I recently took purchase of the highly anticipated “HTML5 for web designers“. This book is aimed (if you have not guessed already) for web designers who wish to gain a better understanding of what HTML5 is, how it’s different and what it will do to change the way websites are constructed. Continue Reading »

Many modern web designs are taking full advantage of social media integration by sharing their user base with their audience. In this tutorial we will look at some examples of websites which are implementing this effectively, as well as showing you how to create your own subscriber feed quickly and easily using PHP. Continue Reading »

In this tutorial I’ll talk you through the process of hosting a twitter competition using PHP and MySQL in conjunction with the twitter API, as well as giving you some points to consider. This all started a while back when I decided to dabble in social media marketing using twitter. The idea was simple; win a prize by following me(@philipbeel) and tweeting or re-tweeting #theodin within a set time period. This worked extremely well and I gained around 200 followers, so I thought I would share the process with you. Continue Reading »

Flickrush is a jQuery plugin designed to make it quick and easy to add your flickr photo stream to any web page with minimal effort. Fully customisable you can choose the number of photos, randomise the ordering and style to fit in with any blog or web page. Click on the demo below to see it in action. Continue Reading »

Ajax and PHP – second edition is a book aimed at programmers and developers who are looking to expand their knowledge of web based technologies to build powerful web applications with usable interfaces. Packed with helpful examples and step by step tutorials this book offers something for developers of all calibers. Continue Reading »

Motivating yourself to be creative is extremely important if you want to produce high quality work. One of the first places we look for inspiration is the environment in which we work. With this in mind here is a roundup of the best workspace environments around, which help motivate web professionals of all disciplines to create amazing websites. Continue Reading »