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Andrew Maier - Designing For Start-Ups: How To Deliver The Message Across

At least, that’s the idea. Most start-ups tend to take liberties somewhere along the way. Some start-ups begin with a novel business model, whereas others begin with a beautiful design. Still others

ux , Usability

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Richard Shepherd - Using HTML5 To Transform WordPress’ TwentyTen Theme

Somewhat surprisingly, TwentyTen declares the HTML5 doctype but doesn’t take advantage of many of the new elements and attributes that HTML5 brings. Now, HTML5 does many things, but you can’t just

wordpress , Tutorials , Themes , Techniques (WP)

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Jonathan Phillips - How To Become a Better Reader

There are literally dozens of articles online about how to write better articles, but I’ve never come across one with tips on being a better reader. This is a shame, because it’s not all about th

Discussions , Skills , Opinion Column

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Jonathan Phillips - How To Become a Better Reader

There are literally dozens of articles online about how to write better articles, but I’ve never come across one with tips on being a better reader. This is a shame, because it’s not all about the w

Discussions , Skills , Opinion Column

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Dan Mayer - Examining The Design Process: Clichés And Idea Generation

Where do good ideas come from? It’s a question that matters a great deal to designers, yet seems to be curiously discounted in the common perception of graphic design. Any time I talk with, say, an

Ideas , Ideation , ux , Process , Design , Business

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Nishant Kothary - Five and a Half Habits of Highly Effective Designers

The bottom line is: we humans love theories. Yet as a wise person once said, “In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” This article is about practice. It’s about five

workflow , Productivity , Business

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Vitaly Friedman - CSS: Innovative Techniques and Practical Solutions

Although CSS isn’t that difficult, useful CSS techniques are not easy to find. Sometimes finding a cross-browser solution might take time, but you don’t have to reinvent the wheel every single time.

Techniques , coding , Css , Resources

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Tara Hornor - 10 Useful Typography Tips For Adobe Illustrator

Typography is not only an all-important aspect of design, it is also an art form in and of itself. Choosing the right font, the perfect spacing and even the correct shape of text can be an important

Illustrator , Tutorials , Graphics , Typography

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Eric Meyer - The Bright (Near) Future of CSS

In this article, the focus is on what’s coming: styling techniques you’ll use in the immediate and near-term future. From styling HTML 5 elements to rearranging layout based on display parameters to

Techniques , coding , Css

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Bridget Fahrland - The Design Matrix: A Powerful Tool For Guiding Client Input

I used to think the beginning of a website design project was the best part. Hopes are high. People are full of great ideas. Nobody is disappointed yet. But as I gained experience, I found that lear

Presentations , workflow , Clients , Design , Business

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

You might have seen some of these tools in our Twitter stream or on our Facebook page, but certainly not all of them. We’ve prepared the most useful ones (yet not necessarily the most beautiful ones

Tools , coding , Resources

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Marc Edwards - Mastering Photoshop: Noise, Textures, Gradients and Rounded Rectangles

Often, it’s the little details that turn a good layout into a great design; details such as subtle textures, shading and smooth shapes. Photoshop contains a vast array of tools for embellishing a de

Photoshop , Techniques , Graphics

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Paul Boag - When Business Objectives And User Experience Clash

Here’s a question for you: would you agree that creating a great user experience should be the primary aim of any Web designer? I know what your answer is… and youʼre wrong! Okay, I admit that not

ux , Opinion Column

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David Bushell - How To Bring Interactivity To Your Website With Web Standards

Adding interactivity and animations to a design doesn’t have to be complicated or make the website inaccessible when you use modern Web standards. In this article, we’ll explore several examples and

animation , Techniques , coding

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Vitaly Friedman - The Smashing Book 2 Is Available: Get Yours Now!

What didn’t work the first time with the Smashing Book 1 has been hopefully accomplished this time. We’ve worked very hard to produce a high quality, valuable book for you, guys. So here it is, the

Events , Smashing Books

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Vitaly Friedman - Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: February 2011

We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a m

Wallpapers , Graphics , Downloads , Freebies

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Dan Redding - The Overlooked Importance of Professional Journalism

The Web is a galaxy of information that is rapidly expanding. Blogs and online magazines are helping shape the future of this Information Age that we live in. Those of us who read, write and design

Inspiration , Content , Business

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Vitaly Friedman - Free Minimal, Swiss Design WordPress Themes (4 Themes)

In this post we release yet another freebie: an original set of four exclusive minimal, clean WordPress themes designed by Marios Lublinski and released for web design community. As usual, the theme

wordpress , Freebies , Themes

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Kim Pimmel - Making It a Mobile Web App

Ask any interactive agency nowadays what their clients are asking for when they need a mobile experience — the answer will inevitably be “an iPhone and/or an iPad app.” Native Apple apps are a hot c

mobile , Apps , Android , Opinion Column

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Scotty Vernon - Showcase of Beautiful (Or Creative) E-Commerce Websites

Designers are constantly striving to create eye-catching designs without losing the usability features that add significant importance to the experience of online shopping. Today’s showcase presents

Showcases , Inspiration , Web Design , E-Commerce

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Sam Barnes - Guidelines For Successful Communication With Clients

OK, so this is a yet another article about dealing with clients. But let’s face it — it doesn’t matter how well you can design or code; as a freelancer or if you’re running a digital agency, if you

workflow , Productivity , Clients , Communication , Business

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Louis Lazaris - The HTML5 Logo: What Do You Think?

This has been an interesting week for the web design community, to say the least. The W3C revealed a new HTML5 logo to help designers and developers ‘tell the world’ that they’re using HTML5. The lo

Discussions , Opinion Column , Logo Design , html5

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Felicity Evans - Falling for HTML5: Finding Love in the Little Things

I’ve lost count of the number of posts that have been written about the big features of HTML5: amongst the most anticipated being rich media (video, audio, canvas) and JavaScript APIs. However, call

coding , HTML , html5

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Bryan Hoyt - How To Keep Your Coding Workflow Organized

Let’s keep it classy, and imagine we’re building a website for a trendy restaurant/café called “bEat”, catering to the arts community. It’s an atmospheric place with 1920’s art on its interior brick

workflow , coding , Javascript

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