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Vitaly Friedman - Orbit and Reveal: jQuery Plug-Ins For Image Sliders and Modal Windows

Crafting a polished and unique experience for your users is becoming ever more critical as the Web gets more overloaded. Standing out is hard. To the rescue come frameworks such as jQuery, which off

coding , jquery , Javascript

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Louis Lazaris - Learning To Use The :after And :before Pseudo-Elements In CSS

If you’ve been keeping tabs on various Web design blogs, you’ve probably noticed that the :before and :after pseudo-elements have been getting quite a bit of attention in the front-end development s

Techniques , coding , Css , Essentials

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Simon Arms - The Heritage Of Berlin Street Art And Graffiti Scene

Art critic Emilie Trice has called Berlin “the graffiti Mecca of the urban art world.” While few people would argue with her, the Berlin street scene is not as radical as her statement suggests. Str

Graphic Design , Art , Inspiration , Design

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Richard Shepherd - Behind The Scenes Of Nike Better World: Storytelling Experience

Nike wasn’t the first website to use parallax scrolling and certainly isn’t the last. Above and beyond the technical wizardry of parallax websites, the common thread that each seems to embody is the

Storytelling , ux , html5

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Matt Lawson - Picking A Mobile Support Strategy For Your Website

The number of people browsing the Web from a mobile device has more than tripled since 2009, and it is sure to continue growing, with browser platforms such as iOS and Android offering mobile browse

Design Patterns , mobile , ux , Strategy

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Dan Redding - Inside Google’s User Experience Lab: An Interview With Google’s Marcin Wichary

Marcin Wichary’s fascination with the relationship between humans and machines began at an early age. As a boy in Poland, he was mesmerized by the interaction between arcade patrons and the video ga

workflow , Interviews , ux , Inspiration , Opinion Column

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Paul Tero - 6 Favorite Programming Mistakes

Over my programming career, I have made a lot of mistakes in several different languages. In fact, if I write 10 or more lines of code and it works the first time, I’ll get a bit suspicious and test

php , coding , Javascript

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David Morrison - Best Practices For Web Design For Kids

Designing websites and related media for kids presents plenty of opportunities for Web designers. Openings are available at many businesses and schools, as well as through parents and kids themselve

Showcases , Inspiration , Web Design , Kids , Avatars

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Kristoffer Sandven (JoomlaBlogger) - How To Modify A Default Joomla 1.5 Template

Joomla is a popular open-source content management system with a lot of possibilities. One of the strengths of Joomla is the vast number of extensions and templates available, both free and commerci

php , joomla , coding

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Paul Andrew - Free WordPress Themes: 2011 Edition

It’s interesting to look back at our previous WordPress themes round-ups. It’s almost like looking at a visual timeline not only of WordPress’ advances in theme design, but of the rapid development

wordpress , Freebies , Themes

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Jason Gross - The Medium Is The Message

Since the early days of communication, humanity has been captivated by the methods it uses to convey and preserve information. How we communicate with each other defines who we are and constitutes s

ux , Web Design , Communication , Design

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Dan McKenzie - How To Design For Android

For designers, Android is the elephant in the room when it comes to app design. As much as designers would like to think it’s an iOS world in which all anyones cares about are iPhones, iPads and the

Apps , Android , coding , Design

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Brad Shorr - 5 Copywriting Errors That Can Ruin A Company’s Website

No matter how brilliant a website’s design, no matter how elegant its navigation, sooner or later visitors will decide whether to take action because of something they read. In the end, the effectiv

Content , Web Design , Content Strategy , Copywriting , Design , Business

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David Boot - Setup A Ubuntu VPS For Hosting Ruby On Rails Applications

Let’s assume you have built a nice little Ruby on Rails application on your local development machine. Now it’s time for the application to go live. But where should you host this application? You k

Linux , coding , Ruby on Rails

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Shawn Borsky - Useful Ideas And Guidelines For Good Web Form Design

The input form is an essential element of almost any website or application these days. Input is a core method of interaction, and in many cases it represents the hard conversion point between succe

Showcases , Forms , Web Design , Design

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Vitaly Friedman - Free Prestashop and WordPress E-Commerce Theme: Velvet Sky

In case you’ve been looking for a nice e-commerce theme for your website or any ongoing projects, today we’ve got something for you. We’re releasing yet another freebie — a Prestashop and WordPress

wordpress , Freebies , Themes

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Matthew Potter - A Web Developer’s Guide To Adobe InDesign

Over the past several years, there has been a big divide between designers: those who work in print distribution and those in digital distribution. The irony is that, despite the disputes, name-call

Best Practices , InDesign , Graphics

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Ryan Cook - A Guide To Starting Your Own Rails Engine Gem

Since Rails 3 was released, developers have been writing Rails engines in a new clean style that can be packaged as RubyGems. A Rails engine is a prepackaged application that is able to be run or mo

coding , Ruby on Rails

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Luke Reimer - Following A Web Design Process

Almost every Web designer can attest that much of their work is repetitive. We find ourselves completing the same tasks, even if slightly modified, over and over for every Web project. Following a d

workflow , Web Design , Design

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David Boot - How To Set Up An Ubuntu Local Development Machine For Ruby On Rails

So, you want to develop Ruby on Rails applications? While loads of (introductory) tutorials are available for developing Ruby on Rails applications, there seems to be some uncertainty about setting

Linux , coding , Ruby on Rails

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Sue Smith - Guidelines For Working With External Code Libraries

Working with code that was created by some other person or organization is routine for developers, but it can be one of the most demanding activities, particularly if you’re still learning. From us

workflow , Productivity , Communication , Business

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Thomas McGee - Free Style Guides Icon Set For Writers And Editors

Today, we’re excited to present you with a free icon set, called Style Guides. Perfect for websites with an editorial flair, Style Guides features 14 high-quality icons ranging from 32×32 to 512×512

Icons , Freebies , Style Guides

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Vitaly Friedman - Useful Resources, Tools And Services For Web Designers

Productivity is a crucial asset of professional Web designers and developers. We regularly look for new resources, tools and services to make the search of these ever-growing techniques easier. Once

Tools , Web Design , Design

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Jon Raasch - 5 Useful Interactive CSS/jQuery Techniques Deconstructed

With the wide variety of CSS3 and JavaScript techniques available today, it’s easier than ever to create unique interactive websites that delight visitors and provide a more engaging user experience

Techniques , coding , Css , jquery

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