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10 Ecommerce Design Tips for Increasing Conversions

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:09:17 +0000

Sometimes, web stores get too artsy with their designs. Some use flash animations that can slow down the shopper’s browser, while others use color schemes that send the wrong signals to shoppers.
There are many cases where experienced web designers might overlook usability issues, though creative elements might look very attractive [...]

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Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Aug 29-Sep 4, 2010

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:09:21 +0000

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.
The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the [...]

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Comics of the Week #41

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:09:04 +0000

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.
These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.
So [...]

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An Analysis of Typography on the Web

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:09:36 +0000

Typography is one of the most—if not the most—important aspects of web design. Some would argue that it takes up to 95% of web design, so why do we often neglect its importance? The readers who come to your site will often decide whether or not to stay according to your typographic choices. After all, [...]

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Build a Custom HTML5 Video Player: Free Premium Tutorial

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:09:11 +0000

Much like the other various Envato marketplaces, our newly launched Tuts+ marketplace will offer a free file each month. For September, that free file/tutorial just so happens to mine! I’ll show you how to build a custom HTML5 video player with Flash fallback support. Be sure to grab this one for free for the entire [...]

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How to Create a Web-Based Drawing Application Using Canvas: New Premium Tutorial

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:09:44 +0000

Combining HTML with the all new <canvas> feature, you can make some pretty awesome web apps! In this Premium exclusive tutorial, we will create a neat interactive drawing application using HTML and JavaScript. Along the way, we’ll also learn the basic concepts of the all new <canvas> feature. Become a Premium member to access this, [...]

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In-Depth Review of Tumblr’s Custom Theming Ability

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:09:15 +0000

Tumblr. If you’re a savvy tech maven, you may have heard of, or had the chance to use, this powerful microblogging platform.
No wonder; millions of people have chosen Tumblr as their blogging service, and the average Tumblr user creates 14 original posts every month. Half of those posts are photos, and [...]

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Creating a Web Poll with PHP

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:09:25 +0000

Polls are nearly ubiquitous on the web today, and there are plenty of services that will provide a drop-in poll for you. But what if you want to write one yourself? This tutorial will take you through the steps to create a simple PHP-based poll, including database setup, vote processing, and displaying the poll. Step [...]

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Quick Tip: Getting Offline Access with HTML5 Application Cache

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:09:49 +0000

Just when you thought you’d seen all the cool features of HTML5, I’m here to bring you yet another one. The internet is no longer about just websites; it’s about web applications. Often, our users are on portable or mobile devices, and they won’t always have access to a network. With HTML5’s Application Cache, you [...]

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Remember non-vendor-prefixed CSS 3 properties (and put them last)

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:09:59 +0000

Everybody wants to use CSS 3 now that even Internet Explorer will support parts of it once IE 9 is out. But since parts of CSS 3 are still subject to change, most browsers use a vendor prefix for many CSS 3 properties to signal that their implemenation is “experimental” and may change in a later version of the browser.

This means that for a property like border-radius to work cross-browser you need to specify it several times with different vendor prefixes, like this:

.box {
-moz-border-radius:10px;
-webkit-border-radius:10px;
border-radius:10px;
}

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