April 3, 2013 — With the help of Docracy, we collected the experience of many designers to provide a wide range of starting points for less experienced creative professionals, and to start a permanent free legal resource for the community. Below you’ll find a collection of legal documents curated by our fantastic community! Read more…

April 3, 2013 — 80% of people are disappointed with the experience of browsing Web on mobile devices. To meet the high expectations of mobile users, you need a mobile-optimized website. Here, Johan Johansson shows you some techniques that will improve your way into building a snappy mobile Web experience. Read more…

April 2, 2013 — In the first part of this series, we discussed Backbone.Marionette’s Application. This time around, we’ll discuss the module system that is included in Backbone.Marionette. Modules are accessible through the Application, but modules are a very large topic and deserve an article dedicated to them. Read more…

March 31, 2013 — jQuery Mobile, an open-source multiplatform UI framework, was released to help designers and developers create mobile Web experiences that are easy to build, customizable and unobtrusive in code. While mobile browsers and platforms are creating new challenges for us, jQuery Mobile can help us succeed with our mobile apps. Read more…

March 28, 2013 — What happens if you have an existing site or app that was built for desktop without a responsive or mobile strategy in mind? What if you don’t have the resources, time, or budget to start over from scratch in the near term? Despite being a design shop, we at Fresh Tilled Soil found ourselves in this very position. This is how we addressed it. Read more…

March 27, 2013 — A persistent primary navigation bar shows top-level pages, allowing users to move between sections. However, there is one class of website for which this traditional form of navigation falls short. It is what Paul Boag refers to as a “mega-site”. Read more…

March 26, 2013 — Zen Coding is a revolutionary plugin that has helped many developers through the years and has now reached a new level: Emmet. The most productive and time-saving text-editor plugin you will ever see. By instantly expanding simple abbreviations into complex code snippets, Emmet can turn you into a more productive developer. Read more…

March 25, 2013 — In this article, Greg Nudelman provides a detailed walk-through of the design and code and provides a downloadable mini-app so that you can try out C-Swipe to see whether it’s right for your app. There are 3,997 different Android devices. Your navigation should work with all of them! C-Swipe can help. Read more…

March 21, 2013 — Today there’s no way to accurately design for the Web using physical units, nor will there be for a very long time. But there is a way to design while knowing the physical characteristics of the device. It’s called the “resolution media query”, and it’s been in the specification for media queries for some time. So, how will we use this nifty little feature, exactly? Here’s how. Read more…

March 20, 2013 — Recently Siobhan McKeown shared some advice from the WordPress community to beginners. But what if you’re already so immersed in the world of WordPress that you dream of the latest thing you’ve achieved with custom post types? Below are some tips from WordPress pros from across the community! Read more…