Filed under books, Events by Smashing Editorial
The new Smashing Book #3 has finally arrived—freshly printed, neatly packed and ready to be shipped to you, our dear reader. We believe this is by far the best book we’ve produced so far. We are very proud and excited, and the initial verdict has been thoroughly positive, yet in the end it’s up to you to decide how valuable and useful they really are. Get your books now!
In recent years, the Web has changed—a lot. The Web designer’s tools are now advanced, and browsers are highly capable. Designers have established clever coding and design techniques, and they face new challenges and are embracing new technologies. These changes are fundamental and require us to reconsider how we approach Web design. It’s time to rethink and reinvent: it is time to redesign the Web. The new Smashing books will change the way you design websites for the better.
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May 8, 2012 at 11:15 am Comments (0)
Filed under books, Events, smashing magazine, Web Design by Aarron Walter
We are very happy to present a sample chapter by Aarron Walter from the upcoming printed Smashing Book #3. In this chapter, Aarron explains how sharing our personalities can help us create lasting relationships with users, and how it can improve the bottom line of our business. The sample is also available for free download in PDF, EPUB and MobiPocket.—Editorial Team
Redesigning a website can be the seven-layer taco dip of hell. You’ve searched for inspiration on dozens of websites, captured screenshots, jotted down notes, consulted friends and colleagues, maybe even interviewed users. But despite your due diligence, your vision for the new website remains unclear.
I feel your pain, my friend. I have been there many times. A redesign brings with it the pressure to innovate, to reimagine, to make a better version of the website so that it lasts for years to come. It can be paralyzing.
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March 27, 2012 at 5:15 pm Comments (0)
Filed under books, eBooks, Events, smashing magazine by Veerle Pieters
Around the end of October last year, Vitaly Friedman of Smashing Magazine asked me if I would be interested in contributing to the new Smashing Book #3. There were a few options as to how I could contribute to it. But since my days were already filled until Summer 2012, it was clear to me that I could only find time to design the cover.
After some doubting on my end (as I was slightly concerned about the timing), I decided to take on the project. This was just too good an opportunity, as the briefing basically said “Do your thing. We want your design”. It would have been foolish to refuse such a fun, creative challenge. In this post, I’d like to shed some light on the creative process behind the cover design and the rationale behind the cover design.
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March 9, 2012 at 4:35 pm Comments (0)
Filed under books, eBooks, Events by Smashing Editorial Team
Yes, the brand new Smashing Book #3 is coming. The printing press is warming up, the illustrations are finished, and the chapters are being proofread. This third book is the best printed book we’ve produced so far: it is a valuable, cutting-edge, high-quality printed book that any Web designer should have on their bookshelf.
This time, we’ve also prepared an extra book 3? that offers even more exclusive content. And unlike its predecessors, the new Smashing Book #3 has a theme: Redesign. It is a professional guide on how to redesign websites and it also introduces a whole new mindset for progressive Web design. In this ever-changing Web design industry, the book challenges you to think differently about your work and will change the way you design websites forever.
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February 15, 2012 at 2:46 pm Comments (0)
Filed under ads, Apps, Art, best of, books, color theory, Compilation, css3, cURL, films, flash, header, html5, infographic, multitasking, PHP, Posters, sass, social networks, Steve Jobs, Twitter, web forms, Wordpress by Cameron
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 [...]
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February 12, 2012 at 9:27 am Comments (0)
Filed under book, books, branding, PDF by David Airey
The company’s cheap but well-made, well-designed books found a new audience of working and middle-class readers that few believed existed. The future really was orange.
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December 27, 2011 at 12:56 pm Comments (0)
Filed under 2011, book cover, books, cover designs, Inspiration by Carina
“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is one of the earliest adages we learn as children. Looking at these covers, however, is enough to …
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December 21, 2011 at 4:00 pm Comments (0)
Filed under books by David Airey
The book takes an in-depth look at relationships between nature, design, economics, geometry, and art. Well-worth a read for designers and creatives of all types.
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December 7, 2011 at 1:40 pm Comments (0)
Filed under books, Design, jQuery, Resources, Tools by Noupe Editorial
Javascript is one of a web designer’s best friends. Learning how to use this powerful tool to its fullest potential can prove invaluable to our work and our clients. jQuery helps make JS more accessible. jQuery is a free, fast, and concise JavaScript library that allows you to efficiently write cross-browser javascript code to make Ajax requests, animate elements, manipulate the DOM, and do a variety of user interface manipulations.
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November 17, 2011 at 11:00 am Comments (0)
Filed under books, identity, Posters by David Airey
“…before we worked together, he was a legend in my eyes. His designs, for film titles and company logos and record albums and posters, defined an era.”
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November 11, 2011 at 3:44 pm Comments (0)
Filed under books by David Airey
Debbie Millman’s new book Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits is an engaging collection of dialogues between Debbie and different leaders in the field.
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November 7, 2011 at 1:29 pm Comments (0)
Filed under books, identity by David Airey
Identity design is not about what one likes or dislikes. It’s about what works.
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October 11, 2011 at 10:40 am Comments (0)
Filed under book, books, Typography by David Airey
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts is a light-hearted collection of stories from the world of typography.
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September 25, 2011 at 7:34 pm Comments (0)
Filed under books, linkedin, networking, News, rockable by Amanda Hackwith
Over at FreelanceSwitch, we’ve had a few posts recently discussing the usefulness of networking sites like LinkedIn for freelance professionals: 5 Reasons to Use LinkedIn, Are You Getting Clients on LinkedIn? In last year’s Freelancer’s Surv…
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September 21, 2011 at 5:53 pm Comments (0)
Filed under books, General, linkedin, networking, rockable press, Social Media, Tips by FreelanceSwitch.com
Rockable Press is very proud to announce the launch of our newest book, LinkedIn and Lovin’ It!
Why a LinkedIn book? LinkedIn veteran and FreelanceSwitch writer Susan Johnston was encouraged to write a guide on LinkedIn after noticing somet…
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September 21, 2011 at 5:49 pm Comments (0)
Filed under book of css3, books, Contests, Freebies, Giveaway, peter gasston by Walter
Today we have another awesome giveaway for all WDD readers where you can win 1 of 5 copies being given away of The Book of CSS3 As you know, CSS3 is the technology behind most of the eye-catching visuals you see on the Web today, but the official documentation can be dry and hard to [...]
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September 21, 2011 at 9:42 am Comments (0)
Filed under books, ebook, Resources by David Airey
What’s the formula for blog posts that will get the greatest number of retweets? Which new product or service will make you the most money? Do you know?
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August 23, 2011 at 12:35 pm Comments (0)
Filed under books, Stationery by David Airey
If you’re in search of a little stationery design inspiration, Stationery Design Now! is worth a look.
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August 4, 2011 at 12:11 am Comments (0)
Filed under books, FOWA, FOWD, Freelancing Tools, How to, Reviews, Think Vitamin Membership, Tools, Tools/Resources, Video, Videos, Web Development by Amber Weinberg
I’ve been investing a lot of my time lately on learning new things. I prefer to stay a front-end developer,…
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July 26, 2011 at 12:30 pm Comments (0)
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