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  • Create a mobile version of Snake using HTML5 canvas and JavaScript

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    Create a mobile version of Snake with HTML5 canvas and JavaScript

    Eoin McGrath brings the classic Snake game to smartphones

    10 Nov 2011

    By Eoin McGrath on | 6 comments
    Eoin McGrath, co-founder and lead developer at boutique web studio Starfish, explains how to bring mobile game classic Snake into the brave new world of smartphones using HTML5 canvas and JavaScript
  • Create a set of beautiful social media buttons

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    Create a set of beautiful social media buttons

    Rob Hampson explains how to create a set of social media buttons

    8 Nov 2011

    By Rob Hampson on | 7 comments
    With huge attention to the subtle details, Rob Hampson (lead designer at Slipstream) takes you through the stages of using Photoshop to create a set of beautiful social media buttons and their fellow rollovers, with plenty of tips along the way
  • Switching from Google Translate to Microsoft Translator

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    Switching from Google Translate to Microsoft Translator

    Paul Tero on how to migrate from Google's Translate API to Microsoft's

    4 Nov 2011

    Google is shutting down its free Translation API on 1 December, while Microsoft's remains free. Here Paul Tero explains how to implement both solutions and migrate from Google to Microsoft
  • Build an ecommerce store with LemonStand (part 2)

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    Build an ecommerce store with LemonStand (part 2)

    Phil Schalm explains how to set up the content sections of your store

    3 Nov 2011

    By Phil Schalm on | 1 comment
    In the concluding part of this tutorial, Phil Schalm explains how to set up the content sections of your LemonStand ecommerce store, including the product page, shopping cart and checkout
  • Quickly build a prototype to test on any device

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    Quickly build a prototype to test on any device

    Jonathan Smiley shows us how to use the Foundation framework

    1 Nov 2011

    By Jonathan Smiley on | 2 comments
    ZURB design lead Jonathan Smiley shows you how to use Foundation, a new, responsive open source framework, to quickly build a prototype you can test and build onto for any device
  • Build an ecommerce store with LemonStand (part 1)

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    Build an ecommerce store with LemonStand (part 1)

    Phil Schalm on the installation, setup and basic theming of LemonStand

    27 Oct 2011

    Freelance developer Phil Schalm talks us through the installation and setup of new PHP ecommerce platform LemonStand and explains the basics of building a theme
  • Improve your responsive design workflow with Sass

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    Improve your responsive design workflow with Sass

    Ryan Taylor on how to use Sass in your responsive layouts workflow

    25 Oct 2011

    Sass does not just help you maintain your style sheets. It can actually improve your responsive layout workflow and you don't even have to worry about the maths! Here Ryan Taylor explains how to build a reusable framework
  • Create slick animations with Adobe Edge

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    Create slick animations with Adobe Edge

    David Nibley on the basics of creating an animation in Edge

    20 Oct 2011

    By David Nibley on | 6 comments
    David Nibley, creative director at Rain, guides you through the basics of creating an animation in Adobe Edge and is pleasantly surprised about its ease of use and familiarity of the process
  • Create awesome retro designs with Photoshop and CSS

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    Create awesome retro designs with Photoshop and CSS

    Naomi Atkinson reveals some quirky Photoshop and CSS tricks

    18 Oct 2011

    By Naomi Atkinson on | 1 comment
    Vintage fonts and retro designs are all the rage on the web. Illustrator and designer Naomi Atkinson reveals some quirky Photoshop and CSS tricks to give your designs a retrotastic feel
  • Create a 3D gamepad icon with Photoshop and Illustrator

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    Create a 3D gamepad icon with Photoshop and Illustrator

    Dmitry Tsozik shows us how to create big 3D vector icons in Photoshop

    14 Oct 2011

    By Dmitry Tsozik on | 1 comment
    Dmitry Tsozik, creative director of Russian agency SoftFacade, shows us how to create big 3D vector icons fast and easy in Photoshop, using some techniques that can speed up your work
  • Build a job listings website with Drupal

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    Build a job listings website with Drupal

    Tim Millwood on how you can use Drupal to build a job listings site

    12 Oct 2011

    By Tim Millwood on | 2 comments
    Its learning curve is notorious but Tim Millwood argues that Drupal is not that fearsome, and demonstrates how you can use it to build a job board
  • Tripping the DOM fantastic with jQuery

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    Tripping the DOM fantastic with jQuery

    Jay Blanchard explains jQuery's DOM tree traversal methods

    7 Oct 2011

    By Jay Blanchard on | 1 comment
    Jay Blanchard, author of the book Applied jQuery, explains how to work with elements in your markup that are either ancestors or descendants of an HTML element that you have selected. Here he focuses on the DOM tree traversal methods
  • Discover the power of CSS3 selectors

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    Discover the power of CSS3 selectors

    Rich Clark explains how to target elements in the DOM with CSS3

    5 Oct 2011

    Rich Clark explains how to keep your markup slim and target elements in the DOM without resorting to extra presentational markup or JavaScript by using CSS3 selectors. Thus we can truly separate our content and presentation from one another
  • Build a Tweet map with SVG

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    Build a Tweet map with SVG

    Divya Manian explains how to create and manipulate map data

    30 Sep 2011

    By Divya Manian on | 1 comment
    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
  • Create an interactive street view with jQuery

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    Create an interactive street view with jQuery

    Severin Klaus explains how to add scrolling video to your site

    27 Sep 2011

    Severin Klaus explains how Hinderling Volkart created an innovative method of scrolling through video for its 360° Langstrasse website, and how you can use it on your site
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