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  • Designing for success in 2013

    Olof Schybergson, CEO, Fjord, explains how to design for business success in the coming year, citing trends designers need to watch
    By Olof Schybergson on

  • True craftsmanship comes from crafting relationships

    William Channer, the founder of the Dorm Room Tycoon podcast, explains why young designers should build relationships with thought leaders in the industry and how to go about it
    By William Channer 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Why the long page?

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

  • 'Open source' your ideas!

    If you’re not going to put your idea into action maybe someone else will be interested in doing so, says Will Grant
    By Will Grant on

  • The future of Ruby

    EdgeCase UK MD Paul Wilson presents a personal view of why working with Ruby is so exciting and looks at its past, present and future

  • Designing in the browser

    Designer and developer Edward O'Riordan explains why you should design in the browser and why clients should be shown HTML and CSS mockups

  • The importance of goal-driven data

    Luis Spencer Freitas, digital marketing manager for Pernod Ricard Americas, explores the current state of data gathering and analyses its true use in an ever-expanding digital culture
    By Luis Freitas on | 1 comment

  • The instant web

    Digital marketing strategist Luis Freitas ponders on the next step the web is going to take and discusses the semantic web, the instant web and Web 3.0
    By Luis Freitas on | 1 comment

  • How to get your first job

    Whether you’re a student or recent graduate, a designer or developer, it can be hard to break into the web industry. Rachel Shillcock shares her top tips on making your mark
    By Rachel Shillcock on | 5 comments

  • Turning web traffic into sales

    Much more than just revenue hinges on web site performance. Downtime, inconsistency, slowdowns and bad design can ruin customer experiences. Compuware's David Flower explains how to avoid lasting harm
    By David Flower on | 4 comments

  • Agile: the next step

    Jim Highsmith, one of the co-authors of the Agile manifesto, reflects on 10 years of Agile development and examines how it can keep moving forward as a movement
    By Jim Highsmith on | 1 comment

  • Getting feedback is crucial

    Hardly anyone likes asking for comments on their work, but the process is critical to career development and good results, says Jonathan Smiley
    By Jonathan Smiley on | 2 comments

  • Commercialising a community

    Teenage developer Jamie Rumbelow is all for open source but argues that creating a side business surrounding a community can actually help it grow and flourish
    By Jamie Rumbelow on | 2 comments

  • Crafting web design education

    Teaching web design should integrate theory and practice, say Nicklas Persson and Christopher Murphy of the University of Ulster, aka ‘The Standardistas’
    By Nicklas Persson And Chris Murphy on | 4 comments
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