In this first part, Jeff Gothelf looks at the type of culture that would support a strong UX component in the agile process and how to structure the organization so that designers are most effective and are able to thrive.
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Krysztof Rakowski cover how to separate the view of your PHP application from its other components. Learn some basic MVC concepts, review some popular templating libraries, play around with a small custom-made view class, and explore the basics of using the Twig library.
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In this article, David Hansen shows you an easy-to-implement trick that enables even the least tech-savvy of clients to manage multi-column content layouts within the comfort of the WYSIWIG editor.
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Infographics iare becoming a powerful tool for disseminating huge amounts of information to the masses. This is why learning how to design a good infographic is a must, and avoiding the common pitfalls of infographic design could mean the difference between landing a big client and losing them entirely.
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Dissonance occurs when something disrupts your consonance. Go through this post to know why you should use dissonance as a new way to design and write.
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A solution for when prefixes cause maintenance troubles, bloat CSS files, and make it harder to tweak values. In this article, Lea Verou presents her recent tool: prefixfree.
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Another Smashing freebie! A Twitter UI GUI template, designed by Shelby White for our readers. Use it in private and commerical projects.
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Addy Osmani explores several time-saving design patterns and best practices that can be employed to improve your plugin development process. (Note: this post is targeted at intermediate to advanced developers.)
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Context is a critical component of effective messaging. Danny Iny brings us the 6 + 1 model that involves information that AIDA lacks. Ready to dive in?
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