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Limiting The Visibility Of WordPress Posts Via Usernames

Posted by Chris Ellison on January 27, 2012 · Comments Off

Controlling who is able to view a post is a simple task once the system is established. Limiting access to certain users has several applications, such as enabling a design studio to distribute artwork to its various clients, or enabling a small school to arrange for homework to be posted online using a cheap and easy solution. The easiest method to get this system [...]

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The UX Research Plan That Stakeholders Love

Posted by Tomer Sharon on January 26, 2012 · Comments Off

UX practitioners, both consultants and in house, sometimes conduct research. Be it usability testing or user research with a generative goal, research requires planning. To make sure product managers, developers, marketers and executives (let’s call them stakeholders) act on UX research results, planning must be crystal clear, collaborative, fast and digestible. [...]

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How To Deliver Exceptional Client Service

Posted by Jeremy Girard on January 25, 2012 · Comments Off

We often hear companies, including Web agencies, boast about how they provide exceptional client service. But how do they define exceptional? Consider this scenario. You are hired to design and develop a new website for a retail client. The client loves the design, and the pages you develop use the latest in HTML5, CSS3 and responsive design, resulting in a website [...]

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What Successful Products Teach Us About Web Design

Posted by Yiannis Konstantakopoulos on January 24, 2012 · Comments Off

Web design is a craft that is constantly evolving and yet also sometimes sabotaged. The moment a design is released, a new version is born. In the beginning, like a baby, it seems vulnerable and weak, but in time it grows up and becomes self-sufficient. Redesigning a website for its own sake doesn’t prove anything; quite the contrary, it reveals a lack of effectiveness [...]

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Introduction To Linux Commands

Posted by Paul Tero on January 23, 2012 · Comments Off

At the heart of every modern Mac and Linux computer is the “terminal.” The terminal evolved from the text-based computer terminals of the 1960s and ’70s, which themselves replaced punch cards as the main way to interact with a computer. It’s also known as the command shell, or simply “shell.” Windows has one, too, but it’s called the “command prompt” [...]

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Open Call For International Communities

Posted by Vitaly Friedman on January 21, 2012 · Comments Off

At Smashing Magazine, we are big proponents of diversity and sharing. We encourage designers and developers worldwide to step up and use Smashing Magazine as a platform to share their opinions, ideas or techniques. Our editorial process is quite evolved, yet we are very open to users’ suggestions. In fact, if an author has something to say, we try to help [...]

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Extracting Logos Using Levels In Adobe Fireworks

Posted by Jose Olarte on January 20, 2012 · Comments Off

In all the years that I’ve been using Adobe Fireworks, I have always had to perform one task in every project: remove the background from a logo. Most of the time, it’s because the client doesn’t have the original raw file that their previous designer used to create their company’s logo, or because I need to work with a bunch of affiliate logos that I downloaded [...]

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How To Integrate Facebook, Twitter And Google+ In WordPress

Posted by Kevin Muldoon on January 19, 2012 · Comments Off

Integrating social media services in your website design is vital if you want to make it easy for readers to share your content. While some users are happy with the social media buttons that come built into their design template, the majority of WordPress users install a plugin to automatically embed sharing links on their pages. Many of you will find that a plugin [...]

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Designing The Well-Tempered Web

Posted by Rob Flaherty on January 17, 2012 · Comments Off

As technology evolves, so does the art and craft of Web design. New technology creates new challenges, which require new solutions. Often we’re working in uncharted territory, where the solutions demanded really are new. Other times, we’re faced with problems of a more universal nature, problems that have a history. Given the limited history of Web design, [...]

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Resolution Independence With SVG

Posted by David Bushell on January 16, 2012 · Comments Off

In this article, we’ll look at Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), one of the most underused technologies in website development today. Before diving into an example, let’s consider the state of the Web at present and where it is going. Website design has found new vigor in recent years, with the evolving technique of responsive design. And for good reason: essentially, [...]

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