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Clearleft’s Andy Budd explains how modern UX is more about sketches and prototypes than reams of documentation
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The creative pro's guide to choosing & using graphics tablets
Find out what you need and what you can do with it
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Adobe might have stopped development of its mobile Flash Player plugin, but there is still life in Flash, says Hoss Gifford
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