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• Sweep the Sleaze

  Published on 22 June 2012

  Social media buttons are not a social media strategy, even though they’re often sold that way. Excellent content, serious networking and constant human engagement is the …

• A Stylish List with HTML5, CSS3 + Modernizr

  Published on 13 June 2012

  On a recent project I needed to build the following design, which is a simple list of images. The challenge with this design was to have the border above the individua…

• Design + Hype Development Techniques

  Published on 15 February 2012

  Recently, Aaron Tolley and I launched a little project called Design + Hype which showcases only the best creative design from across the web. Side projects are the best place…

• iOS System Level Link Management

  Published on 25 August 2011

  iOS needs system level link management which can hook in to apps and create a better flow for users. “Official apps” (is there a way an app can be marked as official?) sho…

• WordPress Custom File Upload

  Published on 07 July 2011

  In a couple of recent projects I have been delving deeper and deeper in to customising the functionality of WordPress, using it more like a CMS than just a blogging platf…

• iPhone Games 3

  Published on 30 May 2011

  This is my third article recommending iPhone games. Out of the previous two entries, there are only a couple of games I play regularly. Since my second entry over six months a…

• Using the Correct Glyphs

  Published on 08 April 2011

  Modern keyboards have limited space to display characters which users will use on a day-to-day basis. This restriction of characters has lead to widespread glyph substitutions…

• WordPress as a CMS

  Published on 04 April 2011

  If you’re building websites for small businesses, who are working under a tight budget but would like content management, you can’t do much better than the open source sys…

• FuelPHP, Forms and Validation

  Published on 24 March 2011

  I have been working on developing a website with the newest PHP framework on the block — Fuel, which describes itself as “a simple, flexible, community driven PHP 5.3 web …

• Director Series: Danny Boyle

  Published on 01 February 2011

  Danny Boyle is a director who has an eclectic career so far, never settling in to a single genre of film, instead excelling at each project, whether it be a zombie action thri…