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  • Create an SVG data visualisation with PHP

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    Create an SVG data visualisation with PHP

    Learn how to save yourself time in creating visualisations with code

    8 Sep 2011

    By Brian Suda on | 4 comments
    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
  • Build a multilingual site with WordPress

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    Build a multilingual site with WordPress

    Shannon Smith on what's needed for a multilingual WordPress site

    7 Sep 2011

    Take your WordPress site to the world. Shannon Smith, founder of Café Noir Design, explains what components are needed for a successful multilingual WordPress site
  • Take advantage of the CSS background-size property

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    Take advantage of the CSS background-size property

    Stephanie (Sullivan) Rewis on the new CSS3 background-size property

    6 Sep 2011

    By Stephanie Rewis on | 7 comments
    Front-end developer Stephanie (Sullivan) Rewis, owner of W3Conversions, takes you through a variety of innovative uses for the new CSS3 background-size property. More control than you've ever had before!
  • Build a rotating 3D carousel with CSS

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    Build a rotating 3D carousel with CSS

    Explore CSS3’s new 3D features and create a 3D carousel that rotates

    1 Sep 2011

    By Paul Hayes on | 5 comments
    Explore the new CSS transforms features and create a 3D carousel that rotates from panel to panel. Paul Hayes takes you through the project and explains browser support and fallbacks along the way
  • Design the perfect footer in Photoshop

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    Design the perfect footer in Photoshop

    Create the perfect homepage footer design in Photoshop

    29 Aug 2011

    By Elliot Jay Stocks on | 3 comments
    Just because it’s at the bottom of the screen doesn’t mean it isn’t vital for creating an informative and stylish homepage. Elliot Jay Stocks shows us how
  • Master CSS gradients

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    Master CSS gradients

    Peter Gasston introduces us to the syntax of CSS3 gradients

    25 Aug 2011

    By Peter Gasston on | 1 comment
    In this excerpt from The Book of CSS3 Peter Gasston introduces us to the syntax of linear, gradial and multiple CSS gradients and provides examples of how to use them
  • Building a parallax scrolling storytelling framework

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    Building a parallax scrolling storytelling framework

    Stevan Živadinović on the development of side-scroller Hobo Lobo

    24 Aug 2011

    By Stevan Živadinović on | 10 comments
    Stevan Živadinović, the brains behind multi-plane side-scroller web comic Hobo Lobo of Hamelin, walks us through the development of the Parallaxer platform and gives a crash course on turning pencil drawings into transparent-background assets
  • Optimise your ExpressionEngine site

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    Optimise your ExpressionEngine site

    Christopher Imrie on how to streamline your ExpressionEngine sites

    18 Aug 2011

    By Christopher Imrie on | 15 comments
    Moresoda's lead developer Christopher Imrie explains how to streamline your ExpressionEngine sites and shares some practical tips to help you get every drop of performance out of EE
  • Create a diagonal rotation with CSS transitions and jQuery

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    Create a diagonal rotation with CSS transitions

    Josh Miller on how to turn an unordered list into a rotating portfolio

    16 Aug 2011

    By Josh Miller on
    Web designer Josh Miller, the creative director of Paramore, shows us how to turn an unordered list into a rotating diagonal portfolio with CSS3 and jQuery, just like the one he built for joshmiller7.com
  • Build a portfolio site with ExpressionEngine

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    Build a portfolio with ExpressionEngine

    Ryan Irelan on the process of building a portfolio site with EE2

    11 Aug 2011

    By Ryan Irelan on | 1 comment
    We all need a place to show off our good work. Here, Ryan Irelan of mijingo.com talks you through the process of building a simple portfolio website using ExpressionEngine 2
  • Create fluid width videos

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    Create fluid width videos

    Chris Coyier shows us how to create fluid width videos

    9 Aug 2011

    CSS-Tricks' Chris Coyier talks us through different CSS and jQuery solutions to create responsive and fluid width videos that maintain aspect ratio and work with all major video hosts, including YouTube and Vimeo
  • Create a page flip effect with HTML5 canvas

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    Create a page flip effect with HTML5 canvas

    Hakim El Hattab on using HTML5 canvas and JS to create a page flip

    5 Aug 2011

    Web developer and creative programmer Hakim El Hattab shows us a new take on the ‘Flash page flip’ we all love to hate, using HTML5’s canvas and JavaScript. He explains how Fi built 20thingsilearned.com
  • Use Paper.js to create HTML5 interactive vector animations

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    Use Paper.js to create HTML5 interactive vector animations

    Create an example that explores open source JS framework Paper.js

    4 Aug 2011

    By Dr Woohoo on | 1 comment
    Paper.js is an open source vector graphics JavaScript framework built on top of HTML5 canvas and developed by the incredible Jürg Lehni and Jonathan Puckey. Dr Woohoo, Claus Wahlers and Rasmus Blaesbjerg from HAUS create an example that explores Paper.js
  • Create a custom-themed, real-time Google Maps application

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    Integrate Google Maps and Flickr into a real-time app

    Use JS, CSS and the Google Maps API to build a Flickr visualisation

    2 Aug 2011

    By James Christian on | 3 comments
    Use JavaScript, CSS and the Google Maps API to build a custom-themed, real-time Flickr visualisation like NET-A-PORTER LIVE. James Christian and web developer Ben Gannaway reveal the techniques they used
  • Style Twitter posts on your site with CSS3

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    Style Twitter posts on your site with CSS3

    Use CSS3 to enhance the look of a tweets list

    1 Aug 2011

    By Zoe Gillenwater on
    Lists of recent tweets tend to look a bit boring. Zoe Mickley Gillenwater, author of Stunning CSS3 (stunningcss3.com), explains how to use the new properties and selectors of CSS3 to enhance the look of a tweet list in modern browsers
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