Web Designer takes a look at the apps providing a creative signpost to the kinds of design and development tools ripe for supercarging on the iPad

With HTML5 big news in the trade right now, we’ve decided to kick off a bit of a debate to coincide with our forthcoming issue. So we asked a bunch of developers for their thoughts on whether the new specification can become the next-gen standard everyone is hyping it up to be. First up is KMP Digitata’s Rich Clark, but we’d like his words to be a catalyst for your own comments – so be sure to have your say below!

PNG24 IS A MULTITALENTED FORMAT GIVING DESIGNERS THE OPTION TO ADD HIGH QUALITY TRANSPARENCY TO AN IMAGE. HERE WE SHOW YOU HOW TO PUT THE FORMAT TO GOOD USE

The latest and greatest version of WordPress has already surpassed 10 million downloads. Have you started using WordPress 3.0? If not, tell us why and you might even get in the mag.

Fasthosts encourage web designers to take part in latest survey surrounding client relations within the trade

A lot has been said and written about the ‘magical and revolutionary’ (Apple’s words not ours) iPad. It has sold millions, but why?

Web Designer continues its quest to find the best reader portfolios out there

If, like the rest of the Apple loving world, you spend the entire WWDC announcement flicking through web feeds frantically trying to get all the information as it happens and would rather take things easy this year, why not tune into the iCreate Mac loft live video feed and let them do the hard work for you? They’ll have all the news on the new iPhone from all the feeds as the keynote happens, as well as lots of other cool coverage from the Mac world

In the 10th episode of the WebDesigner Podcast we interview self-styled web goddess Sarah Parmenter from You Know Who

The latest issue of Web Designer boasts fifty of the best tips and techniques for leading blogging platforms, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and Squarespace

The latest issue of Web Designer goes on sale this week (June 3rd) so here’s a preview of the cover art and a quick glimpse at the key areas of content to watch out for:

Web Designer contributer launches new arts application, ‘The New Goodbye’