• 6 May

    Because the web is a changing and ever evolving organism, it’s important to build sites that can grow with it and easily ride the current instead of drowning when a new wave approaches.

    Clean markup and building with web standards not only helps you do this, but will save you both time and money in the long run.

    As the web expands, so the technologies that it uses grow with it. While HTML has been around for a long time, it has acquired quite a few sidekicks along the way.

    First Javascript, then CSS, XML and later AJAX. Wide adoption of HTML 5 is just around the corner, with Firefox, Safari, Opera and Chrome already enjoying nearly full HTML 5 support (the slow kid on the block, Internet Explorer, is lagging behind as usual).

    In this article, we’ll review the basics of web standards, what they are, what they mean to you, and some important tips to help you deal with this important and often neglected issue.
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  • 5 May

    The iPhone is a fantastic phenomenon. It’s a communications device, a multimedia platform and much more all rolled into one single tool. Everyone wants in on this device.

    The Apple store has just passed the one billionth application download (I alone account for 3% of that…) and there is a wide array of applications from the amazingly useful to the bizarrely redundant.

    With millions of iPhones out there, it makes sense to have your content, or application available on that platform, but how do you go about doing this? Where do you go to get started? And what are the steps you need to take to get there?

    This article is an introduction to the various ways of getting content and applications onto the iPhone. It is by no means a full guide, but hopes to point you in the right direction and give you an overview of what is involved in the process. Read more

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  • 4 May

    Whether you are a web designer or a copy writer, if you’re going to freelance, you need to learn how to look your best on a job application.

    Having worked on both sides of job applications, I’ve seen enough to recognize what gets a person through to the interview and what gets their applications tossed.

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  • 1 May

    Simplicity is key to any successful website or web app.

    If your site is too complicated, the user will have to go through too many hoops to find what they are looking for and won’t even bother trying it out.

    The Jackson 5 got it right back in the 70’s when they sang “easy as 123″.

    A simple and effective approach is to break down your services, signups and checkouts into 3 easy steps. This will improve usability, increase sales, signups and conversion rates.

    In this article, we’ll take a look at 20 great examples of the 3 step approach for effective website usability. Read more

  • 30 Apr

    ‘Handy’ is a set of 24 free and exclusive vector icons that can be used on websites, logos and more.

    The icons have a unique hand drawn feeling and look great in color or black and white. The set also includes most social media websites, such as Delicious, Digg and many more.

    These icons are completely free for personal and commercial use and they’re being released exclusively to all our RSS subscribers.

    If you’d like to share these icons, please refer your friends to this page so that they can download them from here. Read more

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  • 29 Apr
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    Concept designers are also referred to as “visual futurists”.

    These concept designs may not be on the market yet, but they can still inspire you to create something just as futuristic and exciting online.

    The designs may be impractical in some cases, but the idea is to put the concept out to the world to see how it evolves and grows.

    Remember that these are all just conceptual, you can’t buy them yet! Some may be closer to being produced than others, particularly when they come from a large company like Braun or Samsung. Otherwise, who knows if or when they will be available.

    With that said, here you have 100 amazing futuristic design concepts that will make you crave more.

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  • 28 Apr

    Thanks for all the submissions received over the past few days for our weekend Self Portrait challenge.

    Your submissions were of very high quality once again and a true source of inspiration.

    The self portraits you’ll find below are very diverse, extremely creative and full of emotion.

    Thanks to all for your hard work and we’ll continue to bring you more design challenges in the coming weeks.

    Please leave your comments after the photos below and give us feedback as to what design challenges you would like to see next. Read more

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