Using code to create beautiful visualisations saves time, effort and allows you to focus on the idea rather than implementation details. Brian Suda explains how he wrote a PHP script to build an SVG graphic based on the .net magazine covers
Divya Manian of nimbupani.com reveals how to create dynamic visualisations using Polymaps, a library that makes it trivial to create and manipulate map data in SVG
Jim Morrison explains how to paint SVG sprites using HTML5 localStorage as an intelligent cache, plus how to achieve the same effect in IE8 and working around the lack of native SVG support
Front end developer David Smith explains how to utilise the Google Charts API to create flexible HTML5/SVG-based charts that are visually appealing and work cross browser
Many sites neglect users with slow connections. Ian Culshaw explains how to use SVG library Raphaël to create a preloader that’ll hold the users' attention while pages load
