September 2006 Issue

Dynamic Design

This edition contains all the technologies that you need for dynamic design of sites and applications. Our writers show you how to use the best technologies behind the sites and applications you always wanted to make. We use AJAX, Flash, Flash Lite, design and accessibility to create applications that will set the standard in future websites.

First we used the latest AJAX technologies to create a contacts application.

After that it’s time to move on to Flash Lite, where we introduce you to Flash technology for mobile’s and pda’s. We’ll create a simple standalone application that shows today’s date as well as the number of days until Christmas.

Then it’s time to develop Flash database interaction using Dreamweaver by creating an update mechanism for an authentication application.

We finish up with two articles about design and accessibility. We’ll show you how to use CSS to create accessible and well designed sites.

Last but not least we have an interview with creative director Garrett Nantz, the creator of many great sites like the Da Vinci Code.

March 2008 Issue

This edition holds a great collection of tutorials for both developers and designers. The jQuery and Flex articles are a valuable addition to your development skills while our Fireworks article teaches you how to create those great web 2.0 style buttons. Last but not least, our interview with Marta Dahlig will inspire your design work.

April 2008 Issue

This month's edition is all about jQuery, Fireworks and Photography. Learn how to create interactive applications and websites in minutes with this fantastic framework. Add visual impact with Fireworks and jQuery effects. And get inspired by the photography of Dave Nitsche.

May 2006 issue

It’s spring time so lets start with some programming before the sun burns you out of your chair. This edition focuses on data, time and style.

We start out with an article about DHTML and Dynamic Client Side Table Sorting and show you how to manipulate data without making a round trip to the server.

Then we learn you how to use the Date Object in JavaScript so you can create applications that are ready for the summer time.

More about time in part 3 of the PHP calendars article series. This time we look at the PHP commands that are used to covert a date or time into a UNIX timestamp, which we can then use to search the database. We move on and look at linking events stored in a MySQL database of our calendar.

To continue the spring in a stylish way we show you how to combine CSS and tables in a peaceful coexistence.

After that Rachel walks you through the steps of creating an accessible events calendar.

Then it’s time for more CSS to style your websites and applications, in CSS My Way, Nancy shows you the power of Dreamweaver 8 CSS features.

Last but not least we have an Interview with DMXzone writer, designer and artists Linda Goin. Linda has won many awards and enjoys a lot of recognition in the design world.

Cool Interface Components

Get ready to chill with cool interface components. Alex July will show you how to incorporate Google Maps into your web pages and how to build an AJAX Accordion Component. Kevin Koch teaches you how to build a Datagrid Control in .NET, we have an interview with Danielle Beaumont, the product manager of Fireworks CS3 and Sas Jacobs shows you how to create drop down boxes with AJAX. Dan Wellman teaches you how to create a search box for your website.

Ajax and Flex Special – Creating Rich Internet Applications

So you want to keep on par with two of the most popular Web 2.0 technologies? Then read on! Sas Jacobs starts with an introduction to Flex and the Flex Builder 2 tool. This tool for developers that want to make great dynamic applications that can be run by the Flash Player 9 (browser plug-in). The advantage is that it contains a lot of build in components that will save you a lot of work.

After that it’s time to get started with building your first basic Flex application. You’ll learn to create a project, a user interface, compile the SWF file, add an image and how to add a fade effect.

Presentations, Portfolio’s and Dynamic Data

We got a lot of diverse content packed in this e-Magazine, whether you are a designer, a coder or a combination of both, this edition will do its best to serve you!

Linda Goin begins with a new series about how to develop a creative and diverse portfolio that exemplifies your skills and knowledge. After that...

February 2008 Issue

The February e-Magazine is all about user interaction and design and presentation. Learn how to create a search engine friendly Navigation menu, build the cornerstones of your portfolio and master Photoshop. Read More

May 2008 Issue

Welcome to the May edition, the spring has started so it is time for some fresh new content. This edition focuses on building applications with jQuery, AJAX and other JavaScript technologies. As a bonus we include an ASP.NET project and a Photoshop article that teaches you all about color management when creating iron-on transfers.
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October 2006 Issue

The DMXzone e-Magazine celebrates its first birthday!

One year ago, DMXzone created a new service; a monthly e-Magazine. The Magazine aimed to not only help web developers and designers with the best tutorials but also to entertain, inspire and to inform our users on the latest developments in the web development world.

Our latest e-Magazine survey gives us reason to celebrate, as it indicates we achieved this mission. Nevertheless our aim for the next year is to continue to improve the contents of the e-Magazine to a new level so each edition will be better then ever. We’d like
to thank you for your support over the year and we like to celebrate our anniversary edition with many new improvements to the content and layout of the e-Magazine and two bonus tutorials on ASP.NET.

Ok let’s start to tell what’s on the cake; we’re beginning with one of your favorite topics; CSS and navigation. Nancy shows you how to build a navigation bar using Dreamweaver and CSS. In a few minutes you’ll have a navigation that loads quickly, looks like a peach
and involves the use of CSS for navigation and rollovers.

Then it’s time to move on to another popular topic, Tom Dell’Aringa shows you how to use AJAX for your user interface with The “Yellow Fade” Technique. More AJAX and usability in our interview with the man behind AJAX, Jesse James Garrett. This young legend gives
his thoughts on about AJAX and usability.

On to the next topic, Alex July shows you how to build your own Rich Text editor using JavaScript and DHTML. This edition contains two full parts of the series. Followed up by another tutorial of Tom Dell’Aringa that uses JavaScript to make the form appear as if we were moving through a series of steps instead of using a very long form.

Time for some multimedia, Sas Jacobs shows you how to create a Video Player that plays external FLV files. Using XML and Flash you’ll be able to create a player that enables the user to choose a video clip from a drop down list which will play automatically. You’ll also
be able to pause and rewind the clip.

And to put the icing on the cake we have two extra articles that are all about ASP.NET. Kevin Koch shows you how to build an image gallery, uploader and thumbnailer with ASP.NET. So let’s start designing and coding, hardcore style!

The engine behind every website

Photoshop, CSS and JavaScript, those are the ingredients behind many of today’s websites and applications. Every website needs a design, and most websites use photographs, that’s when Photoshop comes into the picture. CSS helps you to position your elements using efficient and cross browser compatible code. And last but not least JavaScript helps you to create the functionality and navigation of your website.

November 2008 Issue

Another month, another mix. We talk with Scott Fegette about what's new in Dreamweaver CS4. We teach you how to use webservices in Flash, create a login form with server side technologies and how to use datasets in Photoshop.

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