Net Magazine - March 2015
English | 116 Pages | True PDF | 20.5 mb
FEED
SIDE PROJECT OF THE MONTH 16
Greg Trowbridge worked with engineer friends to build AI game JavaScript Battle
BEYOND PIXELS 20
Tim Belonax introduces the analogue arm of one of the world’s biggest tech firms
CLIENTS FROM HELL 17
One web marketer goes head-to-head with a client that doesn’t understand Google
NEED LIST 21
The web stuff we want, including a new app that acts as your snowsports buddy
EVENT REPORT 23
Paul McCormack reports on Break, the latest web conference to come to Belfast
VOICES
PMS ARE BADASS 26
Rachel Gertz calls for better support for our digital project managers
WORKSPACE 18
Jay Tremblay whisks us around digital boutique Neo-Pangea’s studio, where steampunk delights are hidden around every corner
BIG QUESTION 38
When does inspiration cross the line into plagiarism? Top pros share their views
Q&A 40
Andrew S Allen talks about the driving force behind his studio, FiftyThree
MAKE INTERNSHIPS WORK 41
Student dev Shaun Henderson shares tips for making the most of your internship
INTERVIEW 32
We chat to CSS’s most enthusiastic proponent, web animator Val Head, about how animation can be used to create effective, sophisticated interfaces
REGULARS
NETWORK 8
The latest mail, tweets, posts and rants
EXCHANGE 10
Paul Robert Lloyd, Rachel Nabors, Simon McManus and Kimb Jones share advice
GALLERY 44
Kat Thompson shares her top websites, including an online ski game where players navigate breathtaking slopes
SHOWCASE
DESIGN CHALLENGE 52
Three designers create city tourism sites
FOCUS ON 56
Do one thing well, urges Gene Crawford
PROFILE 58
Attention-seeking Dutch agency Achtung
HOW WE BUILT 64
How Zaraguza built a city soundscape
PROJECTS
BUILD A GAME WITH THREE.JS 84
James Williams explains how to use this 3D graphics library to create a combat game
BUILD AN APP WITH POLYMER 108
Rob Dodson on using the Polymer library to leverage the power of web components
DISSECT A WEBSITE 94
Ricardo Quintas shares ways to uncover how a website has been constructed
WORK WITH STARTER FILES 98
Emily Lewis explores flexible alternatives to using pre-built frameworks
HEAD TO HEAD 96
Adobe Typekit versus Cloud.typography
WEB STANDARDS 103
Stoyan Stefanov on the new CSS minifier
COMMUNICATE WITH WEBRTC 104
Shwetank Dixit explains how WebRTC can be used for real-time video communication
ACCESSIBILITY 114
Whitney Quesenbery on the right language
