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  • How we built MSN UK's responsive Olympics site

    Governor Technology was recently tasked by MSN UK to create a responsive site for its coverage of the London 2012 Olympics. Matt Clark explains how it rose to the challenge
    By Matt Clark on

  • Andy Budd on the rise of user experience

    If you want to know about the state of the user experience profession today, Andy Budd is the man to ask. Clearleft’s MD talks to Tom May about the rise in demand for UX skills, the lack of good practitioners and abuse of the term ‘Lean UX’
    By Tom May on

  • Five things you didn't know the web could do

    Eric Bidelman, senior developer programs engineer on the Google Chrome team, presents some practical uses of what's possible with HTML5 and CSS3 today, including the CSS Flexible Box Layout Module and the HTML5 Filesystem API
    By Eric Bidelman on

  • Free app provides design inspiration

    Get a daily delivery of fresh design inspiration every day with this new iPad app launched today by our sister site, Creative Bloq
    By Tom May on

  • Save the planet through sustainable web design

    Green issues aren't just for politicians, or for Google. Web developers also need to think in terms of minimising their sites' carbon emissions, argues Dr Pete Markiewicz
    By Pete Markiewicz on

  • Why the long page?

    Tunde Cockshott, creative consultant at Amaze, discusses how one-page design influenced the recent Toyota site
    By Tunde Cockshott on

  • Hand-drawn web design

    Illustrator Kyle Steed gives us an exclusive insight into how he developed his hand-drawn style for the web and what he learned along the way
    By Kyle Steed 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

  • Five killer ways to create microcopy

    The devil is in the details, so make sure your microcopy is as clear and concise as possible for your users. Gene Crawford explains
    By Gene Crawford on

  • 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

  • Four secrets to enhancing creative productivity

    Beating your head against a project’s metaphorical wall will never help you get into a creative and productive flow. Denise Jacobs presents four unconventional ways to help you get your creative productivity on
    By Denise Jacobs on | 1 comment

  • The top 20 data visualisation tools

    From simple charts to complex maps and infographics, Brian Suda's round-up of the best – and mostly free – tools has everything you need to bring your data to life
    By Brian Suda on

  • Elliot Jay Stocks on 'typography out'

    The web designer and creator of type magazine 8 Faces has just launched his own product company, Viewport Industries. Elliot Jay Stocks talks to Tom May about redesigning Smashing Magazine, ‘typography out’ and how print informs the web
    By Tom May on

  • 10 points I always keep in mind while designing

    Fi's Anton Repponen has worked with some of the world's biggest brands. Now you can learn from that experience, as he presents his own personal checklist for better designs
    By Anton Repponen on

  • 20 common WordPress mistakes, myths and misgivings

    Jesse Friedman, author of the Web Designer's Guide to WordPress, helps us avoid common WordPress mistakes and takes a look at some myths and misgivings to boot
    By Jesse Friedman on

  • Pet projects: never stop

    BKWLD's creative director Jeff Toll argues that everyone should always have a pet or side project. Here he discusses their benefits
    By Jeff Toll on

  • Eight advent calendars for web designers and developers

    24 ways is not the only advent calendar for web geeks. There's one for everyone, covering topics as diverse as web performance, UX and Perl. We compile the best ones for you to check out and talk to their creators, too
    By Oliver Lindberg on
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