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GitHub unveils new Page Generator

Apr 4 .net magazine

New three-step process to beautiful, more accessible project pages

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Looking at SXSWi with distance and fresh eyes

Apr 4 .net magazine

Industry veteran, but SXSW Interactive virgin Keith Butters, co-founder of The Barbarian Group, shares a few considered insights from the ever-expanding conference

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10 things every designer needs to know about forms

Apr 4 .net magazine

There are a lot of badly designed forms out there, but whether you like them or not, forms are essential. Joe Leech, user experience director at cxpartners, presents the lessons he wishes he’d learnt before he began designing forms

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Testing the responsive site for BBC News

Apr 2 .net magazine

We find out how the BBC tested its revamped news website for mobile

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Devs debate Adobe Flash 'speed tax'

Mar 29 .net magazine

Premium features to require revenue sharing

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Are free apps and web services evil?

Mar 27 .net magazine

Christian Heilmann wants free services to stop punishing users

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Web devs battle new iPad’s Retina display

Mar 26 .net magazine

From SVG to media queries, all solutions point to more work for designers

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Sketch helps you go from design to CSS

Mar 20 .net magazine

Vector app beta adds new tools aimed at web design

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Behind the Curator's Code

Mar 19 .net magazine

Maria Popova warns against failing to build a true information society

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The developer's guide to new exciting web technologies

Mar 19 .net magazine

Bruce Lawson, open web standards evangelist for Opera, looks at some nifty new browser technologies that are not part of HTML5, including WebGL and SVG

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Featured Stories

Say hello to DeveloperDrive.com

Apr 12 Eric Tufts


It’s time to welcome a new member to the WebdesignerDepot family of sites!Say hello to DeveloperDrive.com, our brand new blog…

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The Secret History of OpenStack, the Free Cloud Software That\'s Changing Everything | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

Apr 11 David Tufts

CUPERTINO, California — The Rainbow Mansion sits high on a hill overlooking Silicon Valley. With a roof of Spanish tile …

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Alternative Units for CSS3 Rotation Transforms

Apr 11 Smashing Network

  

A typical CSS3 rotate transform, with all the gory vendor details, looks like this:

.example {
…

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Single Page Web Design is the Way to Go!

Apr 10 Eric Tufts

Creativity has no limits- but in web design one has to refrain from going over the board with his creative…

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Goodbye -9999px: A New CSS Image Replacement Technique - SitePoint

Apr 10 Eric Tufts

The -9999px image replacement technique has been popular for the best part of a decade. To replace a text element with an image, you use the following code:

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Facebook for Android Bug Holds Lessons for Developers, Users

Apr 10 ReadWriteWeb

shutterstock_teacher_blackboard.jpgApp updates may not seem like a big deal. Sure, they fix bugs and provide fun stuff like new features …

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13 New apps, resources & goodies for Web designers that you need to check out

Apr 10 TNW

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Given the fast pace of anything remotely related to the Internet, it’s no surprise that Web designers are constantly creating something new. Sometimes the results are absolutely hilarious, while others…

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5 Secrets to Creating a Winning "Mad Man" Pitch

Apr 10 OPEN Forum

5 Secrets to Creating a Winning "Mad Man" Pitch

From Matthew E. May:

Two of television’s most popular shows right now are “Mad Men” and “The Pitch.” And the appeal, according to Madison Avenue adman-turned-author Kevin Allen in a recent interview, is that there is a “constant and universal fascination…

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6 Must-Have Tools for Managing Virtual Employees

Apr 10 OPEN Forum

6 Must-Have Tools for Managing Virtual Employees

From Rae Hoffman-Dolan:

In my decade plus as an entrepreneur, my business-related travel schedule means I’m often on the road. …

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Why Competing Clouds Outweigh the Network Effect

Apr 10 ReadWriteWeb

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Last week, the CloudStack controversy questioned whether there can be more than one open source cloud. Evan Prodromou, founder and …

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