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  • 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
  • Grid-based web design: a beginner's guide

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    Grid-based web design: a beginner's guide

    Create robust and flexible wireframes with our guide to grids

    15 Sep 2010

    By Dave Snyder on | 1 comment
    Dave Snyder of Firstborn explains how to redraw your layouts to accomodate different viewports while maintaining a strong design aesthetic
  • 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
  • Flash navigation menus made easy

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    Flash navigation menus made easy

    Create slick, user-friendly Flash navigation bars the easy way

    2 Oct 2008

    By Paul Wyatt on | 1 comment
    Paul Wyatt explains how to create slick, user-friendly Flash navigation bars and integrate them into an HTML page with Dreamweaver CS3
  • Improve page load times

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    Improve page load times

    Increase performance by serving data that’s closer to your users

    1 Mar 2013

    By Dean Hume on
    Dean Hume explains how content delivery networks can drastically increase the performance of your website by serving data that’s closer to your users
  • Build an OpenEMI music app with Echo Nest

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    Build an OpenEMI music app with Echo Nest

    Use Echo Nest to build an app to play Gorillaz tracks

    25 Apr 2013

    By Marc George on
    The Echo Nest offers a great API for creating apps using content licensed via the OpenEMI initiative. Marc George explains how to use it to build an app to play Gorillaz tracks
  • Avoid duplicate content penalties and improve SEO

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    Avoid duplicate content penalties and improve SEO

    The fundamentals surrounding duplicate content plus some tips & tricks

    14 Sep 2012

    By Sebastian Cowie on | 11 comments
    Sebastian Cowie covers some of the fundamentals surrounding duplicate content and gives away tips and tricks to make sure your site doesn’t suffer from these issues
  • 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 Photoshop graphics with Layer Styles and Smart Objects

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    Create Photoshop graphics with Layer Styles and Smart Objects

    Andreea Nanu explains how to create buttons and players for your sites

    30 Aug 2012

    Discover how to use layer options and Smart Objects to create separators, media players and buttons you can use on your own site mockups. Andreea Nanu shows you how
  • Get started with PHP

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    Get started with PHP

    Kevin Yank explains how to get started with this server-side language

    24 May 2012

    In this extract from his SitePoint book PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja, which is on sale now, Kevin Yank offers a beginner’s guide to this server-side language
  • Footer CSS design made easy

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    Footer CSS design made easy

    Design the perfect footer with the help of CSS and Photoshop

    20 May 2009

    By Elliot Jay Stocks on
    Elliot Jay Stocks shows you how to fashion a stunning footer with CSS and Photoshop
  • Protect web apps from hackers

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    Protect web apps from hackers

    Tips to help make your web app less vulnerable to security breaches

    27 Nov 2012

    By Steve Nice on
    Steve Nice of ForLinux breaks down essential knowledge and best practice tips to help make your web app less vulnerable to security breaches
  • Get started with mobile SEO

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    Get started with mobile SEO

    Optimise for mobile users and make the most out of mobile search

    13 Nov 2012

    By Aleyda Solis on | 7 comments
    Optimise your site for its mobile audience and make the most of the mobile search opportunity: Aleyda Solis shows the way
  • Shrink JavaScript files with Google Closure Compiler

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    Shrink JavaScript files with Google Closure Compiler

    Reduce your JavaScript and help your site run faster than ever

    14 Feb 2011

    By Matt Kelly on
    Reducing the size of your JavaScript code with Google Closure Compiler will give your site a huge speed boost, explains Matt Kelly of ZURB
  • 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
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