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  • 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
  • Build your own HTML5 3D engine with JavaScript

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    Build your own HTML5 3D engine

    Mikko Haapoja explains the fundamentals of building your own 3D engine

    29 Jul 2011

    When Toronto agency Jam3 built www.bjork.com, a site that features an interactive real-time rendered 3D model, they decided to create their own engine to ensure it turned out the way they wanted. Here senior developer Mikko Haapoja explains how you can do the same with a little bit of help of JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas
  • Get started with WebGL: draw a square

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    Get started with WebGL: draw a square

    Bartek Drozdz takes you right to the heart of WebGL

    26 Jul 2011

    So you've heard about WebGL? It’s become sort of a buzzword in the web development community. Some great 3D demos have been released, some security concerns have been raised, and a heated discussion started. This tutorial by interactive developer Bartek Drozdz takes you right to the heart of WebGL and will help you understand how it works. Prepare your favourite JS editor and buckle your seats!
  • Using Backbone.js to speed up interactions

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    Use Backbone.js to speed up interactions

    How ZURB used the lightweight JavaScript framework Backbone.js

    21 Jul 2011

    Client-side JavaScript frameworks are not just for building big fancy applications. Lead software engineer Matt Kelly explains how ZURB used the lightweight JavaScript framework Backbone.js to build FlickrBomb, a tool for loading Flickr photos into placeholder images
  • Optimise your website for Facebook

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    Optimise your website for Facebook

    Mike Mackay explains how you can make your site more Facebook friendly

    20 Jul 2011

    Mike Mackay explains how you can make your site more Facebook friendly. He gives an introduction to the Open Graph protocol and how your external site can be represented and optimised in Facebook, so that it appears in the “Likes and Interests” section of the users’ profile, and you also have the ability to publish updates to the user
  • Getting the most out of jQuery selectors

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    Getting the most out of jQuery selectors

    Jay Blanchard

    15 Jul 2011

    A lot of developers who are new to jQuery get hung up by jQuery selectors. In this tutorial Jay Blanchard, author of the forthcoming book Applied jQuery, covers jQuery's selector syntax, how to optimise jQuery selectors and how to apply more advanced selector combinations to your markup elements
  • Add a gesture-based image gallery to a mobile website

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    Add a gesture-based image gallery to a mobile website

    Learn how to add an iOS-style image gallery into your mobile site

    13 Jul 2011

    Using the open source script PhotoSwipe, you'll learn how to add a gesture-based, fully interactive image gallery into your mobile website that replicates the "native" photo application bundled with iOS devices. Ste Brennan also gives a quick rundown of the events that are made available by mobile browsers
  • Learning the basics of HTML5 canvas

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    Learning the basics of HTML5 canvas

    Rob Hawkes takes a proper look at the features of canvas

    11 Jul 2011

    By Rob Hawkes on
    In Chapter 3 of his book, Foundation HTML5 Canvas, Rob Hawkes explains how to use the canvas element, draw basic shapes and text, change the colour, erase the canvas and how to make it fill the browser window
  • Create a WordPress custom post type

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    Create a WordPress custom post type

    Learn what custom post types in WordPress are and how to use them

    6 Jul 2011

    By Gilbert Pellegrom on | 9 comments
    Web developer, software engineer and part-time entrepreneur Gilbert Pellegrom explains how to use custom post types in WordPress. In his example Gilbert builds a book database, which you can control via your WordPress admin area and which displays books on your site
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