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Introducing The Smashing eBook Library

Posted by Vitaly Friedman on November 27, 2012 · Comments Off

When we launched this little website over six years ago, we wanted it to serve one specific purpose: to deliver valuable, reliable, practical insights to people who were building websites just like we were. Time has passed, and many things have changed, yet our deep commitment to this initial idea has never been stronger. It’s with this commitment that we [...]

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Transform A Tablet Into An Affordable Kiosk For Your Clients

Posted by Jason Mark on November 26, 2012 · Comments Off

Twenty minutes after unboxing my first iPad, I realized this device’s potential to revolutionize the world of kiosks. Ten years ago, my team and I worked with Honda to develop touchscreen kiosks for its dealerships. Potential buyers could customize their purchase with a few touches of their fingertips. While innovative at the time, these early interactive kiosks [...]

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Happily Ever After: How To Build Long-Term Client Relationships

Posted by Jeremy Girard on November 23, 2012 · Comments Off

Everyone loves a happy ending: the hero slays the dragon, true love conquers all, the Death Star is destroyed, the new website is launched and both client and users alike are thrilled. While this last example may not have the Hollywood ending that the first few examples do, for those of us in the Web design industry, it is the story ending we want for all our project. Much [...]

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Inspiration: Adding A Personal Touch To Your Web Design

Posted by Sabina Idler on November 20, 2012 · Comments Off

The Web is technical by nature. Different scripts and pieces of code are linked together through hyperlinks, forming an endless net of interwoven, encrypted information — data that is accessible only through technical interfaces, such as Web browsers, or applications. Yet, Web professionals have made it their calling to tame the “wild” Web and turn it [...]

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Freebie: Art Professions Icon Set (34 Icons, PNG)

Posted by Smashing Editorial on November 20, 2012 · Comments Off

This week we have a beautiful icon freebie for you. BanzaiTokyo designed this art related icon set. Their collection of 34 icons are an homage to the creative professions. The icons are available as PNG files and released under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Large view. The Art Professions Icons set would not be out of place in an artist’s portfolio [...]

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Building A Relationship Between CSS & JavaScript

Posted by Tim Wright on November 19, 2012 · Comments Off

jQuery, Prototype, Node.js, Backbone.js, Mustache and thousands of JavaScript microlibraries all combine into a single undeniable fact: JavaScript is popular. It’s so popular, in fact, that we often find ourselves using it in places where another solution might be better in the long run. Even though we keep JavaScript, CSS and HTML in different files, the concepts [...]

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Website Management: An Organizational Structure That Supports Your Digital Presence

Posted by Paul Boag on November 16, 2012 · Comments Off

Which category does your organization’s Web presence fall into? Over- or under-managed? When it comes to the Web, few organizations have found the Goldilocks zone. Their online activities are either under-managed with minimal policies and procedures, or dogged by bureaucracy and internal politics. Those that fall into the former category are vulnerable to [...]

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Website Management: An Organizational Structure That Supports Your Digital Presence

Posted by Paul Boag on November 16, 2012 · Comments Off

Which category does your organization’s Web presence fall into? Over- or under-managed? When it comes to the Web, few organizations have found the Goldilocks zone. Their online activities are either under-managed with minimal policies and procedures, or dogged by bureaucracy and internal politics. Those that fall into the former category are vulnerable to [...]

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Design Language: The Organic Ambigram

Posted by Maggie Macnab on November 15, 2012 · Comments Off

The ambigram is one of the few modern letterforms that engage both your intellect and intuition simultaneously. It reads as a word while also communicating a deeply familiar pattern. This is something beyond the ambigram’s obviously clever construction. I’ve thought quite a bit about why I love this word-image hybrid, and I’ll set out here to uncover just [...]

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How To Create An Embeddable Content Plugin For WordPress

Posted by Sameer Borate on November 15, 2012 · Comments Off

WordPress is one of the most deployed content management systems around. One of the main reasons is the number of plugins available and the ease with which we can use the system. It is not uncommon to find websites using tens of plugins to accomplish various tasks and functions. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could share the site content with other websites? You [...]

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