right focus for web development
Graphics, content and navigation are all well and good, but it’s important not to neglect the URL. Faruk Ates explains how to get the most from your site’s address
Dieter Rams is one of the most important designers of the 20th century but his famous 10 principles for good design focused on industrial design. Here Lisbon-based designer Nuno Loureiro applies them to web design
The godfather of web standards, Jeffrey Zeldman, talks to Ethan Marcotte, guru of responsive web design, about what it means, how it fits into the big picture and the best ways to put it into practice
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
Designer and co-founder of the Animatable animation app Naomi Atkinson answers your questions on what she finds inspirational and how animation can support accessibility
Part-educator, part-designer, part-UX consultant, Liz Danzico is one of the best-connected people in the industry. She chats to Tom May and gives her unique take on the state of web design education and user experience today
Today Jon Hicks' much anticipated Icon Handbook, published by Five Simple Steps, is going on sale. We present an exclusive excerpt on creating favicons
When trying mobile design for the first time, not everyone has the time and resources to build a new mobile site or begin with a mobile first redesign. Kristofer Layon, author of the upcoming book Mobilizing Web Sites, explains how you can take mobile baby steps to design a decent mobile presentation for an existing site
