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There is no topic more currently relevant than designing a web site that is compatible with the iPhone (or, any other mobile device). With the popularity of smart-phones it is now a must for ALL web sites to be ‘mobile-friendly’. This was a topic that was recently brought up on Answers, discussing the best solution for supporting the iPhone. So, what do you think? Do you have a simple solution, tip or answer?

You can leave your thoughts, tips or solutions in the comment section below, or you can leave your answer on the original question on Answers here: What’s the Best Solution for Supporting iPhones?

This question was originally asked by Pablo G.

Here is the best answer, as voted by our users, so far:
From Devone:

From Andrew Miller:

So, what are your thoughts, tips or solutions for supporting the iPhone?

Thanks to everyone who asked a question, but most importantly thanks to everyone that took the time and effort to offer helpful and useful answers.

If you are a Wordpress developer there is no doubt you will have your own personal collection of code snippets, hacks or even short-codes that you can call upon in time of need. They are those little lifesavers that can solve complex problems with only a few lines code… they truly are indispensable no matter which host monster you use. In this design news round-up we have highlighted some recent articles and posts that will freshen-up your Wordpress toolbox.

Wordpress Snippets

The idea behind WordPress Snippets is simple; to provide small snippets of code, helping you to create a magic WordPress Theme. The original documentation of WordPress is excellent, but not as straight forward as you may want. Straight forward is the lead word for WP Snippets. No talk, just Snippets.
Wordpress Snippets

10 useful new WordPress hacks

This WP hack list, from CatsWhoCode, has a whole of lot fresh new snippets to help with Wordpress dev. Want to remove comments autolinks? Or, are you looking for a hack that will display a Twitter style “time ago� date? If so, you will find the answers in this post.
10 useful new WordPress hacks

10 Useful Wordpress Search Code Snippets

In this post will find 10 really useful code snippets that will help improve your WordPress Search functionality.
10 Useful Wordpress Search Code Snippets

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboyand speckyboy@twitter).

A massive question was posted recently on Answers, asking what exactly DESIGN is. We know it is such a broad question with no clear and defined answer, but it would be interesting to hear from our readers and find out from them what they think design is?

Here is Wikipedias definition of DESIGN:

No generally-accepted definition of “design� exists, and the term has different connotations in different fields. Informally, “a design� refers to a plan for the construction of an object and “to design� refers to making this plan. However, one can also design by directly constructing an object.

You can leave your answer in the comment section below, or you can leave your answer on the original question on Answers here: Fill in the Blank: Design is _____?

This question was originally asked by David Baker.

Here are some of the Answers we have received so far:

So, what is DESIGN to you?

Thanks to everyone who asked a question, but most importantly thanks to everyone that took the time and effort to offer helpful and useful answers.

For today’s news round-up we take a look at whats new and cool in the world of icon design tutorials. We have picked four such tutorials which we feel are that good that we simply had to share them with our readers.

How To Create a Detailed Briefcase Icon

Follow this step by step guide to create a detailed briefcase icon, building the rough outline with basic shapes, then adding depth and definition with various Photoshop layer styles such as Inner Glow and Stroke. And finally bringing the icon to life by using real photographic textures to give a tactile leather feel to the icon.
How To Create a Detailed Briefcase Icon

Draw a Trophy Icon in Photoshop

Draw a Trophy Icon in Photoshop

Shiny Lock Icon Photoshop Tutorial

Shiny Lock Icon Photoshop Tutorial

How to Create a Beautiful Guitar Icon

Learn how to start from scratch and draw your own guitar icon in Photoshop. This tutorial will show you how to create your own wood texture and create a guitar using the basic tools in Photoshop.
How to Create a Beautiful Guitar Icon

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboyand speckyboy@twitter).

Slideshows and image galleries are all the rage at the moment, there are loads of new techniques, plugins and tutorials cropping up everywhere. In this design news round-up we have chosen our favorites from recent weeks.

SIDEWAYS – jQuery fullscreen image gallery

Sideways is a simple, yet elegant fullscreen image gallery created with the jQuery and some simple CSS.
SIDEWAYS – jQuery fullscreen image gallery

Full Page Image Gallery with jQuery

In this tutorial you can learn how to create a stunning full page gallery with scrollable thumbnails and a scrollable full screen preview. The idea is to have a thumbnails bar at the bottom of the page that scrolls automatically when the user moves the mouse. When a thumbnail is clicked, it moves to the center of the page and the full screen image is loaded in the background.
Full Page Image Gallery with jQuery

Orbit: A Slick jQuery Image Slider Plugin

Orbit is a killer jQuery plugin that lets you create a simple, effective and beautiful slider for images of any size, and even includes some parameters for making awesome captions and a sweet timer.
Orbit: A Slick jQuery Image Slider Plugin

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboyand speckyboy@twitter).