Technology

Often it's the flaws in a technology – the brush strokes, the audio hiss – that we celebrate most. Khoi Vin celebrates the halftone in his latest design.

A lot of us muddle our way through Photoshop to get a result. Ivaylo has a checklist to get you set up the 'right' way.

Gamification can be a great way to engage a user base. But sometimes it can accidently work against you – as LEGO found out.

Though the hardware behind virtual reality is starting to match the hype, there are still roadblocks ahead. Charles Costa looks at the future of VR.

For designers, coding shouldn't be about computers – it should be about creative control. Are you willing to let others paint your masterpiece?

Google launched the WebP image format back in 2010 to speed up the web. How does it work? Can you use it? Should you use it? Tanay answers your questions.

Fax Quintus tells us the story of how his startup came up with the software and hardware to make mobile Virtual Reality… A Reality.

Most of us know that web fonts are a great way serve scalable, flexible icons, but Massimo is here to show you how SVG icons can be even more powerful.

Most people see Google Analytics as a marketing tool, but that's underestimating what it can tell you about your UX. Petras has some magic to show you.

We program our computers but maybe they program us too? Alex looks at how working on the web changes the way we think.

Graphs and charts change minds and influence people. Amit looks at five browser-based chart apps that even non-designers can use.

Crafting images that are as well-adapted to each device as our code is may be our next big challenge. It's a area of focus for Photoshop CC 2014 release.

Great email designers create hardy, resourceful little emails that work almost anywhere. Lauren unveils some hard-won tricks for optimizing for the inbox.

Websites know stuff -- the time, the day, even your location. Website personalization helps you use that data to present better options for your users.

In the third installment of her email design series, Lauren runs through the email design coding practices for creating successful, cross-client emails.

Portraits are one of the most commonly needed images on the web. Today Gabrielle shows you how to get the best possible results with phone in pocket.

Read LG's 34 inches of pixel pleasure and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.

Often the generated SVG files we get from graphics apps are not well-suited for the web. Alex gives you the perfect intro to working with SVG.

In the past, 'accessible graphics' meant ALT tags. Leonie Watson shows how SVG allows us to make semantic, robust, screen-readable graphics.

It's been easy to overlook Microsoft's contribution to the browser testing arena, but Modern.IE is no toy. Is it just for testing Internet Explorer?

Firefox extensions have been a boon to designers since it's birth. Ada gives you her favorite six extensions.

Learn how to use Photoshop actions to save you a huge amount of time. Record your own Photoshop actions to perform repetitive tasks with a push of a button.

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The following roundup includes both characters and landscapes from a variety of 3D animated media.

Read How to Transition from Photoshop to InDesign and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.

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