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Join the NZ Front End Web Dev Google Group

Posted on 17/05/2013 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

I just started it here, it’s a place to share ideas about Front End Web Development. Join today!

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3 views of Polygon’s responsive website

Posted on 17/01/2013 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

polygon.com is a great responsive website. Checkout these screenshots from their web, ipad and mobile views. The idea with responsive is for the website and content to adjust to the device viewport for a smooth experience. The smaller the screen,…

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StumbleUpon and Pinterest

Posted on 14/10/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — 1 Comment ↓

StumbleUpon beta has a new, Pinteresty design. I hate even mentioning that website that lets you just refashion existing content because StumbleUpon breaks me out of my normal search patterns. If you’ve never tried it StumbleUpon can show you websites…

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The power of no

Posted on 08/10/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

Since September 2011 I’ve been marketing Dirt and Rust and that work is now starting to bear fruit. Unfortunately, till the end of the year I’m not taking on any client work, but isn’t that always the way. Till the…

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Responsive design patterns

Posted on 15/03/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

Thanks to Luke Wroblewski for his review on Multi-Device Layout Patterns for highlighting some great thinking in the Responsive Design space. The “Mostly Fluid” design, the first one Luke reviews, is what I used for the SugarBang Band website; try…

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Mobile websites will replace mobile apps

Posted on 14/02/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

Mobile websites will replace mobile apps, according to Jakob Nielsen’s blog post today, but it’s not clear exactly when this will happen. Summary: Mobile apps currently have better usability than mobile sites, but forthcoming changes will eventually make a mobile…

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The Chasm Between Websites and Web Apps

Posted on 19/09/2011 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

Web application or website? This is a tough one to answer right now. The answer lies in analysing the usability problems of each. I’ve been thinking a lot in previous blog posts here and here about the changing landscape of…

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HTML5 or Mobile Apps?

Posted on 19/09/2011 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

You have your own preference when it comes to consuming content. But as a developer, how do you decide if you should build an html5 web app or a mobile application? I’ve done a lot of thinking about this lately.…

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