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  • 15 fantastic data visualisations

    Brian Suda, software developer, informatician and author of A Practical Guide to Designing with Data, presents some of the best and most beautiful visualisations on the web that are based on time, geography, sound data and more
    By Brian Suda on | 1 comment
  • 20 things every mobile developer should know

    Developing for mobile requires specific design considerations. These can vary greatly from what you're used to and it's easy to trip up, so here are a few of the things developer Paulo Fierro would like to have been told long ago
  • Jump from graphic to web design in seven easy steps

    Graphic designers who want to transition from print to web need to stop being scared of the 'tech boogie man' and make the leap. Jose Caballer presents seven steps to help you get off the fence and start making more money
    By Jose Caballer on | 6 comments
  • Seven essential tips for design graduates

    So, you're about to graduate and can't wait to find that first job? Digital designer Mark Murphy has some help at hand and compiles advice from his agency Precedent’s collective creative talent
  • 10 tips for building a better game

    John Ferrara's book Playful Design: Creating Game Experiences in Everyday Interfaces goes on sale today. We present an exclusive excerpt with 10 general guidelines that you can follow to improve your chances of creating a successful design
    By John Ferrara on | 1 comment
  • Project management and the design professional

    Andy Rutledge, principal and chief design strategist for Unit Interactive, claims project managers often do more harm than good and looks at what they actually do and what they should be doing in order for a project to succeed
  • A beginner's guide to the new cookie law

    The law on cookies changes on Saturday within the EU, and designers and website owners are fretting about compliance. Richard Beaumont of The Cookie Collective explains how to keep your site legal
  • Contracts 101: abuse of relationships

    In the second of four articles Andy Rutledge, principal and chief design strategist for Unit Interactive, outlines how to write proper contracts for your clients
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  • Visualising quantitative data

    Matthew Scharpnick of Elefint Designs explains how his agency created the infographics for .net magazine's Web Design and Development Survey 2012
    By Matthew Scharpnick on
  • 10 things you didn't know JavaScript could do

    You can do all kinds of crazy stuff with JavaScript. Developer Sebastian Golasch show us what's possible today: gamepad-controlled 3D games, Flash on the iPad, running a webserver, and more...
  • Designing experiences for women

    Women rule the web, make the majority of purchasing decisions, and are more active on social media channels than their male counterparts. And yet, as designers, we don’t know how to reach this target audience effectively
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