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| ID: | 359 |
| Title: | Smashing Magazine |
| URL: | http://www.smashingmagazine.com/ |
| Category: | Internet: Web Development |
| Description: | This blog's information about recent trends and techniques in Web development is useful for both designers and developers. |
| How To Use Custom Post Types To Organize Online Marketing Campaigns - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:04:53 +0000 |
Custom post types add a level of flexibility to WordPress that makes this open-source Web development platform more useful on many levels. Whenever I have been faced with a Web-based task, especially one that involves organizing information, the first thing I do is examine WordPress to determine if it can handle the job. It usually can.
As an Internet marketer and analyst, I need to be able to organize online marketing campaigns in a way that is trackable in Google Analytics. This is the perfect task for WordPress custom post types. In this article, we’ll explain how to create a WordPress plugin that enables you to organize Internet marketing campaigns using trackable URLs, shortened versions of those URLs, and trackable QR codes that you can also use for offline marketing activities. |
| Freebie: St. Valentine’s Day Icon Set (10 PNG/PSD Icons) - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:38:32 +0000 |
Every now and then, we release useful freebies for all of our highly valued readers. Today, it is our pleasure to present to you Cuberto's fantastic St. Valentine's icon set — exclusively designed for Smashing Magazine and its loyal readers. The icons presented are available in transparent PNGs as well as Photoshop PSDs (128x128 px) and are perfect for any projects you have coming up for St. Valentine's Day. Enjoy!
This icon set is completely free to use for commercial or personal applications without any restrictions. Please link to this article if you want to spread the word. |
| Ten Things To Think About When Designing Your iPad App - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:03:02 +0000 |
Like most well-designed things, the magic of an iPad app comes from a union of usefulness, usability and meaning. Games aside, the app must be useful by solving a problem that people actually have through the right set of functionality at the right time. It must be easy to use and, just as importantly, easy to get started using, without a lot of pesky setup and learning steps. And it must hold meaning for the user through visual beauty, an emotional connection, personal insights, etc.
In this article, we won’t outline the entire design process for creating an iPad app, but we will explore 10 of the key things to think about when designing your app (and planning the design process). |
