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  • 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
  • Optimise Flash movies

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    Optimise Flash movies

    Streamline your Flash files without compromising on quality

    18 May 2009

    By Paul Wyatt on
    Widen your website’s appeal by delivering its content more quickly. Paul Wyatt explains how to optimise Flash visuals without compromising on quality
  • Create a data driven Twitter avatar

    Tutorial

    Create a data driven Twitter avatar

    Matthew Knight explains how you can build upon the genius of others

    7 Aug 2012

    By Matthew Knight on | 4 comments
    Matthew Knight explains why you don’t need to be a genius to make simple digital toys – just build upon the genius of others and make use of Google Apps Script
  • Build an Elgg social network

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    Build an Elgg social network

    Create a social network in minutes thanks to the Elgg system

    1 Nov 2007

    By Karl Hodge on
    With its swift installation and simple set-up, Elgg provides you with all the tools you need to become the next MySpace. Karl Hodge shows you how to create your very own Elgg social network
  • Building your own widgets

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    Building your own widgets

    How DIY widgets can help overcome barriers to accessibility

    13 Feb 2013

    By Léonie Watson on
    Léonie Watson of Nomensa explains how DIY widgets can still play a significant role in overcoming barriers to accessibility
  • Create a Photoshop grunge design for your site

    Tutorial

    Create a Photoshop grunge design for your site

    Give your site a rough-and-ready grunge look using Photoshop

    31 Mar 2008

    By Elliot Jay Stocks on
    Elliot Jay Stocks shows you how to use Photoshop to create a dark, distresssed, rough-and-ready grunge design for your website. Roll up your sleeves and prepare to get dirty
  • Accessibility and the <main> element

    Tutorial

    Accessibility and the <main> element

    The First Public Working Draft of the element was published yesterday

    18 Dec 2012

    By Léonie Watson on | 5 comments
    The First Public Working Draft of the
    element was published yesterday. Léonie Watson tells us more about the proposal
  • Create a dynamic slideshow with MooTools

    Tutorial

    Create an image slideshow with MooTools

    Ryan Florence shows how to build an easily-updatable slideshow

    15 Feb 2011

    By Ryan Florence on | 2 comments
    Ryan Florence explains how to create a great-looking slideshow that's easy for the client to update using the incredibly extensible MooTools framework
  • Create time-sensitive CSS sites

    Tutorial

    Create time-sensitive CSS sites

    Create subtle CSS changes to your site based on time of day

    16 Nov 2009

    By Stuart Loxton on
    Stuart Loxton, web developer at design agency Strawberrysoup, explains how to create subtle CSS changes to your site based on time of day
  • Photoshop lomo: a beginner's guide

    Tutorial

    Photoshop lomo: a beginner's guide

    Enhance your photos with our top tips on getting the lomo look

    5 Oct 2006

    By Craig Grannell on
    Vignetting, noise and colour saturation are all image imperfections you normally hope to avoid, but not when it comes to lomography. With Photoshop, lomo is just a few steps away, as we show you here
  • Build an ecommerce store with LemonStand (part 2)

    Tutorial

    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
  • Progressive enhancement menus with Modernizr

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    Progressive enhancement menus with Modernizr

    Create a pop-up menu that will degrade gracefully

    9 Oct 2010

    By Faruk Ateş on
    Make your pop-up menus more interesting and fun for users of capable browsers through progressive enhancement. Creative design and web development consultant Faruk Ates explains how
  • Design a compact calendar in Fireworks

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    Design a compact calendar in Fireworks

    Use Fireworks to create a detailed, multi-purpose compact calendar

    16 Oct 2012

    By Alex Brooke on
    Alex Brooke discusses the benefits of designing in Fireworks and explains how to use the tool to create a nicely detailed, multi-purpose compact calendar
  • Master the cookie law with ExpressionEngine

    Tutorial

    Master the cookie law with ExpressionEngine

    How to use ExpressionEngine’s new cookie consent module

    19 Jun 2012

    Andrew Fairlie introduces us to the concepts behind ExpressionEngine’s new cookie consent module and how it can bring your site up to standard with the new EU cookie law
  • Build a technology feature list with ExpressionEngine

    Tutorial

    Build a technology feature list with ExpressionEngine

    Paul Sizer reveals how to make your portfolio list the tech you used

    13 Jul 2012

    Paul Sizer explains how to use ExpressionEngine to build a portfolio site that automatically lists the technologies you used on each project you complete
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