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  • Create a font

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    Create a font

    Design a font from scratch with Tom Lane

    14 Feb 2011

    By Tom Lane on | 1 comment
    Can’t find the font you need? Why not design one yourself? Tom Lane shows you how to create your own hand-drawn type
  • Swishy CSS3 navigation

    Tutorial

    Swishy CSS3 navigation

    Dan Voyce explains how he created the effect on Graphite Design’s site

    25 Sep 2012

    CSS3 offers so many possibilities to create cool rollovers on website menus. Dan Voyce explains how he created the effect on Graphite Design’s site
  • Build a login form for your  mobile app with DHTMLX Touch

    Tutorial

    Build a login form for your mobile app with DHTMLX Touch

    Alexandra Klenova on creating a login form for a mobile app

    6 Dec 2011

    By Alexandra Klenova on | 7 comments
    In this introduction to open source JavaScript framework DHTMLX Touch web developer Alexandra Klenova explains how you can implement a login form for a mobile web app and send form values to the server with Ajax
  • Getting started with HTML5 geolocation

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    Getting started with HTML5 geolocation

    How to access the W3C Geolocation API and what to do with this data

    27 Dec 2011

    By Christopher Deutsch and Marc Grabanski on | 5 comments
    In an exclusive excerpt from The HTML5 Cookbook Christopher Deutsch and Marc Grabanski explain how to access the W3C Geolocation API and what you can do with this data using Google Maps and other third-party libraries like SimpleGeo
  • Code smarter CSS with Sass

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    Code smarter CSS with Sass

    Core contributor to Sass Christopher Eppstein explains how to use it

    15 Sep 2011

    By Christopher Eppstein on | 1 comment
    Sass is a style sheet language that makes your style sheet as beautiful to read as your web page. Core contributor to Sass Christopher Eppstein explains how to use it and maintain style sheets with Sass
  • Using WP e-Commerce

    Tutorial

    Using WP e-Commerce

    Learn how to get started using WordPress for ecommerce

    19 Mar 2013

    By Dave Mackintosh on | 5 comments
    Alongside its unstoppable rise as the CMS du jour, WordPress is increasingly used for ecommerce. Dave Mackintosh explains getting started – without shelling out
  • Master the WordPress Loop

    Tutorial

    Master the WordPress Loop

    Joe Casabona's starter guide resolves the most common queries

    5 Jul 2012

    The Loop is the basis of dynamic content in WordPress. Joe Casabona explains what it does, how to use it, and resolves the most common Loop-related queries
  • Make a CSS animated sprite in Photoshop

    Tutorial

    Make a CSS animated sprite in Photoshop

    How to produce a retro gaming-inspired sprite

    31 Jul 2012

    By Sam Hampton-Smith on
    With new CSS features come opportunities to animate without the need for script. Sam Hampton-Smith demonstrates how to produce a retro gaming-inspired sprite
  • Create a clickable accordion with CSS animation

    Tutorial

    Create a clickable accordion with CSS animation

    Use CSS3 to create an automatically centred clickable accordion

    5 Jul 2011

    By Benjamin De Cock on | 4 comments
    Belgian interface designer and CSS trickster Benjamin de Cock shows us how to use the power of CSS3 to create an animated, automatically centred clickable accordion, while also discussing the drawbacks of the technique
  • The CSS3 Flexible Box model explained

    Tutorial

    The CSS3 Flexible Box model explained

    Peter Gasston explains how to ditch layout hacks once and for all

    14 Feb 2011

    By Peter Gasston on
    Say goodbye to all those layout hacks. Developer Peter Gasston explains how to design a simple web page using the new CSS3 Flexible Box model
  • Texturise web type with CSS

    Tutorial

    Texturise web type with CSS

    Trent Walton goes a step further by texturising web type

    2 May 2012

    As newer CSS properties, such as text-shadow, gain traction, there’s no limit to what can be done with web type. Trent Walton from Paravel goes a step further by texturising it
  • Create a responsive Drupal theme

    Tutorial

    Create a responsive Drupal theme

    Tim Millwood explains how to use media queries in Drupal

    23 Apr 2012

    Drupal themes enable you to change the look and feel of your site. Tim Millwood explains how to create a theme that makes it appear differently on different screen sizes
  • Create a page turn effect

    Tutorial

    Create a page turn effect

    Create a stunning page turn effect for a portfolio image gallery

    11 Jun 2012

    Joe Lambert walks you through creating a stunning page turn effect to enhance a portfolio image gallery
  • Build a responsive site in a week: typography and grids (part 2)

    Tutorial

    Build a responsive site in a week: typography and grids (part 2)

    How to translate static page designs into adaptable, fluid websites

    24 Apr 2012

    By Paul Robert Lloyd on | 8 comments
    In the second part of our responsive web design tutorial, Clearleft’s Paul Robert Lloyd will tell us how to translate static page designs into adaptable, fluid websites. So let go of those pixels and learn to love proportions!
  • How to create great infographics

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    How to create great infographics

    Get on the right track to create beautiful and meaningful infographics

    16 Feb 2012

    By Matthew Scharpnick on | 4 comments
    Great infographics can be a powerful tool for communicating complex ideas quickly and beautifully. In this tutorial Matthew Scharpnick, co-founder of Elefint Designs, puts you on the right track to create beautiful and meaningful infographics
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