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  • 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

  • Big question: how do you stay inspired and beat the block?

    Heavy workloads and an ‘always-switched on’ mentality can take a real toll on the creative juices. We asked our panel of experts for practical guidance on how they beat the dreaded ‘block’
    By Martin Cooper on

  • Five killer ways to use parallax

    It’s important to build visuals around your narrative to engage users, says Gene Crawford
    By Gene Crawford 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

  • The top 20 web conference talks of 2012

    2012 in review: we asked web designers and developers from both sides of the Atlantic to recommend their favourite talks and presentations from the last 12 months. Here's what they've come up with
    By Oliver Lindberg on | 4 comments

  • The top 10 HTML5 games of 2012

    HTML5 gaming marched onwards during 2012. Here Michal Budzynski runs down 10 essential games (and one conference) worth giving some attention to
    By Michal Budzynski on | 1 comment

  • UX design for startups: get it optimised

    In the last of his articles on UX design for startups, UXPin CEO Marcin Treder explains why launching a new feature isn't a cause to celebrate, but an opportunity to optimise your product
    By Marcin Treder on

  • The top 20 CSS sites of 2012

    2012 in review: designer Val Head selects 20 of the best uses of CSS we've seen this year
    By Val Head 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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
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