- Spanish Soccer Scores a Goal on Social Media26 May 2012, 10:56 pm
When Mashable took a look at the English Premier League’s social media side last week, the main takeaway was that the 2012 season marked t…...
- 7 Top Mashable Comments This Week26 May 2012, 10:22 pm
Mashable comments this week were more than fun to read. Our readers found many ways to express entertaining opinions while creating heated conv…... - Fancy Hands: The Most Helpful Startup in the World26 May 2012, 10:00 pm
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…... - 5 Startups Changing the World With Tech26 May 2012, 9:39 pm
In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to mak…... - Top 10 Tech This Week [PICS]26 May 2012, 9:21 pm
It was a momentous week for tech, where commerce met spaceflight, a popular smartwatch faced off with a wily competitor, a futuristic way to compute…...
- Blueprints For The Web: Specctr Adobe Fireworks Plugin25 May 2012, 1:25 pm
There is an aspect to Web design that no one likes to talk about: spec’ing. We all do it, we all hate it, but we also understand that specs are vital to both designers and developers. For those who aren’t familiar with the term in this context, “specs” is short for specifications—in the case of design, they are instructions that specify colors, fonts, sizes, spacing and so on, just like a blueprint. Specs are a crucial part of the design and devel... - The First Smashing Conference Is Coming: A Community Event For Web Designers24 May 2012, 10:26 pm
Probably the most remarkable characteristic of our Web design community is that we care about our craft. We care about best practices, about our work, about learning, sharing and improving our skills. This very spirit is the driving force behind our daily work at Smashing Magazine, and this spirit is what has prompted us to organize the very first Smashing Conference: a friendly, valuable and inspiring community event that will help us all become better at what we... - Creating Mobile-Optimized Websites Using WordPress24 May 2012, 3:11 pm
“Mobile Web design.” Unless you’ve been hiding under a bush for the last 18 months, you’ll know that it’s one of the hottest topics in the industry at the moment. Barely a week goes by without new tips being unveiled to help us hone our skills in making websites work as well — and as fast — as possible on mobile devices. Here are four ways to make your WordPress blog or website mobile-friendly, ranging from the quick and dirty to the complex b... - A Beginner’s Guide to Ruby24 May 2012, 11:32 am
Ruby is an object-oriented language. What does that even mean? It has unique quirks and characteristics that we’ll explain clearly. This article assumes that you have no programming experience, not even HTML. An important skill to have when creating a program is translating — translating the desires of the user into the output they are looking for. In order to do that, you have to be able to think like a developer so that you can take what you know ... - The History Of Usability: From Simplicity To Complexity23 May 2012, 12:55 pm
The story of usability is a perverse journey from simplicity to complexity. That's right, from simplicity to complexity—not the other way around. If you expect a "user-friendly" introduction to usability and that the history of usability is full of well-defined concepts and lean methods, you're in for a surprise. Usability is a messy, ill-defined, and downright confusing concept. The more you think about it—or practice it—the more confusin...
- Publication Standards Part 1: The Fragmented Present22 May 2012, 11:00 am
ebooks are a new frontier, but they look a lot like the old web frontier, with HTML, CSS, and XML underpinning the main ebook standard, ePub. Yet there are key distinctions between ebook publishing’s current problems and what the web standards movement faced. The web was founded without an intent to disrupt any particular industry; it had no precedent, no analogy. E-reading antagonizes a large, powerful industry that’s scared of what this new way of reading brings—and they’re either acti... - Publication Standards Part 2: A Standard Future22 May 2012, 11:00 am
The internet is disrupting many content-focused industries, and the publishing landscape is beginning its own transformation in response. Tools haven’t yet been developed to properly, semantically export long-form writing. Most books are encumbered by Digital Rights Management (DRM), a piracy-encouraging practice long since abandoned by the music industry. In the second article of a two-part series in this issue, Nick Disabato discusses the ramifications of these practices for various publishe... - Responsive Images and Web Standards at the Turning Point15 May 2012, 6:44 pm
Responsible responsive design demands responsive images—images whose dimensions and file size suit the viewport and bandwidth of the receiving device. As HTML provides no standard element to achieve this purpose, serving responsive images has meant using JavaScript trickery, and accepting that your solution will fail for some users. Then a few months ago, in response to an article here, a W3C Responsive Images Community Group formed—and proposed a simple-to-understand HTML picture element c... - Application Cache is a Douchebag8 May 2012, 12:00 pm
We’re better connected than we’ve ever been, but we’re not always connected. ApplicationCache lets users interact with their data even when they're offline, but with great power come great gotchas. For instance, files always come from the ApplicationCache, even when the user is online. Oh, and in certain circumstances, a browser won't know that that the online content has changed — causing the user to keep getting old content. And, oh yes, depending on how you cache your resources, non-c... - Say No to Faux Bold8 May 2012, 11:59 am
Browsers can do terrible things to type. If text is styled as bold or italic and the typeface family does not include a bold or italic font, browsers will compensate by trying to create bold and italic styles themselves. The results are an awkward mimicry of real type design, and can be especially atrocious with web fonts. Adobe’s Alan Stearns shares quick tips and techniques to ensure that your @font-face rules match the weight and styles of the fonts, and that you have a @font-face rule for ...
- The Art of Dan LuVisi26 May 2012, 3:00 pm
Dan LuVisi is a digital concept artist working in the film, video game and comic book industry. LuVisi has worked for some big names in the industry including: DC Comics, Hasbro, FOX, Universal, Microsoft and more. In this article we will take a look at some of his stunning art. Red Skull WTF Creature Your Highness Baby Dragon Your Highness LMS Abaddon Venom Mad Men Betty LMS Comiccon Banner Get Some Boba Fett No Disintegrations LMS Limited Edition DA Only Jawsome LMS RO an... - Understanding Inner Shadows in Photoshop25 May 2012, 1:00 pm
Photoshop layer styles are a popular way to add effects, such as drop shadows and strokes, to layers in a non-destructive way. With the right knowledge and experience, any effect can be achieved. To achieve these effects, however, you need to understand what each setting does and how they can be combined to achieve a certain look. In this series by John Shaver from Design Panoply, we will explain every aspect of Photoshop’s layer styles feature and show you how to unlock their potential. ... - How to Use the New Timeline Panel in Photoshop CS624 May 2012, 3:30 pm
Have you always wanted to add special effects to your videos but found the thought of learning Adobe Premiere or After Effects a bit daunting or time-consuming? Photoshop CS6 includes a new video timeline panel that will allow you to add effects to your video clips directly in Photoshop. In this episode of our Introduction to Photoshop CS6 series we will show you how this new feature works. Let’s get started! ... - Is the Creative Cloud the Best Choice for You?24 May 2012, 1:00 pm
Recently, Adobe released the Creative Cloud, a subscription service that will allow you to use all of Adobe’s Creative Suite applications, and more, for just $49.99 per month. The Creative Cloud is a radical deviation from Adobe’s traditional pricing structure, and a model that many think will completely change the industry. In this article we will take a look at the pricing model for the Creative Cloud to help you decide if it’s the right decision for you. Back in 2011, befor... - The Kickstart Guide to Breaking Into Freelance Illustration23 May 2012, 6:30 pm
A career in freelance illustration is much more than drawing pretty pictures. As much as you’d like to spend the entire day sitting in front of Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, you’ll also need to learn about selling yourself, keeping your portfolio fresh, and all the administrative tasks that we love to hate. In this article, our friends at Freelance Switch will introduce you to five talented freelance illustrators who will share some incredibly useful advice about working in the ind...
- A business embedded approach23 May 2012, 11:48 am
A big part of client centric web design is being focused on business drivers and objectives. In this post we look at how to increase your knowledge of the clients business.... - Join me in Vancouver for Interlink23 May 2012, 11:30 am
Just finished my slides for my upcoming talk at Interlink in Vancouver and thought I would give you a sneak peek. The talk is entitled unbelievable ecommerce and although it is one I have given before, I have changed it around quite a lot and added in some new insights. If you have the opportunity [...]... - Separate mobile site vs. responsive design22 May 2012, 9:00 am
Is responsive design really the right answer? Would you be better having a separate mobile website? Its all about return on investment.... - Workfu, a case study in simplicity21 May 2012, 9:00 am
I wanted to share with you a quick review of a new web application called Workfu. Workfu provides a ‘smart profile’ for your professional life. Think of it as a simplified (and in my opinion better) LinkedIn. Workfu provides a number of benefits I love: It provides a central profile you can refer people. This [...]... - The EU Cookie Law – what to do now18 May 2012, 11:30 am
As the enforcement date of 26 May 2012 approaches, we provide an update on the situation....
- 30 Beautiful iOS App Website Designs for Inspiration25 May 2012, 10:26 am
Advertise here with BSAAn iOS mobile app often has a website associated with it. This website is often for promotional and informational purposes (i.e. to share information about the app, to offer insights on how users would benefit from the app, for hosting videos and screenshots of the app, etc.). In this showcase, you’ll find beautiful websites of [...]... - Giveaway: $99 worth of Stock Photos on TheAdStock to 5 Winners22 May 2012, 11:00 am
Advertise here with BSAIn this giveaway, we’ve teamed up with our friends at TheAdStock to give five lucky Six Revisions readers each 100 points of credit (worth $99) that they can use on TheAdStock stock photography site. Read on to find out how you can be one of the five lucky winners! About TheAdStock TheAdStock is a stock [...]... - Helping Your Clients Build an Effective Mobile Strategy17 May 2012, 10:00 am
Advertise here with BSAIt can be a challenge convincing clients to add new strategies to their existing Web presence. In a perfect world, a client would simply say, "You’re the expert. You know what’s best. Do whatever needs to be done to make it happen!" But, unfortunately, it just doesn’t work like that. Granted, we shouldn’t expect smart [...]... - 10 Excellent Online Payment Systems16 May 2012, 2:34 am
Advertise here with BSAIn this article, we’ll be reviewing my top 10 online payment systems for accepting payments on the Web. While many of the companies on this list have been available to online merchants for years, many are also now getting into new areas of online payments such as social commerce and in-store online card reader systems. [...]... - Ultra Sleek Accordion Slider: Free PSD Template13 May 2012, 10:00 am
Advertise here with BSAThis exclusive freebie on Six Revisions, brought to you by www.bestpsdfreebies.com, is a design mockup of an accordion slider that can be used to display content. It comes in 3 variations. Each slider variation has a unique texture design with a hover effect on the 3rd slider tab. This freebie comes in 3 separate and [...]...