Designing Better JavaScript APIs
At some point or another, you will find yourself writing JavaScript code that exceeds the couple of lines from a jQuery plugin. Your code will do a whole lot of things; it will (ideally)...
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Movie Icon Set (PSD Source, PNG, JPG) // Freebie
Today, we present yet another freebie — a free set of icons related to movies and television, designed by Samuray and released for Smashing Magazine and the design community. The icons are available in...
The Semantic, Responsive Navicon // Design Patterns
Icons are scattered throughout our history as a species; early man painted pictures onto stone depicting their triumphs over their hunted prey, Egyptians had an icon-based writing system in their hieroglyphics, and in the...
Giving Our Clients The Best Deal In Mobile // Business Strategy
Are we cheating our clients when it comes to mobile? More precisely, are we allowing our desire for mobile work to get in the way of providing our clients with the best solution for...
The Code Side Of Color // Hex Colors
The trouble with a color’s name is that it never really is perceived as the exact same color to two different individuals — especially if they have a stake in a website’s emotional impact. Name...
Stefan Sagmeister: “Trying To Look Good Limits My Life” // Interview
Stefan Sagmeister is a designer who has been following his instinct and intuition to the fullest, having gained recognition for his unique, and often provocative, visual explorations. It’s possibly his very personal and almost...
Reviewing Adobe Illustrator’s Extensive Gradients Toolset // Video Tutorial
While vector based artwork lets designers take advantage of small file sizes and lossless scaling it can also be limiting when trying to add depth and richness to a design. Adobe Illustrator offers a...
CSScomb: Sorting CSS Properties, The Better Way // Free Tool
This is our seventh article in a series that introduces the latest useful and freely available tools and techniques, developed and released by active members of the Web design community. The first article covered...
How To Create Your First iPhone App (2012 Edition)
Update: 01/10/2012: The original version of this article by Jen Gordon was published in August 2009. It was thoroughly revised and updated by the author in September 2012. — Editorial Team Since the iTunes...
Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: October 2012 (Halloween Edition)
We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact,...
