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  • Craft cleaner, more concise HTML with Haml

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    Craft cleaner, more concise HTML with Haml

    Nick Walsh shows you how to get started, with or without Ruby

    6 Mar 2012

    Parallel to the ideas behind Sass and CoffeeScript, Haml turns your markup into veritable haiku. Nick Walsh of Envy Labs shows you how to get started, with or without Ruby
  • Build your first Windows Phone 7 app

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    Build your first Windows Phone 7 app

    Get to grips with Windows Phone 7 application development

    1 Mar 2012

    In this article, we will get to grips with Windows Phone 7 application development, download the tools and begin building a simple app from start to finish. From discovering the rich toolset, to writing XAML and C#, Microsoft MVP Michael Crump has you covered
  • Preserving vertical rhythm with CSS and jQuery

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    Preserving vertical rhythm with CSS and jQuery

    Matthew Wilcox shows us the basics of maintaining a vertical rhythm

    28 Feb 2012

    Vertical rhythm is a core component of many type-based design approaches, here web developer Matthew Wilcox shows us the basics, and how to deal with irksome images…
  • Prototype construction basics with Axure

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    Prototype construction basics with Axure

    Create use case and task flow diagrams and generate an HTML prototype

    23 Feb 2012

    By Ezra Schwartz on
    In this exclusive excerpt from Axure RP 6 Prototyping Essentials, Ezra Schwartz explains how to set up a solid foundation for an Axure file and create use case as well as task flow diagrams and generate an HTML prototype
  • Create super-efficient SVG characters with localStorage

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    Create super-efficient SVG characters with localStorage

    Jim Morrison explains how to paint SVG sprites using localStorage

    21 Feb 2012

    By Jim Morrison on | 1 comment
    Jim Morrison explains how to paint SVG sprites using HTML5 localStorage as an intelligent cache, plus how to achieve the same effect in IE8 and working around the lack of native SVG support
  • 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
  • Rapid and responsive UI development with Knockout.js

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    Rapid and responsive UI development with Knockout.js

    Knockout makes responsive interfaces as simple as updating a variable

    14 Feb 2012

    By Matt Brailsford on | 3 comments
    Knockout aims to simplify interactions and makes responsive interfaces as simple as updating a variable. In this tutorial, Umbraco developer Matt Brailsford takes us through creating a sample application
  • Create a whirling timer with HTML5 canvas and Prototype.js

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    Create a whirling timer with HTML5 canvas and Prototype.js

    Use HTML5 canvas to enhance slideshows with a loading wheel

    9 Feb 2012

    By David Smith on | 2 comments
    Frontend developer David Smith demonstrates how to use HTML5 canvas in conjunction with the Prototype.js framework to enhance slideshows for your visitors with a simple but accurate loading wheel
  • Control image aspect ratios with CSS3

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    Control image aspect ratios with CSS3

    Chris Mills shows you how to use object-fit and object-position

    7 Feb 2012

    By Chris Mills on | 3 comments
    Making media display consistently on your site can be a problem, especially with multiple content authors. Opera’s Chris Mills shows you how object-fit and object-position can solve it
  • Create a custom lettered logo in Illustrator

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    Create a custom lettered logo in Illustrator

    How to use Adobe Illustrator CS5 to creatively manipulate letterforms

    2 Feb 2012

    By Chandler Van De Water on | 5 comments
    Learn how to use Adobe Illustrator CS5 to creatively manipulate letterforms that, in combination with unique shapes and negative space, create a solid, recognisable mark. Designer Chandler Van De Water talks us through it
  • Implement Google Custom Search into WordPress

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    Implement Google Custom Search into WordPress

    Paul Maloney shows us how to replace WordPress' search function

    31 Jan 2012

    WordPress has a search function which has developers opinions split. Freelancer Paul Maloney shows us how to replace the search function with a super powered Google Custom Search engine
  • Design the perfect URL

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    Design the perfect URL

    Faruk Ates explains how to get the most from your site’s address

    26 Jan 2012

    Graphics, content and navigation are all well and good, but it’s important not to neglect the URL. Faruk Ates explains how to get the most from your site’s address
  • Coding efficiency for beginners: write reusable code

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    Coding efficiency for beginners: write reusable code

    Embrace the secrets of being lazy. Write less code and get more done

    24 Jan 2012

    By Aaron Morris on | 4 comments
    Embrace the secrets of being lazy. Learn how to write less code while getting more done. Become adored by your project manager for finishing projects faster. Lazy coder Aaron Morris, interactive developer at Jam3, gets you started
  • Preparing an application for distribution

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    Preparing an application for distribution

    Before you get your application published, you need to get it ready

    17 Jan 2012

    By Daniel Bramhall on
    Creating an application can be extremely exciting for any developer but before you get your application published, you need to get it ready. iOS and Mac developer/designer Daniel Bramhall explains how
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